Arise

Perfect croissant making music

I have a sore knee, a toothache, and I didn't sleep well last night due to a roof full of squirrells that I paid to have removed in November. To avoid further irritation, I bailed after 2 songs .

Even though I'm on record as a fan of metal, I've often skipped Sepultura because they just always seemed so try-hard. They seem to work so hard to come across extra shocking and creepy. But this, friends, is why you shouldn't judge an album by its cover. This record is straight up fire. It lives in that liminal zone between thrash and death metal that lends itself to really tasty grooves which practically spark with high-voltage current. It's super energetic without being frantic or chaotic, controlled without being robotic, and switches from face-melting guitar licks to heavy, pounding groves without missing a beat or losing an ounce of power. It's a damn good example of the genre.

I listen to this album a few times a week, have done since I was about 12 (I'm 37 now lol). It's metal perfection, simple as that. I couldn't think of anything I'd change - everything is exactly as it should be. Scott Burns deserves a fucking award for the production, too. 5/5.

What an odd choice to include this album - which is pretty by-the-numbers thrash metal - when the following Sepultura album, Chaos A.D., would see them making a genre-defining groove metal album incorporating elements of traditional Brazilian tribal music. At least Roots made the list... but Arise over Chaos A.D.? Weird. Very weird. Still good... but not the album that should be on the list.

It might be the most brilliant Ablum of it's genere of all times but I can't listen to it. They seem to be capable though

I was taken aback by this record. Can't say that I expected to be listening to 90s Brazilian death metal today! While it's hard to imagine what it would take for me to love a metal album, I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. Still better than John Martyn. Perhaps it was just the Friday afternoon productivity boost I needed. Maybe I'm on to something here... Join me next week for my TED talk on "death metal in the workplace." Rating 2.5/5 Favourite song: Desperate Cry has got some serious twists and turns

Compared to what I thought this was gonna to sound like starting off, this album was actually really badass. Every time I thought they were about to lose me they hit a guitar solo or breakdown that was hitting the spot. Definitely will go back to this when I’m in the mood

This album shows a lot of growth for the band and it's a legit banger of a record. But in two albums, they will perfect their sound and become one of the best metal bands of all time. This record is awesome. But the next two are even better.

SEPULTURA! BR PORRA!

More musical value than Napalm Death. Less comedy value though.

i knew my day would be hashtag blessed with this sepultura album. i first heard another album of theirs, roots, on this list, and arise is no less thrash metal. i even enjoy this album more! the drums are absolutely killer throughout and are what controls the beat and how hard sepultura goes! don't get me wrong, because the guitar is on fire, too. i firmly believe that metal cannot sound good period without solid musical grounding, and sepultura has that in spades. even if the vocals are harsh (and they are), the instruments are doing their part and making the music sound so, so good. i loved "c.i.u. (criminals in uniform)", even if it was a bonus track as part of a remastered version. usually only black american artists were talking about the corrupt police at this time, so it's awesome to see brazilian musicians speaking out early. as i've mentioned in my previous sepultura review, i noticed multiple similarities with system of a down, and one similarity is that social consciousness.

I once heard this described as a 'riff Bible'. It is such an incredible album and it does surprise me that it is on this list, even if it is my favourite Sepultura album.

The influences from Master of Puppets are obvious, but Sepultura's fourth record is more brutal and experimenting in nature. And the drumming is just slightly more tight, as heard on 'Subtraction'. A monster of a track with a brutality in the higher end of the thrash metal spectrum. The legendary title track is equally as brutal and sets the tone for this entire tour de force of industrial-inspired thrash.

Arise is a solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lyrically it’s a bit silly at times but still holds up in terms of their playing

Cookie Monster sings Slayer's Greatest Hits. Big in Indonesia, apparently.

