{"id":16892,"date":"2021-10-21T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T05:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16892"},"modified":"2021-10-20T08:27:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:27:16","slug":"sepultura-sepulnation-the-studio-albums-1998-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16892","title":{"rendered":"Sepultura \u2013 Sepulnation The Studio Albums 1998 \u2013 2009 (BMG)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We all know about the first incarnation of the legendary Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura. Even though this new boxset covers the second phase of the band\u2019s long history, I will be delving back into the Max Cavalera era to tell the full story of this fantastic new remastered set so please bear with me!<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ll be honest with you, I\u2019m one of the original Sepultura fans whose love affair with the band began with the legendary Beneath the Remains<\/em> album (I struggled with the Bestial Devastation<\/em>, Morbid Visions<\/em> and Schizophrenia<\/em> albums). \u00a0I saw the video for Inner Self<\/em> on an episode of Headbangers Ball that coincided with a gig they played at London\u2019s Marquee club and I bought the album the next day. The Scott Burns produced album blew me away and the next album Arise <\/em>was even better.<\/p>\n

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I got to see them with Sacred Reich supporting at Newport Centre in 91 and they were superb! 1993 saw the band release my favourite Sepultura album Chaos AD<\/em>, this was the first time the band started experimenting with Brazilian rhythms and acoustic guitars and it brought a whole new element to their sound. I even forgave them for the album\u2019s liner notes stating that they recorded the album in Rockfield Studios, Wales\u2026\u2026England!! Arghhh lol. A fantastic set at Donington in 1994 cemented them into this metalheads all-time favourite bands.<\/p>\n

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By the time Roots<\/em> came along in 96, the Latin influences and huge down tuned metal riffs combined to make a sonic assault that had never been heard before. They really were a game changing band even recording with Brazilian tribes in the rain forest. Incredible stuff\u2026<\/p>\n

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Max left the band after the tragic death of his stepson Dana Wells in a car accident, and the bands relationship was left in tatters after the other three members including his brother Iggor, decided that they wanted to fire manager Gloria Bujnowski (also Max\u2019s wife). This prompted Cavalera\u2019s exit and led to him forming the successful Soulfly.<\/p>\n

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Sepultura recruited new vocalist Derrick Green and released the first album in this boxset \u2013 Against which was released in 1998. There are some moments of brilliance here, Choke<\/em> is full assault that highlights Green\u2019s vocal prowess and his presence on the album is a powerful one. The album wasn\u2019t received too well critically at the time with it selling less than Soulfly\u2019s debut. There were certainly enough glimpses of the old Sepultura with an inkling of what the future could bring.<\/p>\n

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Nation was released in 2001 and was the last Sepultura album recorded for Roadrunner records. The album sold poorly, and while re visiting it for this review, I don\u2019t know why. There are some fantastic moments here with Green really stamping his authority as a vocalist. The pummelling Revolt<\/em> being a standout track. After Revolusongs<\/em>, an EP of covers, (included in the box set) was released in 2002, the bands ninth studio album Roorback <\/em>was their debut on SPV records. Another strong release with some strong song writing and a sound not too dissimilar to the Roots<\/em> album. Iggor Cavalera plays an absolute blinder on this album (as usual) and tracks like Godless<\/em> and Urge<\/em> showcase a band that really are firing on all cylinders.<\/p>\n

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Their tenth album Dante XXI came out in 2006. It\u2019s a concept album based on Dante Alighieri\u2019s The Divine Comedy<\/em>. It was to prove the last Sepultura album featuring Igor Cavalera. He reconciled with Max and they formed Cavalera Conspiracy. The album is another well-rounded effort highlighting the fact that later Sepultura hold their own as a band. False, Dark Wood of Error<\/em> and Ostia<\/em> are superb. Green spits out the words with gusto while the riffs chug along like freight trains.<\/p>\n

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2009s A- Lex was the first Sepultura album without both Cavalera brothers. Jean Dolabella took over on the drum stool, thus leaving bass player Paulo Jr as the only surviving member from the original line up. A \u2013 Lex <\/em>is another concept album, this time based on the book A Clockwork Orange<\/em>. The personnel changes didn\u2019t seem to have a negative effect on the band, in fact they delivered one of their strongest albums since Roots<\/em> with A \u2013 Lex.<\/p>\n

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This box set is an easy way for anyone who never dipped their toes into the Sepultura pool after Max Cavalera\u2019s departure to get acquainted with some underrated and overlooked material. These albums should be mentioned in the same breath as any of the \u2018classic\u2019 line ups work. The set is available as an 8 LP vinyl or a 5 CD collection and looks fantastic. Go and get your hands on a copy!<\/p>\n

SEPULNATION!!<\/p>\n

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Buy Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Author: Kenny Kendrick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We all know about the first incarnation of the legendary Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura. Even though this new boxset covers the second phase of the band\u2019s long history, I will be delving back into the Max Cavalera era to tell the full story of this fantastic new remastered set so please bear with me! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[7209],"class_list":["post-16892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review","tag-sepultura-sepulnation-the-studio-albums-1998-2009","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16892"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16896,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16892\/revisions\/16896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}