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The album featured songs from five studio albums with Anselmo, and also included three cover tracks. In 2003, Pantera released their first compilation album, The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits! (alternatively titled Reinventing Hell: The Best of Pantera in Europe). After touring to promote the album, Pantera went on hiatus in 2001.
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In 2000, Pantera released their ninth and final studio album, Reinventing the Steel. This album contained the two new tracks, "I Can't Hide" and "Where You Come From". In 1997, Pantera released their first and only official live album titled Official Live: 101 Proof. Anselmo recorded the vocal tracks for this album in New Orleans, while the other members recorded in Texas, primarily due to growing tensions between Anselmo and the rest of the band. In 1996, Pantera released their eighth studio album, The Great Southern Trendkill. In May 1995, he apologized in court, pleaded guilty to attempted assault, and was ordered to undergo 100 hours of community service. He was released on $5,000 bail the next day. In late June, Anselmo was charged with assault following an altercation with a security guard when fans were prevented from getting on stage. In 1994, they released Far Beyond Driven, which debuted at No. 1 in the United States. In 1992, Pantera released their sixth studio album, Vulgar Display of Power, which featured an even heavier sound than its predecessor. As a tour unfolded to promote the band's latest album, there was documented portions of this tour on their first home video, Cowboys from Hell: The Videos, released in 1991. In 1990, Pantera released their fifth album, Cowboys from Hell, which paved the way towards the band's stardom and defined a new style of metal known as groove metal. Anselmo relocated to Texas to record Pantera's fourth album, Power Metal, which was released in 1988.įollowing the release of Power Metal, the band dropped its glam image and adopted a more casual look. The band was so impressed with Anselmo, that they re-recorded some of Glaze's vocals for their latest release. In 1987, after several meetings, the 19-year old Anselmo was officially added to the Pantera lineup. Seeking a new frontman to continue down a heavier path, the band's original singer Terry Glaze, who was primarily a glam metal vocalist, left the band.
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Pantera released four albums via Metal Magic Records, but did not garner much attention, because the band was not signed with a major label record at the time. After about a year-plus with the band, he became frustrated with Razor White's direction and began to explore other options. Around this time, Anselmo quit high school to concentrate on his musical career. While they did have some original material, they mainly played cover songs of popular rock and metal bands. In 1985, he joined the band Rapid Phaze who would later rename themselves to Razor White, after one of the songs Anselmo wrote. In 1981, Anselmo co-formed his first band called Samhain (not to be confused with Glenn Danzig's band of the same name) together with friends from around the area, performing vocal and guitar duties. Anselmo worked on a shrimp boat with his stepfather in his teenage years, and claims to have witnessed a man be poisoned by a scorpionfish. The incident resulted in smoke damage to most of the furniture and part of the house needing renovation. At age 15, Anselmo accidentally started a fire in his parents' house while attempting to prank his sister. Anselmo has said in various interviews that he was the class clown as a child. Anselmo's father, Phil, owned and operated a restaurant in Metairie called Anselmo's, which closed following Hurricane Katrina. He attended many schools across Louisiana and Texas, the last of which was Grace King High School in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie. 5.2 Back injury and subsequent drug abuseĪnselmo was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is of Danish, Italian and French heritage.