Notes & Personnel Info |
 | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. |
 | Spineshank: Rob Garcia (vocals, bass); Jonny Santos (vocals); Souren "Mike" Sarkisyan (guitar); Tommy Decker (drums, programming). |
 | "Smothered" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. |
 | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. |
 | Roadrunner Records continues to make a strong case for the longevity of nu-metal with SELF-DESTRUCTIVE PATTERN, Spineshank's third full-length. With a relentless, grooving brutality not unlike Pantera, and the industrial grind of Ministry, the Ozzfest veterans have upped the ante by injecting more clean vocals to their sound (perhaps taking a cue from bands such as Opeth and Disturbed). |
 | "Violent Mood Swings" and "Slavery" open the set with unforgiving intensity. "Smothered" and "Self-Destructive Pattern" boast some catchy vocal melodies and more mature song structures that could be compared to later-era Fates Warning. Crack producer GGGartH (Catherine Wheel, Downthesun) dials in sparkling crunch and sample-driven futuristic sheen, resulting in a very contemporary and polished production. |