Solo Artist
Holds writing credit on 75 of 76 tracks
All but one. Seventy-five of their 76 studio tracks are credited to the band, and the exception is "Planet Caravan", a Black Sabbath cover on Far Beyond Driven.
Across all 76 tracks: how many Pantera wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 76 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Percentage of all 76 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
| Member | Period | Lyrics | Music | Production | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Anselmo | 1986-2003, 2022-present | 79% |
34% |
7% |
80% |
| Rex Brown | 1982-2003, 2022-present | 91% |
92% |
20% |
100% |
| Dimebag Darrell Died December 8, 2004 | 1981-2003 (died December 8, 2004) | 92% |
47% |
33% |
100% |
| Vinnie Paul Died June 22, 2018 | 1981-2003 (died June 22, 2018) | 95% |
47% |
78% |
100% |
| Terry Glaze Former | 1981-1986 | 16% |
17% |
13% |
20% |
| Donny Hart Former | 1981-1982, 1986 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Tommy Bradford Former | 1981-1982 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Pantera's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Pantera sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
All nine studio albums, including the four the band released themselves on Metal Magic Records between 1983 and 1988 with Terry Glaze singing. The live albums, the compilations and the demos sit outside this catalogue.
Metal Magic Records
Metal Magic Records
Metal Magic Records
Metal Magic Records
Atco
Atco
East West / Atlantic
Elektra / East West
Elektra / East West
No albums from this decade.
Pantera76 tracks
37Vincent Abbott, 37 tracks
35Darrell Abbott, 35 tracks
34Philip Anselmo, 34 tracks
JA20Jerry Abbott, 20 tracks
SW10Sterling Winfield, 10 tracks
MF5Marc Ferrari, 5 tracks
GB1Geezer Butler, 1 track
TI1Tony Iommi, 1 track
OO1Ozzy Osbourne, 1 track
BW1Bill Ward, 1 track
KK1Kerry King, 1 track on Slayer's page
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. TD Terry Date · JA Jerry Abbott · SW Sterling Winfield
Data Insight
Seventy-five of their 76 studio tracks are written by the band, and the only exception is a Black Sabbath cover. Vinnie Paul is on 73, Dimebag Darrell on 71 and Rex Brown on 70. There is no outside writer anywhere in this catalogue, across a change of singer, a change of label and a change of genre.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
Four names on every song for twenty years, and one borrowed song in the whole catalogue.
The Story
Pantera formed in Arlington, Texas in 1981 as a glam metal band with Terry Glaze singing, released four albums themselves, then hired Phil Anselmo and became one of the heaviest bands in America. Nine studio albums, and the two Abbott brothers are on almost all of them.