Most Epic Texan Rock Artists

The Top Ten
1 Pantera Pantera was an American heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul. The band started out as a glam metal act in the 1980s with little success. After discarding their original lead vocalist and enlisting Phil Anselmo, the band signed a major record deal with Warner Music Group via Atco Records. Around this time, Pantera underwent a major change in their musical... read more

Beast mode and metal thrashing dimebag darrel=butt kicking band and can't forget about darrel the assassinated one. Died dec. 8th 2004 in columbus, OH. From DFW, TX

2 ZZ Top ZZ Top is an American rock band that formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. The band is composed of bassist and lead vocalist Dusty Hill, guitarist and lead vocalist Billy Gibbons, and drummer Frank Beard.

Lets dance to metal. Zz top plays heavy metal boogie and that makes them awesome... From Houston, TX

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'enough said.

3 Drowning Pool Drowning Pool is an American Nu-Metal band formed in Dallas, Texas in 1996. The band was named after the film The Drowning Pool.

Let bodies hit the floor. Those people. You have to know that song. FROM Dallas, TX

4 S.A.Slayer

They were named after slayer but that's why they have S.A. at the beggining of their name meaning"San Antonio" Slayer from San Antonio

5 The Sword

Epic from Austin, TX

6 The Reverend Horton Heat
7 Hellyeah Hellyeah is an American heavy metal supergroup, consisting of Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray, former Nothingface guitarist Tom Maxwell, bass player Kyle Sanders, guitarist Christian Brady and former Pantera and Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul.

Got some of the people in pantera ( ;. From Dallas, TX

8 Eric Johnson Eric Johnson (born August 17, 1954) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist from Austin, Texas. Best known for his electric guitar skills, Johnson is also a highly proficient acoustic, lap steel, resonator, and bass guitarist as well as an accomplished pianist and vocalist.

He plays a lot of solos but he is a famous guitarist and he made one of the hardest songs to play cliffs of Dover from Austin, TX

9 Stevie Ray Vaughan Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. In spite of a short-lived mainstream career spanning seven years, he is widely considered one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of music, and one of the most important figures in the revival of blues in the 1980s.

He's actually blues rock but it still counts from Dallas, TX, died aug. 27,1990 East Troy, WI

10 Dead Horse

Good from Houston, TX

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