The Great Southern Trendkill

by Pantera

Overview

Thankfully, Pantera has stopped attempting to outdo each successive album in terms of start-to-finish intensity, but that doesn't mean they don't try in spots. The Great Southern Trendkill is burdened with passages in which Phil Anselmo's vocals cross the line into histrionics, making the band's trademark intensity sound dull, forced, and theatrical rather than sincere. The lyrics, which reached their apex with Vulgar Display of Power's focus on personal politics and integrity, have degenerated into half-baked rants against drugs and pop-culture media. But Trendkill is partially redeemed by trading Pantera's usual pound-then-pound-harder approach to albums for a greater variety of tempos and moods. Dimebag Darrell, while mostly sticking to his familiar riffing style, does coax some intriguing, unexpected sounds from his instrument. Ultimately, though, the ballads and slower tracks ("10's," "Suicide Note, Pt. 1," and "Floods") provide the album's most chilling, memorable moments, and rank with their best material. Longtime Pantera fans will find plenty to enjoy here, and the band's expanding range bodes well, but overall, Trendkill is an inconsistent outing. ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date:	05/07/1996
Label:	Atlantic / Eastwest
UPC:	0075596190824
Rank:	17923

Tracks

1. The Great Southern Trendkill
2. War Nerve
3. Drag the Waters
4. 10's
5. 13 Steps to Nowhere
6. Suicide Note, Pt. 1
7. Suicide Note, Pt. 2
8. Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath)
9. Floods
10. The Underground in America
11. Sandblasted Skin (Reprise)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pantera   Primary Artist
Vinnie Paul   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Dimebag Darrell   Guitar,Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Phil Anselmo   Vocals
Seth Putnam   Voices
Rex Brown   Bass,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Diamond Darrell   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Big Ross   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Jim De Barros   Art Direction,Design
Tom Baker   Mastering
Vincent Paul Abbott   Composer
Rex Robert Brown   Composer
Pantera   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Terry Date   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Ulrich Wild   Engineer
Vinnie Paul   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Sean Beavan   Assistant Engineer
Phil Anselmo   Composer
Seth Putnam   Screams
Sterling Winfield   Engineer
Rex Brown   Composer
Aaron Barnes   Engineer
Darrell Lance Abbott   Composer
Joe Giron   Photography
David Manteau   Design Assistant
Lamont Hyde   Mixing Assistant
Zig Leszczynski   Photography