Having started as a glam metal band, Pantera released three albums in the mid-1980s with lead vocalist Terry Glaze (Metal Magic, Projects in the Jungle, and I Am the Night), with little success. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera recruited Anselmo in 1986 and released Power Metal in 1988. They secured a record deal with major label Atco the following year. Their fifth album (which the band has since declared to be their official debut album), 1990's Cowboys from Hell, popularized the groove metal genre, while its 1992 follow-up Vulgar Display of Power achieved an even heavier sound and increased their popularity. The subsequent album Far Beyond Driven (1994) then debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
Tensions began to surface among the band members when Anselmo became addicted to heroin in 1995; he almost died from an overdose in 1996. These tensions resulted in the recording sessions for The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) being held separately. The ongoing tension lasted for another seven years, during which only one studio album, Reinventing the Steel (2000), was recorded. Pantera went on hiatus in 2001 but lingering disputes led to the band breaking up in 2003. The Abbott brothers went on to form Damageplan while Anselmo continued to work on several side projects, including Down, which Brown joined as well.
On December 8, 2004, Dimebag Darrell was shot and killed on stage by a mentally unstable fan during a Damageplan concert in Columbus, Ohio. Vinnie Paul went on to form Hellyeah after his brother's death, and died of heart failure in 2018, leaving Brown and Anselmo as the only surviving members of the band's best-known lineup. In July 2022, it was announced that Brown and Anselmo were reuniting in 2023 for Pantera's first tour in 22 years, with Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante filling in for the Abbott brothers on guitar and drums, respectively. The new lineup played its first show in 21 years at the Hell and Heaven festival in Mexico on December 2, 2022.
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Studio albums
Metal Magic (1983)
Projects in the Jungle (1984)
I Am the Night (1985)
Power Metal (1988)
Cowboys from Hell (1990)
Vulgar Display of Power (1992)
Far Beyond Driven (1994)
The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)
Reinventing the Steel (2000)
In Over My Head
Pantera Lyrics
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I've been thinkin' about you
And now I'm on my own, just ain't right
Well, I don't know where I'm gonna go
I can't take it i can't make it alone, no
I'm in over my head
But it's harder instead i'm in over my head
(Over my head) Oh, without you
I can't sleep, I need your touch
Lying here right beside me
I was in too deep, meant too much
Something free that reminds me
I can't take it i can't make it alone, no
I'm in over my head
Thought it would be easy or not
But it's harder instead i'm in over my head
(Over my head) Oh, without you
I keep thinkin' love is gonna find a way
I feel it comin', love will find a way
I'm in over my head
Thought it would be easy or not
But it's harder instead i'm in over my head
(Over my head) Oh, without you
I'm in over my head i'm in over my head
I'm in over my head i'm in over my head
Over my head over
Over
The lyrics to Pantera's song "In Over My Head" convey a sense of loneliness and longing for someone. The singer is feeling alone on a lonely night and can't stop thinking about this person. They acknowledge that being on their own doesn't feel right and they're uncertain about where they're going. They express their inability to handle the situation alone, highlighting their dependence on this person.
The chorus reinforces this feeling of being overwhelmed and out of their depth. The singer thought that being without this person would be easier, but it turns out to be harder than expected. They emphasize their struggle and how they feel lost without the other person.
The second verse amplifies their yearning for this person's touch and presence. They admit they got too deeply involved and that their connection meant a lot to them. There's a hint of desperation as they acknowledge that they can't make it alone and need the other person to be there with them.
Throughout the song, there's a glimmer of hope present. The singer believes that love will find a way and they continue to hold onto that belief. Despite being overwhelmed, they keep thinking that somehow love will prevail and bring them back together.
Line by Line Meaning
All alone this lonely night
I am by myself on this night filled with loneliness
I've been thinkin' about you
You have been occupying my thoughts
And now I'm on my own, just ain't right
Being alone now feels wrong
Well, I don't know where I'm gonna go
I am uncertain of my destination
I can't take it i can't make it alone, no
I cannot endure or manage on my own
I'm in over my head
I am overwhelmed and out of my depth
Thought it would be easy or not
I believed it would be simple, or maybe not
But it's harder instead i'm in over my head
But it is more challenging, and I am overwhelmed
(Over my head) Oh, without you
(Out of my depth) Oh, without your presence
I can't sleep, I need your touch
I am unable to sleep, I yearn for your touch
Lying here right beside me
Being here, lying next to me
I was in too deep, meant too much
I got emotionally involved, it held significant meaning
Something free that reminds me
Something liberating that brings me memories
I keep thinkin' love is gonna find a way
I continuously believe that love will discover a solution
I feel it comin', love will find a way
I sense its arrival, love will discover a solution
I'm in over my head i'm in over my head
I am overwhelmed and out of my depth
Over my head over
Beyond my level of understanding
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SacredLust97
I'll say it again, Pantera's best stuff is the early albums. This track is golden proof how talented they were in the 80's. The fact they tried to hide this, it's a shame.
Donny Dangerously
Right there with ya...during this era I saw them in every sleaze bar club, and pool hall around Dallas Ft Worth they played
Bhaskar Yadav
Love their early stuff
Beautifully put together the lyrics music
So unique
Unlike anything you will ever listen to
Only few know how good this sounds
Devin Palladino
This is a total 80's heavy metal gem. I find it mind-boggling that Pantera in 1990 decided to hide their 80's material and make you believe they formed in 1990.
Eddie Pullens
The band. As they were was a new .
Aaron Trainor
@Smitty Power Metal was heavy metal,thrash metal,glam metal
ignjat slavkovic
@SS solider nema
SS solider
@ignjat slavkovic opaa ima nas i odavde
Glamosapien
They didnt do that at all it was probably their management that did that thats how music companies works. And 1990 was the beginning of companies helping sculpt artists and how the public see them. Which is how grunge got big .
Russ Bouquet
Phil was right. Darrell could do it all.