Self-Destructive Pattern

Self-Destructive Pattern
Studio album by Spineshank
Released	September 9, 2003
Genre	Heavy Metal, Thrash metal, Horror Punk, Speed Metal
Length	40:31
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	GGGarth, Mike Sarkisyan, Tommy Decker
Spineshank chronology
The Height of Callousness (2000) Self-Destructive Pattern (2003) Anger Denial Acceptance (2012)
Singles from Self-Destructive Pattern
"Smothered" Released: October 2003

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Self-Destructive Pattern is the third album by the American Heavy metal band Spineshank. It was released on September 9, 2003 by Roadrunner Records. The single "Smothered" was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Metal Performance (2004). The album has a minimal number of industrial metal inserts, and a greater influence of thrash metal and horror punk.

Track listing

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

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

• "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 – 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

Other media

• The songs "Beginning of the End" and "Slavery" were featured in the 2003 film Freddy vs. Jason, but only "Beginning of the End" was featured on the soundtrack as well as Transformers: The Last Knight.

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
2003	Billboard 200	89
	UK Albums Chart	83