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The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)

Where the lyrics of The Great Southern Trendkill take you, and where it was really made.

Phil Anselmo recorded his vocals alone in New Orleans at Trent Reznor's studio while the rest of the band recorded the music in Texas.

Key places

Vocals recorded in New Orleans (1996)

Recording site Nothing Studios — Phil Anselmo recorded the vocals alone at Trent Reznor's Nothing Studios in New Orleans while the rest of the band worked in Texas. This point uses the studio's exact location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Music recorded in Dalworthington Gardens (1996)

Recording site Chasin Jason Studios — Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown, and Vinnie Paul recorded the music at Chasin Jason Studios in Dalworthington Gardens. The point is placed at the city center, so the studio building itself is not marked. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The Great Southern Trendkill: eighth studio album by American groove metal band Pantera
• Released May 1996 through Elektra Records and East West Records
• Produced by Terry Date, who had worked with the band since Cowboys from Hell (1990)
• Last Pantera studio album produced by Terry Date
• Peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and charted in several other countries
• Later certified platinum in the United States
• Considered the band's heaviest release, mostly regarded as a groove metal album with elements of thrash and death metal

Background

• Previous three albums (Cowboys from Hell, Vulgar Display of Power, Far Beyond Driven) drew widespread acclaim
• The album was made during heightened tension and strife within the band
• Anselmo's heroin addiction threatened to tear the band apart
• Anselmo cited back pain from years of intense performances; doctors predicted surgery could fix it but with a long recovery
• Unwilling to be away from the band that long, he refused surgery and began using heroin as a painkiller

Recording

• Phil Anselmo recorded his 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 Dalworthington Gardens
• Terry Date credited as producer, recording engineer, and mixer; Vinnie Paul also credited as producer
• Ulrich Wild credited as recording engineer
• Mixed in Los Angeles at Larrabee Sound Studios

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

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Artist

Formation

• Pantera is an American heavy metal band formed in Arlington, Texas, in 1981 by the Abbott brothers, guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul.
• The band started as a glam metal act and was originally named Gemini, then Eternity, before settling on Pantera.
• Rex Brown joined on bass in 1982 and Phil Anselmo became vocalist in 1986, forming the best-known lineup.

Members

• The best-known lineup was the Abbott brothers with Rex Brown and Phil Anselmo.
• Dimebag Darrell was shot and killed on stage in December 2004; Vinnie Paul died of heart failure in June 2018.
• Currently the band features Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, and touring musicians Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante.

Career

• The band pioneered and popularized groove metal in the 1990s with Cowboys from Hell (1990) and Vulgar Display of Power (1992).
• Far Beyond Driven (1994) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
• Pantera disbanded in 2003 and reunited with a new lineup in 2022, touring the world since.
• The band has sold around 20 million records worldwide and received four Grammy nominations.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Received mixed to positive reviews from music critics on release
• Viewed as more polarizing than Pantera's previous albums
• AllMusic: Steve Huey gave it 3 out of 5 stars and called it an inconsistent outing

Reappraisal

• Retrospective analysis has often viewed the album more favorably, noting it as the band's heaviest and most aggressive work
• Pitchfork: Saby Reyes-Kulkarni gave it 7.7/10 in a retrospective review
• Loudwire: Jon Wiederhorn said in 2024 that it is the heaviest album Pantera released
• Kerrang!: ranked it the best Pantera album in 2019

Records

• Peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, opening at 149,000 copies
• Charted in other countries including Australia, Canada, and the UK, where it peaked within the top 20
• Later certified platinum in the United States for selling over a million copies

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "Floods", the album's longest song, contains a guitar solo considered by many to be Dimebag Darrell's finest.
• "10's" appears in the English dub of Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan.
• The album is available as Rock Band downloadable content, except for "Suicide Note Pt. I".
• On the tour with Eyehategod and White Zombie, Anselmo suffered a near-fatal overdose and was legally dead for 5 minutes before an adrenaline shot revived him.
• A 20th anniversary edition was announced on August 12, 2016, for release on October 21 with 12 unreleased tracks.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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