Self-Destructive Pattern

Self-Destructive Pattern is the third studio album by American metal band Spineshank, released on September 9, 2003, through Roadrunner Records. The single "Smothered" was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Metal Performance (2004).

Self-Destructive Pattern
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
Studio
Genre
Length40:31
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerGGGarth, Mike Sarkisyan, Tommy Decker
Spineshank chronology
The Height of Callousness
(2000)
Self-Destructive Pattern
(2003)
Anger Denial Acceptance
(2012)
Singles from Self-Destructive Pattern
  1. "Smothered"
    Released: October 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Kerrang![4]
laut.de[5]
Metal.de6/10[6]
Sputnikmusic[7]
Terrorizer8/10[4]

Track listing edit

All lyrics by Tommy Decker and Jonny Santos. All music by Tommy Decker and Mike Sarkisyan.

No.TitleLength
1."Violent Mood Swings"3:29
2."Slavery"2:55
3."Smothered"3:07
4."Consumed (Obsessive Compulsive)"3:06
5."Beginning of the End"3:32
6."Forgotten"3:19
7."Self-Destructive Pattern"3:16
8."Tear Me Down"3:42
9."Stillborn"4:15
10."Falls Apart"2:56
11."Fallback"3:15
12."Dead to Me"3:36
B-sides
No.TitleLength
13."Infected" (bonus track for Japanese edition, on streaming services)4:15
14."On Deaf Ears" (appears on Roadrunner Roadrage 2003 sampler)3:37
15."Don't Look Back" (appears on studio recording video in low quality)3:20

Personnel edit

Musicians edit

  • Jonny Santos – vocals
  • Mike Sarkisyan – guitar, co-producer, assistant digital editor
  • Robert Garcia – bass, backing vocals
  • Tommy Decker – drums, electronics, programming, co-producer, assistant digital editor

Credits edit

  • GGGarth – producer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Frank Gryner – engineering, recording, additional programming
  • Scott Humphrey – engineering, recording, additional programming
  • Brad Kane – additional vocals
  • Jay Baumgardner – mixing
  • Mark Kiczula – assistant mixer
  • Ben "Game Over" Kaplan – digital editing
  • Jeff Rothschild – assistant digital editor
  • Anthony "Fu" Valcic – assistant digital editor

In other media edit

Charts edit

Chart performance for Self-Destructive Pattern
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 89
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 83
US Billboard 200[10] 89

References edit

  1. ^ "Self-Destructive Pattern - Spineshank". Allmusic.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 463–464. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
  3. ^ The encyclopedia of popular music. New York : MUZE : Oxford University Press. 2006. pp. 662–663. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ a b "Spineshank Press". Roadrunner Records UK. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Edele, Michael (July 14, 2003). "Dahin gerotzter Punkrock, der sofort ins Gebein fährt". laut.de (in German). Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  6. ^ Anonymous (September 10, 2003). "Spineshank - Self-Destructive Pattern Review". metal.de. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  7. ^ Damrod (January 14, 2005). "Spineshank - Self Destructive Pattern (album review 2)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 264.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  10. ^ "Billboard 200: Week of September 26, 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2022.