Arise

I disliked the opening track very much. It put me off from continuing this project. Today 9/8 I returned to the album and listened to it the whole way. I was surprised to see I did like some tracks, like dead embryonic cells. Metal is a genre I’ve never explored. Not sure if I would listen to this album again, but I did add the second track to my library.

I’m not tapped in enough to be able to fully appreciate all the little things coming into the sound here to make it Sepultera’s own distinctive thrash (right on the cusp of changing their sound more), like I can’t spot industrial influence and I think the “tribal” are a bit light still to my ears. But I can at least tell a) it’s really good thrash and b) they’re definitely tapping more into groove in places, making it sound like a bridge between 80s Metallica and 90s Pantera which are two benchmarks I can actually clock and am quite happy to sit between. Also impeccable production on this - basically nothing seems to be lost, the vocals come through really well in spite of the weight of the sound, you can really appreciate the technicality throughout here.

Death Metal - I'm sorry but I just can't do it

I've never been much of a heavy metal guy. I've listened to a few albums and bands that fall into the category and I can't complain about the heavy metal vibe, have enjoyed it a fair bit at time. It's never a genre I come back to very often, however, and I am not very aware of how to distinguish good heavy metal from not so good. Enjoyed this album, plenty head banging, but a lot of this genre just sounds the same to me.

Não é meu estilo, mas é ok.

5/10

The Wikipedia page for the band is more interesting than this album.

not for me.....

Oof, DNF. I've never heard any thrash metal that I've liked.

Probably significant because it's a South American metal band. I don't consider this a great album though. 2.5/5. Raising to 3.

As if I needed another reason to hate double kick drums. Just awful, the whole thing. Awful.

Really, really good gym music Best Song: Arise Rating: 5/10 Stars: 3

Didn't enjoy this as much as Roots, but will definitely be listening to it again though. I do wish they had included more metal bands though, instead of multiple albums from the same bands. 2 Sepultura but no Tool is a head scratcher!

Decent 90s metal album but nothing to out there or different

Mentally exhausted after sitting through this.

Through and through, max pace! Great album.

all sinew and tendon and forward forward forward now now now! yeah man!! hell yeah!!!

all of the songs sound the same. The same pounding guitar riffs, the same guttural screaming. Not my cup of tea, a solid 1 star

Noise, but at least it had substance.

Not the sort of stuff I listen to, but seems like a good example of thrash metal and a sensible inclusion on this list. Talented and well-produced, if repetitive. Wish I understood what they were saying.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with this! It seems like a solid demonstration of this genre. Good lyrics, good musicianship. Just not at all something I'd seek out again.

Like a 3.5 has some good riffs here and there

a nice break from britpop

Music in tattoo shops in the 2010s be like

not once in my life have I thought “gosh I really want to listen to heavy metal right now”

I tried. I really tried. Listened to the opening two tracks, then sampled the remaining one. Nothing in them brought me joy, or anything other than irritation. Nope.

I was looking forward to this. I thought there was a possibility I might actually like it. I have liked quite a lot that has surprised me. But yeah, can’t say this is my bag. It did have moments. But they were brief. And generally the openers. I come from a hardcore background of sorts. And NIN, Ministry were kinda the gotos of my early high school years. So on paper, it seems like Sepultura and I should be a match. But I don’t dig speed for speeds sake. I can’t even work out to it. But I would rather listen to this than the Byrds album I just gave a 3. So… 3 Boolean: True

I liked it a lot! Hadn’t heard them before

Buenardo

75

pumping, extremely calming and satisfying

Was expecting worse given the low ratings. very middle ground thrash. Would be better as an instrumental. Vocal performance isn't the best and, with English perhaps not being the first language, the lyrics are a bit poor: "I wish I'd never been born".

This got better when I imagined the lyrics were a parody. I really enjoyed the cover of Orgasmatron cover.

I love the variation. It never gets boring. This was a great revisit.

Not *at all* my thing, but it's some of the more coherent vocals in metal I've ever heard.

Schon wieder wird urwaldmäßiges Gebrülle als hörenswerte Kunst verkauft. Absolute Scheiße!

I don't care for the vocals. Most songs had a cool guitar solo though!

They’re just yelling

Moments of odd, but overall an ok listen.

Was hoping to find something I'd like, alas, to no avail.

Kunnon heviä! Sadekuuro pääsi yllättämään kesken kävrlylenkin ja se teki kuuntelukokemuksesta vielä rankemman. Itse olisin kuitenkin ehkä valinnut Chaos A.D.:n tälle listalle Arisen sijasta.

I liked the other one better but barely. This album did not have as much variation as the first album. How does this band have two albums on this list??? 2.5/10 Top song... C. I. U.

I think Sepultura is a good band, and I can remember them being around for as long as I can remember, but for some reason, nothing ever really inspired me to dive deep into their full albums. They definitely have their own unique flavor, especially with the tribal elements they incorporate into their music, which sets them apart a bit. But with that said, they’ve always landed in that “slightly above average to moderately good” category for me.

Decent speed/thrash metal album. The instrumental tracks are the best ones.

the drumming is pretty good, but the guitars mostly just go up and down and up and down, and the vocalist sounds like he's doused his vocal cords in cigarette smoke every day for the last fifty years. couple fun solos tho

Bbänger

Thrash metal with hints of punk? Hell yeah man. Listening to this feels like having your head ripped off while you're being run over by a train, and I mean that in a good way. The production maybe could have used a little (actually a lot) more work, but to be honest, if anything that adds to the vibe the album is going for. It's gritty, it's raw, it's aggressive, and every aspect of it doesn't hold back from giving you that exact style.

Not enough, I don't know, soul maybe. Angry industrial grit is 100% there and present but I don't believe they believe in it somehow.

Not my kind of thing, but not terrible.

Metal at its best. Was not into it as a kid or even now, not my go to genre but have come to understand this music much better with how I view the world this is hardcore but still manegable for anyone. Crisp sound and clear lyrics.

Está bueno. No es mi tipo pero no me disgustó. Medio monótono pero no cansa. Mi fav fue dead embryonic cells, aunque desperate cry (mix) estuvo muy bueno.

2.5

I don't like German thrash metal, and I don't like British thrash either, so this Brazilian one wasn't a surprise to me at all. I absolutely can't stand it. It's loud, it's too fast, too trashy, and the singer is just... indescribable. Let other people lose their minds over it. Mine is important to me. Metal in most forms is a genre I don't understand and probably never will. But of course, there are exceptions. But "Sepultura" isn't one of them. I certainly won't be listening to this album again.

Repetitive

not my jam

When metal bands go to record an album, does the guitarist just record 1-2 bars of power cords and then go home? It’s always the same. Song after song.

5/10

A pretty god awful album.

