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Roots

1996

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Roots

Roots was released in 1996, a year after sepultura had changed its sound. The band no longer played with the fast tempo of before, but instead let themselves be guided by slower rhythms, mixed with Latin influences. It was a moment in which they decided to explore more Brazilian music, something they hadn't done much before. On that album, Carlinhos Brown, an important Brazilian musician, appeared, who helped create the parts with collective percussion. That gave the album a special touch.

Year: 1996
Songs: 17
Duration: 77 min 30 seg

17 song|s

Song list

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01

Roots Bloody Roots

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3:32

02

Attitude

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4:15

03

Cut‐Throat

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2:45

04

Ratamahatta

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4:31

05

Breed Apart

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4:01

06

Straighthate

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5:22

07

Spit

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2:46

08

Lookaway

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5:26

09

Dusted

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4:04

10

Born Stubborn

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4:08

11

Jasco

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1:58

12

Itsári

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4:49

13

Ambush

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4:39

14

Endangered Species

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5:20

15

Dictatorshit

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1:25

16

Chaos B.C.

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5:13

17

Canyon Jam

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13:16

About the album

Roots, according to DoReSol

The idea for the album came from a trip that Max Cavalera made to an indigenous community in the interior of Brazil. He wanted to record with them, but not everyone in the band knew much about the indigenous peoples. What they found on that trip greatly influenced how the album was put together. The song Itsári has a chorus from a people called Xavante, which is also repeated in Born Stubborn. That chorus became a thread that connected several parts of the album.

In Lookaway, several guest artists appeared, such as Jonathan Davis and Mike Patton. The sound of the album also approached what was called "nu metal" at that time, with influences from bands like Korn and Deftones. It was an album that marked a before and after for sepultura, because it was the last one with Max Cavalera before he left.