SEPULTURA

Release Year: 1996
Artist Origin: BRA
Style: modern straightforward groovy thrash metal

fifth studio full-length [1996] by Brazilian grand masters is a career-defining and game-changing point for the band and for entire heavy metal world, that split their fanbase as well between the early era and the new era supporters - regardless of anything, musicians were brave enough to try new ideas that eventually have brought the luminous four-piece onto a new level of recognition; direct, focused, dose-of-thunder kind of compositions have crystallized the new aesthetic: propulsive rhythms, gravel-voice shouting, and massive guitar riffs drenched in nerve-fraying distortion come together in a perfect marriage - more stripped-down approach, crushing, apocalyptic sound and fierce, straightforward structures with poignant lyrics dominate this essential record which has turned into a reflection of the epoch; later European edition is updated with extra design details and four additional songs, two of them are performed live