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Rex Brown

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Rex Robert Brown (born July 27, 1964 in Graham, Texas
Graham, Texas
Graham is a city in Texas. It is the county seat of Young County, and as of the 2000 Census had a population of 8,716.-History:The site was first settled in 1871 by brothers G.A. and E.S. Graham, primary shareholders in the Texas Emigration and Land Company of Louisville, Kentucky...

) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States...

 bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...

. Currently a member of Down
Down (band)
Down is an American heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2009, the band consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, bassist Rex Brown, and drummer Jimmy Bower....

, he is most famous as the longtime bassist for the Grammy
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards —or Grammys—are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry...

-nominated, platinum
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...

-selling band Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and "Dimebag" Darrell , then known as Diamond Darrell, in 1981. Bassist Rex Brown then known as Rex Rocker would join in 1982, with vocalist Terry Glaze...

.

Along with former Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo
Phil Anselmo
Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo is an American musician who is best known as the frontman for the heavy metal band Pantera. He is currently the frontman for heavy metal band Down. He is also the owner of Housecore Records.-Childhood and early life:Anselmo grew up in the inner city of New Orleans...

, he subsequently joined Down
Down (band)
Down is an American heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2009, the band consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, bassist Rex Brown, and drummer Jimmy Bower....

 to replace bassist Todd Strange
Todd Strange
Todd Strange is the bassist who played on the first Down album NOLA and with Crowbar. Forming Crowbar with Kirk Windstein , Matt Thomas and Craig Nunenmacher , they released the best-selling albums of the band's discography...

, and most recently played bass on the Down
Down (band)
Down is an American heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2009, the band consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, bassist Rex Brown, and drummer Jimmy Bower....

 album Down III: Over the Under
Down III: Over the Under
Down III: Over the Under is the third studio album by Down and it is the first studio album from the band in five years. It was released on September 24, 2007 internationally and September 25, 2007 in the United States.- Theme :...

.

During the early days of Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and "Dimebag" Darrell , then known as Diamond Darrell, in 1981. Bassist Rex Brown then known as Rex Rocker would join in 1982, with vocalist Terry Glaze...

, Rex Brown went by the stage name Rex Rocker.
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Rex Robert Brown (born July 27, 1964 in Graham, Texas
Graham, Texas
Graham is a city in Texas. It is the county seat of Young County, and as of the 2000 Census had a population of 8,716.-History:The site was first settled in 1871 by brothers G.A. and E.S. Graham, primary shareholders in the Texas Emigration and Land Company of Louisville, Kentucky...

) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States...

 bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...

. Currently a member of Down
Down (band)
Down is an American heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2009, the band consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, bassist Rex Brown, and drummer Jimmy Bower....

, he is most famous as the longtime bassist for the Grammy
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards —or Grammys—are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry...

-nominated, platinum
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...

-selling band Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and "Dimebag" Darrell , then known as Diamond Darrell, in 1981. Bassist Rex Brown then known as Rex Rocker would join in 1982, with vocalist Terry Glaze...

.

Life and career


Along with former Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo
Phil Anselmo
Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo is an American musician who is best known as the frontman for the heavy metal band Pantera. He is currently the frontman for heavy metal band Down. He is also the owner of Housecore Records.-Childhood and early life:Anselmo grew up in the inner city of New Orleans...

, he subsequently joined Down
Down (band)
Down is an American heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2009, the band consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, bassist Rex Brown, and drummer Jimmy Bower....

 to replace bassist Todd Strange
Todd Strange
Todd Strange is the bassist who played on the first Down album NOLA and with Crowbar. Forming Crowbar with Kirk Windstein , Matt Thomas and Craig Nunenmacher , they released the best-selling albums of the band's discography...

, and most recently played bass on the Down
Down (band)
Down is an American heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2009, the band consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, bassist Rex Brown, and drummer Jimmy Bower....

 album Down III: Over the Under
Down III: Over the Under
Down III: Over the Under is the third studio album by Down and it is the first studio album from the band in five years. It was released on September 24, 2007 internationally and September 25, 2007 in the United States.- Theme :...

.

During the early days of Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and "Dimebag" Darrell , then known as Diamond Darrell, in 1981. Bassist Rex Brown then known as Rex Rocker would join in 1982, with vocalist Terry Glaze...

