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The Great Southern Trendkill is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on May 7, 1996, through East West Records. It reached number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, and stayed on the chart for 16 weeks. During the album's production, Phil Anselmo recorded the vocals alone at Trent Reznor's Nothing Studios in New Orleans[3] while Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown, and Vinnie Paul recorded the music at Chasin Jason Studios in Dalworthington Gardens. This would be the Pantera's last studio album to be produced by Terry Date, who had worked with the band since Cowboys from Hell (1990).

The Great Southern Trendkill
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 7, 1996 (1996-05-07)[1]
RecordedOctober 1995 – February 1996[2]
Studio
Genre
  • Groove metal
Length53:05
LabelEast West
ProducerTerry Date
Pantera chronology
Far Beyond Driven
(1994)
The Great Southern Trendkill
(1996)
Official Live: 101 Proof
(1997)
Singles from The Great Southern Trendkill
  1. "Drag the Waters"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Suicide Note"
    Released: 1996
  3. "Floods"
    Released: 1996

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 32nd greatest guitar solo of all-time,[4] Darrell'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 the video game Rock Band, with the exception of "Suicide Note Pt. I".


Music and lyrics


Considered Pantera's most aggressive album,[5] The Great Southern Trendkill is known for featuring much screaming,[6][7] 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) Sandblasted Skin" were played in A=425Hz standard D tuning, with the 6th string tuned to a low G.)[citation needed] that the band ever recorded. It also has a more experimental nature, such as the acoustic guitars[5] and ballads.[8]

Unlike Pantera's first three major label albums, the vocals are often double-tracked and layered to create a more "demonic" effect.[citation needed] 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.[9] Screams done by Anselmo on the song "The Great Southern Trendkill" were compared to Putnam.[10]

The lyrical themes on The Great Southern Trendkill include drugs, a flood that ends mankind, finding deeper meaning, anger, and the media.[5][8][11][12][13][14] The album features elements of thrash metal[6][15] and death metal,[10] but is mostly considered a groove metal album overall.[6]


Critical reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Artistdirect[5]
BBC Musicfavorable[15]
Chronicles of Chaos9/10[10]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[16]
Los Angeles Times[17]
Rolling Stone[14]
Pitchfork7.7/10[18]

Reissue


On August 12, 2016, Pantera announced the release of a 20th anniversary edition of The Great Southern Trendkill for October 21.[19] The reissue features two discs, including a remastered version of the original album as well as 12 unreleased tracks (these include instrumentals, as well as alternative mixes and live recordings from the Dynamo Festival in 1998).[20] In addition, a separate LP named The Great Southern Outtakes was released. It consists of songs also released on disc 2 of Trendkill's reissue except for the intro and early mix of "Suicide Note Part l".[21]


Track listing


All tracks are written by Pantera.

No.TitleLength
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
No.TitleLength
12."Walk" (Live at the Hollywood Palladium, CA, June 27, 1992)5:29
Total length:59:07
Disc 2 (from The Great Southern Trendkill: 20th Anniversary Edition[21])
No.TitleLength
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 (Hells' Wrath)" (Instrumental Version)4:54
10."Floods" (Alternative Early Mix)7:19
11."The Underground in America" (Alternative Early Mix)3:56
12."(Reprise) Sandblasted Skin" (Live at Dynamo Festival, 1998)4:34
Total length:53:38

Personnel


Pantera

Additional personnel

Technical personnel


Charts


Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 2
Austrian Albums Chart[23] 14
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[24] 22
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[25] 19
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[26] 14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[27] 61
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[28] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29] 29
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[30] 21
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[31] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[32] 14
Scottish Albums (OCC)[33] 61
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade[35] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[36] 17
US Billboard 200[37] 4

Certifications


[38]

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[39] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[41] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


