Arise

I specifically remember being afraid of Sepultura and this album cover in particular as a sheltered church kid. Seems silly in retrospect. Pretty good thrash metal. I don't LOVE it love it, but it's impressive.

Trash

made me branch out from my usual genre, has a few great songs. 7/10

Nice Riffs

This could have been a lot worse

I know that this is recognized as one of the best "Sepultura" albums, and I understand why. However, this album looks more like a path for what they achieve in "Roots" and sounds a bit repetitive—a solid 3-star, but still 3.

Overall there were some fun tracks, but a lot of it sounded 'samey' and like noise to me - it's hard to appreciate the artistry when the guitars all sound the same across the different tracks. That could be a reflection of my relationship with heavy metal (very hit or miss). It's definitely genre defining, and there were some fun bits (like the bass in Subtraction). I may continue to give this a try, but right now it doesn't feel like the right fit. Also that album art is freaky dude.

Some intros are better than the songs themselves. Expected to like it more, but it's still good

ROOTS BLOODY ROOTS… it’s alright… definitely epic if thrash is your bag.

This album made me want to run head-first through a brick wall at full speed. Not a fan of metal but thought this was pretty good. Metal artists (outside of probably the singers for the most part) never get a fair shake with their guitar and especially drumming skills. 6/10.

Thrash metal. Ni fu ni fa.

It's good for what it is- full on Metal. You can see what it sets out to do and it does it well and I enjoyed it. It irritates me how others dismiss it without really trying to embrace the genre.

Heavy brutal

Younger me would definitely have rated this album higher. Older me stills thinks this is a great thrash metal record, but also think it's "by the books", and doesn't do enough to differentiate itself from it's peers. Sepultura can do -and did- better.

I liked the instrumentation more than the clichè metal vocals.

I didn't know two things before I listened to this album. 1. Sepultura is Brazilian 2. I wanted to be angry today

the album felt long and was irritating with mostly no feeling. desperate cry solo.

The cover certainly set some negative expectations in my mind about this album. This music is not in my wheelhouse. Still, there were several moments when I really liked what was happening - the solo in “Dead Embryonic Cells”; the introduction and solos (one with an acoustic part!) in “Altered States”; the drums and fast guitar in “Under Seige (Regnum Irae)”. There was definitely more to like here than I expected. The vocal delivery seems like a caricature, but I’m guessing that caricature might have been the product of the 30+ years of albums that followed this. I can imagine more melodious lead vocals might have made this a love connection… Not my thing, but surprisingly I didn’t hate it.

Not sure what makes this part of the 1001, but certain seems like a consistent fast metal album. It certainly has a samey-ness that carries through track after track.... fast drums, fast guitar, and a pretty monotone shouting vocal delivery. I did get a kick out of Orgasmatron.

I never fail to be mindblown by Igor's drummer. What a beast, easily one of the best from the thrash era. While I really like Arise, I find it to be a bit less memorable than its counterpart, Beneath the Remains. Don't get me wrong, there are still riffs for days in there, but they don't stick with me in the same way Beneath does. First 3 tracks + Altered State are awesome though

Ah yes, trash metal.

Not really into trash metal, but it was fun overall

I'm glad that there is that kind of metal on the 1001. I do not consider "Arise" as a masterpiece of its kind, it sounds a little samey and lacks variety, but the vibe is overall violent and solid. More metal please!

OK

This is someone’s jam, but not really mine.

not my favourite kind of metal but still pretty cool

Not normally my style of metal but there's some great riffs on here. I'd like to give it another listen down the road. 3.5/5

Was not expecting to see this band on here, let alone realize that they are a much older band than I thought. I think I've seen a few Sepultura songs scattered on some movie soundtracks and MTV's Headbangers Ball cds, but didn't know they were from the 80's! Very impressive in that regard, even if I wasn't a fan of all the songs. Glad to see more metal on here!

The kind of metal album that rarely works for me, it's just a style that I don't have much need for in my life. I gave it a fighting chance by listening to it at the gym, and....honestly, it worked out pretty well. Quite a few jams that I saved, and I could feel the evil creeping in with every rep. Love that this is a Brazilian band! Very good job. Favorite tracks: Arise, Desperate Cry, Subtraction, Under Siege. Album art: What is this rotting creature? I love metal artists for the disgusting album art they select. The art style here is fantastic, I have no idea what I'm looking at but it's awful and I love it. 3.5/5

Didn’t finish the whole thing - but I think I kind of get it. I’m not sure there will be a five star album from me from this genre, it’s just not my thing. The thumping chugga chugga, I find a bit monotonous but I’m guessing metal fans find my music boring by comparison. I might try to listen to the whole thing - I just gotta pick my setting correctly.

Ich hab mich nie aktiv mit denen beschäftigt, dass sie an dieser Stelle erscheinen, ist nach den wenig aufregenden Alben der letzten Wochen eine Wohltat und so ließ bereits die erste Minute von Arise ein Lächeln über mein grämiges Gesicht huschen.

it's good

хз я нич не понимаю в метале, ну сам звук мощный сочный хороший

It's that weird period between their Thrash metal/death metal style to their industrial style which I prefer,

Nice change of pace. 3/5 on the relisten scale, but 10/5 on the double bass kick drum scale.