Thrash Metal with an experimental edge, the rare non-Scandinavian metal band really blows it out of the park with this

Arise What’s there to say? This isn’t my cup of tea, and even if it was my cup of tea it would have gone cold and have off milk in it. There really is nothing to redeem it, the lyrics are drivel, it sounds crap and thin, the songs are all the same, it’s not even confrontationally aggressive, it sounds so by the numbers it doesn't even have any shocking power. Drivel, absolute drivel. 🪦 Playlist submission: Who gives a shit really, but Desperate Cry as it has some synth in it

Yessss. 4 Not very creative though 2 I like it. But its sooo boring 1 It's definitely so much fun to run around and mush into other people to. But then again, it's those metal songs that are just never inviting an actual wall to diverge, or a mosh to even begin. You just kind of wait in anticipation for a thing that never comes. It only invites circles pits, and even they just can't even start if a breakdown never even pretends to show itself. In the end you're left feeling incomplete and questioning if the sweat, broken bones and moshing was even worth it.

An easy 5⭐ Chaos A.D. is a 6⭐

I want to go back and give Master of Puppets a 4 because this right here whips its ass.

Now we’re getting somewhere. Sepultura is a heavy metal band from Brazil who were formed in 1984, right in my wheelhouse. Except I never really listened to them. When they became huge, I was still a high schooler who had to pay around $20 for a CD. By that time, I was already getting a new CD just about every week, so I had to be really sure about what I was buying. Although there were some mysteries bought along the way, you know, those CDs you bought just because the cover looked cool. But I digress. Sepultura means grave in Portuguese, so that should tell you where the band is coming from. They have very dark and political lyrics, kind of like Slayer or Megadeth. Their music is a bit more like Slayer, very fast, heavy, full of blast beats. Singer/guitarist Max Cavalera had a singing delivery very reminiscent of Tom Araya of Slayer. But Sepultura also has a bit of a groove like Pantera. So, that sounds great, doesn’t it? And they are. But back in the day, I still had issues with the screaming vocal delivery. I never got into Slayer because of Araya’s vocals….and the whole Satanic thing freaked me out too. After seeing their set at Louder Than Life in Louisville, I wish I had gotten into Slayer. Great Odin's raven! I listened to Arise yesterday while watching the NFL RedZone and it was a delight. This album is chock full of riffs and pretty poignant lyrics that could have been written today. I’m sorry I didn’t get into them when I was in high school. I mean, they would have really scared the adults in my life. Which is kind of what a young teenage punk wants, right? Sepultura's sixth album was called Roots, with a song called Roots Bloody Roots, which I really love. I remember sitting in the parking lot of Bob’s IGA one afternoon with Roots Bloody Roots cranked, windows down, and people giving me the stink eye. Good times. Arise was the first album the band had money to record, so they were able to experiment a bit more and take their time with the recording. Arise and the next two albums would cement Sepultura as one of the biggest metal bands in the world. There have been member changes and things every band goes through over the years, but a version of Sepultura is still out there crushing skulls today. If you’re a fan of heavy metal, extreme metal, or just Slayer, you will no doubt enjoy Speultura’s Arise.

A pretty thrilling, high adrenaline ride, with a thrash metal band who can actually play and an ear for melody, structure and tone absent from similar band's efforts. The production is uniformly excellent and even though the subject matter is the usual tread through, er, death and facism and crushing uniformity (alright, I'm guessing mostly because I can't really tell), it doesn't mar the great soundscape and mode. Immerse, bang your head or just get some work done - smash the system whilst working for it.

very good no where near as good as roots but it's also hard to compare as they sound completely different

I have heard of this band but I am not familiar with any of their albums or songs. Another band that I was very psyched to check out. Sounds like classic thrash metal which I love and is one of my favorite genres. This album came out around the golden age of Thrash metal and its very apparent how much they are influenced by bands like Slayer and to a lesser extent Metallica. I can hear similarities in their riffs and the singer sounds a lot like the singer from Slayer to me. Also very similar lyrical themes that Slayer sang about. I loved this album a lot and I will be doing a deep dive of their discography to see what else they have produced over the years. \m/

Surprisingly good! As a teenager, I was into punk and thought metal was cheesy. Now I think they're both pretty cheesy but occasionally great. I love the energy of this style of thrash metal. I like the dystopian atmosphere of despair paired with some killer grooves. For this style of music, I find 30-35 mins makes the perfect album. This is about ten minutes too long - but it's a small complaint. 4*