Not for me

Back when I first started work, you wouldn't get fancy coffee machines in an office, except maybe a solicitors or a private medical clinic. Therefore, staff had to buy tea, coffee and milk themselves. At one job I had, I remember we went out and got some Brazilian Nescafe from a pound shop as it was ridiculous value compared to the more traditional instant coffee options. The label was all in Portuguese and it looked fairly standard except it was called something like 'forza' or 'máxima'. It was intense in flavour and several people reported getting a headache after drinking a cup of the stuff. Never saw it again anywhere and it just kind of faded into office folklore. Anyway, all this to say this is the kind of music I imagine I would listen to if I drank that super-charged Brazilian coffee every day. I preferred Roots to this because I liked the novelty of incorporating the Brazilian tribal percussion into their sound. This is a bit more straight ahead thrash metal. The playing is tight, the sings are we constructed and there are some nice slower groove sections but I'm not really a fan of this vocal style or the unremitting nature of the lyrical themes but I'd award a 2.5 if I would at least try it again, which I'm not sure I can say for those mythical grounds.

I prefer this to ‘Roots’, but to say I “enjoyed” it Is a bridge too far. There’s just so little about this aesthetic that appeals to me. I can get behind some of the virtuosity and the structure of the music but then they lose me with some unnecessary guitar solo. It all just feels so self-indulgent.

Great album but not really for me. I like the powerful and fast drums and guitars, I'm not really a big fan of the voice.

"Infected Voice" indeed. Now my ears are infected after listening to this shite

Actually awful and every song is the same. Its like ur favorite rock or metal or punk band but with none of the good bits

I absolutely abhorred this. Every few minutes I looked down to see when I would be done. 1/5. Will never come back.

3/5 Favorite Song: N.I.B

The worst album I’ve listened to by a mile.

Sepultura would sit comfortably at 2000 Trees and I have it on good authority that the promoters have tried to book them, without success. Time has run out as it seems the band is about to call it a day. No loss as far as I'm concerned.

You may have arisen, but please now sink back down into the hole you came from. Awful.

If they dropped the 'i' from the album title it would be more accurate. An emphatic 1*

This was pretty fun as heavy metal, which is a genre I enjoy but not one of my main ones. But it all sounded pretty similar.

Really not for me.

More ballad metal

I don't know, man, this just seems like any other metal album to me, honestly.

Hearing Arise made me realize how close Sepultura sits to the sound I connected with in Tourniquet. Same tight riffing, same rhythmic punch, same “why use a short word when a long one will do” energy. If I’d found Sepultura first, I would’ve been all over this. It’s serious, grounded thrash with zero fluff. And the Lovecraftian beast on the cover? Absolutely perfect. Rating: 4/5

Another album that you have to be in the right mood for. I think I would like this live a lot more, I always enjoy seeing live metal shows because the energy is so much electric and infectious. But I don’t usually like it recorded so much. I fast forwarded a bit through this. I liked a lot of the kind of rhythms but not keen on the lyrics etc. Cool guitar solo on Altered State and some other moments. Mixed bag for me. Probably won’t ever revisit as there are many similar artists I like much better. (3.5 stars)

This isn't even Sepultura's best work, but it's what started defining their sound. Cavalera and Kisser write fantastic lyrics but the groove that is heavily Latin influenced is what got them to blow up. Dead Embryonic Cells is a mood and a half.

Ha desperate cry isch no nice gsi

Han ehrlich nur so 3-4 Songs glost. Han abem zweite afange dureskippe. Desperate cry bis Subtraction töned GENAU gliich eifach.

Made me wish I was a teenager and filled with rebellion again. My generation really missed out.

This isn't my favourite, but enjoyed it. I prefer my metal to have a break for a wicked guitar solo, which this lacked. Great energy.

2 Not my kind of metal.

When it comes to thrash, I like it more when it is melodic. I think that's why Metallica is my favorite thrash band. When it comes to basically grunting your way through the song, it just doesn't work for me as well . At least he hasn't developed the Demonic Cookie Monster approach yet. It sounds more like an infected voice. (5.3) ★★½

Not my type of metal. 2 stars

This is one of the metal albums of all time. 2 stars.

Thrashy bashy good fun. Cover art is cool.

3.5

I gave their Roots album a five, but I like this album even more. 🤘

I liked their roots album a lot more than I like this one.

Pretty solid metal album, the vocals were much better than their other album. The instrumentations were good too

This was enjoyable thrash metal and I found that it didn't stray too far from its goal. It sounded neither to basic and harsh nor too complicated and subdued. I like this more than most thrash metal I've heard, which is a strong vote of confidence for this album.

So this is a metal album, but this is what I consider to be "noisy" metal. Similar to a lot of rap, I struggle to catch a melody or catchy tune, and maybe the words would make a difference but it just doesn't hook me.

Third world chaos 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

I thought it was nothing but awful noise. Have no idea how this made the list.

Umm yeah

# Album Name: Arise # Artist: Sepultura # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Well, im moderately surprised by this album. Pretty good listen for heavy metal. Didnt enjoy the last one but this was good. I may have been angry today at work. Who knows. # Top Tunes: Arise / DEC / Subtraction / Meaningless Movements / Orgasmatron # Would I listen to it again? Yes

thrash, sounds like a natural evolution of what metallica was doing. i think i prefer roots?

I didn’t mind this. There was some variety to the usual metal fare and did not veer too much into the throaty screams stuff that often puts me off.

Grateful to have something different to the norm but was expecting something influenced perhaps by their Brazilian heritage a little more and didn’t get much of that come through here. I’d just add it to the pile of other thrash and death metal where my undiscerning ears wouldn’t be able to tell much of it apart in the end.

This is really not for me, cringeworthy lyrics and song titles. "Dead Embryonic Cells", c'mon guys. The instrumentals are decent to good which is the only saving grace. 2/5

Nice rifts, I appreciate that I can understand most of what the singer says.

For me groove metal Sepultura > thrash metal Sepultura. It's all played with power and precision but it's too pedal to the metal for me. This lacks the dynamics of the brilliant 'chaos AD'.

I was really hesitant that Sepultura needed a second album on here, but I think I loved this one more than the other. It's just a different league of creativity, exploring some gnarly ideas. Murder is probably my favorite.

Meh i just don't find this album all too captivating. Not a fan of the vocals and the instrumentals don't really grab my attention. Not a bad album just a tad boring to me

Very much my thing

Not for me.

On adore Sepultura.

wow quelle pochette terrible, vraiment les groupes de thrash metal se dépassent en kitsch. Moins bon que Roots, moins bon que Rust In Peace, qui sont mes 2 belles découvertes métal ici à date. Peut-être que j'étais juste pas dans le mood aussi...

my own tastes lean more towards iron maiden, but still a fun album. 4/5.

I was bored stiff listening to this, thankfully their other album was fantastic.

Couldn’t get into this at all.

2.5

How incredibly unoriginal.

I turned this off part way. It is not terrible but definitely not for me.

It's fine. Not really our genre but there were some good parts and it definitely makes your head bang.

Hard and Heavy. Nice.

bättre än vad jag förväntade mig men det är fortfarande thrash vilket betyder att alla låtar är likadana

I do not care for this genre, but I can appreciate this. I think it's at its best when it's trying to be fun and scary -- I equate this music to those carnival rides with the garish knock-off licensed artwork.