I finally got a chance to listen to Arise. I like it more than I expected to. The guitars and drums are good but I am just not a big fan of this style of vocals. This one gets a 3/5 from me.

I never could get into Sepultura when I was younger, and a lot more into thrash metal. They definitely leaned hard into the hardcore punk roots of thrash, which I do like because as we all know, hardcore rules. Some good songs here, Arise, Dead Embryonic Cells, Desperate Cry and some forgettable ones too, but overall a decent album and despite what people say, a good follow up to Beneath The Remains. Chaos A.D. is better, though!

I'm a fan of metal, although I probably don't qualify as a metalhead. This album felt pretty same-y, although it did have some moments that felt more iconic or recognizable (start of Meaningless Movements, some phrases in Arise) that helped some of the songs stand out. It's in the right genre for my taste, but didn't inspire much feeling.

Paras trashmetallilevy heh, ihan nautintoa tuotti välillä.

3.75

Geeeeeetar

Every song kind of sounded the same

Good speedy aggressive thrash, a ton of cool riffs, and I can hear why a metalhead would love this, but generally the sonic assault is a bit much for me.

Thrash metal from Brazil! Inspired more by Slayer than Metallica, Sepultra intends to evoke evil, hellish imagery in their killer riffs and snarling vocals. And while the band's sound is firmly rooted in thrash metal, certain elements from other genres are incorporated for added variation, such as tribal drums and industrial ambience. Solid level of quality in terms of the album's output, consistent through and through. A common problem with a lot of albums like this is going to be pacing and lack of variation. I think Arise could've used more of the industrial parts to keep things fresh. Otherwise, great thrash metal is still appreciated.

helt lit, Desperate Cry och Altered State var bra

Not a big fan of metal, I prefer Metallica.

3.75

So tight, so precise, so intense. I love the drumming in particular - there’s a lot of power in the playing but it’s really focused and on point. I can’t imagine how in sync with your bandmates you have to be to pull off music like this. There are some very drastic time signature and tempo changes but every band member clicks into place like a machine. Sepultura has a brutal, punishing style but it’s carefully controlled. I admire the technical precision of the band but one thing holding me back from loving the music is that a lot of songs blur together for me. I’m sure the more I listen to the album, the more the different songs will stand out. But I could use a little more color or personality to distinguish the songs.

Not bad but gets repetitive fast

Very unique. I've known them from Ratamahatta, but their other songs are good as well. This album is personally just not my taste.

Jaksoin kuunnella alusta loppuun, vaikka en ookaan mikään metalhead, eli ei tää nyt ihan huono voinu olla!

Pretty standard '90s metal album, not a lot of these songs are going to stick with me but I did like it for what that's worth. 3.5/5

Arise definitely sits in an interesting zone between thrash and death metal. I think the two albums which came after with Max Cavalera really refined Sepultura into the recognisable sound I have of them in my head. Arise is a solid album with not a lot of filler. But it also doesn't standout to me in comparison to other albums at the time.

I think it was enjoyable but nothing special. Solid heavy metal. There was some filler.

Very accessible metal, not a punishment to listen to.

As a metal fan, I never really listened to Sepultura, but I’ve listened to a lot of the thrash that came out of the 80’s, and while this is one of the better ones, it doesn’t really differentiate itself that much in my view. It’s a solid thrash album, but having heard Roots, which in my view is where Sepultura solidly differentiated itself from other thrash bands and hit its creative apex, it’s hard to give this a high review.

Music of the devil

favorite: dead embryonic cells

Toit.

Thrash rock. Seemed ok

The tracks with the acoustic guitars provide this otherwise plain metal album some dynamics. The older I get, the more I feel this genre is not for me.

Classic Heavy Metal from the 90s, not my favourite genre at all but this album managed to just stay within the "hardness"-threshold I can tolerate

I enjoyed this. It takes a bit of stamina but there's some awesome riffs on this

Hoewel ik af en toe van iets stevig houd, vond ik dit nogal een homogeen album. zat weinig verrassend in

Having previously experienced the amazing "Roots" album, "Arise" is a near perfect example of looking back in time and seeing how a band can get better. The album is a bit rough with the band's maturity still growing, lacking the cohesively chaotic enjoyment of "Roots" but one can still hear the elements that would surely meld together years later. "Arise" is definitely the sound of a band that grew from the 80s and evolving with the 90s. The sound is the one of kids in a garage just letting it all go, except there is a noticeable discipline that can be heard and for that alone, this album is a testament to the metal genre. Overall, this is not "Roots" so there is missing a certain innovation and use of creative outlets that impacted this review's first impression, but "Arise" succeeds as a solid metal album. Guitars are full of sound rather than sounding hollow questioning whether or not a bass player exists, the percussion is disciplined, the vocals gritty yet musically sensical. This is metal as it should be, melodically intense promoting an aggressive sense of calm.

Just enough variation to keep me interested. Just too much repetition to keep me hooked.

