Beneath the Remains
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| Studio album by Sepultura | |||||
| Released | May 1989 | ||||
| Recorded | December 15-28, 1988 | ||||
| Genre | Thrash metal, death metal | ||||
| Length | 54:12 | ||||
| Label | Roadrunner | ||||
| Producer | Scott Burns, Sepultura | ||||
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Beneath the Remains is a music album released in 1989 by Sepultura through Roadrunner Records. The album sold over 600,000 copies worldwide.[1]
This is the first album to have the logo feature the band would use on every album until Nation.[citation needed] It was also their first album to feature a Michael Whelan cover art - in this case, Nightmares in Red.[2]
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[edit] Production
Although Roadrunner offered a 7-record deal to Sepultura, the label was unsure of Sepultura's sale potential.[3] Beneath's budget was small amount by the label's standard ($8,000), but in the end the album cost almost twice its original budget.[4]
Scott Burns, who had previously engineered records by Florida extreme metal acts Obituary, Death and Morbid Angel, was the chosen producer. Burns agreed to work for a low fee ($2,000) because he was curious about Brazil.[5]
Sepultura spent the last half of December, 1988 recording the album at Nas Nuvens Studio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 8 pm to 5 am.[6]
[edit] Overview
Beneath the Remains was the first Sepultura album released by Roadrunner Records. Max Cavalera travelled to New York on February 1988 and spent a whole week negotiating with the label.[3]
Beneath the Remains had a decent production and sharper songwriting compared to the band's previous efforts.[7] In time it would be acclaimed as a classic in the thrash genre.[8][9] According to Max, Sepultura had "really found our style" on that album.[7]
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Beneath the Remains" (Max Cavalera, Andreas Kisser, Sepultura) | 5:11 |
| 2. | "Inner Self" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) | 5:07 |
| 3. | "Stronger Than Hate" (Kelly Shaefer, Sepultura) | 5:50 |
| 4. | "Mass Hypnosis" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Sarcastic Existence" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) | 4:43 |
| 6. | "Slaves of Pain" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Lobotomy" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Hungry" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Primitive Future" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura) | 3:08 |
| 10. | "A Hora E A Vez Do Cabelo Nascer" (Arnolpho Lima Filho, Os Mutantes) | 2:23 |
| 11. | "Inner Self (Drum tracks)" (Sepultura) | 5:11 |
| 12. | "Mass Hypnosis (Drum tracks)" (Sepultura) | 4:22 |
Tracks 10-12 are bonus tracks, only available on the 1997 remastered rerelease.
[edit] Credits
- Sepultura - Producer
- Max Cavalera - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Mixing
- Andreas Kisser - Lead Guitar
- Paulo Jr. - Bass
- Igor Cavalera - Drums
- Scott Burns - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Monte Conner Executive producer
- Antoine Midani - Assistant Engineer
- Tom Morris - Mixing
- Kelly Shaefer (Atheist) - Background vocals on track 3
- John Tardy (Obituary) - Background vocals on track 3
- Scott Latour - Background vocals on track 3
- Francis Howard - Background vocals on track 3
- Michael R. Whelan - Front cover illustration ("Nightmare in Red")
- Wesley H. Raffan - Photography
- Mark Weiss - Photography
- Eric de Haas - Photography
- Jeff Daniel - Producer (Reissue)
- George Marino - Remastering (Reissue)
- Don Kaye - Liner notes (Reissue)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 83.
- ^ Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 69.
- ^ a b Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 60.
- ^ Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 67.
- ^ Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 64.
- ^ Barcinski & Gomes 1999, pages 64 & 66.
- ^ a b Kay (1997), from the liner notes of Beneath the Remains.
- ^ Rivadavia, Ed. ((( Beneath the Remnains > Overview ))). allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
- ^ Terrorizer #109 (2003), page 35 (author unknown).
[edit] References
- Anonymous (2003). A Megaton Hit Parade: The All-Time Thrash Top 20. Terrorizer, 109: 34-55.
- Barcinski, André & Gomes, Silvio (1999). Sepultura: Toda a História. São Paulo: Ed. 34. ISBN 85-7326156-0
- Harris, Keith (2000). Roots?: the relationship between the global and the local within the Extreme Metal scene. Popular Music, 19: 13-30.
- Sepultura (1989). Beneath the Remains. [CD]. New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. The Sepultura Remasters (1997).
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