Fuck if it goes really hard some fire tracks idc

First track is a really good start, very classic metal. I love the use of acoustic guitar that brings an extra layer of darkness to tracks like Desperate Cry. Lacuna Coil uses this effect in Comalies and that’s one of my top albums of all time. Coincidence??? As far as metal goes, this feels pretty tame, which makes it pretty perfect for my taste. Favorite tracks: Arise, Desperate Cry, Subtraction, & Infected Voice.

I appreciate the nods to punk and industrial music. But the vocals and lyrics are preposterous, like a satire of heavy metal music. Far too long.

This list has turned me into a (somewhat) metalhead

Unlistenable. Truly god awful.

Good workout music! I listened to this while on my bike ride today. Great music just didn't really care for the lyrics.

They try so hard it seems they simply can't poop

Man I feel so bad for the people on this website, it must be so sad to not enjoy good music 💔 While this isn't my favourite Sepultura album (that would be Chaos A.D.), this is still the peak if their early thrash days. They remain the best metal band ro ever come out of Brazil, a country that can possibly rival UK and USA in terms of Music.

I had no idea if I'd enjoy this or not but you know what? This shit rocks. Brazilian heavy/thrash/death metal for the wind today.

Ok

Sounds like metal from 1991

always happy to get a metal album from the generator :) kind of boring at the start but definitely picked up in the second half, 3.5 stars

Niet voor mij

Utrolig drygt

Just not my cup of noise

2.5 - decent

I've heard of this band before, but don't recall ever hearing anything by them including anything on this album. While I like some heavy metal, death metal is really not my thing. I think a lot of it tends to sound the same. There was some amazing drums on this album and some really great guitar riffs, which I would expect from a death metal album. The vocals are tough though. They sound a little bit like if Cookie Monster screamed at you for 45 minutes (I'm hoping for no Cookie Monster nightmares tonight). This is another genre that I really just don't know anything about, so it's hard for me to say whether this album is worthy of being on the list or not, but it's definitely not my thing.

Is this one of the best thrash metal albums of all time? Absolutely. Criminally underrated. I know that if someone was going to make a Mt. Rushmore of thrash metal albums you'd put in Master of Puppets, Rust in Peace, Reign in Blood and then argue about the fourth. I'd make an argument that it's right here. This isn't a full onslaught like Slayer. From the opening timpani that starts Arise, the part where everything drops out except for the guitars in Dead Embryonic Cells, the acoustic guitar part in Desperate Cry - there is variation and thrash here. Scott Burns production is clear, crisp and heavy. Coming from Beneath the Remains, a much rawer death sound, and going to Chaos A.D. where the Brazilian roots become much more groove oriented, Arise sits as an amazing testament to thrash metal released in the same year that Metallica decided to give up their crown to the genre.

Played this after Megadeth to continue my attempt to blast the cobwebs out after an all nighter watching England win at the Azteca. Could be a grower.

“Hey, ChatGPT, knock me out a nine-track album of generic thrash metal. I require thumping bass, chugging guitar riffs, growling vocals and the occasional squealing solo.” I’m very late to the Sepultura party—I’ve only just arrived—and Arise certainly isn’t bad. But to my ears, it’s generic thrash with very little feeling or personality of its own. On the plus side, they beat AI to it by about 25 years.

Two songs in, and I honestly decided I hated this. Bailed on this album. Absolutely not my thing at all.

No son el grupo ni el género que más me gusten aunque hay que reconocerles su mérito y reconocimiento que han tenido. La trilogía de Arise/Chaos A.D./Roots les sitúa muy arriba en el top de bandas metaleras. Este puede ser su disco más disfrutable para los que como yo no somos devotos del trash metal. Temas como Subtraction y Desperate Cry mucho más melódicas y punkies, se agradecen. Altered State también es otro buen tema.

Would not buy

This was a punish to get through. I’m sure it was important for the style at the time, but to hear the same beat and thrash riff over and over, there was not enough memorable elements and melody in this to make me want to come back.

Not my type of music

you already know what i’m going to say genuinely tried to give it a go bc the last sepultura album actually had some gorgeous acoustic guitar worked into some of their songs. but this is just repetitive and unredeemable to me.

I liked this, but I liked their later stuff better. This album feels like a band in progress. Still, I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to.

Been a long while since my group got this band, and thankfully this album is much shorter than the last album we got by them. Still kickass, but more concise. 4.5 bumped up to 5.

I’m at a 3.5 that I’ll just bump up to a 4. I mean, you can’t say the album doesn’t fucking rip from an instrumental standpoint. The fury from the guitars & percussion feels absurdly potent on each track, and with the shorter runtime here compared to the 72 minutes of “Roots”, the overall energy just feels a lot stronger & more focused. It’s incredible to listen to, and when they’re at their best, it feels like an unstoppable force that’s up there with some of the best thrash metal of the era. The problem with this album, however, is the complete lack of bigger variety – practically every track here starts with a diatribe about how it sucks to be born, how the human race is doomed, & how existing is torture, & how Earth needs to be purged of its sickness as a planet to have a chance at existing, or some other relatively defeatist line of thinking. Coming off of something as positive & optimistic as “Definitely Maybe”, it’s just highly jarring. It wouldn’t be a big issue if it weren’t the same thing on every single fucking track, creating a homogenization that underlines the whole thing in a bad way. If their instruments are an unstoppable force, then both Cavalera’s & Kisser’s lyrics are the immovable object, with a persistence towards cynicism that just drags the whole thing down a bit. Honestly, if there was just a bit more variety & a bigger sense of atmosphere (ala Megadeth or Metallica) as opposed to just going full throttle on every track, I’d feel pretty inclined to be near a 5. As it stands, the entire album experience feels longer than the 42 minute runtime on account of each track feeling way too similar, no matter how technically talented they are here. It’s a good set of tracks, but not a super cohesive album. I’m just not too surprised at the 2.73 here – it’s great to listen to, but it just doesn’t feel as engaging as it could be. I think it definitely deserves to be on the list for its country’s representation, & since someone else won’t care as much about the lyrics & just fucking rock out to the instrumentals (deservedly so). For me, it's a 3.5 that I’ll bump up to a 4, though just barely.

Musically, a lot closer to a lot of stuff I like, but just a bit too heavy for me

This is the worst music made.

🤮ok, let’s move on

Sólo porque no puedo soportar el heavy

Sepultura's best album for me, the perfect mix of nasty and technical - great riffs. Favourite tracks: Dead Embryonic Cells (probably my favourite thrash song), Subtraction, Orgasmatron (too much fun to leave out)

I’m particular about heavy metal so this isn’t hitting for me

Not as eclectic or interesting as Roots, but still a damn good metal album

This is hard work I have to say. I generally enjoy the heavier side of the scale but this is right at the upper limit. Would be interested if they had a proper vocalist rather than a shouter, as some of the guitar work is excellent. Can’t be doing with that guy shouting incessantly though.

