I hate to be the bad guy here, but I never could get into Pantera. Yeah, they had some great tunes... but... Once I heard that they were a hair band... Man... It explained a lot. Look at it this way. Hair metal was known for their outlandish, effects laiden (sp?) solos. Metal was known for heavy riffs and gnarly vocals. But Pantera... Their solos never seemed to fit. Sure the current metal age seems to cater to this... but there are BETTER metal bands out there. Pantera was a beast and an icon. But at the same time, I can't just get behind them as many due. Pantera was huge but I was all about Fear Factory (ok, more industrial metal and no solos, but man...). Pantera has their place in history, moreso than a lot of metal and 'metal' bands.