, Rex Brown went by the stage name Rex Rocker. It wasn't until Far Beyond Driven
Far Beyond Driven
Far Beyond Driven is the seventh album by heavy metal band Pantera. The album was released on March 15, 1994 through East West Records. It is considered one of the most extreme albums ever to debut at #1 in the US....

 that he changed his stage name to Rex Brown. According to the Pantera Cowboys from Hell
Cowboys from Hell
Cowboys from Hell is Pantera's fifth album and their first Atco Records album, released on July 24, 1990. This was their first commercially successful album.-Album information:...

 inner notes, Rex is simply credited as "Rex" , thus dropping the last part of his stage name "Rocker".

Pantera



Rex joined Pantera in 1982 with his friend guitarist Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell
Darrell Lance Abbott, also known as "Diamond Darrell", "Dimebag Darrell", or simply "Dime" was an American guitarist...

, drummer Vinnie Paul
Vinnie Paul
Vincent Paul Abbott, also known as "Vinnie Paul" is a heavy metal drummer and producer who is currently a member of supergroup Hellyeah, but is best known for being a member, and co-founder, of the heavy metal band Pantera...

 and vocalist Terry Glaze
Terry Glaze
Terrence Lee Glaze is an Ohio-born and Texas raised singer who is most well known for his work in American heavy metal band Pantera, and Lord Tracy.Terry was a member of Pantera for the band's "glam" days, from 1981-1986...

.

Pantera recruited vocalist Phil Anselmo
Phil Anselmo
Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo is an American musician who is best known as the frontman for the heavy metal band Pantera. He is currently the frontman for heavy metal band Down. He is also the owner of Housecore Records.-Childhood and early life:Anselmo grew up in the inner city of New Orleans...

 to replace Glaze in 1987. By 1990 the band had been signed to Atco Records and released Cowboys from Hell
Cowboys from Hell
Cowboys from Hell is Pantera's fifth album and their first Atco Records album, released on July 24, 1990. This was their first commercially successful album.-Album information:...

which proved to be the band's turning point. Over the course of four more studio records, a live album and a greatest hits compilation
The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!
The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits! is a compilation album by the heavy metal band Pantera, released on September 23, 2003...

, Anselmo and Pantera were nominated for four best metal performance Grammy
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance has been awarded since 1989. In 1992 and 1994 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance with Vocal....

s, in 1995
Grammy Awards of 1995
The 37th Grammy Awards were presented March 1, 1995. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.- Award winners :*Record of the Year**Bill Bottrell & Sheryl Crow for "All I Wanna Do"*Album of the Year...

 for "I'm Broken
I'm Broken
"I'm Broken" is a song by the heavy metal group Pantera from the 1994 album Far Beyond Driven. It was the first single issued from the album. "I'm Broken" reached #19 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's highest charting single worldwide...

", 1997
Grammy Awards of 1997
The 39th Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1997. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.- Award winners :*Record of the Year**Babyface & Eric Clapton for "Change the World"*Album of the Year...

 for "Suicide Note Pt. I
Suicide Note Pt. I
"Suicide Note Pt. I" is a heavy metal song by Pantera from the band's 1996 album, The Great Southern Trendkill. The song is arguably the most diverse and experimental song Pantera ever recorded, as it features 12-string acoustic guitars and keyboards, and no distorted electric guitar...

", 1998
Grammy Awards of 1998
The 40th Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Rock icon Bob Dylan emerged as the big winner winning three awards including Album of the Year.- Award winners :* Record of the Year...

 for "Cemetery Gates
Cemetery Gates
"Cemetery Gates" is a song by heavy metal band Pantera. The song is the fifth track from Cowboys from Hell, the band's fifth album and second with lead singer Phil Anselmo...

" and 2001
Grammy Awards of 2001
The 43rd Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 2001. Steely Dan was the biggest winner winning three awards including Album of the Year for Two Against Nature...

 for "Revolution Is My Name
Revolution Is My Name
"Revolution Is My Name" is a song by American heavy metal band Pantera. Like the song "Becoming" from 1994's Far Beyond Driven, Dimebag Darrell uses a Digitech Whammy footpedal. The song is in standard D tuning . It was the first single from the band's final album, Reinventing the Steel...

."
In 2001, Anselmo decided to put Pantera on hold because of back pain
Back pain
Back pain is pain felt in the back that usually originates from the muscles, nerves, bones, joints or other structures in the spine....

 while he toured and recorded with his side projects. Pantera disbanded in 2003.

Rebel Meets Rebel



During down time Brown and the Abbott Brothers, teamed up with country artist David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe is an American country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career. As a singer, his biggest hits were "You Never Even Called Me by My Name", "The Ride", and "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile"...

 in a project called "Rebel Meets Rebel" in 1999. The album was released May 2, 2006 on Vinnie Pauls "Big Vin Records" label. Rebel Meets Rebel disbanded in 2003.

