Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Kerrang!	^[4]
laut.de	^[5]
Metal.de	6/10^[6]
Sputnikmusic	^[7]
Terrorizer	8/10^[4]

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).

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

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

In 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.
The song "Smothered" was featured in the video game Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home.

Charts

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

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

v t e Spineshank
Mike Sarkisyan Tom Decker Robert Garcia Jonny Santos Brandon Espinoza
Studio albums	Strictly Diesel The Height of Callousness Self-Destructive Pattern
Compilation albums	The Best of Spineshank
Singles	"New Disease" "Smothered"