The Great Southern Trendkill 1996 Album

Pantera

This uneven, cathartic album sold far less than the previous two (naturally) because the band gets either too extreme (aiding Anselmo on vocals was Seth Putnam from jokey gross grind core band Anal Cunt) or too overwrought (well, the album title) as from a technical perspective, Anselmo's vocals were often double-tracked to match the increased aggression of the music. This is the heaviest Pantera ever got on record, with the rhythm section and Phil's histrionics overshadowing Dimebag a bit (the title track, "War Nerve"). But Dimebag's star turn is one to remember ("Floods") which sounds too classy for this otherwise sweat-in-the-trenches affair.