Sepultura - Arise(1991)

Track List

01 Arise
02 Dead Embryonic Cells
03 Desperate Cry
04 Murder
05 Subtraction
06 Altered State
07 Under Siege (Regnum Irae)
08 Meaningless Movements
09 Infected Voice

Line Up

Andreas Kisser - Lead Guitar
Igor Cavalera - Drums
Max Cavalera - Vocal/Guitar
Paulo Jr. - Bass

one of the best metal albums to come out of south america, Brazils answer to Slayer, this is a collectors gem. Rage, is constant throughout the album, & theres plenty of music to headbang to. its very groovy & a fan favorite among mosh pits. 'under seige', 'desperate cry', 'dead embryonic cells', 'arise''altered state' are true power house metal compositions. the production is top class & compliments the groovy riffs by Kisser.
the only thing thats not really good is the lyrics, lots of grammatical howlers, guess they would have scored a lot if they sang in their native Portuguese, but they were young & had a lot to talk about & hence preferred to sing in English to reach a wider audience. anyways, their music does all the talking. Max' vocals never sounded more hate ridden & vengeful. guess he was pissed off with the corrupt catholic Church & the extreme poverty that had plagued Brazil.

best music to listen to while working out with heavy weights.

my rating
9/10

review by Pritham 'Metal farmer' D'Souza