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SEPULTURA
1987 - Schizophrenia.
1989 - Beneath The Remains.
1991 - Arise.
1993 - Chaos A.D.
1996 - Roots.
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October 30, 1987 - 2022: 35 years of: Schizophrenia.

Third-World speedmetal.

Not from the West-Coast, not from the East-Coast, not from Canada nor Germany ...this unit is: Third-World Speedmetal. From the slums of Belo Horizonte, to Europe's main stages, 1987's speedmetal race welcomes another contestant: SEPULTURA.

Riff it up with "From The Past Comes The Storm", how fast will these boys go ? Faster up until you end up "To The Wall" and finish your route as you "Rest In Pain". Crude and creative, this metal tornado even includes a 7:14sec instrumental adventure, a clear sign of musical growth. The mayhem maelstrom rips more faces apart with the hyper-speeds of "Escape To The Void" and "Septic Schizo".

Released on local label Cogumelo Records, the album would later be picked-up by Roadrunner Records, for worldwide distribution. Brazil's finest export comes in full fury with this second LP and Schizophrenia would be the first of an upcoming perfect thrashmetal trifecta.

SEPULTURA have left no stone unturned in the destruction-department and shall step-up the game and pick-up where SLAYER left ...with 1989's blazing sensation Beneath The Remains LP.

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Schizophrenia = full LP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_HIS9OpWAY&list=OLAK5uy_kV2qZg10FgdKKCuUN6oZ4POqtB38fKwws
Interview in 1987
Live in Sao Paulo in 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySavw0jZMSg

April 7, 1989 - 2024: 35 years of: Beneath The Remains.

Speedmetal lives.

Picking up the speed-factor, slowly abandoned by SLAYER and KREATOR ...the schizophrenic troops of doom of SEPULTURA made sure the fast-paced genre didn't rest in peace.

The morbid intro to "Beneath The Remains" quickly turns into a violent assault. Speedmetal riffing and speedmetal drumming, this is one of the last cult classicks of the era. More vile hate gets facewashed as "Stronger Than Hate" and the brutal beatdown of "Primitive Future" wrecks havoc.

The sick ravaging riff-o-rama of both "Mass Hypnosis" and "Slaves Of Pain" proudly exhibits the Cavalera + Kisser rhythm-duo as the new standard in extreme aggression down-picking. Headbanging from the deep underground, the E-based "Inner Self" mosh-fest single slowly brought the South American tribal-crew into the Western metal-market.

These new DIY to-be titans were not taming down for the current late 80s technical and progressive thrash movement. Pushing real hostility and still tip-toeing with the deathmetal crowds, this infected voice would repeat the killings with 1991's Arise CD.

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Inner Self = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wL8GjSeo3M
Beneath The Remains = full LP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ5ejXzQu3Q&list=OLAK5uy_nkYvC9LpXLpdvdgLZ-f9ZsFhXBz8CxYZ0
MTV interview in 1989
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcr-UaWcg_8
Live in Eindhoven in 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyoajHTsP1M

March 25, 1991 - 2026: 35 years of: Arise.

Under a pale grey sky, they did arise.

1991, a pivotal year for heavy-music: the end of glamrock and thrashmetal while on the other side of the spectrum, deathmetal was the heaviest thing under the sun and grunge was to become commercial kings.

And from the slums of Belo Horizonte, comes four angry men with a mission: conquer the world ...and for awhile, they did. The thrashmetal-monopoly of METALLICA + MEGADETH was heavily questioned in the heavy-department, leaving room for new players to set in ...next in line was SEPULTURA.

Slaves of pain headbang to death with the neck-breaking speedmetal finesse title-track for "Arise". More speed maelstrom killings cuts like a knife on "Infected Voice" and the equally violent "Murder". The menacing palm-muting of both "Altered State" and "Meaningless Movements" are a crunch fiesta, while the riffraffing midpace of "Dead Embryonic Cells" single, displays the simple yet devastating E-string shine at the breakdown part.

"We spit in your other face !" Recorded at Morrisound Studios with total posh Scott Burns production and Andy Wallace mix, Arise CD made the Brazilian-tribe a top thrash-contender. Polished guitar-tone, gigantic drums and the street-level lyrics, SEPULTURA finally reached the sough-after hybrid between: brutal and sophisticated. Capturing the rawness of 1989's Beneath The Remains LP and clashing along with the current new US guitar-groove movement. The later vibe shall be exploited to it's full potential on their upcoming material.

On tour they ripped thru North America along oddities SACRED REICH, NAPALM DEATH and SICK OF IT ALL in the infamous appropriately titled: New Titans On The Block tour. A moniker chosen to mock the other major Clash Of The Titans metal-trek.

A stepping-stone in SEPULTURA's career, as they shall bloom both musically and even more commercially, with 1993's Chaos A.D. CD.