Not in the Metallica/Slayer/Megadeath/Anthrax category for me, but pretty good. I found two songs that are quite runnable for me. Definitely not for everyone and I don't love it, but I can hear some influences on bands that I do love (mainly Bring Me the Horizon and Slipknot). I had no idea these guys were Brazillian.

Pretty good from what I heard of it, I’ll have to listen to it a few more times though. I’ve got a feeling it’ll grow on me.

Intricate metal that sounds like the start of later metal. A decent listen.

Much more interesting than I remembered. Thrash that's more leaning toward Pantera groove.

This is very good fun. Relentlessly fast metal that blasts you straight in the face. However, as it goes on, there is very little tonal variety - it is fun, but has the effect of eating 12 Easter eggs in a row.

Well done but a bit fatiguing. Cool to hear the roots of a what is a very familiar sound

Arise by Sepultura (1991) Wow. Brazilian death/thrash metal with virtuoso performances by drummer Igor Cavalera and lead guitarist Andreas Kisser, and solidly paired overlay by bassist Paulo Jr. and rhythm guitarist Max Cavalera, this driving, pounding descent into nihilistic rampage is breathtaking. Blinding tempos and growly, yelling lead vocals by Max Cavalera lack variety, but hey, that’s thrash. If the first few tracks become boring, hang in there. The sixth track, “Altered State” and seventh track “Under Siege (Regnum Irae)” are nice compositions, the latter including some modest theological reflection on the hypostatic union, but with predictable results. Lyrics consist mostly of litanies nasty noun phrases, ill-connected, but all equally harrowing. One must include the ‘bonus’ closing track, a cover of Motörhead’s “Orgasmatron”, because it was included on the Brazilian release, even if not in the UK or US. It’s anti-religious kerygma that seems unaware of its internal contradictions, but it’s the only track on the album that actually has a message. Cool, but don’t let your mother catch you listening. 3/5

I listened all the way through and enjoyed what I heard, but all the songs blended into one enormous song for me.

Wasn’t as bad as I feared, quite enjoyable really but I wouldn’t usually go for this genre. Nevertheless, it helped me clean the floor so 3*

There are some good songs but I wasn't that in to it as a whole.

Better than Roots for sure. Not very memorable but I enjoyed it while listenig.

Bra metal, långt ifrån min favoritgenre men avsaknaden av de mer cringe:iga inslagen gör det till ett uppskattat inslag i listan. Lyckas ta det som är bra i metal och lämna det som är dåligt. Inte så spännande mixning och hade gärna hört gitarren tydligare, nu ligger den som någon suddig matta i bakgrunden?

Detta var ändå förvånandsvärt bra.

Very very solid. Arise goes straight ahead from beginning to end, with a few interesting twists and turns. The album is a bit flat to the stylistically uninitiated, but I would gladly pick it from a thrash lineup.

Quite enjoyed this one, and they are an interesting band to read about. Orgasmatron and Dead Embryonic Cells stood out to me. 3 stars as I would be happy to listen to them again but realistically won't make any effort to do so

There's a lot of communication going on between band members that keeps the tracks constantly evolving with sicks riffs and rapid drumming. In the midst of it all lies serene melodies as in "Desperate Cry". We got a mix of mostly thrash metal with some fast-paced death metal that serves as a good introduction to metal of the era, during a time of dramatic transition between 80s predominantly thrash and the style splits of the 90s. It's still true to form, which is both a blessing and a curse. There are lots of good songs, with others having their impressive moments, but they're not putting anything new or interesting to the table. There's no reason for me to replay this album over other thrash or death metal albums unless I suddenly remember a tune I want to revisit. Also, following the first few songs felt pretty weak, although I'm quite partial toward "Altered State," and the bonus track "Orgasmatron" was actually a decent cover. Favorites: Arise, Dead Embryonic Cells, Desperate Cry, Altered State

I like metal. I don't really love metal, but you can play me a metal song and I'll probably enjoy it. Thrash is probably my favorite genre, but I don't love metal so I don't listen to it much. Arise is a thrash album, it's a good one. Nine songs, all of them good songs. If you're thinking in terms of the big four, Sepultura is definitely the closest to Slayer in terms of their style of thrash. However, I think something Slayer did that was important was actually make each song stand on its own. Every song on Reign In Blood, for example, is definitively its own track that also stands well in context of a full album. Arise kind of felt like nine solid songs that blended together, with nothing standing out or being notable in almost any of them. By the end of the album I was almost forgetting I was listening to an album, and when the deluxe tracks from Spotify started I just didn't notice because the end of the album had no indicators of being such. It's a very middle of the road album because of this, and picking a best and worst song is a pain in the ass because of it.

Ok, but doesn't add anything to what Metallica achieved 8 years earlier.