I previously reviewed the album Roots by Sepultura. Although that album was in some ways more creative than this one, I think Arise is the better album of the two, with more tonal consistency and arrangements that are a little more ear friendly (as far as Sepultura albums go LOL). This is high energy, thrashy music that burns. Musically it's really good, with magnificent guitars by Andreas Kisser and wicked drumming by Igor Cavalera. It's a top notch metal album. Fave Songs: Murder, Meaningless Movements, Altered State, Under Siege (Regnum Irae), Desperate Cry

Äntligen lite METAL Alltså det är cool beans men också uppenbart att de vill låta maximalt som Slayer, ibland kanske nästan för mycket? Äh jag gillade!

I'll admit it: I am a big metalhead. The music here even overrides the vocals (which are growly but not terrible). I'm all about this. I can't call it perfect but it's absolutely a high level.

Ok this thing RIPS. I love the ambient sections between songs it really gives a sense of space

Good metal enjoyed it a lot. Crazy guitar solos and riffs. Nasty drums and grimy vocals, loved it. Favorite song, Dead Embryonic Cells. Will definitely be returning to the project when I'm in the mood, 6/8.

At times, and this is one of those times, it feels like the collection heads into this sad, dusty, neglected musical cul-de-sac, with a weird grab bag of forgettable albums or weird-but-not-really-entertaining bands and albums. This is more of the former (and not at all weird), made even more dubious by the fact that this collection apparently has two (2!) Sepultura albums, as if one incredibly generic collection of growled metal bangers wasn't quite enough. On the positive side, it's not a particularly long album (at least if you stick with the non-remastered version), and the lyrics seem to be benignly dark, and largely incomprehensible. And of course a tip of the hat to the fact that they're Brazilian, apparently proving that the southern hemisphere isn't immune to the lure of being a metalhead. I'm also glad to read that they manage to tour with Ozzy Osbourne, and then with Ministry and Helmet, as I suspect they got a great reception among those fans.

It can be that they are one of the bands responsible for defining the formula, but this album is absolutely formulaic. I have never been a fan of growled vocals - I prefer vocalists who can sing, and the absence of this weighs heavily against Sepultura. The rhythm section is solid as is to be expected. The lead guitar is uninspiring however. After three or four tracks it gets rather boring - all too much the same.

pourtant j'adore la musique brésilienne

I'm not a huge thrash metal fan, but I do enjoy some from time to time. This album hits the right combination of thrash and groove and something else intangible. I really enjoyed listening to the whole album. I am baffled how I completely missed this album when it was released and Sepultura's music in general. Just fantastic.

Fuck yeah will listen to this band again 5 stars

Master piece

I’m not usually one that seeks out metal, but can appreciate it when the mood strikes. This album got me through a late night 10k training run that I wasn’t otherwise particularly motivated for. A perfect metal album!

I’ve realized this and beneath the remains are just the two best slayer albums

This is Sepultura at their best. Thrash, a little industrial at times, political and with a kickass production! Come to think about it, this is probably metal at it's best too.

I was annoyed to have a metal assignment the day I finally sat down to listen, but then had me tappin my toes and bangin my head by the third track! The genre just isn’t my jam, so it won’t be in my regular rotation, but I’ll pick this one up again for sure!

Knew this would be a 5 before I even started listening.

Fantastic thrash album

I'm glad we got some old-school Sepultura on this album in addition to Roots (holding out hope we'll get Beneath the Remains or Chaos AD on here too...nope, just looked it up and I'm SoL). When it comes to thrash bands, Sepultura is definitely my number one. Arise is considered their best album, though it's oddly one that I have maybe listened to the least. After listening to it for the list, it basically kicked off a listening marathon starting with Under a Pale Grey Sky which is still maybe my favorite live recording ever. Easy 5/5!

Max back at it. Glad they re-recorded these albums. I stand with Sepultura is Max and Igor. The classic albums are just so heavy, you can feel what’s about to come. My neck hurts…..

It's fascinating to hear the influences from other bands who were releasing albums at the same time as this dropped. I can hear the odd Metallica guitar sound from their late 80s material, also some similarities with Human, Death's progressive death metal opus. Although I feel that Roots is a slightly better album, and to my regret, I only awarded that album 4 stars, this is getting 5 stars. I hope this partly makes up for just about my only rating-regret so far.