Down



Brown joined Down in 1999 after the departure of Todd Strange
Todd Strange
Todd Strange is the bassist who played on the first Down album NOLA and with Crowbar. Forming Crowbar with Kirk Windstein , Matt Thomas and Craig Nunenmacher , they released the best-selling albums of the band's discography...

 from the band. On March 26, 2002, Down released their second album called A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow , released on March 26, 2002, is the second album by Down.This was Down's first album in seven years since the release of NOLA, the longest gap between the band's two studio albums to date...

 with Brown on bass. After Down reunited in 2006 after a four year hiatus, work began on their third album, Over the Under
Down III: Over the Under
Down III: Over the Under is the third studio album by Down and it is the first studio album from the band in five years. It was released on September 24, 2007 internationally and September 25, 2007 in the United States.- Theme :...

. They are currently recording their fourth album to be released sometime in 2010.

Other work


Rex has worked previously with Jerry Cantrell on five tracks included on the album called Boggy Depot
Boggy Depot
Boggy Depot is the debut solo album by Alice in Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell. It was released on April 7, 1998 through Columbia Records.-Background:...

 as well as eleven tracks with Crowbar on the album Lifesblood for the Downtrodden. He has also provided bass work for Crowbar in 2004 and 2005 and to Cavalera Conspiracy
Cavalera Conspiracy
Cavalera Conspiracy is a heavy metal supergroup featuring musicians from Brazil, France, and the United States. The band was formed in 2007 as Inflikted, but changed the name to Cavalera Conspiracy for legal reasons....

 in 2008.

Health concerns and illness


In August 2009, Brown had to sit out the Down tour due to acute pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas. Depending on its severity, it can have severe complications and high mortality despite treatment...

.http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=126396 He will have his gallbladder and polyps on his pancreas removed.http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=126396
Kirk Windstein
Kirk Windstein
Kirk Windstein is an American sludge metal singer and guitarist for the bands Crowbar, Down, and Kingdom of Sorrow.Kirk is the vocalist and guitarist for Crowbar and guitarist with Down...

 recently Stated on Down's website: Bassist Rex Brown – Diagnosed with acute pancreatitis, he underwent surgery, during which his gall bladder, along with some polyps were removed. “He’s doing much better. He’s gaining a little weight back. Rex is one of my best friends in the world. I love him to death. He’ll be all right. Everybody’s not Lemmy (from MOTÖRHEAD
Motörhead
Motörhead are a British rock band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. The band was part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which re-energized heavy metal in the late '70s and early '80s. Usually a power trio, Motörhead had...

). I tell him that sometimes. It got to the point where his body just started giving out from 25 years on the road – drinking every day and what not. Most people do it on the weekend. Add that up to every day for 25 years and that’s what happens. By no means is he out of the band.

Playing style and equipment


Rex was a jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....

 bassist and was offered a scholarship to the University of North Texas but declined. He often plays with a pick. He is widely considered to be, along with Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell
Darrell Lance Abbott, also known as "Diamond Darrell", "Dimebag Darrell", or simply "Dime" was an American guitarist...

, one of the driving forces behind groove metal
Groove metal
Groove metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that emerged in the early 1990s. The genre emerged in the early 1990s through albums such as Exhorder's Slaughter in the Vatican and Pantera's Cowboys from Hell ; who first incorporated groove-based rhythms into thrash metal...

.

Rex was notable for often contributing walking basslines underneath Darrell's guitar solos. Standout tracks include "Floods" "Walk" "5 Minutes Alone", "Throes of Rejection", "Cowboys from Hell", "Living Through Me (Hells Wrath)", "I Can't Hide", "Use my Third Arm", "Where You Come From", "This Love", "I'm Broken" and many others.

Brown is currently endorsed by Spector
Spector
Spector is an American based company that manufacturers bass guitars. Founded in 1974 by self-taught luthier Stuart Spector, Spector's first few instruments were essentially crude experiments in instrument design and craftsmanship...

 basses and Ampeg
Ampeg
Ampeg is a musical instrument amplifier manufacturer headquartered in Woodinville, Washington. Although the company specializes in the production of electric bass guitar amplification, Ampeg also manufactures electric guitar and double bass amplifiers....

 amplification.

Basses



  • Spector Rex-5XL
    Spector
    Spector is an American based company that manufacturers bass guitars. Founded in 1974 by self-taught luthier Stuart Spector, Spector's first few instruments were essentially crude experiments in instrument design and craftsmanship...