It is good, but it didn't particularly grab me. Wore it's influences a bit too much on its sleeve. Not enough to make me want to leave and go and listen to Metallica, but it was still there.

meh

Of all the 'metal' bands in the 90ies Sepultura was the only one I kind of liked (I'm putting 'metal' in quotes because I don't know enough about the genre to be able to specifyy the correct (sub)genre). To be more exact I thought Roots Bloody Roots, which played on MTV a lot, was a bit of a banger. I'm usually not really looking for aggression in my music consumption but that song seemed to be able to channel aggression into a monster of a hooks and the addition of the Brazilian percussion elements made it musically more interesting (to me) than its peers. This sounds like the band that made Roots Bloody Roots but with a dozen or so songs that are not as interesting as Roots Bloody Roots. 5/10

Not as in my wheelhouse as Roots, just seemed a little more basic and thrash. Not bad, definitely enjoyable, but I've heard better.

This kind of grew on me, like a mediocre Ministry album. A couple of the tracks are great, but not enough to push this into four stars for me.

Spotless metal riffs and drum sequences, palatable vocals Arise, under siege

Hay veces que descubres grupos cuando ya tienen discos anteriores y al ponerte al día puede ocurrir que te gusten más o menos. Yo soy más de los Sepultura de Chaos A.D. y Roots, aquí me faltan cosas. Igualmente se deja escuchar y entiendo que a poco que te guste el Metal es disfrutable.

Rating: 6/10

Album art is a really good representation of what you'll get with this album. All the songs seem to blend together and I think that's the point. Solid metal, but not entirely for me

Thrash metal. Assume Power Trip had Sepultura as a major influence as there are major similarities. May just be the nature of thrash. Im sure it was a game changer back when it was released but didn't do much for me, felt a bit samey

Mad vibes

Mal was anderes. Nie wirklich gehört davor.

I can see why white kids in 1991 thought this was pretty cool but not my thing

Hard one to review, because I don't have much to compare it to. It felt a little repetitive at time, but that might be because my ears aren't tuned to death metal. I liked the drumming in parts though. Rating: 2.5/5

Some great riffs and lead guitar work in parts but the constant blast beats and wanky solos get a bit much after a while. The growling vocals is what really holds it back for me though, that style of vocals is just beyond the cusp of what I can tolerate when it comes to metal. Best track: Desperate Cry

Thrash metal, kinda stuff that used to be on Tony Hawks back in the day. Actually don't mind it but not sure how it made it to the album generator lol. Actually really enjoying this further through haha, it's like the stuff that has influenced Terror. Easy a 3/5, more like a 3.5 tbf

Septallica 👍🏽

its pretty intense. made it most of the way there. i dont get angry enough for this music, but its almost a 4.

Pretty good. Too much metal recently though

Dubon metal, ca brasse pas mal. Desesperate cry est ma prefere. 3.20

Another genre I never really came around to. I respect the speed and precision of the instrumentation, and there's clearly more than average going on musically here. Typical of the genre I found the lyrics ho hum, and the vocalization does nothing for me.

I believe the actual musical ability of the band members is really good. The guitar riffs and the rhythm are great, but the lyrics and the singing leave much to be desired. Solid, but not for me.

I love the sound of heavy metal in the morning

Not my style, but done well? I like Altered State the best, I think.

603/1089 - I've listened to a lot more metal since starting this project and am convinced that Rust In Peace is the best by far.

My head was a bit of a mess when I listened to this, and actually some noisy, chaotic metal was just what I needed. Even though I was in a receptive mood, though, I can't say I enjoyed this very much. All the tracks really, really sound the same to a non-connoisseur, with the same pounding drums and insistent repeated motifs from the guitar, repeated across tracks, even. It's exhausting to listen to. Orgasmatron is the only track which had anything like a hummable tune, albeit with the same metal growl "singing" over the top. The slightly (very slightly) pop-punk riff on Murder made me think, however, that if you were a connoisseur, you might find to be that a real moment of levity and lightness if your sensibilities were calibrated exclusively to metal appreciation. I know that sounds really pretentious, but what I mean is that a metalhead might be desensitised to a lot of other sounds and genres, and it just makes me reflect on how important it is to branch out beyond your usual tastes and experience everything the world has to offer. Ideas like this are why I started and continue this 1001 Albums project, so I know I am getting a full breadth of musical life, or as near as possible. It's just a shame, then, that this album is still generic metal, though, and I have heard plenty of that. I can hardly believe that there are two Sepultura albums on this list. Are they that important, popular or influential on the metal scene? I think I got everything I was going to get out of Sepultura with their album Roots. Although maybe, just maybe, a metalhead would feel differently.

#465/1001. "Sepultura yeah!" is an eternal slogan uttered by a friend's daughter at the tender age of three or so. I was more or less grown out of the metal world when they rose to the game, changing my preference from Headbangers ball to 120 minutes / Alternative nation. Funny how "extreme metal" sounds already quite dated, and what was harsh then now just feels kinda, " oh, that was the early/mid 90s sound". Death metal? Or just thrash? Does it really matter? Funny how they also talk about industrial music or Latin influences, when they use those effects in a couple of intros. I don't know if Roots is here, but the few things I've heard from there are more interesting. Nah, metal is not for me, anymore

I'm sure people love it. I am not one of those people

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

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

not for me.....

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.

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.

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

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

Moments of odd, but overall an ok listen.

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

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

Not my kind of thing, but not terrible.

2.5

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.

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.

