Sir Lord Baltimore, Rainbow (Dio years), Black Sabbath (Dio years), pretty much anything Dio related, Melvins, Captain Beyond, Pentagram, Jesus Lizard, Tucky Buzzard, Montrose, Hard Stuff, Masters' Apprentice, Uriah Heep, Thin Lizzy, Witchfinder General, Mountain, Stooges Groundhogs, Hawkwind, Sleep, OM, Trouble, Laughing Hyenas, Angel Witch, Angel Hair, Gun, and any thing that shreds super hard.
There are a lot of phases to the history of Panthers, from the start as a side-project, to the band's first raucous live shows, to the psych-metal grandeur of Things Are Strange, to where they are now: heavy fast, and concise. They've combined a little bit of everywhere they've come from for their new album, The Trick . You've got the ferocity of their early days, the power and melody of Things, and the speed & loudness they bring out in their live shows, all packed into three-minute blasts of big riffs and loud rock glory. It's rock, straight up.
