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The Great Southern Trendkill is the eighth studio album by Pantera. It was released in May 1996 through East West Records. It reached #4 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Due to tension within the band, Phil Anselmo recorded the vocals alone at Trent Reznor's Nothing Studios in New Orleans; Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul recorded the music at Chasin Jason Studios in Dallas, Texas.

Album information

"Floods", the album's longest song, contains a guitar solo considered by many to be Dimebag Darrell's finest. Guitar World magazine voted it as the 15th greatest guitar solo of all-time, Dimebag's highest ranking of three solos to make the list (the other two being his solos from "Cemetery Gates", ranked 35th, and "Walk", ranked 57th).

The album is available as downloadable content for Rock Band, with the exception of "Suicide Note Pt. I".

Lyrics and style

The Great Southern Trendkill features some of the fastest tempos and most down-tuned guitars that the band ever recorded. It also has a more experimental nature to its songs, such as the acoustic guitar and keyboard-laden "Suicide Note Pt. I".

Unlike Pantera's first three major label albums, the vocals are often double tracked and layered to create a more "demonic" effect. An example of this can be heard in the chorus of "13 Steps to Nowhere", when Phil Anselmo's singing voice is backed up by high pitched screaming, done by Seth Putnam of the band Anal Cunt.[1]

The lyrics tackle topics such as Anselmo's hate for the media ("War Nerve"), suicide ("Suicide Note Pt. I"), drug abuse ("10's", "Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath)") and the end of the world ("Floods"), and Anselmo's view on trends ("The Great Southern Trendkill", "Sandblasted Skin").

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]
  • Melody Maker (5/25/96, p. 49) - "It makes my brain hurt, my eyes water and my genitalia retract like a startled turtle. I cannot think of higher recommendation, considering the kind of album it is. If it made me feel all warm and gooey or tearful and lovelorn, then it would be a pitiful failure by its own lights."
  • Spin (7/96, p. 96) - "...mature speedmetal and perfect summer fun: twisted power ballads, rap-style toasting, almost radio-worthy melodies, plus all the right jackhammer drum jolts, wrestler bellows, and guitar lurch..."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pantera

No.TitleLength
1."The Great Southern Trendkill"3:46
2."War Nerve"4:53
3."Drag the Waters"4:55
4."10's"4:49
5."13 Steps to Nowhere"3:37
6."Suicide Note Pt. I"4:44
7."Suicide Note Pt. II"4:19
8."Living Through Me (Hells' Wrath)"4:50
9."Floods"6:59
10."The Underground in America"4:33
11."(Reprise) Sandblasted Skin"5:39
Total length:53:01

Credits

Co-Produced by Pantera
Also Recorded by Ulrich Wild

  • Seth Putnam (Anal Cunt) - Additional vocals on "The Great Southern Trendkill", "War Nerve", "13 Steps to Nowhere", and "Suicide Note Pt. II".
  • Big Ross - Keyboards on "Suicide Note Pt. I" and "Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath)" .

Chart positions

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[4] 2
Austrian Albums Chart[5] 14
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[6] 22
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[7] 19
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 61
Finnish Albums Chart[9] 4
German Albums Chart[10] 33
New Zealand Albums Chart[11] 15
Norwegian Albums Chart[12] 14
Swedish Albums Chart[13] 7
Swiss Albums Chart[14] 37
UK Album Chart[15] 17
The Billboard 200[16] 4

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
U.S.[17] Gold June 25, 1996 500,000
U.S.[17] Platinum August 17, 2004 1,000,000

References

  1. ^ Kaye, Don (2003). "The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!". Warner Music Group.
  2. ^ The Great Southern Trendkill at AllMusic
  3. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  4. ^ "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". australian-charts.com.
  5. ^ "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". austriancharts.at.
  6. ^ "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". ultratop.be.
  7. ^ "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". ultratop.be.
  8. ^ "Pantera -The Great Southern Trendkill". dutchcharts.nl.
  9. ^ "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". finnishcharts.com.
  10. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Pantera / Longplay" (in German). Musicline.de.
  11. ^ "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". charts.org.nz.
  12. ^ "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". norwegiancharts.com.
  13. ^ "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". swedishcharts.com.
  14. ^ "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". hitparade.ch.
  15. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". Zobbel.
  16. ^ "The Great Southern Trendkill - Pantera". Billboard. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ a b U.S. certifications [1] (Retrieved December 22, 2009)
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