Album · Tantric
Tantric by Tantric
Tantric is an album by Tantric, released in 2001. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 24 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Breakdown”, on 18 lists with a best position of #5.
Tantric's self-titled debut arrived on Maverick on February 13, 2001, the first record from a Louisville, Kentucky band built out of a split: guitarist Todd Whitener, bassist Jesse Vest and drummer Matt Taul had walked out of Days of the New and teamed up with singer Hugo Ferreira. Toby Wright produced.
It's post-grunge in its purest form, with heavy, rolling riffs, moody minor-key verses and Ferreira's big, gravel-edged voice hauling every chorus skyward. "Breakdown" was the lead single and the one rock radio couldn't let go of, with "Astounded" and "Mourning" following behind. The album crept in at number 193 on the Billboard 200, kept climbing to number 71 and went gold by the end of 2001, which is the sound of a slow burn catching.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Tantric on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breakdown | 18 | #5 | – | 2001–2019 | |
| 2 | Astounded | 2 | #30 | – | 2001 | |
| 3 | Mourning | 4 | #41 | – | 2001–2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.