''Self-Destructive Pattern'' is the third album by the American
industrial metal
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band
Spineshank
Spineshank was an American metal band from Los Angeles. The band has released four studio albums: ''Strictly Diesel'' (1998), '' The Height of Callousness'' (2000), '' Self-Destructive Pattern'' (2003), and ''Anger Denial Acceptance'' (2012).
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. It was released on September 9, 2003 by
Roadrunner Records. The single "Smothered" was nominated for a
Grammy
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in the category of
Best Metal Performance
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(2004).
Track listing
All lyrics by Tommy Decker and Jonny Santos.
All music by Tommy Decker and Mike Sarkisyan.
# "Violent Mood Swings" – 3:29
# "Slavery" – 2:55
# "
Smothered" – 3:07
# "Consumed (Obsessive Compulsive)" – 3:06
# "Beginning of the End" – 3:32
# "Forgotten" – 3:19
# "Self-Destructive Pattern" – 3:16
# "Tear Me Down" – 3:42
# "Stillborn" – 4:15
# "Falls Apart" – 2:56
# "Fallback" – 3:15
# "Dead to Me" – 3:36
B-sides
* "Infected" – 4:15 (bonus track for Japanese edition)
* "On Deaf Ears" – 3:37 (appears on Roadrunner Roadrage 2003 sampler)
* "Don't Look Back" – 3:37 (appears on studio recording video in low quality)
Personnel
Musicians
* 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
*
GGGarth
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–
Producer
*
Ted Jensen
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Biograp ...
–
Mastering
*
Frank Gryner
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– 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
Other media
*The songs "Beginning of the End" and "Slavery" were featured in the 2003 film ''
Freddy vs. Jason
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'', but only "Beginning of the End" was featured on
the soundtrack.
Charts
References
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2003 albums
Roadrunner Records albums
Spineshank albums
Albums produced by Garth Richardson