The Great Southern Trendkill by Pantera (Metal) (CD, May-1996, Atlantic USA)

Remembered for being the least favorite Pantera album to many, when it comes down to it, this is one brutal performance. The Great Southern Trendkill starts off with the first song that has the same name of the album, which leaves you black and bruised when it's over, and that's just the first song! The whole record is raw and personal, with songs like Suicide Note, Pt. 1 and Pt. 2, and signature Dimebag playing, especially in Floods. Live out this legendary band through, "The Great Southern Trendkill!"

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This album harkens back to the speed of cowboys from hell, while releasing Phil's bludgening screaming vocals and keeping the extreme heavyness of the last album. It is truely a metal masterpiece. Ten stars plus.

When this Cd came out I liked some songs on it but I was not as thrilled as I still am when I heard "Cowboys from Hell" their 1st major lable release, and it's follow-up "Vulgar Display of Power", these 2 cds are their best material.
"Trendkill" was a good album overall. I think bands seem to always reach a peak and then they start sounding "burnt-out". There is an expiration date to everything, right? I wish time stood still in 1988 ! Long Live Rock 'n Roll,Heavy Metal ,and of course Salsa !!

I love this record. This is a great metal record that will still play in the following years to come. If you love Pantera, you will love this record as it’s brutal and still grooves at the same time.

The Great Southern Trendkill is one awesome disc.Just take a listen to war nerve,drag the waters and living through me.It is nice to see the pantera boys staying real metal for their fans.

I bought a Pantera cd, "The Great Southern Trendkill". The reason why I decided to buy the cd, was because of the great description and the great price. The description was very accurate. The cd was brand new, sealed. Shipping was incredibly fast.

This album has been labeled by many as the red-headed-stepchild of Pantera's reign. I don't see it that way. It is the natural progression of what happens to a band who toured their bodies and brains to the point of exhaustion, theretofore largely slamming the same powercords to a few mainstay songs that were catchy. But Trendkill was more hardcore in nature and never pretended to be anything else. You could hear the plateauing of Dimebag's playing heavily here. His style became full of powerslides, the technique increasingly used when creativity is disappearing or boredom is setting in. The fact that many of the simpletons of their fan-base could not adjust to the style of the album is not a bad reflection of Pantera. But the lesser sales did motivate them to dig deep and belch-out REINVENTING THE STEEL, which on it's own merit is THE BEST PANTERA ALBUM EVER for the reason that it was the first album that they did that was not full of cliches; but rather, the end result of the band's best evolution. Trendkill had to happen to make REINVENTING THE STEEL possible.

Been a huge Pantera fan sense Cowboys. Even to this day, with Phil turning into that which he swore never to be. A cowardly punk with a taste for the H. Even with no respect for what he has become, and the death of Dime, Pantera is still my fav.

5 outta 5 for this CD is the only choice. For those looking for this CD to sound like anything else (^Metallica^ one poster wrote) or even past Pantera, you totally missed out on the true theme of this CD. Its about breaking trends and doing something different. Most people didnt and still dont catch this.

5 outta 5 for this CD is the only choice. Its got some super fast speed metal, some slower heavy as hell metal (my fav) and some off the beaten path stuff too. All of it ties together perfectly with eye opening lyrics. Pantera through out!

This album opens with Phil's gutteral scream/growl and sets the pace for the rest of the album. It follows the natural progression from Vulger Display of Power to Far Beyond Driven to Great Southern Trendkill. A must have for any Pantera fan, or heavy metal fan at all. I'd say this album set the stage for Slipknot to arrive on the scene a few years later.

first of all im a huge fan of the mighty pantera....and this is a very good album by em, but not their best im afraid, theres too much eratic vocals going on, and the songs are not varied enough like previous efforts, but floods is one of panteras and metal classic, love it

anyway if your a fan... get it
if your looking for a descent metal album, this is maybe not your thang

I love this album. It is one of the greatest album ever . With Dimebag Darrell's amazing guitar solo's and the pain behind every note how could anyone deny it greatness. I heard the album before I bought it on ebay and Bought a copy. Then I played it like crazy and it began to skip so ebay was a great choice for a second one and I got a great deal. I love it.