"Smothered" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
Roadrunner Records continues to make a strong case for the longevity of nu-metal with SELF-DESTRUCTIVE PATTERN, Spineshank's third full-length. With a relentless, grooving brutality not unlike Pantera, and the industrial grind of Ministry, the Ozzfest veterans have upped the ante by injecting more clean vocals to their sound (perhaps taking a cue from bands such as Opeth and Disturbed).