the great southern trendkill snake

A lesson in hate! These blues and country laden tracks give a rawness and depth that crushing riffage alone cannot deliver. 2" is an excellent example of the faster songs, and works very well for the band. Dimebag's playing was very different and unorthodox and Vinnie Paul's drumming was not typical but much faster and more aggressive. Through "Drag the Waters" is the only song in this album who released as a video, and the only one who was put in Pantera "Greatest Hits" record. All of that is perfectly fine as I don’t ask Pantera for a lot. He still sings and actually his voice on here is probably the best it ever was, which is surprising due to all of the drugs he was pumping into his system. Up until 1996, Pantera had garnered huge commercial success with their 3 previous releases and had become one of the biggest names in heavy metal, but now Phil Anselmo had a heroine addiction. The bottom line is this album is an essential listen for any metalhead, and is the best of Pantera's catalogue. Aside from the first half of ‘Suicide Note’, the album features two slower songs. Floods is next and its the second ballad, but this one's more aggressive and has Dimebag's best solo which really suits the track. Dimebag built the legendary solo in "Floods" from stuff he'd improvised onstage. Here though, this is a different case. 1 is an equally bleak acoustic ballad about mental illness and drug addiction. I also like this album for its statements, particularly against the "hip" crowd and their trends plus against the stereotypical outlook on the Southeast U.S. Next up we have Suicide Note Pt. For one reason or another, anyway. Yet, starting from Far Beyond Driven he dared to challenge himself and his own talent by filtering his fluid, very technical style with some more atypical, whistling, ear-raping... what do you call that? Another song off the album that pisses me off so much is definitely “Suicide Note Pt. With 10's we hear even grunge influences, from Alice In Chains, with a suffered and poisonous tone. At the beginning of the album, the intro song/title track greets the listener with Phil’s god-awful screams; the singer sounds like someone just crushed his balls with a nut cracker which isn't a good sign, to be honest. For one, the music is much more focused instead of directionless hostility. This is the absolute most angry song on the album, and the song where anger fuels it from start to finish. Add this to all the hardships, mistakes, and bitter feelings of this time, and you've set the conditions for an album that hits you with as much force as it can muster and make you feel every ounce of its pain. It's straightforward, self-confident anger. Black t-shirt featuring rattlesnake graphic. The music seems specifically designed to charge forth like a battering ram through Phil Anselmo's enemies both real and imagined. The other star of the show, the legendary Dimebag Darrell, is also remarkable as he employs a lot of flashy guitar tricks. The influx of influences from the Abbott brothers' love for traditional Texan music, plus Phil's sludge and extreme metal background gave a new arsenal of sounds for them to choose from. It seems as if they have been put through filter after filter to point where you can't even hear the original sound anymore. TGSTK could’ve been Far Beyond Driven Pt. Phil Anselmo as a singer and screamer had reached his peak here, as well as the rest of his legendary band. First off the guitar work is better. There is more typical groovy work, but even 'Drag the Waters' and 'Living Through Me' with their somewhat meandering structures and repetitious grooves are forgiven due to the overarching atmosphere and aggression. However, you can see right away that this worked to his advantage on a few tracks like the one mentioned above, and "Suicide Note Pt. Hell, this may not even be good as ‘Cowboys From Hell’, but it’s fucking good, and in my opinion is better than ‘Reign in Blood’. They took their hatred and put it on a spiritual level. So much attitude. The Great Southern Trendkill is hands down the best album made by Pantera and it's a damn shame that this album is as overlooked as it is compared to the rest of their catalog. Therefore, there was a wonderful mixture of different arrangements, ranging from the mostly acoustic "Floods" to the ballistic and spastic "Suicide Note Pt. 13 Steps To Nowhere is like the first three tracks, but not as good because it drags along sluggishly in places. TBD Record Label. The sound on this album is amazing. As I grew and discovered new types of music, especially metal, my interest in Pantera sort of faded. "Floods" showed off the sensitive side of Pantera in a similar way that "Cemetery Gates" did in 1990. But like with all artists, Pantera was destined to put out something more complex, and this is what fans got in 1996. “War Nerve” , “13 Steps to Nowhere” and “The Underground in America” are a bit slower, but still equally as aggressive. This is so heavy, so cathartic, so aggressive... it is the culmination of groove metal and Pantera, artistically. Once the song picks up it gets really good, especially with Dime’s highly memorable solo which lasts about a minute. There is a hidden track (0:41) after "(Reprise) Sandblasted Skin". Though I originally got into heavy metal thanks to a collection of my father's cassette tapes of bands like Dark Angel and MegaDeth, one of the bands I truly enjoyed early on was Pantera. As truthful as the lyrics are, they're often also so on-the-nose to the point of parody - exemplified by the "Suicide Note" two-parter, and the profane, infantile call-outs to 'the media'. Particularly on the faster tracks, Anselmo has pumped a good deal of black metal style shrieks, which work a lot better than the quasi-Hetfield meets proto-metalcore sound that he had exhibited on the last 2 albums. The guitars on this album still retain that heavy groove metal style the band has been preforming since 1990 when they abandoned their "hair band" days however this time around, it is multiplied exponentially. But don't get involved, don't corner me!' The solo is great too. II,' 'Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath),' 'Floods,' 'The Underground in America,' '(Reprise) Sandblasted Skin' - … 2." Not that it won’t be blown out of the water in about 15 minutes with ‘Floods’, which I understand is sometimes called a bad song with a great guitar solo, but I love this fucking song. When he employs it, he sticks to a mid-low register, with great results, as seen in "Suicide Note Pt.1" and "Floods". I guess for fans of metal that seek only loud music to bang one's