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Blood-Rooted
By Sepultura
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ArtistSepultura
TypeCompilation
Released3 June 1997
RYM Rating 3.34 / 5.00.5 from 298 ratings
Ranked#139 for 1997, #2,668 overall
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heavy, war, political, violence, death, aggressive, tribal, angry, male vocalist, energetic
Languages English, Portuguese

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3.50 stars
An interesting addition to the band's discography from 1991-1996 / Ciekawe uzupełnienie dyskografii zespołu z lat 1991-1996 (7,5/10)
The compilation 'Blood-Rooted' was released in 1997 a few months after Max Cavalera left Sepultura. It was intended as a supplement to the band's discography, containing unreleased material previously appearing on singles promoting the band's releases including, in particular, the period of the albums "Chaos A.D." and 'Roots'. Interestingly, this compilation features compositions different from those included on the extended editions of Sepultura's 1986-1996 albums, which were to be re-released by the Roadrunner label in the late 90s. It is apparent that this label had a very deliberate and sensible strategy for promoting Sepultura's discs to those only getting to know the band in the 90s. Indeed, there was no duplication of the same material on 'Blood-Rooted' and in the form of additional tracks on the formation's full albums.

The 1997 compilation consists of three parts. The first, and most interesting, consists of tracks unreleased on the band's releases, which are rejects from their recording sessions. Apart from the half-authored 'Mine', these are reworkings of other artists' work. However, as Sepultura has had a great talent for giving other people's compositions a strong element of their own, often even creating songs that are as good or even better than the originals, it is difficult to assess this part of 'Blood-Rooted' critically. Thus, from "Chaos A.D." period, the listener will recognize: the not-so-fast, march-like "Inhuman Nature" from the repertoire of the American hardcore band Final Conflict and the ultra-fast and very aggressive "Crucificados Pelo Sistema", originally recorded by Sepultura's fellow countrymen from the Ratos De Porao hardcore band. The most popular tracks of this period, however, are the fast, melodic, sensationally shouted by Max Cavalera in Portuguese "Policia", originally performed by the Brazilian punk rock band Titas, and the marching, guitar-sawing, bravura-played "Symptom Of The Universe" by Black Sabbath, which a few years earlier had been included on the sensational tribute album entitled "Nativity In Black". The 'Roots' period, above all, presents a sensational, full of coupling and dissonance, very heavy version of Celtic Frost 'Procreation (Of The Wicked)'. There would be no surprise in it being the prototype for Tom Warior to give the album 'Monotheist' its distinctive sludge metal-influenced sound 10 years later. Complementing this track is a surprising cover of Bob Marley's 'War', sounding more like a song from the Neurosis repertoire, i.e. even slower than on the 'Roots' album, atmospheric and alternative in the verses and heavy, shrieking and dissonant in the choruses. An additional flavour of this song is Igor Cavalera's sensational display on drums in the finale. Similarly sludge-like, slow, clutching playing with occasional bursts of aggression can be found in 'Mine', a composition co-written by Sepultura and Mike Patton. This track was mostly sung or rather shouted by the Faith No More singer in his characteristic style. The list of covers closes with the short, fast and aggressive 'Drug Me', originally recorded by Dead Kennedys and reworked by Sepultura in 1991, but without being released at the time.

The second half of the album consists of three alternative versions of songs from 'Roots'. The experimental "Lookaway (Master Vibe Mix)" features more of the distinctive vocals of Korn leader Jonathan Davis as well as various samples and electronic additions. The very raw-sounding demo version of 'Dusted', devoid of solos, is a little longer than the version from 'Roots', as it includes an additional acceleration in the middle section, which has been turned into the song's chorus over time. In the case of 'Roots Bloody Roots', there are no such differences from the final version of this song, apart from the changed lyrics of the composition and the absence of Andreas Kisser's solo.

The last 7 tracks are an excerpt from Sepultura's 1994 concert, played in Minneapolis during the tour to promote the album "Chaos A.D". It is dominated by songs from that album (the only reference to thrash metal past being the combined, very fast versions of 'Beneath The Remains' and 'Escape To The Void'), but played much more energetically and aggressively than on the fifth studio album. A definite rarity in this set is the electric, guitar-laden and time-bound version of 'Kaiowas', but also very impressive are the chats between songs by the charismatic and often uncensored Max Cavalera. They show how great Sepultura's concert condition was at that time and it brings a tear to the eye that the audience will never be able to listen to the band's songs from the 80's and 90's live in their current line-up.

"Blood-Rooted" is an item for dedicated fans of Sepultura and Max Cavalera's solo work, others can safely let it go. This album shows that Sepultura, in their best creative years, didn’t let go of the level even of the recorded covers, making many of them classics of the band's repertoire. Also the concert fragment on this release doesn’t put the band to shame and shows the best possible live version. It is a pity that the content of the reviewed album definitively ends the adventure of Max Cavalera and the rest of the band. The vocalist and other musicians went their separate ways, with a small exception of the Cavalera Conspiracy project formed in 2006 by Max and Igor Cavalera.