Can't believe I hadn't heard this before. Thrashier version of old school Metallica. This is a classic and going into the rotation ASAP

Blows Metallica out of the water. Genuinely some of the tightest early 90s metal I've ever heard. And I can hear the lyrics!

100/10. Jeez, I've been giving far too many albums 5/5 ratings. This album right here is a true 5/5-deserving album. I LOVE Sepultura. They're one of my favourite bands. This album is a masterpiece. It's a miracle that not only one, but TWO Sepultura albums made it into Robert Dimery's album list, considering the considerable bias against metal music, and non-British music. Anyway, Sepultura is awesome. Rock on! :)

I think this album turned me into a metalhead.

Had a girlfriend whose little brother woulda given his left nut to be in this band. His band was called Disenchanter. Great name, but unfortunately accurate with respect to my feelings upon hearing them. Sold a trillion copies of this at the record store. For many people, this was the only record that mattered. I am not one of them. The brain cells I use to hate this kind of music as the same as the ones I use to hate professional wrestling. But I respect it and I like it more than a lot of their ilk.

Fett! Har hørt litt på dette bandet før, men ikke dette albumet. Ikke nødvendigvis en match ved første gjennomhøring, men vokste på meg etter et par runder. Ligger nok på 3.5, men runder opp basert på fett albumcover 🤟

Digger det, god thrashy death metal. Dead Embryonic Cells og Altered State står igjen som de største bangerene. 4/5

Can't deny, a pretty solid metal album. Some groovy ass riffs throughout.

Was a bit samey this, only so much galloping guitar at the same tempo you can take. Not as interesting as Metallica but probably sounded a bit more rough around the edges. What else can you really say about it? Was fine, went by quickly enough but I'd struggle to pick it out of a line up if I heard it again. 2.5.

Metal’s not really my bag and I struggle to connect with it a lot of the time, but this was pretty good. Typically what turns me off is if the vocalist is scream singing and this is no exception, but I kinda tuned him out to focus on the drums and guitar work.

Really not my thing, but mostly because of the vocals and incessant drive. But, the drums are like art and there are some really good tempo changes. It's clear this is top tier, but still a 3 for me.

Meh

Professional brutality that's impressively sterile.

This was a fun album. A lot of crunching and driving metal with some industrial flare. It won’t be in heavy rotation but it was enjoyable.

Wow I am thoroughly surprised and elated that Sepultura have an album on this list. I bet if you polled death metal bands/players today, 99% of them would mention Sepultura as being an influence to them. I personally have several old band members that have Sepultura tattoos! They are great. Really amazing. Brazilian trailblazers that brought tribal rhythms to thrashy guitars and guttural, animalistic vocals. This album is the start of a 3-record span of albums that really blew open death/thrash metal- "Arise" "Chaos AD" and "Roots". While I'm REALLY glad there is a Sepultura album on here, I think that "Chaos AD" or "Roots" would have been better choices. Both of those are more refined (in a good way- you can make an argument that says "why would I want "refined" when I'm looking for animalistic thrash music?", but I promise it's better) and I think would have been better picks. SDA- if you never heard of Sepultura, listen to the track "Territory" on Chaos AD- specifically the drum solo intro. To me that captures everything about Sepultura in about 60 seconds of music. Actually listen to the whole track, it's got great lyrics (about tyranny and oppression ofc), guitar solos, everything. Speaking of guitar solos and performances, it's so funny to say but in the realm of heavy metal, this band is so tasteful. None of the members step on eachother's toes, none of them overdo anything and none of them under do (if overdo is a word then why isn't underdo) anything. They understand when there should be breaths in music- something that is the bane of many metal bands. With all of that being said, I think this album is a 3/5, and the two following albums are 4/5's. I would love if "Chaos AD" was on this list in place of "Arise".