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

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

Ha desperate cry isch no nice gsi

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.

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.

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

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

2.5

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

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

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.

Ok

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.

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.

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

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.

Just not a fan.

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.

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

90’s Death Metal ⭐️Substraction

Hard pass. Not for me.

Decent metal rock, a little heavy for me

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

I am not edgy enough for this...

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.

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

Genre mismatch for me

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 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

Nope

Alright not too bad. Was expecting worse

I do not understand how anyone over the age of 15 can think this is a good thing to listen to. I couldn't make it through a single track. I guess they pass the "sing from the heart test" but it just doesn't hold any enjoyment for me.

Not my favorite album but I have respect for it. Cats love toys set to these beats. Cats might be more metal than we think.

Not as bad as I was expecting.

1.5/5 I don't mind some thrash metal every now and then but a whole album is a bit too much for me. I'm probably a bit harsh with my rating but it's not an album I'll revisit. Maybe a couple of songs.

Ugh. Would the "singer" just stop already?! The percussion was good. Man, that was a long hour but I persevered. 💪🤕

It's like a parody of itself. I have no wish to suffer this album again.

It’s very cool that my brother knows the current singer of this band- Derrick Green- but speed/death metal is not my thing. I love punk and screamo and post-hardcore stuff but I just can’t access heavy metal. So I can’t really review this fairly…

It's thrash metal.... I can't tell if it's good or not but it's interesting.

Do we really need two Sepultura albums on this list.

Liked this more than I thought I would. Appreciated the low end vocals and guitar and relative tightness/discipline of the songwriting.

Just not for me

let's give heavy metal another shot. hope it's better than slayer. and it better be in portuguese so much for heavy metal in portuguese. it's fine? i dunno. not my jam not my peanut butter not my sandwich i'll give it a 2/5 because i care not to think about further and will not listen again.

Absolutely not for me. It escapes me why anyone would gain enjoyment from something that sounds like ‘an angry man throwing tools at a urinal while reading the book of revelations’. It escapes a one by virtue of some good musicianship, the drumming stands out. And I actually The highlight for me was Orgasmatron which had a bit of melody to it and then I realised it’s a Motörhead cover. I liked Roots when it came up too. Oh well

While technically good, with it's frenetic guitar and drums, the vocals are not my taste

1.5

2,5

Nootttt for me. I’d call this horse shit, but I’d hate to offend horse shit.

Would be great if they had a singer.

Music isn't bad, even though I don't like speed metal. Voice is awful.

No thank you. It's actually well produced and seems good bybthe standards of its genre, but there's no freakin way. Uh uh. Yuck.

It's just unfair, man. You have these guys honing their craft for years, getting their double bass kicks straight as a line, their screeches pitch perfect to a pterodactyl and their songs full of odd twists and turns... and still, upon hearing all that, my auditory system will simply filter all of it into a single blob of noise - 'metal noise', even. I love punk, I love noise rock, yet when I hear this style of metal, I am instantly transformed into some poor old-timer, waving his stick and screaming "it's all just noise!". These guys deserve a better audience than me, and as such I'll do them the honour of never listening to this again.

fav songs: arise riff-driven, punchy, intense 40/100

don't like this style of yell singing, but music is alright. super cringey edgelord lyrical stuff

Standard thrash metal. Kind of Metallica adjacent but I didnt really enjoy the vocals. Instrumentation was fine though.

2/3. Not my thing, but it was good gym music I guess. Drummer is off the charts though.

Oh I forgot to rate this after listening to it. Well, nothing much to say here. It was definetly an album I have ever listened. I think it was somewhere around the third song I started looking around if anything was going to change but the album sounded the same all the way through, not my cup of tea.

I'm listening via YouTube music and the first 2 tracks played with music videos, and I honestly just found the combination of music and video comedic. "Arise" featured a guy being crucified, while wearing a gas mask, overlaid in various ways with flames. It just tried so hard to be edgy that it gave me the opposite impression. "Dead Embryonic Cells" had basically the same vibe, but when the singer yelled "NO HOPE FOR CURE" I got this image in my head of a caveman, and then I kept giggling throughout the song at the angry caveman. The fact the whole band have really long hair and stand there whipping it about or having it dangling over their faces while they lean over their guitars... I don't know... how do you take this seriously. Anyway, moving on from the videos... I can't stop being amused by angry caveman. I misheard the lyrics of "Murder" as "same hand that feeds birds" and I was really confused why he was so angry about someone feeding birds. Had to look up the actual lyrics. As for actual critique, every track sounds the same; it's just fast-paced drums, repetitive guitar powerchords, and angry caveman shouting nonsense over the top - there's not enough difference between the tracks. I don't hate it, but I also really don't see the appeal. I find the lyrics pretty cringe, which is also why I can't stand a lot of the classic metal bands that people rave about, despite actually quite enjoying metal in general.

I think album does a great job of demonstrating why I dislike thrash metal. It's incredibly monotonous. I think some of the riffs are cool I just wish they weren't the same chord over and over. Vocals are samey throughout even if I quite like his style. I've never got on with *just* harsh vocals. Some wanky guitar solos here and there Despite all this I think they have a certain groove which I fundamentally vibe with. Very high 2

Сепультура без бразильских корней - говно

I enjoyed this at the beginning, the problem is that most of the album stayed inside that one sound.

