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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Southern TrendkillPantera | Pantera | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | War NervePantera | Pantera | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 3 | Drag the WatersPantera | Pantera | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 4 | 10'sPantera | Pantera | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 5 | 13 Steps to NowherePantera | Pantera | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath)Pantera | Pantera | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 7 | FloodsPantera | Pantera | Play | 06:59 | 16 MB | 48 MB |
| 8 | The Underground in AmericaPantera | Pantera | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | Suicide Note Pt. I | Pantera | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Suicide Note Pt. II | Pantera | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| 11 | (Reprise) Sandblasted Skin | Pantera | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 53 mins | 121 MB | |||||
| 53 mins | 382 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Anselmo | Vocals |
| 2 | Tom Baker | Mastering |
| 3 | Aaron Barnes | Engineer |
| 4 | Sean Beavan | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Big Ross | Keyboards |
| 6 | Rex Brown | Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Diamond Darrell | Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Terry Date | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 9 | Jim De Barros | Art Direction, Design |
| 10 | Joe Giron | Photography |
| 11 | Lamont Hyde | Mixing Assistant |
| 12 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 13 | Zig Leszczynski | Photography |
| 14 | David Manteau | Design Assistant |
| 15 | Pantera | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 16 | Vinnie Paul | Drums, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Seth Putnam | Voices |
| 18 | Ulrich Wild | Engineer |
| 19 | Sterling Winfield | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |