Thrashcast Episode 58: Sepultura "Arise" album
Welcome to a new era in podcasting.
Thrashcast is the place to find riveting discussions on classic thrash albums, news and reviews. Your hosts are three thrash loving maniacs who grew up during the golden age of the genre. Kenneth, Billy and Jim will get together weekly to bring you a deep dive on some of your favourite thrash records.
Show Notes:
Episode Fifty-Eight: With episode 58, we go back to South America and discover the classic Sepultura album Arise. This is arguably a ground breaking release and being album number four, the band experiment with the death/thrash sound. They added elements of hardcore punk, industrial metal and Latin percussion. The music was received well from critics and was widely met with critical acclaim. The album went on to become a landmark thrash release and is considered the band's best album.
Arise strives to push the music into a more experimental direction. Some of the aggression and speed are toned down, utilizing groove-laden rhythm on many of the songs. Arise also started opening up to other musical influences from bands like Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, The Young Gods, and Einsturzende Neubauten; along with samples and sound effects. The album charted well and Sepultura went on a whirlwind of a tour to promote the album.
Fun Facts: The album cover art was created by the great Michael Whelan who gave us a smorgasbord of phantasmagorical images. Michael also went on to do the artwork for both Chaos A.D. and Roots.
Kenneth Gallant, HMS
Back to the Thrashcast directory
Top of the page