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  • Artist: Sepultura
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1989 05
  • Total Time: 41:44
  • Genre: Rock

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Sepultura's 1989 release, Beneath the Remains, marked the band's transition from third-world obscurity to major contenders in the international extreme metal arena. As soon as the deceptively gentle acoustic intro gives way to the title track's thrashing brutality, the listener is propelled at maximum speed and intensity through to the very last crunch of "Primitive Future." In between, Sepultura offer their first bona fide hits with "Inner Self" and the inspired "Stronger Than Hate," featuring lyrics written by Atheist's Kelly Shaefer. It's not over there as they charge ahead with the triple threat of "Mass Hypnosis," "Sarcastic Existence," and "Slaves of Pain," all of which feature mind-blowing solos from guitarist Andreas Kisser, thunderous double-bass work from drummer Igor Cavalera, and the furious howling of singer Max Cavalera. The complete absence of filler here makes this one of the most essential death/thrash metal albums of all time. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Beneath the Remains Sepultura Sepultura (5:11)
Inner Self Max Cavalera, Andreas Kisser Sepultura (5:07)
Stronger Than Hate Kelly Shaefer Sepultura (5:50)
Mass Hypnosis (Lyrics) Max Cavalera, Andreas Kisser Sepultura (4:22)
Sarcastic Existence Max Cavalera, Andreas Kisser Sepultura (4:43)
Slaves of Pain Max Cavalera, Andreas Kisser Sepultura (4:00)
Lobotomy Max Cavalera, Andreas Kisser Sepultura (4:55)
Hungry Max Cavalera, Andreas Kisser Sepultura (4:28)
Primitive Future Max Cavalera, Andreas Kisser Sepultura (3:08)
[Untitled Track] Sepultura (2:22)
[Untitled Track] Sepultura (5:10)
[Untitled Track] Sepultura (4:22)

Credits

Sepultura (Producer), Sepultura (Main Performer), Scott Burns (Producer), Scott Burns (Engineer), Scott Burns (Mixing), Monte Conner (Executive Producer), Mike Fuller (Mastering), Henrique & Hernane (Synthesizer), Francis Howard (Vocals (Background)), Antoine Midani (Assistant Engineer), Tom Morris (Mixing), Kelly Shaefer (Vocals (Background)), John Tardy (Vocals (Background)), Igor Cavalera (Drums), Max Cavalera (Guitar (Rhythm)), Max Cavalera (Vocals), Max Cavalera (Mixing), Andreas Kisser (Guitar), Paulo Jr. (Bass), Michael Whelan (Artwork), Deborah Lauren (Design), Wesley H. Raffan (Photography)
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Beneath the Remains
Studio album by Sepultura
Released May, 1989
Recorded December 15-28, 1988 at Nas Nuvens Studio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genre Thrash metal, death metal
Length 54:12
Label Roadrunner
Producer Scott Burns, Sepultura
Professional reviews
Sepultura chronology
Schizophrenia
(1987)		 Beneath the Remains
(1989)		 Arise
(1991)

Beneath the Remains is the third studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura, released in 1989. It was their first release through Roadrunner Records. The album sold over 600,000 copies worldwide.[1]

Contents

Overview

Beneath the Remains had a decent production and sharper songwriting compared to the band's previous efforts.[2] In time it would be acclaimed as a classic in the thrash metal and death metal genres.[3][4] According to vocalist Max Cavalera, Sepultura had "really found [their] style" on that album.[2]

This is the band's first album to have the logo feature they would use on every album until Nation.[citation needed] It was also their first album to feature a Michael Whelan cover art - in this case, Nightmare in Red.[5]".

Production

Max Cavalera travelled to New York in February 1988 and spent a whole week negotiating with the Roadrunner label.[6] Although they offered a 7-record deal to Sepultura, the label was unsure of the band's sale potential.[6] The album's budget was a small amount by the label's standards ($8,000), but in the end the cost was almost twice its original budget.[7]

Scott Burns, who had previously engineered records by Florida extreme metal acts Obituary, Death and Morbid Angel, was the chosen producer. Burns agreed to work for a low fee ($2,000) because he was curious about Brazil.[8]

Sepultura spent the last half of December 1988 recording the album at Nas Nuvens Studio in Rio de Janeiro, from 8 pm to 5 am.[9]

Track listing

# Title Length
1. "Beneath the Remains" (Max Cavalera, Andreas Kisser, Sepultura) 5:11
2. "Inner Self" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) 5:07
3. "Stronger Than Hate" (Kelly Shaefer, Sepultura) 5:50
4. "Mass Hypnosis" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) 4:22
5. "Sarcastic Existence" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) 4:43
6. "Slaves of Pain" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) 4:00
7. "Lobotomy" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) 4:55
8. "Hungry" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) 4:28
9. "Primitive Future" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) 3:08
10. "A Hora e a Vez do Cabelo Nascer" (Arnolpho Lima Filho, Os Mutantes) 2:23
11. "Inner Self (Drum tracks)" (Sepultura) 5:11
12. "Mass Hypnosis (Drum tracks)" (Sepultura) 4:22

Tracks 10-12 are bonus tracks on the 1997 remastered re-release.

Credits

Notes

  1. ^ Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 83.
  2. ^ a b Kay (1997), from the liner notes of Beneath the Remains.
  3. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "((( Beneath the Remains > Overview )))". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fqxqy5ldde. Retrieved 15 December 2008. 
  4. ^ Terrorizer #109 (2003), page 35 (author unknown).
  5. ^ Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 69.
  6. ^ a b Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 60.
  7. ^ Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 67.
  8. ^ Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 64.
  9. ^ Barcinski & Gomes 1999, pages 64 & 66.

References

  • Anonymous (2003). A Megaton Hit Parade: The All-Time Thrash Top 20. Terrorizer, 109: 34-55.
  • Barcinski, André & Gomes, Silvio (1999). Sepultura: Toda a História. São Paulo: Ed. 34. ISBN 85-7326156-0
  • Harris, Keith (2000). Roots?: the relationship between the global and the local within the Extreme Metal scene. Popular Music, 19: 13-30.
  • Sepultura (1989). Beneath the Remains. [CD]. New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. The Sepultura Remasters (1997).
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