     - Rex signature bass
  • Custom Spector NS4-style bass
    Spector
    Spector is an American based company that manufacturers bass guitars. Founded in 1974 by self-taught luthier Stuart Spector, Spector's first few instruments were essentially crude experiments in instrument design and craftsmanship...

  • Spector NS basses
    Spector
    Spector is an American based company that manufacturers bass guitars. Founded in 1974 by self-taught luthier Stuart Spector, Spector's first few instruments were essentially crude experiments in instrument design and craftsmanship...

     - 4 and 5 stringed model
  • Fender Precision Bass
    Fender Precision Bass
    The Fender Precision Bass is an electric bass guitar.Designed by Leo Fender and brought to market in 1951, the Precision Bass was the first bass guitar to earn widespread attention and use...

     - Used in studio.
  • Fernandes "Telecaster" prototype basses
    Fernandes Guitars
    Fernandes is a guitar and guitar accessory manufacturer. Their brand of guitars carry the same name. Fernandes originated in Japan in 1969 building flamenco guitars. As the company grew it expanded production to include more acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers, and...

     - 4 and 5 stringed models
  • Fernandes 8-string
    Fernandes Guitars
    Fernandes is a guitar and guitar accessory manufacturer. Their brand of guitars carry the same name. Fernandes originated in Japan in 1969 building flamenco guitars. As the company grew it expanded production to include more acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers, and...

     - Used in studio.

  • Musicman Stingray basses
    Music Man (company)
    Music Man is an American guitar, and bass guitar manufacturer. It is a division of the Ernie Ball corporation.-Early years:The Music Man story began in 1971 when Forrest White and Tom Walker talked with Leo Fender about starting a company they would call Tri-Sonic, Inc...

     - 4 and 5 stringed model
  • ESP Surveyor basses
    ESP Guitars
    , located in North Hollywood, California, is a manufacturer of electric guitars and basses.- History :In 1975, Hisatake Shibuya opened a shop called Electric Sound Products in Tokyo. It provided custom replacement parts for guitars. In 1976, ESP gained a reputation as a provider of high-quality...

     (4&5 strings)
  • Charvel basses
    Charvel
    Charvel is a guitar brand originally founded by Wayne Charvel in Azusa, California and then later, Glendora, California ; they were made popular by famous rock guitarists such as Edward Van Halen , Richie Sambora , Warren DeMartini , Dave Mercado , Jake E...

     - 4 and 5 stringed models
  • Jackson basses
    Jackson Guitars
    Jackson is a guitar manufacturer originally owned and operated by Grover Jackson, a partner of Wayne Charvel of Charvel Guitar Repair. It started with the creation of the "Rhoads" V model guitar, originally designed and used by guitarist Randy Rhoads...

     - 4 and 5 stringed model
  • Ovation B778-5 - Acoustic bass
  • Dean Markley strings


Effects



  • BOSS
    Boss Corporation
    Boss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...

     CH-1 Super Chorus
  • Morley
    Morley Pedals
    Morley Pedals is the name of a guitar effects pedal company, famous for manufacturing Wah-wah pedals and other treadle type effects for guitar. Morley pedals use electro-optical circuitry rather than a potentiometer to control the effect. The foot treadle controls a shutter inside the pedal that...

     PBA-2 Bass Wah
  • Korg
    Korg
    is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments and electronic tuners. The company is one of the most widely used and respected names in professional music worldwide.-Company history:...

     DTR-1 Rack Tuner
  • Rocktron VooDoo Valve Preamp / Multi-FX

  • Ashdown Bass Chorus Plus
  • MXR
    MXR
    MXR, also known as MXR Innovations, was a manufacturer of guitar effects units, founded in 1973 by Michael Laiacona, Keith Barr, and Terry Sherwood, and based in Rochester, New York. MXR is now owned by Jim Dunlop.-Reference Series :...

     Phase 90
  • Sound Design Earthquake Bass Wah
  • HBE Hematoma


Amplifiers



  • Ampeg SVT-IVPRO Head
  • Vintage Ampeg SVT Head
  • Ampeg SVT-IIPro Head
  • Ampeg SVT-II Head

  • Ampeg SVT810AV Bass Cabinet / 8x10
  • Ampeg SVT410HE Bass Cabinet / 4x10
  • Ampeg SVT810E Bass Cabinet / 8x10


With Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the grunge band Alice in Chains, as lead guitarist, backing and co-lead vocalist, and co-lyricist. He performs lead vocals on his solo projects, and is part of Alice in Chains' harmonizing...