head to, this might be a worthwhile purchase, but even then there are better albums out there that achieve similar and/or even better results. Despite this disappointment The Great Southern Trendkill was an instant classic. The emotion sounds real, the music is completely real, everything sounds totally real. ...Well, not really, but I had to incorporate a lyrical passage from this album somewhere, right? Pantera covers a lot of lyrical ground specifically in calling out the biased media and the sycophantic bands that jumped on the nu metal band wagon. I said it. BOTTOMLINE: There is praiseworthy things in this album and for being obscure, it should be experienced. Even the title of the album is fucking cool! This album features extensive overdubbing, but I don’t feel that it takes away from the quality at all. But this album is different, the band gets real, lyrically and musically. The situation, therefore, was very difficult. Its an evolution of Pantera's earlier sound and its the only album they nail perfectly. The rhythm section is tight. is. Did I really say that? The album closes with the more slow heavy song "The Underground in America" and after him the speed metal song "Sandblasted Skin (Reprise)". The band decides to close with a bang, with a fast and aggressive song. The album starts with a scream of Phil that continues to one of the most brutal song Pantera ever released, named as the title. Lastly we have The Underground In America and (Reprise) Sandblasted Skin. Highlights in his performance here are the guitar-bass duet in the chorus of "Living Through Me", the bass lines that accompany "Floods"' guitar solo and, in general, the fast thrashers of this album, like "Suicide Note Pt.2", the title track and "War Nerve". The vocals get repetitive and the riffs are ordinary, but overall it isn’t a terrible song. Its still one of the better tracks though. They further add to the vitriol of the songs. Mind you, it's not mindless - the energy isn't the only thing that's good about it. was. Then there’s the ‘okay’ stuff. Gone was the macho posturing of CfH and VDoP, as well as the self-pitying of FbD. Anyway, it's a well written, brilliantly delivered ballad; everyone raves about the lyrical guitar solo and that's fair enough but it's those creaky, kinda dissonant parts at the start that get me going. The Great Southern Trendkill; Interpret: Pantera: Druh alba: studiové album: Vydáno: 7. května 1996: Nahráno: Chasin Jason Studios, Dallas, Texas; vokály v Nothing Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana: Žánr: Groove metal: Délka: 53:01: Jazyk: angličtina: Vydavatelství: East West: Producenti: Terry Date, Vinnie Paul: Profesionální kritika Compare these songs to the really popular tracks from VDoP and FBD (Walk, 5 Minutes Alone, and I'm Broken) and note how they aren't stale and boring as fuck. The guy may be an asshole and at the time he may have been fucking himself beyond repair, but he really preformed quite well on this album. He shows a lot of versatility on this album and I would consider it to be the highlight of his career. Much of the influences are very much Nu-Metal. The lyrics also have a bit more focus, seeming mostly to be directed towards the band’s sense of Southern Pride. Vinnie's drum work is truly pummelling in nature, hammering away and adding to the overall loudness and vulgarity of the album. After it comes the fast opening of "Living through Me (Hell's Wrath)", and after him the amazing rock and roll song "Floods" the shows one of Dimebag best solos. Especially when he layers his voice on tracks like 'Sandblasted Skin', he sounds like a monster. Though I still maintain my stance on Machine Head (yeah, 10 minute long groove metal songs, great fucking idea Flynn! 1. Pantera has always been shedding its skin and evolving into a different kind of beast on each album. '10’s' is a dark atmospheric tune, and although the band is more restrained, Phil’s badass vocals still work very well. The fact that just about every song in both styles does its best to stick with the listener, lay down a groove that catches ears, causes the listener to feel what the band feels, and makes you remember the song by name, is a testament to all the variety, conflict, and hard work put into The Great Southern Trendkill. From Power Metal to Reinventing the Steel, Pantera's discography is one of the most consistently entertaining and enjoyable of any metal band. The album also features one of Dimebag Darrell’s most well-renowned solos—on the song. His sound is deeper and heavier then ever before (or after) which of course leads to a sound that is more naturally heavy and less forced. Not the most impressive song on the album, but it works. The other members, Rex and Vinnie, are also at the top of their game. Both of these are great, and although they contrast greatly from one another, they somehow work together. And don't worry, we aren't going to hear songs like "Walk" here. They're not bad per se, they're just not very interesting. Now the next two tracks, Suicide Note Pt.1 and Pt.2 starts as a very ballady song with Phil considering suicide, but then Pt.2 kicks in. Standout Tracks: Suicide Note Pt. Release Date: 23rd October 2020. M. L. XL. Seeing that there was a snake on the cover and looked pretty badass I decided to buy it, then I went home and listened to it. It is a solo that borders on Southern rock and one of the best on the album, but definitely not THE best. The song itself is a big middle finger to the media, who were talking shit about Phil after a controversial speech made on rap music and black power. I would argue, however, that his work here is far less nerve racking thanks entirely to the better ideas and musicianship on this record, which keeps Anselmo grounded. This is easily the best song on here. So far, so good. In the end, The Great Southern Trendkill (ironically a 90's release) stands as one of my all-time favorite albums, metal or otherwise. Pantera knew how much was on the line after almost single handedly saving metal in the early 90s along with Faith No More, Cannibal Corpse, White Zombie, and Rage Against the Machine. Anselmo transmits his fury with tortured screams, angry and devastated growls (helped, to accentuate the violence, by the evil Seth Putnam of Anal Cunt). Spread over 2 LPs for ultimate sound quality. Unlike the crowd of politically correct whores of the mainstream, I’m not frightened by this, mostly because I haven’t swallowed their propaganda about my country’s history. Obviously, Pantera was a groove metal band, but I think even the music is full of surprises. 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