The Great Southern Trendkill

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The Great Southern Trendkill
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Studio album by
Pantera
ReleasedMay 7, 1996 (1996-05-07) [1]
RecordedOctober 1995 – February 1996 [2]
Studio
Genre Groove metal
Length53:05
Label
Producer Terry Date
Pantera chronology
Far Beyond Driven
(1994)		The Great Southern Trendkill
(1996)		 The Singles 1991–1996
(1996)
Pantera studio album chronology
Far Beyond Driven
(1994)		The Great Southern Trendkill
(1996)		 Reinventing the Steel
(2000)
No.TitleLength
1."The Great Southern Trendkill"3:47
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. I"4:44
7."Suicide Note Pt. II"4:19
8."Living Through Me (Hells' Wrath)"4:50
9."Floods"6:59
10."The Underground in America"4:33
11."(Reprise) Sandblasted Skin"5:39
Total length:53:05
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Walk" (Live at the Hollywood Palladium, CA, June 27, 1992)5:29
Total length:59:07
Disc 2 (from The Great Southern Trendkill: 20th Anniversary Edition [26] )
No.TitleLength
1."The Great Southern Trendkill" (2016 Mix)4:07
2."War Nerve" (Live at Dynamo Festival, 1998)5:21
3."Drag the Waters" (Alternative Early Mix)5:00
4."10's" (Alternative Early Mix)4:53
5."13 Steps to Nowhere" (Instrumental Version)3:40
6."Suicide Note Pt. I" (Intro)1:13
7."Suicide Note Pt. I" (Alternative Early Mix)3:53
8."Suicide Note Pt. II" (Live at Dynamo Festival, 1998)4:48
9."Living Through Me (Hells' Wrath)" (Instrumental Version)4:54
10."Floods" (Alternative Early Mix)7:19
11."The Underground in America" (Alternative Early Mix)3:56
12."(Reprise) Sandblasted Skin" (Live at Dynamo Festival, 1998)4:34
Total length:53:38

Personnel

Pantera

Additional personnel

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [27] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [28] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [29] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [30] 19
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [31] 35
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [32] 14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [33] 61
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [34] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [35] 29
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [36] 21
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [37] 43
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [38] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [39] 14
Scottish Albums (OCC) [40] 61
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [41] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [42] 37
UK Albums (OCC) [43] 17
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [44] 3
US Billboard 200 [45] 4

Certifications

[46]

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [47] Gold35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [48] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [49] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [50] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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