Arise - its one of these albums.. Dead embryonic cells - points just for the little Tbh👍 Desperate cry - some nice differentiation here between two sections Murder- cheery titles.. Cute👍 All other songs much the same Altered state👍 I guess this is good for what it is but it just doesn't appeal to me 3/5

Alles drin, was damals für mich an Sepultura neu und aufregend war (Metal war nicht mein Ding): Blast Beats, Brutalität, Ambient Sounds aber gleichzeitig so konzentriert, kompakt, ohne die (ich kannte und kenne mich im Metal nicht aus) damals üblichen Leder- und Gore-Klischees zu bedienen. Die Indie-Variante von Thrashmetal sozusagen. Gut zum Autofahren, gut für die Arbeit im Home Office.

Cool riffs

There are moments when this thrash metal band uses its incredible technical ability to allow the speed with which they play to generate some forward momentum, but mostly they're happy to mindlessly assault the senses. What disappoints me most is they show flashes of something approaching interesting, but won't commit to it. Best track: Desperate Cry

Seems the best thing going for this album is how crisp and clean it sounds for a metal album from the early 90's. The material itself? It took it's toll on me. But I'm soooo out of my depth with metal, so I can recognize how this may have been an important record in it's day. I don't have a favorite song or a least favorite song, as it all kinda blends together. Let's go with a strong 2/5 on this one

152/1089 i’m just not a metal fan really in general and thrash metal is no more accessible… That said i did enjoy some of the music, mainly bits with no vocals because the kind of vocal on this album just doesn’t resonate with me. faves: Desperate Cry (scott burns mix + original), C.I.U. 47/100

Not a huge fan so far. I think it all kinda blends together, which is fine I guess, but none of the songs are really memorable so far. Not bad, just not especially interesting.

Seems a fine example of a deep heavy thrash record (to my untrained ears.) Personally though, I enjoyed it most when it stepped away from the thrash tropes a little bit in tracks like meaningless movements. Would have also liked to hear more bass - I guess it's tightly sticking to the root notes of the guitar lines but I was struggling to make it out for most of the record.

Light up for god's sake! Life is not so miserable!

This one felt like a sensory overload after the long day of daylight savings adjustment. It’s a genuinely powerful experience in terms of raw sound and instrumental force. However, that harsh, guttural vocal delivery just makes me want to curl into the fetal position and call a doctor. It effectively cancels out all the dynamic beauty beneath it. The whole package is just too much noise for me right now. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions Arise Orgasmatron

Good but not my vibe

I really didn’t care much for Sepultura’s Roots, and I’ve been kinda dreading listening to Arise. Granted, I see that this album is less than fifty minutes long, so I’m glad that I won’t have to go on another hour-plus ride with these guys. I guess it’s time to get this over with. Sorry in advance, ear drums. As I feared, I didn’t really care much for Arise. These songs sounded pretty similar to one another to my ears, and while I thought the drumming was excellent, there just wasn’t a lot on this album that drew me in. For a metal album, the guitars sounded thin and watered down in my opinion. The only song that really stood out to me was “Under Siege,” which had a unique structure to it, with its more melodic intro, and some really awesome drumming rhythms on the outro. Other than though, I really didn’t care for any songs on this album. The two stars that this album is getting is due to the drumming, which was really top-notch.

Decent to good instrumentals, I particularly liked Altered State. I can't stand the lyrics and vocals though: whether it's Scandinavians or Brazilians, ESL metalheads idea of badass scary song lyrics in English just makes me cringe. To be fair, native English speakers' metal songs are generally embarrassing too.

The songs on this album are like Taco Bell menu items: the same 4 or 5 ingredients together, but just called something different. All taste the same. Some people really like Taco Bell. Not me. The vocals really ruin music I could otherwise enjoy. I just do not care for that style. ⭐⭐

This was ass. The vocals were cheeks, but the instrumentation was the shit. Favourite Track(s): Dead Embryonic Cells Least Favourite Track(s): Orgasmatron

Uuuuurrrrggghhhh, Death Metal!! I mean: ugh, death metal (eye roll)

When it comes to vocals, you need to have either good lyrics or a good voice. My problem with metal is they often have neither and this album is no different. The music is fine, even good at times, but feels generic for the genre. I struggle to see the value in listening to this album over any other metal album.