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Arise = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BOHpjIZyx0
Dead Embryonic Cells = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Z8Ww1EmMk
Arise = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubgc-4MNunQ&list=OLAK5uy_lfuiFXMuhBKOL6cERya_YpPRhbJbgsCiI
In the studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF6u5sl9k0A
MTV interview in London in 1991
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUGCBy1ZBXI
Under Siege (Live In Barcelona) = full VHS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rkYeh2kZOg&list=PLUzMuomxpQBWp0hMqH74UNhibNzIrGJQN
some guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sJP88K5YNI

October 19, 1993 - 2023: 30 years of: Chaos A.D.

New thrash in a new epoch.

During this post Black Album era, simple was the key. From PANTERA, to SACRED REICH, to FIGHT ...all had a street-level E riff-based modus-operandi. 1991's Arise CD already showed signs of genetic-reconstruction, but now, SEPULTURA's groove was deadly obvious.

The revolution starts with the hardcore mosh of "Refuse / Resist". Anarchist thrash that screams anger from the decaying streets. Figh the fight and gain more "Territory" while facts about the Carandiru massacre is shouted on "Manifest", the end goal: respect, equality and justice. Pure nailbomb !

The fast-thrash of "Propaganda" features addictive grooves, while the faster-thrash of "Biotech Is Godzilla" is a DIY destruction. Always moving towards danger, both firm attacks of "Nomad" and the CD-closer "Clenched Fist" confirms SEPULTURA's in-your-face terrifying tyrannical terror.

Political-thrash aiming for the big leagues, the RIAA-certified Gold Chaos A.D. is a strong attempt to steal the limelight left vacant by most of the Big Four. Sadly the modern-thrash competition had also stepped up and was reigning supreme, led by PANTERA's Vulgar Display Of Power CD being a top unit-shifter.

The New Titan On The Block along producer Ross Robinson would go deeper, with deeper tones and spear a new revolution: 1996's aborygen-thrashmetal Roots CD.

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Refuse / Resist = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ODNxy3YOPU
Territory = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_WHGV5bejk
Slave New World = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K4J90s1A2M
Chaos A.D. = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXZ3gEcOnA0&list=OLAK5uy_neGd0JX73sdTq_RtYsmBzfa4y8GfzkfwA
Interview in 1993
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O3dzxI1LNM
Live at Donington in 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guwkHprgXhA

February 26, 1996 - 2026: 30 years of: Roots.

Breaking barriers, one riff at a time.

After metal and grunge's crossroad collision during the 1992 era, most thrash ended in the trash. Changing the course of history during the mid 90s and becoming trend-makers, here are the real roots of South America's heaviest export. From the streets, fresh blood created a new type of alloy: FIGHT, MACHINE HEAD and FEAR FACTORY ...yet nothing could've prepare the scene for SEPULTURA's ultimate powerpunch.

The vicious fat-tone attacks on cue with the opening single "Roots Bloody Roots". Modernmetal from a traditional band. A simple pounding repetitive track with a simple riff that sticks and carries on for days. In the live environment, the outro-segment became a moshpit jump delight. Newmetal's national anthem.

"Cut Throat" takes you hostage and slams you into submission, while the energetic percussions of "Ratamahatta" rings with pride and brings deep Brazilian indigenous tribes vibe into the 90s. SEPULTURA are a "Breed Apart" filled with "Straighthate" as more jungle tom-tom rhythms sludginess are added to the thrashmetal back-bone. No other band in the world could've done it, as this madness is embedded in the boys's DNA.

For the old-schoolers, some hardcore violence is found on the "Dictatorshit" brawl and the rude awakening of "Born Stubborn". This complete exhibition features guest by key-players Mike Patton, Jonathan Davis and even HOUSE OF PAIN's DJ Lethal.

Are you ready ?

SEPULTURA could've played it safe, but with a collaboration with producer Ross Robinson, the band cooked-up the ultimate hybrid: cutting edge digital production, high-gain crunch, downtuned guitars and magic Xavante tribal rhythms. While KORN may have started the mid 90s tone and took it to the masses ...SEPULTURA took it into the metal-masses.

Roots: more than a modern metal-masterpiece, it's an ancestral family-affair. And sadly family-affairs would also erode the band into two distinctive camps, as this would be the last Max led SEPULTURA offering.

The lead-singer would soon arise with the schizophrenic SOULFLY, while the SEPUL-tribe would come back from beneath the remains with new frontmen Derrick Green, with 1998's Against CD.

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Roots Bloody Roots = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_6IjeprfEs
Ratamahatta = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiwqRSCWw2g
Attitude = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TanJ9jf-p4
Roots = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUCodt4zVw4&list=PL1ckg7Xvd7ES3PKYsa5dLbDaA6IJSb9FM
MTV interview in 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKw_tu-ZAvY
Live at Pinkpop in 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBwgf8NRFhI
Under A Pale Grey Sky = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQr1Ygtfj9w&list=OLAK5uy_mgHFxMLvia8y57TLxOkCf0onsh4GwQJQM

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