The Great Southern Trendkill
The Great Southern Trendkill | ||||
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Studio album by Pantera | ||||
Released | May 7, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
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Length | 53:05 | |||
Label | EastWest | |||
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Singles from The Great Southern Trendkill | ||||
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The Great Southern Trendkill is the fourth major label and eighth overall studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on May 7, 1996 by EastWest Records. It reached number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, and managed to stay on the chart for over 16 weeks. Due to tension and conflicts within the band, Phil Anselmo recorded the vocals alone at Trent Reznor's Nothing Studios in New Orleans while Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul recorded the music at Chasin Jason Studios in Dallas.
Content
"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 19th 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". "10's" was featured in the Funimation dub of the Dragon Ball Z film Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan in 2003.
Music and lyrics
Being Pantera's most aggressive album to date,[1] The Great Southern Trendkill is known for featuring lots of screaming,[2] most notably on "Suicide Note Pt.II" and "The Great Southern Trendkill" while also featuring some of the fastest tempos and most down-tuned guitars (The Underground In America and (Reprise) Sanblasted Skin were played in drop G tuning) that the band ever recorded. It also has a more experimental nature, such as the acoustic guitars[1] and ballads.[3]
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.[4] Screams done by Phil Anselmo on the song "The Great Southern Trendkill" were compared Seth Putman.[5]
The lyrical themes on The Great Southern Trendkill include drugs, a flood that ends mankind, finding deeper meaning, anger and the media.[6][7][8][1][9][3] The album features elements of thrash metal[2][10] and death metal[5] while still being a groove metal album.[2]
Critical reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Artistdirect | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
BBC Music | favorable[10] |
Chronicles of Chaos | (9/10)[5] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[11] |
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- 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..."
Reissue
On August 12, 2016, Pantera announced via social media that a 20th anniversary edition of The Great Southern Trendkill would be released on October 21.[12] The reissue will feature two discs, including a remastered version of the original album as well as 12 unreleased tracks. These are expected to include instrumentals, as well as alternative mixes and live recordings from the Dynamo Festival in 1998.[13] In addition, a separate LP named The Great Southern Outtakes will be released. This LP will consist of songs also released on disc 2 of Trendkill's reissue.[14]
Track listing
All tracks written by Pantera.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Great Southern Trendkill" | 3:47 |
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: |
53:05 |
Japanese edition bonus track | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
12. | "Walk" (Live) | 5:29 |
Disc 2 (From The Great Southern Trendkill: 20th Anniversary Edition[14]) | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "The Great Southern Trendkill" (2016 Mix) | 4:07 |
2. | "War Nerve" (Live at Dynamo Festival, 1998) | 5:21 |
3. | "Drag The Waters" (Alternative Early Mix) | 5:00 |
4. | "10's" (Alternative Early Mix) | 4:53 |
5. | "13 Steps to Nowhere" (Instrumental version) | 3:40 |
6. | "Suicide Note Pt. I" (Intro) | 1:13 |
7. | "Suicide Note Pt. I" (Alternative Early Mix) | 3:53 |
8. | "Suicide Note Pt. II" (Live at Dynamo Festival, 1998) | 4:48 |
9. | "Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath)" (Instrumental Version) | 4:54 |
10. | "Floods" (Alternative Early Mix) | 7:19 |
11. | "The Underground In America" (Alternative Early Mix) | 3:56 |
12. | "Sandblasted Skin" (Live at Dynamo Festival, 1998) | 4:34 |
Personnel
Pantera
- Philip Anselmo – lead vocals
- Dimebag Darrell – guitar, backing vocals; 12 string acoustic guitar on "Suicide Note Pt. I"
- Rex Brown – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Vinnie Paul – drums
Additional musicians
- Seth Putnam – additional vocals on "The Great Southern Trendkill", "War Nerve", "13 Steps to Nowhere", and "Suicide Note Pt. II".
- Ross Karpelman – keyboards on "Suicide Note Pt. I" and "Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath)" .
Technical
- Terry Date – producer, recording, mixing
- Vinnie Paul – producer, recording, mixing
- Pantera – co-producer
- Ulrich Wild – co-recording
Chart positions
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart[15] | 2 |
Austrian Albums Chart[16] | 14 |
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[17] | 22 |
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[18] | 19 |
Dutch Albums Chart[19] | 61 |
Finnish Albums Chart[20] | 4 |
German Albums Chart[21] | 33 |
New Zealand Albums Chart[22] | 15 |
Norwegian Albums Chart[23] | 14 |
Swedish Albums Chart[24] | 7 |
Swiss Albums Chart[25] | 37 |
UK Album Chart[26] | 17 |
U.S. Billboard 200[27] | 4 |
Certifications
Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
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U.S.[28] | Gold | June 25, 1996 | 500,000 |
U.S.[28] | Platinum | August 17, 2004 | 1,000,000 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Florino, Rick (2012-07-30). "Retrospective: Pantera "The Great Southern Trendkill" Review — 5 out of 5 stars". Artistdirect. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- 1 2 3 "CD Gallery - Pantera". No Life 'til Metal.
- 1 2 3 Huey, Steve. "The Great Southern Trendkill - Pantera". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ Kaye, Don (2003). "The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!". Warner Music Group.
- 1 2 3 Bromley, Adrian (1996-06-09). "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- ↑ "Floods by Pantera". Songfacts.
- ↑ "Drag The Waters by Pantera". Songfacts.
- ↑ Strauss, Neil. "2 Bands, 2 Kinds Of Anger". The New York Times. (August 27th, 1996)
- 1 2 Masuo, Sandy (1996-06-13). "Pantera: The Great Southern Trendkill : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- 1 2 Deller, Alex (2012-07-27). "Review of Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". BBC Online. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ Jackson, Devon (1996-05-10). "The Great Southern Trendkill Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ↑ "Pantera - We know you have been waiting (not so) patiently... - Facebook".
- ↑ "PANTERA's 'The Great Southern Trendkill: 20th Anniversary Edition' To Include Previously Unreleased Recordings". 12 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Pantera's 'The Great Southern Trendkill' Gets 20th Anniversary Edition".
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- ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Pantera / Longplay" (in German). Musicline.de.
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- 1 2 U.S. certifications (Retrieved December 22, 2009)