The heaviest of metal 🤘 Nothing overly exciting for me.

Another pretty solid metal album to back up Ministry last week

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

At 16, this was one of the albums that baptised me as a metalhead. I think I had a local cop in my small home town pull me over one night for playing this WAY too loud WAY too late while I cruised Main Street all while headbanging away. For me, it holds up. While I can understand why Chaos AD is the album Sepultura fans will point to for this era, it's Arise that holds a special place, as it was the first album from this band to find a wider audience. And there are some fantastic tracks on here. While I like this album, Roots, however, is a personal favorite. I remember trying to learn Dead Embrionic Cells from the tablature in a guitar magazine back in the day and being completely overwhelmed. 35 years later, I think I could hold my own trying to play it now. Ah, who am I kidding? Those solos are so brutally fast.

Love it

Just not a fan.

15 year old me would have fucking loved this album. I find it enjoyable in a way that somehow transports me back to my teenage years, despite having never listened to this album before. 4/5 because I really enjoyed my time but no song was particularly strong to me.

I know these guys just never listened to them. and the original lineup with the Cavalera brothers, I do love some Soulfly but never got into these guys.

Ok

More standard metal than their future Roots, so I liked it a bit less. Still very powerful shit.

Thrash just ain’t really my thing so i won’t rate it high, but that said, it is really good for Thrash, very much alike a Metallica album. No standouts because it really blended to me.

slušam i mislim si "jebote kolko traje ova prva pjesma", onda pogledam i vidim da sam pretkraj druge... pa čak i nije tako loš. već sam slušao jedan njihov album (»roots«) i ovo je bilo možda trunku manje zanimljivo, ali zato kraće. šteta deračine, imaju glazbenoga dara, no nije mi ni ta glazba baš nešto. ipak bolje od dobrog dijela metal sranja koja sam slušao zbog ove stranice. poštena dvojka mislim da uskoro dolaze u zagreb u sklopu oproštajne turneje. neka, drago mi je da postoje ljudi koji ovo cijene

I just don't really like growlmetal with superfast metronome drumming. Very boring.

Best Track - "Dead Embryonic Cells"

It was nice. Moderately heavy album.

7.5/10

Eh not for me. 2.1/10

This is not my favorite genre but still a good listen!

I’m not big on metal but I surprised myself by liking Roots by Sepultura, mainly because I thought the addition of latin rhythms was really interesting. This one doesn't really have the rhythms, but I still quite enjoyed it, so maybe I just kind of like Sepultura?

Not for me.

Heck yeah: chugga chugga chugga, dodalaadee dodalaadee, indeed.

Eh. You could tell me this was one long song and I’d believe you.

Noice. Pretty cool guitar playing. Not my typical thing.

Sepultura released Roots when I was 14 years old. That album blew my mind, and shaped how I expect metal to sound. This is a very different sound, and really closer to generic thrash metal. It's not bad, but it's missing all the more interesting rythmic elements that made me love Sepultura in the first place.

Not my style in any way so it is difficult to provide unbiased review. Not going on my listen again list. Very little difference between tracks other than a few being a bit slower.

I'm not really into metal but this is really good. It's almost like prog-metal to me. Every time that double bass drum kicked in it stepped up the intensity of the song to a new level. So much energy here.

Unlisten

90’s Death Metal ⭐️Substraction

Not for me but I trust the metal fellas

#957. Not their best album, it seems, but decent enough. 3/5: acceptable

I haven't listened to this one in a while. Dead Embryonic Cells is a killer tune. As I've gotten older the death metal vocals are less appealing, but the music is always top notch with this band. Chaos A.D. should be on the list also.

Much like many Sepultura albums, it’s hugely frontloaded and tails off pretty hard, but this may honestly be my favourite record of theirs. Absolutely killer production with the crunchiest guitar tone and a nice mix of technicality and melody amidst all of the breakneck thrashing.

Sepultura lijkt me keihard bij een show maar voor thuis moet ik echt in een stemming zijn van fuck alles.

Enorm gecontroleerd en gedisciplineerd. Totaal geen concessie op de kwaliteit terwijl het wel echt hard en duister is. Een perfecte uitvoering van death met trash gecombineerd. Enige nadeel is wel dat je akkoord moet gaan met de cookie monster growl hier en daar.

Helemaal zaad

Not usually my bag. But I kinda dig this one. Sharp, concise rhythm. Not a fan of the vocals, but musically listenable. And the cat likes it when I keep time on her butt. So a solid 3.

It doesn't necessarily feel like something incredibly fresh or new outside of some extra punch, but it's solid enough of a metal listen to enjoy

I don’t have the most discerning ear when it comes to metal. This wasn’t bad - not too cheesy, not unlistenably intense, not too long. Pretty fun, honestly. 3?

Hard pass. Not for me.

Lo escuché hace muchos años y todavía recordaba varios riffs. Gran disco

I’m not gonna mention my hatred for this type type of music speed metal I suppose. But I do hate it.

I liked the musicianship but the vocals are grating.

brasil porra

Decent metal/thrash album. The chunky guitar notes were good. 3/5 Might listen again

Skipping this one

Why would anyone want to listen to singing (and drumming) like this? I guess the guitar work is slightly interesting. But, mostly, it's annoying, too. The brief bits of acoustic (?) guitar were kinda nice, but they were VERY brief, and few and far between. Sort of depresses me that there's an audience for this kind of "music" (?). Mostly, this all just kind of sounds the same, and almost doesn't even sound like music. It's like this aggressively unpleasant, grating, vaguely music-adjacent noise, the appeal of which entirely eludes me.

Decent metal rock, a little heavy for me

Some decent thrash-ish metal, but a) I don’t feel like there’s anything super unique here, which means b) I don’t feel like we needed more than one Sepultura album. Especially when Iron Maiden is underrepresented.

sehr anstrengend. harte instrumentals, vocals nicht zu ertragen. jedes klingt gleich. was ist besonders an dem Album?

This is really not my thing, but I mopped the floors and washed the windows while I listened to this and it made me feel like a teenager who's mad about doing chores. I appreciate it.

Really strong speed metal album, need to dive deeper into this bands catalog.

Bad timing for Sepultura. On a normal day their eat the microphone, pounding version of metal would be a turn off after two songs. On the day Arise popped up on the list, my soul needed something far more tender, mindlessly fun or blissful. Sepultura did not fit the bill. Out of fairness, I will offer no rating, and try to head back for a listen at a better time.

Another Sepultura album from the generator. I remember with the other one my complaint was that it was too long but this one is just perfect in length. And the songs are bangers 3/5

Var är Territory??

Ballt och gillar genren, men inget som riktigt stod ut som något som får mig att välja just det här albumet.

Stabilt men tycker inte dom riktigt hittat fram till soundet som gör dem ikoniska i senare album.

Lagom tufft!

This is what I've been waiting for. I have a limited relationship with metal and I think I've found a favourite!

