TGP sounds too much like Pantera in certain parts, which was probably intentional but over-done.
Love the album though..
In MP's video "6 Degrees of Turbulent Drumming" he says that he and JP went to a Slayer concert and as a result were inspired to do something really heavy. Thus we have TGP.
The point was to be thrashy, heavy, but also have a distinct flavor of DT. I think there's more of a Slayer & early Metallica influence than a Pantera influence. MP mentioned in the video that the double bass pattern in the middle of the song was influenced by Vinnie Paul ("Becoming" maybe?).
The final part of the song screams Rush to me ("way off in the distance I saw a door I tried to open" part).
Before 6DOIT I always wondered what it would be like for DT to write a straight up metal song. Then I got 6DOIT on release day. I was pleasantly surprised by TGP.
BTW, can you picture MP & JP at a Slayer concert?