Woah. And not in a good way.

Yeah, I don't think death metal is my thing. This is not demonic shit like Slayer, but it's a Brazilian dude yelling over hard beats and frequent switch-ups. I can understand that appeal a bit more, but the structure and execution of death metal is just too much for me to process. I can only do 30 seconds of it before I find myself lost on another planet with a tempo change and atonal guitar solo. Hey, I mean these guys are putting little tribal elements into the mix, but it's not enough for me to want to listen to this again (4/10, 2/5 on this scale)

A find it hard to be subjective and difficult to judge some of these albums. Do I hate all heavy metal, no. Did I enjoy this album, no.

People actually listen to this for enjoyment?

The drums sound like garbage and the vocals are too similar.

Wuatafak la bateria tan limpesita, pero me lastiman las guitarras tan filosas xd , la portada esta perrita

Not for me thanks!!!

Shit mix A little creative at times Mostly not that creative Repetitive In my opinion Feel like the band could be pretty good with proper execution and a mix that doesn't sound like cardboard

Thrash metal is angry. Groundbreaking as florals for spring.

Is this good? Maybe for this style of music. Not for general listening.

Boah, bin ja Metal Fan aber dieses Album war schwer auszuhalten

gar nicht mein Ding, ist für mich nur Geschreie. Das Instrumentale ist nicht so schlecht.

Ne, das war zuviel für mich. Hätte ich vielleicht als Teenager gemocht.

Blind album and artist. Brazilian Death Metal? I guess I won't be listening to this very much in the future.

Absolutely not my scene, but I got almost half way through without having the urge to switch to something else, so that's a good sign, I guess?

Could enjoy the music itself but death metal vocals are too abrasive for me

Disclaimer: this is not at all in my genre wheelhouse so I have no thrash metal listening experience to compare this to. While I do find some of the instrumentals to have a really satisfying groove to them, especially in good headphones, but the vocals are just unbearable. I appreciate something this new to me though and found myself often head-nodding to it, oddly decent work music.

I just really can't do it with these metal vocalists I'm sorry

Ahh, okay. Some serious grooves here, but it's just so relentless that for me, it wears out its welcome quickly, and the vocals are definitely not my style. I like my metal more melodic. Still, this is solid, even if I'll probably never listen to it again. Like the intro to Altered States was bad-ass, but then . . . oh well.

Good riffs, but an overall boring listening experience. I'm aware that Sepultura has better records, though I do not consider myself a fan.

I have nothing against this kind of music. I just can’t tell when it’s supposed to be good.

Not for the early morning I had

Not my fave but interesting

morose

While I'm really glad there are people out there exploring these areas of music, its not a genre that I can listen to for more than a few minutes at a time!

Heavy Metal

Later stuff is what I dig more

Fav: Desperate Cry Least Fav: Arise Yeah I think death metal just isn’t for me. I can tell they’re talented tho so it’s not them it’s me

Tja, dat is metal

instrumentally good monotonous can't stand the vocals

I had another album from these guys about their Brazilian roots, and I said the metal was the worst part. This was all metal. 3/10

2.5/5 - I think this is probably good for what it, but just doesn't work for me

23/12/2025 1. arise - dramatic start..... more visceral scott giger vibes from art and continuing with fleshy electronic sounds. liking so far. guitar just started and i do not like metal i am not in for a good hour. this is what i feared when i had to listen to iron maiden. the lyrics are nice ig but the music is not my thing at all, can appreciate the guitar at times though :) 2. dead embryonic cells - the intros are great, even if i don't like the rest lol. even though the music isn't my thing, it still sounds good. will never like metal vocals though. lyrics kind of emo..... 3. desperate cry - loving the intro again. doesn't immediately start with banging guitar!!! just started now. drums are great at the start, as well as the guitar. literally cannot hear the bass though :( this is probably really great for people who like metal, but i don't know how i'm going to get through an hour of this. 4. murder - all of these songs sound basically the same to me. to me, this is just angrier emo music, which i also don't like..... 5. subtraction - found out about halfway through this song that it's 40 mins without bonus tracks, cannot wait for it to end sooner. oh my god i can hear the bass. guitar just started again halfway through typing that. 6. altered state - wind at the start reminds me of threads or eraserhead. again, cannot fault the intros, but don't like the majority of the song. liking the echoing on the vocals. ending was nice :) 7. under siege (regnim irae) - quieter start, liking it so far. drums kicked in, bit loud but better than the rest of the album. guitar just got loud again, but slower than all of the other songs. lyrics are nicer. loving the effect on the vocals again. still not my thing, but enjoying it (more than i can say for the other songs). liking the slower, more distorted verses, like a more energetic swans, but the rest of it sounds the same. 8. meaningless movements - liking the screeching guitar parts. nothing else to say. cannot wait for this album to be over. 9. infected voice - thank god i'm onto the last song. this is probably a really great album if you like metal but i just don't. some of the intros were nice before it started with the constant noise. all of the songs just blended into one another. even though i haven't enjoyed it at all, i can understand why people who are into metal would like it, which is why it's getting two stars and not one lol. if i had to pick a favourite, it would be under seige, but i did not enjoy listening to it. will be immediately clearing my brain with 60s pop.

