Spineshank Albums Ranked

Spineshank was an American nu 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). Formed in February 1996, Spineshank was assembled from the remains of a previous musical endeavor called “Basic Enigma”. That band included future Spineshank members in vocalist Jonny Santos, guitarist Mike Sarkisyan and drummer Tom Decker. Upon hearing Fear Factory’s 1995 release Demanufacture, a new bassist in Robert Garcia was recruited, and with a refined musical style, Spineshank was formed. They have cited Fear Factory as a major influence. Here are all of Spineshank albums ranked.

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4. Anger Denial Acceptance 

“Album is crafted well, inside booklet has a quote from each member of the band. There was clearly a lot of heart & effort put into getting ADA made, and what each band member has to say on the matter reflects that. Anger Denial Acceptance may have the most range of any Spineshank album. Combines their signature aggressive style with a slower and more melodic approach. This is their first record to use piano chords.”

3. Strictly Diesel 

“This is Spineshank’s first album which was released in 1998 which is different compared to the later efforts such as the height of callousness and self destructive pattern, but I personally love it! I can see why people might not like it as much as the other albums but after a few listens this will definitely grow on you and you will find it to be a very decent debut from Spineshank!”

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2. Self-Destructive Pattern 

“As far as Nu Metal goes, this is a pretty good release. It is sort of nostalgic for me since I heard it so many years ago, and although it doesn’t remain on my playlist constantly, I do really enjoy coming back to it every now and then. The music is pretty basic but catchy and the small industrial parts add a little bit of character to it. The standouts are Smothered and Beginning of the End with a few others that are pretty good listens.”

1. The Height Of Callousness 

“The Height of Callousness” was a big change for Spineshank. On this album, the sound would lose the elements of hip hop and much of their progressiveness displayed on “Strictly Diesel” and become a straight forward monster of aggression. Remember folks, this is still Nu-metal, not Iron Maiden, so the level musicianship isn’t exactly legendary, so to expect as much would be foolish. What we get here is a lot of yelling, thick, distorted sounding guitars, crisp percussion and of course, a splash of industrial elements thrown into the mix.”