While I sort of knew Sepultura as thrash-adjacent, I hadn't had the opportunity to really listen to them before now. Having listened to this album, they're really good, the propulsive energy of thrash metal with melodic overtones. This would be a fantastic workout soundtrack. Standout for me was Altered State, just due to the drum work.

Hard listen… not for me. 1. Arise 2. Dead Embryonic Cells 3. Orgasmatron

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Sorry, but this s*** is just unlistenable.

horrible musica, odio el heavy metal no entiendo como puede gustar

Nope

Didn’t listen to all of it

Hated it less than the other thrash/death metal we rolled. However, my headphone volume was VERY low.

3.4 3x great album

Heavy. And in that very particular way that the big bands of the 80's thrash scene specialized. Honestly, not as left-field as I expected for a band from Brazil. I understand those influences came in later. The production is very direct -- not a ton of reverb or synth or orchestration or any of that kind of thing. It has a bit of a hardcore punk feel to it, which is enjoyable and perhaps a window into a thrash influence that might not be totally visible all the time. This is a hard album to give a rating to. I really prefer my music to have a bit of melody to them but that's often not the point of thrash metal. It's a technical showcase, for sure, and the power on display is unquestionable. This is worth your time to hear the link between bands like Iron Maiden and more extreme kinds of heavy metal. Sepultura were influential on their contemporaries and have been influential on their successors. Will you come back frequently? If so, you probably already know them. But you might as well try. 4/5 out of respect. You should think of it as a 3.6, though -- overall, it mostly lacks the dynamics of the very best of metal. This genre, just as much as jazz, is also about the spaces between the notes, even if they're pretty sparse in this style.

My metal taste isn't refined enough to be able to tell the differences between the songs, but it was a good (but intense) background jam music. Probably got my heart rate and adrenaline moving fast enough to make me fairly productive. Could also see it being good for running, until I collapse.

For death metal, this is likely pretty good. The guitar riffs were stunning! Could not understand the lyrics at all, so I looked them up and that helped my enjoyment. Perfect music for today’s age, and maybe that’s the allure of this genre — it travels well through time. I'll go 4 stars. I'm an easy grader.

Can't explain why but enjoyed this quite a bit in the background. A little nervous giving good rating without listening for and understanding any lyrics. But hey, worst case I endorsed summoning a righteous demon upon the Earth or something.

You can hear why this is such an influential album and why it holds up 35 years later. The album still sounds fresh and vibrant today. But the downside to Max has always been that his songs get real same-y real fast.

Not really my thing. I didn't realize these guys were from Brazil though. That's pretty interesting.

I couldn't really listen to this. Groove metal, if that's what this is, ain't for me.

A metal album to end the week! I got some enjoyment out of the title track. I’m not a huge metal person, I prefer lighter rock, but I can definitely hear this absolutely slaps. That guitar solo was lovely. The name “Dead embryonic cells” made me cringe slightly, but the actual track was quite good. The guitar solo in murder really got me! I thought it was pretty great, basic but I enjoyed it. Subtraction was great! I felt I could really rock out to it and Altered state which followed. I enjoyed under siege less. It had some cool effects, but I felt that they didn’t fully work. Meaningless movements had such great drum work. I loved the solo again in infected voice. Apart from the name, orgasmatron was decent and CIU was aight too. 3.5/5 136/1089

Cool metal album. Felt a bit repetitive tho

bacano, me pareció un flow cool pero un poco too much

I think this is the only proper death metal album on the entire list? And even still, this album marks Sepultura's shift towards groove and nu-metal (Although only really in the drumming here and there, it's not immediate). While I liked Roots, that album was a bit overstuffed, and I'm not a huge fan of groove metal (Roots Bloody Roots is a great song). This album was definitely more up my alley. Songs like Dead Embryonic Cells and Altered State are great (Although the whole album is fantastic). Really sounds like if Metallica had a competent drummer and decided they wanted to be death metal instead of thrash (Although Arise does contain elements of thrash. It's not quite as heavy as something from Death for example). Great album though, although I do question it's inclusion. Roots definitely belongs on as their definitive album, but picking this album over including something like Death's Human or Symbolic, or a Morbid Angel album, or an Entombed album?

7/10 I’ve always associated Sepultura with their later records in which they started to bring in more tribal percussion and indigenous Brazilian music, but this earlier album is an interesting point in their career. It has one foot very much in the thrash metal of their earlier work and one in the camp of the emerging groove metal scene that worked its way from bands like White Zombie into the more established sound of Pantera’s Cowboys From Hell, released a year prior to this record. While not as melodically inclined as thrash metal icons Metallica or Slayer, where this record shines is within the rhythms. The drumming work of Igor Cavalera is excellent, with lots of quick changes of groove and emphasis throughout, while always maintaining control of the tempo, and punctuating his work with some captivating fills and flourishes. There are moments where things resorted to a more machine-gun approach to rhythm, which is where I got a little lost, but when placed carefully, those moments did actually work really well. Interestingly (and perhaps backing up my point regarding melody), Max Cavalera’s vocals aren’t really the focus for much of this album and he almost uses his voice as an extra percussive part rather than as a tonal anchor. There are lots of instrumental sections and it often felt like the vocals were there to augment the riffs, rather than the other way around, which was quite cool. I did enjoy some of the sound design work here as well and you can definitely get brief snippets of where the band were heading, which added a nice bit of depth to things. While I typically prefer a little bit more melodic focus and harmonic richness even in my heavy music choices, I did find the rhythms in this compelling, and while there are other bands I’m likely to lean towards for either thrash or groove metal, this will be a nice one to throw into the mix from time to time. Arise - It’s a slightly cheesy sample based intro, but that’s quickly dispelled by the balls to the wall pace of the thrash that kicks in. The effect to introduce the vocal is very cool. There are some cool riffs in here, but a lot of the rhythmic breakdowns and changes are really what catch my ear. It’s quite relentless in places, but those breakdowns do allow it to take a breath here and there. There’s not really a sense of melody from either the vocal or instruments, which makes this a little dense, so I’m hoping things develop a little further in that regard. Dead Embryonic Cells - Ah, there’s a lot more melodic intent behind the riffs and guitar lines here. It still has those sections of relentless thrashiness, but this feels altogether more varied, balanced and, with that touch of more melodic influence, a step above the opener. There are enough changes to the groove and emphasis of the track that it doesn’t feel relentless, but maintains interest throughout. Desperate Cry - This leans more towards the groove metal and sounds quite like the stuff Pantera were doing at the time. It’s less rapid for the most part and plays a lot more with weight and groove over the fury of the earlier tracks. But it still has time for some quick-fire drumming towards the end. As with the last track, we’re given a more developed tonal focus here to run alongside that change up in rhythms. Murder - Again, this has a good blend of drive and groove with some solid touches of melodic riff building. It’s interesting that they don’t necessarily have a vast focus on vocals, with plenty of instrumental sections. The drumming is great and the general feel of this is great. Not super keen on the guitar solo work here as it feels a little unfocused, but again, the switching up of rhythmic inflection is cool, even if some sections where things drift into speed for speeds sake and that does detract a little. Subtraction - When they break the rhythms into swung grooves here, it’s really good, but there’s a little too much machine gun drumming for me in places. That’s not something I mind in short bursts, but those sections are a bit prolonged here for my tastes and it loses the rhythmical nuance of the stuff that clicks better with my ear. But the groove metal stuff is very good. Altered State - The samples to bring us in here are great and we get a bit of the tribal drumming that they would work with more extensively on future records. The building of the beat here is great and they don’t allow the relentless bits to dominate, instead working more with weight and groove before injecting pace for effect in bursts. The guitar solo section here is really good, probably the strongest guitar focused part of the record so far. There are some epic drum fills in here too. Under Siege (Regnum Irae) - This is really strong and atmospheric to begin with and builds nicely. The pace change into the vocal is a tiny bit jarring but also quite cool. There’s plenty of groove here, but also some more sludgy, grimy stuff too. The atmospheric work here gives this an interesting feel to it compared to earlier tracks, but it maintains the thread through the rhythmic changes and crunch weight of the riffs. Meaningless Movements - That main riff is really good set against the lead vocal and again, there are some really nice moments when the rhythm switches up. There’s quality pace and drive to this, without it becoming too relentless and the interplay between the two guitars at certain points is great. Some of the drum fills are brilliant and the guitar solo’s solid too. Infected Voice - Back to something more purely thrash for the finisher now. It’s a little too relentless for my tastes, but there’s some great stuff in there and as a live experience, I bet this is fantastic. The riffs are decent, it’s fast and furious and there are the odd moments of groove, but the main focus is on that relentless thrashing. As with the opener, there’s a little less focus on the tonality of the song, but it’s still a quality thrash track.