I hate giving these metal albums low ratings. They are probably really good metal albums. I just don't like most metal.

Give how much classic Metal albums were being released at the time, the inclusion of this one in particular seem a bit random. It's not like the book ever strays from the more mainstream accepted (and anglocentric) metal. Not really my thing, but a welcome inclusion. Key tracks: Arise

I have been known to like metal but I find this sort of thrash quite unengaging to listen to. Very technically proficient but not doing much for me.

I always like these albums for the first couple songs, then I just get so bored of it and my head starts to hurt. Little something called variety never hurt anyone but I guess that’s besides the point for artists like this

I feel like thrash metal is a genre that is only meant to be enjoyed in person in the middle of a massive mosh pit. In album form it really just all starts to sound the same and drag after the third song. While I haven't been to a thrash concert before, I've been in a lot of pits at hardcore shows and I love the vibe. Just not an album I must hear.

This thing has some of the nastiest riffs I've ever heard in metal, but the album tries to make the riffs the main part of the song rather than a building block of the song, and the rest of the song feel a bit half-assed and in some cases unengaging.

Some Ok songs, can get a bit repetitive at times.

Det här är inte min grej, men jag kan förstå varför metalheadsen gillar det. Gillar inte heller den rätt platta mixen, känns töntigt och inte hårt/tungt. Imponerad av mig själv att jag tog mig igenom detta tidigt en bakissöndag. En del gitarrgrejer rätt snygga, säkert roligt att lira på guitar hero lol

Tror aldrig jag kommer kunna bli ett metalhead 😭 Dom har tydligen Greyson Nekrutman på trummor nu!

I enjoy the occasional metal like megadeath or Metallica, but this just kinda sucks. Guitar seems a bit amateurish, drum is just double bass to death, and every song just sounds the same. Could not listen through full album.

Nothing I would ever want to hear again. The second and last Sepultura album. I can't relate to this kind of music; it's just fast kick drums, fast riffs, and screaming. And all sounds the same at some point.

i had a preconceived notion about this album because of my experience with the other sepultura album on this list, but to my surprise, i actually didn't mind this one. definitely more of a straight forward thrash album, which i have the tendency to like more than death metal stuff. the instrumentals are pretty energetic and sufficiently thrashy. the vocals are still not quite my thing, but are not as over the top growly as a lot of metal tends to be, which i am not a fan of - but here it's not egregious and works fairly well. it's not quite my cup of tea, but it wasn't the worst way to spend 45 minutes.

Eeuurghphhmmmf, dès les premières secondes je savais où ça aboutirait. Le drum est le plus gros défaut de cet album, tellement répétitif autant sur les tounes qu’entre elles. La bass et la guit sont pas mieux, et le chanteur me donne mal à la tête (heureusement que c’est pas du scream). Il y a eu un drôle de moment sur Desperate Cry où je pensais aimer ça, ça feelait Metallica-like, mais tout s’est effondré dès que Murder a embarqué. Le cover est très cool par contre. Encore un 2 pis on en reparle plus.

My experience with metal began in the late 1970s, giving me a view of the genre's evolution, notably the emergence of Thrash and Death Metal, styles that I've witnessed live but am not a dedicated enthusiast of. What I primarily look for in Metal are hooks, a touch of melody and groove, along with compelling dynamics (light and shade). Speed can be fun when used right. A crucial dealbreaker for me is the presence of highly distorted or growling vocals, which I find off-putting. Despite acknowledging some good guitar work and riffs, my overall experience with Sepultura's "Arise" was one of quick indifference, and I won't be returning to it. For me, the main flaws were the monotonous, unimaginative drumming and the constant onslaught of noise and power, which collectively robbed the sound of any desired groove. The vocals were also unengaging. As a whole, the album felt tediously long; a low point was realizing I was only three tracks in, at "Desperate Cry", just before "Murder" began. While I can respect the album's merits, and why some folks would enjoy this album, it was ultimately not for my taste (2/5 stars). 1 "Arise" (2/5) 2 "Dead Embryonic Cells" (2/5) 3 "Desperate Cry" (2/5) 4 "Murder" (2/5) 5 "Subtraction" (1/5) 6 "Altered State" (2/5) 7 "Under Siege (Regnum Irae)" (2/5) 8 "Meaningless Movements" (2/5) 9 "Infected Voice" (1/5) Total - 16 Average - 1.78 159/1001 88/159 albums reviewed were new to me.

Oof, thats a tough one. I listened to some thrash metal in my life, and i always wanted to listen and focus specifically to Sepultura, since i heard about it quite many times. I was quite disappointed by raw and primitive music compared to other genre representatives. Nothing caught my ear, or left a mark.

I don’t like metal and this isn’t nearly as groovy as roots. It’s a no from me

eh, not my thing

I was so glad when it was over.

