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The ’90s had two very big rock movements \u2013 grunge, which hit the big time circa 1991 with Nirvana<\/a><\/strong>‘s Nevermind<\/em>; and n\u00fc-metal, which blew up thanks to Korn<\/a><\/strong>‘s 1994 self-titled debut album. Pantera<\/a><\/strong> fit neither one of those categories, and defiantly went about their business making arguably the most devastating groove metal of the decade.<\/p>\n In a new interview with Drumtalk<\/em>, Meshuggah<\/a><\/strong> drummer Tomas Haake<\/strong> touched on Pantera<\/a><\/strong>‘s importance as a metal band amid the waves of grunge.<\/p>\n “Pantera<\/a><\/strong> was an important thing early for us, I think, ’cause they were one of those bands there in the early ’90s when everything was just grunge, grunge, grunge and all over the place,” said Haake<\/strong>. “And they were one of the bands that, at least in Sweden, were doing great and were still selling a lot of albums. But metal kind of died down for a few years there\u2026 The ‘fuck you’ approach of that band was so over the top that you laughed at it, but it was also, like, ‘Yeah, that’s a pretty hard band.'”<\/p>\n He added: “Far Beyond Driven<\/em>, Vulgar Display Of Power<\/em> and Cowboys From Hell<\/em> as well, those three albums, I think, they should be on any metalhead’s shelf. If they’re not, you’re missing something.”<\/p>\n Haake<\/strong> also touched on modern Pantera<\/a><\/strong>, commending Charlie Benante<\/strong> for the job he’s doing filling in for Vinnie Paul, but noting that it’s not quite the same.<\/p>\n “He wasn’t trying to fill every single 16th note with something. Now [Pantera<\/a><\/strong> is] out touring again, and [current Pantera<\/a><\/strong> drummer] Charlie Benante<\/strong> does a great job of it, and they’re using the same sounds and samples, so the kit itself sounds Pantera<\/a><\/strong>, so he does a great job of it. But it’s definitely\u2026 I don’t know. [Vinnie Paul] had a particular swagger when he played, and it’s a shame it’s gone, man.”<\/p>\n \n