Goes hard. I bet the drummer’s got legs like tree trunks. It’s not really my thing but it’s definitely a great example of the technical skill that goes into good metal. Listening through a full album starts to reveal a lot of the pattern though, so it gets a bit repetitive.

Jamais écouté avant. Une plongée sombre et rageuse dans une contrée désolée, où résonnent riffs dévastateurs et batteries agressives, guidée par les hurlements hargneux, qui flirtent tranquillement avec le death growl, de Max Cavalera. C'est tout ce qu'on attend d'un album de thrash metal, et c'est peut-être ce qu'on pourra lui reprocher : en dehors de quelques expérimentations indus ou tribale qui ne vont pas très loin, Sepultura reste ici "dans les clous". Mais après tout, la formule fonctionne, alors pourquoi bouder son plaisir... Top : Desperate Cry Flop : Infected Voices

I can totally appreciate what’s going on here. But it’s not for me.

Nisam dovoljno upoznata s njima da znam da je postojala Sepultura prije Sepulture, tj. ovo vrijeme kad nikako nisu ličili na one pjesme koje znam i volim. Ovo je sasvim adekvatno ali previše tipični tadašnji metal.

As I close in in my 500th album reviewed on this list I must conclude that the last few days are an attempt to break me and force me to abandon the effort. No longer content to sling endless bad British music at me now they’re slinging Brazilian Metal, immediately after they gave me Brazilian Conga - can’t make it up. So what binds these albums? Surely not the fact that anyone on the planet will die poorer if they expire before hearing it! No, they are tied together only by geographic location and being equally unenjoyable.

Uhh, not the worst. Good melody. The singing is too abrasive amd aggressive for me, but i get thats the idea. One song at a time is fine. A whole album was a lot

Puha 1.0

This is everything you can expect from a great metal album. Lead Singer sounds like metal. Guitars shredded metal style. Drum skins beaten mercilessly. Just metal.3

odeio metal, alguns riffs sao bons mas nao consigo gostar, principalmente das letras e dos vocais

No me gustó

pas pour moi sorry

I mean this is very formate heavy metal this is what I’d properly define as “heavy metal” as stuff pre 1990’s isn’t really what is commonly defined as heavy metal TODAY lmao. It’s not anything too flashy but it’s cool

My opinion on this artist may have improved since I got them over 400 days ago, but this is actually pretty good metal. It’s loud, it’s fun and it’s Brazilian and it does a good job with what it has. Props to the drummer.

incredible shredding for background music

Great metal album

is ok

Energy goes hard but for sure not an everyday listen

a bit hard but also not very creative.

I am not edgy enough for this...

finally, some metal. this will remain a classic. like all thrash, it can sound a little same-y, but i really don't turn to thrash when i want nuance, subtlety, or experimental sounds. i want the thrash. that said, they do experiment with their sound a bit here with some mild use of keys, more punk, and even some latin jazz/percussion. it really is a fantastic album

First time listening to Sepultura. I am biased toward this genre owing to a love of Metallica in my youth. In this regard the album feels comfortable - every song sounds like it came from Master of Puppets or And Justice. From a sequel perspective (i.e. “I wish I had more Shortest Straw”) I enjoyed this, but over long haul it comes off Kenny Bania. Points for sounding exactly like Metallica. On next day, second listen I couldn’t get over the hacky copying. I suppose a 5 for sounding like Metallica; a 1 for doing it so silly. 3/5

Not my cup of tea

i mean fair enough most metal albums sounds too similar to others to me embryonic cells & desperate cry absolute bangers nonetheless

