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.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantera
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)
This Love
Pantera Lyrics
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Painful and untrue
I said I loved but I lied
In my life
All I wanted
Was the keeping
Of someone like you
As it turns out
Love was twisted and pointed at you
(Never ending pain, quickly ending life)
You keep this love (thing), love (child), love (toy)
You keep this love (fist), love (scar), love (break)
You keep this love, love, love
You keep this love, love, love
You keep this love
I'd been the tempting one
Stole her from herself
This gift in pain
Her pain was life
And sometimes I feel so sorry
I regret this (the hurting of you)
But you make me so unhappy
I'd take my life (and leave love with you)
(I'd kill myself for you, I'd kill you for myself)
You keep this love (thing), love (child), love (toy)
You keep this love (fist), love (scar), love (break)
You keep this love, love, love
You keep this love, love, love
You keep this love
No more head trips
You keep this love (thing), love (child), love (toy)
You keep this love (fist), love (scar), love (break)
You keep this love, love, love
You keep this love, love, love
You keep this love
You keep this love
You keep this love
You keep this love
You keep this love
The lyrics to Pantera's song This Love speak of a deep love that has become twisted, painful and untrue. The singer had initially thought that all he wanted was someone to keep, but as it turned out, the love within him was pointed at the person he was supposed to love. The singer emulates the depth of their feelings, which leads to poor choices and actions that hurt the one they loved. The lyrics allude to the fact that the singer is well aware of the pain they caused their lover but still blames them for their unhappiness. Ultimately, the singer wishes for an end to the pain, as they can no longer endure the head trips caused by their twisted love.
This song is a painful admission of guilt that explores the concept of destructive love. The singer acknowledges the hurt they caused their former lover while revealing their own emotional turmoil. The phrase "you keep this love" that is repeated throughout the chorus is a reminder of the pain and emotional baggage that the singer has caused their partner, who now carries this love despite the relationship being over. The darkness of the song is emphasized by the final phrase "no more head trips," which indicates that the singer is finally willing to move on from the pain.
Line by Line Meaning
If ever words were spoken
Sometimes things are said that should never have been spoken.
Painful and untrue
The spoken words were painful and false.
I said I loved but I lied
I did not mean what I said when I claimed to love you.
In my life
Throughout my existence
All I wanted
What I solely desired
Was the keeping
Was the possession or being with
Of someone like you
Of someone who resembled you
As it turns out
However, it is now clear
Deeper within me
Inside me, beneath the surface
Love was twisted and pointed at you
The love I felt became perverted and directed towards you.
You keep this love.
You possess my fervor.
I'd been the tempting one
I enticed and attracted you.
Stole her from herself
I took her inner self away from her.
This gift in pain
This present I bestowed upon her was agony.
Her pain was life
Her torment was what kept her alive.
And sometimes I feel so sorry
At times I am filled with sorrow
I regret this (the hurting of you)
I feel remorseful because of what I did to you.
But you make me so unhappy
However, it is your very presence that makes me miserable.
I'd take my life (and leave love with you)
I would end my life (and make you suffer the consequence)
No more head trips
There will be no more manipulation and trying to deceive.
You keep this love.
You possess my ardor.
You keep this love
You possess my fervor.
You keep this love
You possess my fervor.
You keep this love
You possess my fervor.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Philip Anselmo, Rex Brown, Darrell Abbott, Vincent Abbott
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If ever words were spoken
Painful and untrue
I said I loved but I lied
In my life
All I wanted
Was the keeping
Of someone like you
As it turns out
Deeper within me
Love was twisted and pointed at you
You keep this love (thing), love (child), love (toy)
You keep this love (fist), love (scar), love (break)
You keep this love, love, love
You keep this love, love, love
You keep this love
I'd been the tempting one
Stole her from herself
This gift in pain
Her pain was life
And sometimes I feel so sorry
I regret this (the hurting of you)
But you make me so unhappy
I'd take my life (and leave love with you)
You keep this love (thing), love (child), love (toy)
You keep this love (fist), love (scar), love (break)
You keep this love, love, love
You keep this love, love, love
You keep this love
No more head trips
You keep this love (thing), love (child), love (toy)
You keep this love (fist), love (scar), love (break)
You keep this love, love, love
You keep this love, love, love
You keep this love
You keep this love
You keep this love
You keep this love
You keep this love
@loganyu7117
Best Valentine's Day song. Period.
@michaelriverajr8891
Hell ya 🤘
@angelaroque6240
Couldn't agree more!!!!!!
@nedoran5758
This made my day
@rubavathisaravanan4357
@@michaelriverajr8891 eccentric
@jenniferking1820
Agreed period
@GreenToMe2000
Dear YouTube,
When I type “This Love”, I don’t want Maroon 5. Thank you
@lauramarie8485
Agree haha
@Redeye1983
Maroon 5 is that music?
We need too bring back again rock and heavy metal too the modern world.
@l258l
totally agree