No

brazilian metal punk, hmm, not my cup of tea picks: arise, dead embryonic cells

Not interesting to me. Sorry Sepultura.

Not my thing.

oooh big man with big voice yells about death there are multiple times throughout this where i wished i was listening to metallica instead. même en faisait les sudokus quotidiens dans l’autobus à 22:30 ce n’était pas plaisant comme musique. pas fini. ça dure 1h. je suis plus capable

Tiresome

Not my type of music

How much double bass pedal is too much double bass pedal. This album is the answer to the question. I don't mind metal, but it took the concept to the extreme. All songs blurred into one; a rapid, confusing blitz. Much preferred Megadeath - I had an idea what was going on.

3/10

sepultura is a pretty badass name for a metal band. that said, hardcore metal is not really my genre. it's fine from a musical perspective, better than a lot of metal on here, but not for me, 2*

I don't like Cavalera's vocals or lyrics. I like the idea of melding of hardcore punk, maybe a little bit of death metal and thrash; but I think a lot of the time it sounds a bit confused. I can see why people argue they would belong over Anthrax or Slayer in the thrash big four. The strongest parts of this album for me are the flourishes of world music and industrial embedded into songs like Desperate Cry and Subtraction - which are pretty fleeting. If this was a few years older, it would feel incredibly significant.

I assume this is a good example of this type of music. I will skip the rest much more quickly.

Idk what’s so special about this that’s it’s on this list

Not my vibe

I guess the album got "better" in its second half, but please don't make me listen to it again.

Are you mad? I feel like you're mad about something. Do you wanna talk?

I can appreciate the technical skill, but it's hard not to feel like all the songs sound alike. I guess it's not for me.

Not today, thanks.

Meh Not in the mood, ive liked a lot of the metal, this just felt meh.

Except for the slower down song “under siege” every song sounded the same to me. Loud, fast, irreverent. It could be cathartic if I was pissed I guess.

Another metal album that did not convert me to liking metal. There were snippets of instrumental stuff that I didn’t mind, but then the scream-singing would come back. I had to listen to this in two parts. I couldn’t do a straight through listen

The only way I could tell that the song was different was by the track listing changed on the display. Repetitive and mostly monotonous sound. It got saved from getting a one star was near the end of the record it actually had some beat changes.

Death metal not for me, solos altered state Criminals in uniform

Djing djuh djuh djing djinh puh puh puh puh puh bleee blooop blee bleee Le kick est pas assez fort, je l'entends pas. 2.49 étoiles

The older I get the less thrash metal interests me. Never got into these guys back in the day and I'm not getting into them now.

I think this is as generic as industrial metal can get. crank up the distortion and start singing poorly, nothing here you havent seen before.

I did not dig this album. Plus it didn’t have the Braziallian influence of Roots so who cares. Why did we need 2 albums by these guys?

Not as bad as Roots but not good

You honestly can go read any of my other reviews of metal albums to know how I feel about this one. I just don't care, and I just can't get into it. It seems like demands these high stakes, and I just can't get there with it. I don't care, I don't believe anything about it is sincere and that it's all for show, and I just don't want to listen to it again. I didn't hate it enough to give it one star; I would if I genuinely understood it and still didn't like it. But I didn't, which leaves me thinking I must be missing something. And I probably am. Two stars. Standout Track: Subtraction

I can get down with the headbang. I didn't mind this, and it was actually a lot of fun to listen to -- but after a while it all starts to sound the same, and it can really wear you down. Pretty generic thrash metal album -- kind of wish there was something more distinctive about it if it's gonna be on this list. Side note: fucking A+ awesome album cover. Metal covers are always the bomb. Fave songs: - Desperate Cry - Subtraction - Altered State - Orgasmatron (lmfao) - Intro (Arise Sessions) - C.I.U. (Criminals in Uniform)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'd work out to it

I don’t have enough death/trash metal depth to distinguish this from other acts or say if this is particularly good, but I didn’t hate the experience.

I don’t at all like the metal growl-style vocals. Or the muted sound of the high-speed drums. The rest is decent though.

I went back and forth so many times on whether this was a 1 or 2 star album for me. Rationale for 1 star was that it was suuuuuuch a slog, and broken up into a few listens I kept not wanting to go back to finish. 2 stars because I can appreciate in parts that even though it’s absolutely not for me it’s technically a pretty good album. Parts of this were okay. Would never listen to this again.

Beste lied: murder, substraction en meaningless movements Veel hetzelfde

2.5

3/10

Not my style, but definitely unique in the genre of death metal.

They listened to And Justice For All. All treble. Would love to know how loud they recorded this. Doesn’t seem to have the same virtuosity as Metallica. Definitely not bad but this can be gotten in many places. And I think I like more melody in the vocals.

Not my thing, but Kudos to the drummer. 5/10

Brazilian 90s metal. Death/trash metal. Their most popular album. Fast and aggressive to me. Not melodic, a bit monotonous for me.

Just not a metal guy. There were a couple moments that got my head nodding but mostly I was stressed out

Got to love metal to like this. Not my favourite album of theirs