La dernière fois qu’on s’est croisé avec les Brésiliens de Sepultura, c’était pour l’éléphant de foire Roots. Un truc massif, bourré de promesses expérimentales, même si, entre nous, ça ne m’avait pas laissé un souvenir impérissable. C'était l'époque où ils tentaient de devenir les anthropologues du metal. Et là, patatras, on fait machine arrière, on rembobine la cassette de cinq ans pour se retrouver en 1991 avec Arise. Un album qui, sur le papier, est censé être le Saint Graal de leur période thrash "pure et dure". Pourtant, dès les premières secondes, je sens que ça va coincer. On est dans du thrash metal très, voire beaucoup trop classique. C’est le genre de disque qui coche toutes les cases du petit manuel du parfait métalleux chevelu : une pochette sombre et menaçante avec des visuels un peu tordus, une production aux petits oignons, et une agressivité de façade qui cache mal un manque flagrant de relief. C’est propre, c’est même "notablement plus professionnel" que ce qu’ils faisaient avant. Et c'est là tout le problème car c'est trop scolaire. On sent la patte du producteur Scott Burns, le gourou du death metal de Floride. Pour ce premier enregistrement hors du Brésil, Sepultura a voulu se payer un vernis international, un son "poli". Le résultat ? On a l'impression d'écouter une machine de guerre bien huilée, mais dont le conducteur a oublié de tourner le volant. C’est une ligne droite, un tunnel de saturation qui ne laisse aucune place à la respiration. On est loin de la folie un peu crade mais vivante de leurs débuts. Ici, tout est calibré pour plaire au plus grand nombre de "headbangers" possible, sans jamais chercher à sortir de l’ornière. Techniquement, je ne peux pas leur enlever qu’ils savent jouer. Igor Cavalera, à la batterie, essaie d’être inventif. Il tape fort, il tape vite, il essaie de mettre un peu de syncope là-dedans, mais c’est noyé sous une masse de guitares qui, elles, semblent condamnées à répéter les mêmes structures ad vitam aeternam. Andreas Kisser nous balance des riffs intenses, certes, mais je les ai déjà entendus mille fois ailleurs, et souvent en mieux. C’est le syndrome du marteau-piqueur : c’est impressionnant pendant deux minutes, et puis ça finit juste par vous péter les tempes. L’album s’ouvre sur le morceau-titre, "Arise". C’est le morceau type : rapide, hargneux, Max Cavalera qui grogne ses paroles sur la rage et le désespoir avec sa voix puissante. Ça commence bien, on se dit qu’on va passer un bon moment de défoulement. Et puis arrive "Dead Embryonic Cells" et c’est presque la même chose. Puis "Desperate Cry" avec encore le même rythme, la même texture sonore, la même absence totale de surprise. On continue avec "Under Siege" qui ralentit un peu le tempo, Dieu merci, mais qui reste engoncé dans ce metal sans imagination. Au bout de vingt minutes, mon attention commence à s'évaporer. Je regarde ma montre, je soupire, et surtout, je sens cette douleur sourde qui commence à monter derrière mes yeux. C’est là le véritable exploit d’Arise : transformer du metal en un simple bruit de fond irritant. C'est du "trash" au sens littéral du terme, pas dans le genre de musique, mais dans le sentiment que c'est un produit jetable, interchangeable avec n'importe quel autre groupe de la scène de l'époque. Il n'y a rien d’exceptionnel qui vient briser la monotonie, aucune mélodie ne reste en tête et aucun changement de ton nous réveille. Même la reprise d’"Orgasmatron" de Motörhead, présente en bonus, n’arrive pas à sauver les meubles. Ils réussissent l'exploit de rendre le morceau de Lemmy encore plus linéaire qu'il ne l'est déjà. C’est dire le niveau de rigidité du truc. On nous vend ça comme un appel aux armes, une expression de la colère face à la haine, mais pour moi, c’est juste le bruit d’un groupe qui stagne en croyant progresser parce qu’il a un meilleur ingénieur du son. La sophistication technique ne remplace pas l'originalité. On est dans la pure répétition et j’ai sincèrement eu l’impression d'avoir écouté le même le même morceau pendant trois quarts d’heure. C’est un disque monocorde, une tapisserie de béton gris qui s'étend à l'infini. Il n'y a pas de clair-obscur, pas de nuances, juste une agression constante qui finit par devenir inaudible à force de vouloir être trop "metal". On est à des années-lumière de la profondeur émotionnelle ou de la complexité de certains de mes groupes fétiches. C'est du metal pour les gens qui aiment que ça tape, point barre. Pour moi, ce sera donc un 2/5, et je suis généreux. C’est la note de la lassitude, celle qu’on donne quand on a fini l’écoute avec un soulagement non dissimulé, en se disant que le silence est quand même une invention magnifique. Rien de ce qui est proposé ici ne justifie son statut de "classique" ou sa présence dans une liste d'albums à entendre avant de mourir. Si vous voulez un mal de tête carabiné, allez-y, foncez. Pour les autres, épargnez vos oreilles et passez votre chemin. Le projet "1001 Albums" nous réserve parfois de belles découvertes, des pépites oubliées ou des chefs-d'œuvre incontestés. Mais avec Arise, on touche le fond du placard. C'est l'album qui prouve que le thrash metal, quand il est pratiqué de manière aussi frontale et dénuée de vision, tourne très vite à vide. On est face à un disque qui a vieilli avant même d'être sorti, prisonnier de ses propres codes et incapable de nous offrir la moindre émotion sincère. Une déception totale, un bruit blanc en version saturée. Il est temps d'éteindre la chaîne, de prendre un cachet d'aspirine et d'attendre que le calme revienne. Ces critiques ne peuvent pas seulement chanter les louanges de tout ce qui passe. Il faut aussi savoir dire quand on s'ennuie ferme, et avec Sepultura version 1991, on est au sommet de l'ennui bruyant.

Not for me. 1/5

As someone who is really only just starting listen to and explroe Metal, I found myself thoroughly enjoying this album for the most part. Whilst I'm giving this 3 stars now, I think in the future this will likely rise to a 4 star rating, great stuff.

Music is good, I don't like the vocals only being in one style throughout.

Master of Puppets style metal at break neck pace. Could do with better changes of pace and vocal style (I get that is kinda the point and what they are going for). And the irrepressible energy is a plus. High 3

Genre mismatch for me

Trash is the kind of metal which you just have to give yourself up to while it stampedes over you. I’d find it too overwhelming to try and keep up with Sepultura, instead the best I can manage is to tentatively approach them like a mortal in the presence of a vengeful demon. I am in awe of the mania they can summon, seemingly from the pits of hell.

Low to solid 4 to me, great groovy thrash with a bit of death metal in there too. Great chugging, exciting solos, locked me in for nearly the entire thing without blowing me away

Unlistenable I tried but utter bilge

Muy buen disco. No la habia escuchado entero.

I really enjoyed this album! I specifically liked the guitars riffs throughout. I wasn't so much a fan of the rough voice singing.

6/10

Perfect mowing the lawn super fast music.

Nope, not it

I was expecting to give this a 1/5 after having heard Sepultura's Roots earlier during the project, but no, this one's actually good. Imagine my fucking surprise.

The mighty Sepultura. Overall this was a good metal album with a bunch of really good riffs. That said, the songs kinda melded together and I wish the vocals were a touch cleaner. I probably need to come back to this one for a proper score…

I listen to metal quite a bit but Sepultura never really hit it for me. I can see where newer bands took inspiration and I don't think the songs are bad. Mostly I just feel like I have head it done better by other bands.

not my style

Perfect thrash metal record, just as great as "Master of Puppets" or "Reign in Blood".

Okay, this one feels tricky to me. I honestly really liked the sound...when the guy wasn't singing. The guitars are really fucking cool but, the lyrics are... quite emo at times. hmm...I don't think I will ever come back to this if I'm being honest. I can find cool guitars elsewhere. I do kinda get why it's on the list tho? I'm debating between a 2 and a 3. I think I'm gonna go with 2, sorries

I listened to this album once as I was making pork bowls for dinner, then again while driving to work the next morning. The moment I started this album, I was punched in the gut by the heavy, pounding, propulsive beats and strong drum rhythms which sounded like a machine gun. This style of monotonous metal has never done much for me, even though I can acknowledge the sheer amount of skill required to play at this level. While there are some exceptions, I typically like metal more when it's slower and contains more clear orchestral influences; the rapid-fire sound typically just washes over me. In the case of Arise, I usually wound up losing interest when the vocals kicked in, because these moments typically ushered in change in instrumentals which took them closer to that aforementioned rapid sound. Again. none of these things are truly negatives, it just means the music here is not for me. I will say that I respect the way Sepultura implement occasional moments of more diverse influences before giving way back to thrashing metal, and more than many other albums I've heard, Arise sounds exactly like its cover art. Highlights: Dead Embryonic Cells, Under Siege (Regnum Irae)

I had a boyfriend when I was 15 who loved Sepultura while I loved the Lemonheads. I remember trying really hard to like this so I could fit into his world. It's really not bad and I can see myself listening to this if I need to hear something intense, but I don't think I'll be adding any songs to my personal playlists so it's a 3.

