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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 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. 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.
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTING
1 The Great Southern Trendkill 3:46
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. 1 4:44
7 Suicide Note, Pt. 2 4:19
8 Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath) 4:50
9 Floods 6:59
10 The Underground in America 4:33
11 Sandblasted Skin (Reprise) 5:39
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