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See Pantera Played Onstage at Grand Ole Opry for First Time

Jason Boland & the Stragglers made history with "Cowboys From Hell" riff
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photograph by Stuart Taylor/Frank White Photo Agency

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Pantera's music been played in many venues and corners of the globe — in rock clubs, sports arenas, bars, strip clubs and beyond — but until recently, it had never been performed onstage at the Grand Ole Opry. That changed when the Nashville, Tennessee, country music institution hosted Jason Boland & the Stragglers, who made history by ripping out the iconic opening riff to Pantera's "Cowboys From Hell." As Spin reported, according to the Opry, it's the first time the Texan metal juggernaut's music has been played onstage there — and potentially a first for metal, in general. Watch below.