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  2. "The Great Southern Trendkill 1996 – Pantera". pantera.com.
  3. "Pantera. "It's a long way to the top, if you wanna rock and roll, you know, the AC/DC song? And that's the fuckin' truth". - Rex Brown". Eon Music. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. "The 50 greatest guitar solos of all time". Guitar World. February 25, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  5. Florino, Rick (July 30, 2012). "Retrospective: Pantera "The Great Southern Trendkill" Review — 5 out of 5 stars". Artistdirect. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  6. "CD Gallery - Pantera". No Life 'til Metal.
  7. "Pantera offers up easy-access disc ". The Spectator - Hamilton, Ont. Krewen, Nick. June 20, 1996 Page: 4
  8. Huey, Steve. "The Great Southern Trendkill - Pantera". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  9. Kaye, Don (2003). "The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!". Warner Music Group.
  10. Bromley, Adrian (June 9, 1996). "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  11. "Floods by Pantera". Songfacts.
  12. "Drag The Waters by Pantera". Songfacts.
  13. Strauss, Neil. "2 Bands, 2 Kinds Of Anger". The New York Times. (August 27, 1996)
  14. Masuo, Sandy (June 13, 1996). "Pantera: The Great Southern Trendkill : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  15. Deller, Alex (July 27, 2012). "Review of Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". BBC Online. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  16. Jackson, Devon (May 10, 1996). "The Great Southern Trendkill Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  17. Appleford, Steve (June 2, 1996). "The Great Southern Trendkill". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 8, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  18. Reyes-Kulkarni, Savy (December 22, 2016). "The Great Southern Trendkill Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  19. "Pantera - We know you have been waiting (not so) patiently... - Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022.
  20. "PANTERA's 'The Great Southern Trendkill: 20th Anniversary Edition' To Include Previously Unreleased Recordings". August 12, 2016.
  21. "Pantera's 'The Great Southern Trendkill' Gets 20th Anniversary Edition". Loudwire.
  22. "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". australian-charts.com.
  23. "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". austriancharts.at.
  24. "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". ultratop.be.
  25. "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". ultratop.be.
  26. "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 19". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. May 12, 1996.
  27. "Pantera -The Great Southern Trendkill". dutchcharts.nl.
  28. "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". finnishcharts.com.
  29. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  30. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1996. 21. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  31. "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". charts.nz.
  32. "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". norwegiancharts.com.
  33. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  34. "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". swedishcharts.com.
  35. "Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill". hitparade.ch.
  36. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". Zobbel.
  37. "The Great Southern Trendkill - Pantera". Billboard.
  38. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  39. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  40. "British album certifications – Pantera – The Great Southern Trendkill". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Great Southern Trendkill in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  41. "American album certifications – Pantera – The Great Southern Trendkill". Recording Industry Association of America.

На других языках


[de] The Great Southern Trendkill

The Great Southern Trendkill ist das achte Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Metal-Band Pantera. Es wurde am 7. Mai 1996 durch EastWest Records veröffentlicht.[1] Das Album erreichte Platz vier der Billboard 200 und wurde in den USA in seinem Veröffentlichungsjahr mit Gold und 2004 mit einer Platin-Schallplatte zertifiziert.
- [en] The Great Southern Trendkill

[es] The Great Southern Trendkill

The Great Southern Trendkill es el octavo álbum de la banda de groove metal Pantera, publicado en mayo de 1996. A causa de los problemas internos de la banda, Phil Anselmo tuvo que grabar sus partes vocales para el álbum en un estudio de Nueva Orleans, propiedad de Trent Reznor, líder de Nine Inch Nails, mientras que el resto de la banda estaba grabando el disco en Dallas, Texas. El disco llegó al cuarto puesto en las listas de álbumes más exitosos del Billboard, llegando a disco de platino por la venta de 1 000 000 de copias. En este trabajo se pueden apreciar las influencias del metal alternativo y del naciente nu metal, ya que los tempos de las canciones son más altos y los registros del sonido de la guitarra son más graves, condiciones propias que adoptó el nu metal de la influencia de la banda. También, se puede observar las ganas de experimentación de la banda, ya que, el disco, posee la única canción acústica de la discografía de la banda, Suicide Note Pt. I.

[ru] The Great Southern Trendkill

The Great Southern Trendkill — восьмой студийный альбом американской метал-группы Pantera, который был выпущен 7 мая 1996 года на лейбле East West Records. Из-за внутренних конфликтов и напряжённости между участниками группы, Даймбэг Даррелл, Винни Пол и Рэкс Браун записывали музыку в студии Chasin Jason в Арлингтоне (штат Техас) в то время, когда Фил Ансельмо записывал вокал в студии Nothing в Новом Орлеане (штат Луизиана).



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