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)
No Good
Pantera Lyrics
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Because of ignorant past burned fires
From evolution we've been killing each other
I figure man should have it down to a science
No chance
Not for a minute
Not for a second
I'm straight out in my opinion
You'd better listen to a man who knows what he is saying
I've seen your side
You run and hide for the mere fact that you feel inferior
Be superior
And know your interior
Race, pride, prejudice
Black man, white man
No stand
Live in the past
We make it last
A hated mass
No solution
Mind pollution
For revolution
So low behold my eyes
This land of fools will rise
No good
For no one
You're no good
For no one
You blame oppression and play the role of criminals
To rape and burn show progress is minimal
White hoods and militants you know it's such a pity
Living, breathing
Violence in your city
If one man
Had one home
In one world
Held live alone without variety
Full of anxiety
No one to point at, question
Or even talk to in his private grave
No matter what color
He wouldn't be saved from hell
He dwells
A closed mind playing the part of prison cells
Race, pride, prejudice
Black man, white man
No stand
Live in the past
We make it last
A hated mass
No solution
Mind pollution
For revolution
So low behold my eyes
This land of fools will rise
No good
For no one
You're no good
For no one
So low behold your eyes
This land of fools will rise
No good
For no one
You're no good
For no one
Ooh
The lyrics of the song "No Good" by Pantera address the issue of race in the United States. The singer in the song acknowledges that race has been a long-standing problem in America due to past ignorance and violence. From the perspective of the singer, man should have been able to solve this problem by now. He believes that he has seen both sides of the issue and urges the listener to listen to him because he knows what he's talking about. The singer encourages people to look beyond their race and to be superior by knowing their interior rather than feeling inferior and running away or hiding from the issue. The chorus of the song repeats "No good for no one, you're no good for no one" as a commentary on the fact that this problem affects everyone and nobody benefits from it.
Line by Line Meaning
In the states there's a problem with race
Racial issues persist in the United States
Because of ignorant past burned fires
Because of the historic conflicts and violence fueled by ignorance
From evolution we've been killing each other
Throughout history, humans have been killing each other despite evolution
I figure man should have it down to a science
One would expect humans to have figured out how to coexist peacefully by now
No chance
There is no chance for racial harmony
Not for a minute
Not even for a moment
Not for a second
Not even for a split second
I won't be defensive
I won't be defensive about my views
I'm straight out in my opinion
I am frank and blunt about what I think
You'd better listen to a man who knows what he is saying
You should listen to someone who speaks from experience
I've seen your side
I have seen and tried to understand your perspective
You run and hide for the mere fact that you feel inferior
You avoid confrontation because you are intimidated
Be superior
Be confident and assertive
And know your interior
Understand yourself and your motivations
Race, pride, prejudice
Issues of race, pride, and preconceived notions
Black man, white man
Referring to the main racial divide in the United States
No stand
No resolution or progress made
Live in the past
Continue to dwell on past conflicts
We make it last
We perpetuate the problems
A hated mass
People filled with hatred and anger
No solution
There is no clear solution to the problem
Mind pollution
Prejudiced and ignorant beliefs infect people's minds
For revolution
Urging for change and a revolutionary movement
So low behold my eyes
As I see with my own eyes
This land of fools will rise
This nation of ignorant people will continue its existence
No good
There is no good outcome from this situation
For no one
No one benefits from this unresolved conflict
You blame oppression and play the role of criminals
You blame others for your problems and act out with criminal behavior
To rape and burn show progress is minimal
Committing violent acts does not improve the situation
White hoods and militants you know it's such a pity
Referring to white supremacist groups as a shameful and pitiful entity
Living, breathing
Existing and acting
Violence in your city
Violence is rampant where you live
If one man
If there was one person
Had one home
Lived in isolation
In one world
Without exposure to diversity
Held live alone without variety
Lived a monotonous, uneventful life
Full of anxiety
Lived with intense worry or fear
No one to point at, question
No one to compare yourself to or question your ways
Or even talk to in his private grave
Dies alone without having connected or communicated with anyone
No matter what color
Regardless of race
He wouldn't be saved from hell
He would lead a miserable life
He dwells
He resides in despair
A closed mind playing the part of prison cells
Narrow-minded thinking is a form of self-imprisonment
Ooh
Interjection used to convey emotion or sentiment
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Rex Brown, Philip Anselmo, Darrell Abbott, Vincent Abbott
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