 (1998)

  • "Dickeye," "My Song," "Keep the Light On," "Satisfy," and "Hurt a Long Time" for Boggy Depot
    Boggy Depot
    Boggy Depot is the debut solo album by Alice in Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell. It was released on April 7, 1998 through Columbia Records.-Background:...


With Crowbar (2004-2005)

  • Lifesblood for the Downtrodden (Bass and Producer)

With Down
Down (band)
Down is an American heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2009, the band consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, bassist Rex Brown, and drummer Jimmy Bower....

 (1999-present)

  • Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
    Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
    Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow , released on March 26, 2002, is the second album by Down.This was Down's first album in seven years since the release of NOLA, the longest gap between the band's two studio albums to date...

    (2002)
  • Down III: Over the Under
    Down III: Over the Under
    Down III: Over the Under is the third studio album by Down and it is the first studio album from the band in five years. It was released on September 24, 2007 internationally and September 25, 2007 in the United States.- Theme :...

     (2007)
  • Down IV (2010)

With Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and "Dimebag" Darrell , then known as Diamond Darrell, in 1981. Bassist Rex Brown then known as Rex Rocker would join in 1982, with vocalist Terry Glaze...

 (1982-2003)

  • Metal Magic
    Metal Magic
    Metal Magic is the first album by the heavy metal band Pantera, released in 1983 . Like the band's next three releases, this album was musically oriented toward a hard rock/heavy metal sound influenced by Kiss and Van Halen, rather than the groove metal style they became famous for playing in the...

    (1983)
  • Projects In The Jungle
    Projects in the Jungle
    Projects in the Jungle is the 2nd album by the American heavy metal band Pantera, released in 1984. The title track's musical style is a foreshadowing of what was to come a few years later, as it features a thrashy guitar riff with more "Groove" like breakdowns.-Track listing:*All tracks by...

    (1984)
  • I Am The Night
    I Am the Night
    I Am the Night is the 3rd album by metal band Pantera, released in 1985 on record and cassette. Any CD release is a bootleg transferred via vinyl or tape. This album is where some of Pantera's faster and heavier influences were becoming more apparent, especially on the title track and "Down Below"...

    (1985)
  • Power Metal
    Power Metal (album)
    Power Metal is the fourth studio album by heavy metal band Pantera, released in 1988 on Metal Magic Records. The album showcases a style closer to thrash metal rather than hard rock, which formed the basis of the band's previous three albums; although traces of glam metal can still be...

    (1988)
  • Cowboys from Hell
    Cowboys from Hell
    Cowboys from Hell is Pantera's fifth album and their first Atco Records album, released on July 24, 1990. This was their first commercially successful album.-Album information:...

    (1990)
  • Vulgar Display of Power
    Vulgar Display of Power
    Vulgar Display of Power is the sixth studio album by heavy metal band Pantera. It was released through Atco Records, on February 25, 1992.-Album information:...

    (1992)
  • Far Beyond Driven
    Far Beyond Driven
    Far Beyond Driven is the seventh album by heavy metal band Pantera. The album was released on March 15, 1994 through East West Records. It is considered one of the most extreme albums ever to debut at #1 in the US....

    (1994)
  • The Great Southern Trendkill
    The Great Southern Trendkill
    The Great Southern Trendkill is the eighth studio album by Pantera. It was released in May, 1996 through East West Records.Due to tension within the band, Phil Anselmo recorded the vocals alone at Trent Reznor's Nothing Studios in New Orleans; Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul recorded the...

    (1996)
  • Official Live: 101 Proof
    Official Live: 101 Proof
    Official Live: 101 Proof is a live album released by Pantera on July 29, 1997.-Album information:The first fourteen tracks are live recordings of songs from previously released studio albums ; the last two songs are studio recordings which were first introduced on this album...

    (1997)
  • Reinventing the Steel
    Reinventing the Steel
    Reinventing the Steel is the ninth and final studio album by heavy metal band Pantera. It was released through East West Records, on March 14, 2000.-Album information:...

    (2000)

With Rebel Meets Rebel
Rebel Meets Rebel
Rebel Meets Rebel was an American outlaw country crossover project with David Allan Coe on vocals and guitar, Dimebag Darrell on guitar & back-up vocals, Rex Brown on bass, and Vinnie Paul on drums. The project resulted in the self-titled album Rebel Meets Rebel...

 (1999-2003)

  • Rebel Meets Rebel
    Rebel Meets Rebel (album)
    Rebel Meets Rebel was an American Outlaw country album; the result of a project by American country music singer David Allan Coe and Texas heavy metal band Pantera members Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul...

    (2006)