Solid. I love thrash and heavy music. The heavy rhythms in this album are outstanding and a great example of Brazilian influence on metal. Nonetheless, it is not my favorite example of heavy music.

Harsh metal

"Arise" is the fourth studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. Thrash metal and death metal are the Wiki-listed genres. The album's style is described as a continuation of "the death/thrash as with their previous album, "Beneath the Remains," and their first incursions into industrial music, hardcore punk and Latin percussion. The bandmembers included Max Cavalera (lead guitar, rhythm guitar), Igor Cavalera (drums, percussion), Andreas Kisser (lead guitar, backing vocals, bass) and Paulo Jr. (bass). The album had wide-spread critical acclaim in the heavy metal press with one critic calling it their best album and a landmark in thrash and extreme metal. Commercially, it reached #119 on the US Billboard 200 and #40 in the UK. Loud knocks and a monster breathing open the self-titled "Arise." Heavy metal riffs and drums pounding. In your face guttural vocals screaming about humanity's self destruction. The song changes beats going from heavy to thrash and back again which is common on just about every song on this album. A screeching guitar solo, up and down the scales, at the end. The trend of starting with noises continues with "Dead Embryonic Cells" with chains and machinery. A slower pace but they eventually get to thrash. Layered metallic guitar riffs highlight the song. "Desperate Cry" begins with an ominous heavy guitar riff and the band settles into a groove with slightly more melody. Well, that must have been boring since they eventually crank up the thrash. The third and final single "Under Siege (Regnum Irae)" begins with an acoustic guitar. This song goes all over the place with beat changes. Backwards-recorded vocals are layered with Cavalera's normal vocals giving this is a dreamy/psychedelic vibe. Epic. The closing song "Infected Voice" begins and ends thrash. Several pace changes. A piercing guitar solo. A song about fear. This album at its core is thrash metal. The band takes it out that thrash mode with constant pace changes in each song. Then the music can go standard heavy metal, industrial and even punk. The guitars follow suit with the pace changes being melodic, ominous, mechanical or machine-gun like. Cavalera vocals are heavy and guttural with the lyrics dealing with destruction, suffering, a dead world, religion and brutal governments. The technicality of the music is quite good and this album is no doubt high level thrash metal. So, if you're fan of say "Master of Puppets," this album is for you.

Being a nerd has almost zero payoff. I beg and plead for an extreme metal record and when one shows up, I have to rate it critically. I have very little doubt that Sepultura appeared on the author's radar due to Headbanger's Ball, and "Roots," which helped usher a "nu" wave of metal into the mainstream. White guys with dreadlocks rejoiced upon that day, and I'm sure we'll be subjected to that (de)evolutionary touchstone at some point. I have spoken in the past about the lack of extreme music on this list, and it doesn't come from a place of childlike angst, but rather a desire to see a viable genre get a modicum of the respect that it deserves. Death metal was a vibrant, youthful movement that had pockets of relevance all over the world. From the Sunlight (buzzsaw) sound in Stockholm, to the esoteric weirdos in Finland, to the revolutionary pioneers in the swamps of Florida, this music is groundbreaking, and it's ridiculous that it isn't seen as the artistic statement it is. "Arise" comes to us late in death metal's "run." Many see 1991 as the last great year for the genre as it began to get oversaturated in the following years, and lost much of what made it special in the late 80's and early 90's. I personally think there are many gems from the genre into 1994, but "Arise" absolutely marks some of the qualities that felt a little tired by 1991. The production is relatively clean, the pace is slowed, and the songs get play on MTV. However, this thing still rips. I feel as though I'm being forced to critically analyze an album that in my own personal taste profile might be a solid 3.5. With that said, and in mixed company, I intend to fiercely defend this record and grade it on the curve. How sick is that artwork too?? 5 (3.5) HIGHLIGHTS: Moooom I got lost in the horrifying flesh labyrinth again

I can say it's well produced, but I just don't really enjoy it. The songwriting is fine, the tones are nothing special. It's just another metal album. 2.3/5

I’m not a fan of death/ thrash heavy metal. This album did not change that.

Nope

Classic

Alright not too bad. Was expecting worse

Maybe I am starting to turn a corner on this genre because I was actually enjoying this. Wasn't particularly in love with it but definitely jammed to it a little more than I did their last album on here.

Un delicioso disco de Thrash Metal por parte de los legendarios Brasileños. Con los Cavalera y Andreas Kisser en la banda, nada puede salir mal. Me soprende estar escuchando este LP y no "Roots" que los separa más de sus contemporáneos. Con algunos toques de Death y una tecnicidad y registro impresionante, Sepultura no tiene nada que envidiarle a ninguno de los nombres más grandes del Metal estadounidense. "Más duro solo el asfalto bebé" Pistas destacadas Dead Embryonic Cells Murder Altered State Under Seige

I feel like if I need to explain to someone what metal music sounds like, this would be a good intro. Its heavy, its chuggy, the vocals are screamy and growly, it has really good finger picking style guitar solos. Kind of has everything you would expect. What I wasn't expecting was Orgasmatron. That song was hilarious, not just from a subject matter reason, but from the fact that it was all in a major key. Like it good have been a Chuck Berry song, but then it was really heavy.

Cookie Monster rock.

Great guitar music, but death metal screaming is not my thing.

Listening to this the thought occurred that these thrash metal drummers must be really fit people. So fit that they could have been elite athletes in any energetic sports. The one on this album should have chosen that way of life instead. 1/5 19/4/26

Like a lot of metal the lyrics are a bit overdone but the album overall is a banger

Solid album. Haven't listened to loads of Sepultura. Roots is the main album I have listened to before and this is a bit different but overall enjoyable.

Good to see that Brazil is not just represented by Samba on the list, although I do have some questions - there are 30 "metal" albums on the the list (half of which are a bit dubious), and so two of them being Sepultura, and one of those being this album rather than Chaos AD, is odd. This is a solid thrash album. Rating boosted by existing prejudices

I did not hate this the way I hated the other album by them that came up later on the list but I listened to earlier because time is a flat circle. This is straight up metal. The song structure is solid. The unpleasant sounding vocals are used to a better effect. It delivers the sort of full body driving energy that you want in a metal album. I’m a headbanger at heart and this record delivers. It’s nothing great but it does what it sets out to do.

I think I have to be in a very specific mood for this, and I was in it.

YAAASSSSS!!!! When Seps absolutely ruled. Such an amazing album. Knock it out the park stuff. Brilliant. 5/5