SEPULTURA "Roots" /Ltd. Deluxe Edition 5LP + Poster + Patch Box Set/

25th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition re-release of the sixth full-length studio album by legendary Brazilian Thrash/Groove/Nu Metal band.
Sepultura, which means “grave” in Portuguese, founded in Belo Horizonte in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera. The band has been a major force in the Groove, Thrash and Death Metal genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Later in their career, their style drew on influences from Alternative Metal, World Music, Nu Metal, Hardcore Punk and Industrial Metal. Sepultura is considered in the second wave of Thrash Metal acts from the late 80s to mid-1990s along with bands like Pantera, Testament, Sacred Reich, Dark Angel, Machine Head, Death Angel, and Forbidden. The band has released 16 studio albums, with the latest being “Sepulquarta” in 2021. Their most successful records are "Beneath The Remains" (1989), "Arise" (1991), "Chaos A.D." (1993) and "Roots" (1996). They have sold over three million records in the U.S. and 20 million worldwide, gaining multiple Gold and Platinum records around the globe, including in countries such as France, Australia, Indonesia and their native Brazil.
"Roots" is the band’s sixth studio album. First, this is not Thrash Metal anymore. No one is disputing this but apparently, this causes a lot of distress for Sepultura fans who only like the "real" Sepultura i.e. pre “Chaos A.D.” era. A change in direction can be the best, worst or most indifferent thing that can happen to a band. In Sepultura's case it was the best...
It is the band's last studio album to feature founding member and vocalist/rhythm guitarist Max Cavalera. Following the shift to slower tempos and Latin-tinged rhythms on the album "Chaos A.D.", "Roots" delves even further into Brazilian musical textures. Both in sound and overall aesthetic, "Roots" is also a conscious nod to Brazil's marginalized indigenous population and cultures. The song "Itsári" features a Xavante chant that re-appears on the song "Born Stubborn" and serves as a loose thematic thread for the whole album, which on the whole showcases the band's increased affinity for experimentation and collaboration. "Lookaway" features guest appearances by Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis, then-Korn drummer David Silveria, House Of Pain/Limp Bizkit turntablist DJ Lethal, and Faith No More/Mr. Bungle vocalist Mike Patton. Riff-wise, "Roots" also draws influence from the then-surging Nu Metal movement, specifically Korn (whose first two albums were also produced by "Roots" producer Ross Robinson) and Deftones. After leaving the band, Max Cavalera would continue to pursue the Nu Metal and World stylings of "Roots" with his solo project Soulfy.
While it certainly isn't the fastest or Thrashiest of Sepultura's albums, it's the most interesting, dynamic, coolest sounding and great! Since its release, "Roots" has sold over two million copies worldwide.
This Box Set originally was released back in November 2022 on colour vinyl in the US only. Fortunately, it was re-released in Europe in August 2024 on black vinyl. This 5LP Box Set features two LPs with 2017 remastered version of original album (incl. bonus song "Canyon Jam"), two LPs of alternate rough mixes and takes (plus demo version), remastered for ultimate fidelity, and a LP of their unreleased performance at Ozzfest at Phoenix, October 25, 1996, found in the Warner vaults and exclusive to this box. The set comes in a custom spot-varnished hard box with 3 gatefold tip-on jackets, new custom artwork and includes a Sepultura embroidered patch and fold out-poster.
Run Out Groove, A Warner Music Group, 1996/2022/2024 (ROGV-150). Made in the EU.


Tracklist:

“Roots” /2LP/ (Remaster 2017)

LP I
Side One
1. Roots Bloody Roots 3:32
2. Attitude 4:15
3. Cut-Throat 2:45
4. Ratamahatta 4:30
Side Two
1. Breed Apart 4:01
2. Straighthate 5:22
3. Spit 2:46
4. Lookaway 5:26
Playing time: 32:51 min.

LP II
Side One
1. Dusted 4:03
2. Born Stubborn 4:07
3. Jasco 1:58
4. Itsári 4:49
5. Ambush 4:40
Side Two
1. Endangered Species 5:19
2. Dictatorshit 1:26
3. Canyon Jam (Bonus Track) 13:17
Playing time: 39:53 min.


“Roots – Bonus Tracks” /2LP/

LP III
Side One
1. Ratamahatta (2 Meter Sessions) 5:26
2. Roots Bloody Roots (2 Meter Sessions) 3:37
3. Attitude (2 Meter Sessions) 5:59
4. Kaiowas (Take 1) 3:38
5. Procreation (Of The Wicked) 5:05
Side Two
1. Roots Bloody Roots (Demo; 2017 Remaster) 3:32
2. Attitude (Instrumental Rough Mix) 4:16
3. Cutthroat (Instrumental Rough Mix) 2:46
4. Dictatorshit (Instrumental Rough Mix) 1:28
5. Untitled (Demo; 2017 Remaster) 4:14
6. Esquadrao Da Morte (Demo; 2017 Remaster)  **Retitled** 1:15
7. Dusted (Demo; 2017 Remaster) 4:27
Playing time: 46:05 min.

LP IV
Side One
1. War (2017 Remaster) 6:40
2. Mine (2017 Remaster) 6:25
3. Lookaway (Master Vibe Mix; 2017 Remaster) 5:36
Side Two
1. Roots Bloody Roots (Megawatt Mix 1; 2017 Remaster) 4:01
2. Roots Bloody Roots (Megawatt Mix 2) 4:08
3. Mine (Andy Wallace Mix) 7:58
4. Attitude (Live Ozzfest, San Bernardino, CA, October 26, 1996; 2017 Remaster) 5:02
Playing time: 40:02 min.


“Live At Ozzfest 1996” /LP/ (Recorded live at Phoenix, AZ, October 25th, 1996 / Previously unreleased)

LP IV
Side One
1. Intro-Roots Bloody Roots 4:21
2. Spit 2:36
3. Territory 4:35
4. Breed Apart 4:48
5. Attitude 5:23
Side Two
1. Straighthate 5:14
2. Arise 3:23
3. Reufse/Resist 4:07
4. Douche Crew 1:43
5. Ratahmahatta 5:20
Playing time: 41:40 min.

Total playing time: 200:31 min.