About halfway through this, I realized that the singer kind of sounded like Cookie Monster. Helped me get through it.

I was tempted to write a one word review "Arse." But, I want to add that this would be good with actual vocals. Every vocal melody is exactly the same.

Forgot to listen :(

Not a huge fan of the genre. Very hit or miss for me. I didn’t hate it, but to me, a song without melodies and vocals that incorporate a scale is more performance art than music.

Not really my thing. When I listen to metal, I want there to still be art in it. Metallica does a great job with that. But this just sounds like crunchy guitar and slamming on the drums with no discernment for putting together a melody or consistent rhythm.

Once again with Sepultura, we get this pretty humorous correlation between progress through the album and number of listens on Spotify (the track Orgasmatron being an exception that proves the rule). This Brazilian heavy metal genre is exhausting to listen to because it's so goshdarn monotonous. An endless onslaught of 4-to-6 minute tracks with almost nothing distinguishing each one, musically, from the next. Comparing this to their later album Roots, it doesn't seem like they develop their sound in any kind of meaningful way. It's like they wrote one metal song in this style, realised people vaguely enjoyed it, and "wrote" a couple hundred replicas to appease those people. A shame, really – the guitar texture is pretty cool. But it needs to be used a heck of a lot more sparingly if you want to keep your audience coming back for more. Also, the album is a little bit too long (nearly an hour) to stay engaged with it consistently. The run of three tracks from Dead Embryonic Cells to Murder is stronger, I guess, though I'd be pressed to articulate why. I guess they're near the beginning of the album, so I'm not hating myself yet. There are a few tempo changes among these tracks, maintaining my interest somewhat. And the various guitar ideas in Desperate Cry allow for a proggy sort of song structure that I can be made to appreciate. The melodies are absolutely horrendous (good luck convincing anyone to sing along to this) and the drumming is technically impressive but somehow just as monotonous as the rest. I wish I could see what some of you guys are seeing. 1/5 Key tracks: Dead Embryonic Cells, Desperate Cry, Murder

Felt like my brain was getting a root canal

I knew from the album art that I was not going to like this music and I was correct

Ugh! Couldn't stand it and listened to an album from a few days ago. Dire Straits!

I hate this style of music. Great when I was younger but now it bores me to death or makes me feel sick.

If a person pushed me down, shat in my ear, used their finger to push that shat further into my head, then flipped me over and repeated the act on the other side, it would still be preferable to ever hearing this record again.

Chaos A.D. war zu Metal-Schulzeit mega wichtig, elegisch, aufrüttelnd. Arise legt nach wie vor eine politische Messlatte an jeden Song, auf dass diese niemals unterschritten wird, aber ansonsten muss ich konstatieren, a) rausgewachsen zu sein und b) hier wirklich keine Neuerfindung des Rades vorzufinden geschweige denn c) überhaupt ein rundes Ding vorzufinden, das keine Ähnlichkeit mit einer stets vorwärts preschenden Kreissäge aufweist. Abgetrennte 1,4

not my thing

ABSOLUTE CINEMA 🔥🔥

Fucking incredible record. Don't know how I've never heard this one before. Raw, angry, focused and INTENSE. 10/5 on this one.

Dude

Was not expecting to like this but I was nonstop head bobbing and feet kicking

Sepultura is the band Metallica wish they were

Original review: "Top metal album! A lot of influences can be heard. Was the perfect anthem for my Friday." It's not Friday this time, it's Wednesday. Much needed to give me a kick to get through the rest of the week! Obviously still a 5.

Fantastic Thrash. Not a rehash or clone of the Big 4. Rhythm section is punishing and the lead guitar work is really creative. 5 stars.

Overall: 10/10 Honestly shocked that this made it on to the list. This is the closest thing to actual good death metal that you'll find while doing this (even though it's closer to thrash metal). I love Sepultura so much, and the Max Cavalera era is the best they have to offer. This album gets pretty brutal at times, but it's also groovy and the riffs are killer. This was sadly the last time they got thrashy (during the Max era) and they became more of a groove metal band afterwards. Fav Song: Dead Embryonic Cells

It is a 5 stars!!!