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Składanka „Blood-Rooted” ukazała się w 1997 r. kilka miesięcy po odejściu Maxa Cavalery z Sepultury. W założeniu miała ona stanowić uzupełnienie dyskografii zespołu, zawierające niepublikowany na płytach materiał, wcześniej ukazujący się na singlach, promujących zespołowe wydawnictwa w tym zwłaszcza w okresie albumów „Chaos A.D.” i „Roots”. Co ciekawe na tej kompliacji znalazły się kompozycje odmienne od dołączonych do rozszerzonych wydań płyt Sepultury z lat 1986-1996, które pod koniec lat 90-ych miały zostać powtórnie wydane przez wytwórnię Roadrunner. Widać więc, że ta wytwórnia miała bardzo przemyślaną i sensowną strategię promocji krążków Sepultury dla osób poznających zespół dopiero w latach 90-ych. Nie nastąpiło bowiem zdublowanie się tego samego materiału na „Blood-Rooted” i w formie dodatkowych utworów na pełnych płytach formacji.

Kompilacja z 1997 r. składa się z trzech części. Pierwszą, najciekawszą stanowią utwory niepublikowane na wydawnictwach zespołu, będące odrzutami z ich sesji nagraniowych. Poza w połowie autorskim „Mine” są to przeróbki twórczości innych artystów. Jednak w związku z tym, że Sepultura od samego początku miała duży talent do nadawania cudzym kompozycjom własnego, silnego pierwiastka, często wręcz tworząc piosenki równie dobre albo nawet lepsze od oryginałów, trudno tę część „Blood-Rooted” ocenić krytycznie. I tak z okresu „Chaos A.D.” słuchacz pozna: utrzymany w niezbyt szybkim, marszowym tempie „Inhuman Nature” z repertuaru amerykańskiej, hardcorowej formacji Final Conflict a także ultraszybki i bardzo agresywny „Crucificados Pelo Sistema”, oryginalnie nagrany przez krajan Sepultury z formacji Ratos De Porao. Największą furorę z tego okresu jednak robią: szybka, melodyjna, rewelacyjnie wykrzyczana przez Maxa Cavalerę po portugalsku „Policia”, w oryginale wykonywana przez brazylijski, punk rockowy zespół Titas oraz marszowy, piłujący gitarowo, brawurowo odegrany „Symptom Of The Universe” Black Sabbath, który kilka lat wcześniej został umieszczony na rewelacyjnym tribute albumie tej formacji, zatytułowanym „Nativity In Black”. Okres „Roots” przede wszystkim prezentuje rewelacyjna, pełna sprzężeń i dysonansów, bardzo ciężka wersja "Procreation (Of The Wicked)" Celtic Frost. Nie byłoby nic dziwnego w byciu przez nią pierwowzorem dla Toma Wariora do nadania 10 lat później albumowi „Monotheist” jego charakterystycznego, nawiązującego do sludge metalu brzmienia. Uzupełnienie tego kawałka stanowią: zaskakujący cover Boba Marleya „War”, brzmiący bardziej jak utwór z repertuaru Neurosis, a więc jeszcze wolniej niż na albumie „Roots”, w zwrotkach klimatycznie oraz alternatywnie a w refrenach ciężko, wrzaskliwie i dysonansowo. Dodatkowym smaczkiem tej piosenki jest rewelacyjny popis Igora Cavalery na perkusji w finale. Podobnie sludge'owe, wolne, sprzężeniowe granie z okazjonalnymi wybuchami agresji można odnaleźć w „Mine” - kompozycji napisanej wspólnie przez Sepulturę i Mike'a Pattona. Utwór ten w większości został zaśpiewany a właściwie wykrzyczany przez wokalistę Faith No More w swoim charakterystycznym stylu. Listę coverów zamyka krótkie, szybkie i agresywne „Drug Me”, nagrane pierwotnie przez Dead Kennedys a przerobione przez Sepulturę w 1991 r., jednak bez wypuszczania w tamtym okresie na światło dzienne.

Drugą część albumu stanowią trzy alternatywne wersje utworów z „Roots”. W przypadku eksperymentalnego „Lookaway (Master Vibe Mix)” pojawia się więcej charakterystycznych wokali Jonathana Davisa z Korn a także różnego rodzaju sampli i elektronicznych dodatków. Bardzo surowo brzmiąca, pozbawiona solówek, demówkowa wersja „Dusted” jest trochę dłuższa od wersji z „Roots”, bo zawiera dodatkowe przyśpieszenie w środkowej części, które z czasem zostało przekształcone w refren piosenki. W przypadku „Roots Bloody Roots” aż takich różnic w stosunku do finalnej wersji tego utworu nie ma, poza zmienionym tekstem kompozycji i brakiem solówki Andreasa Kissera.

Ostatnie 7 utworów to fragment koncertu Sepultury z 1994 r., zagranego w Minneapolis w czasie trasy promującej album „Chaos A.D”. Dominują na nim utwory z tego krążka (jedyny odnośnik do thrash metalowej przeszłości to połączone w jedną całość, bardzo szybkie wersje „Beneath The Remains” i „Escape To The Void"), które jednak zostały zagrane dużo bardziej energicznie i agresywnie niż na płycie studyjnej. Zdecydowanym rarytasem w tym zestawie jest elektryczna, dociążona gitarowo i zwięzła czasowo wersja „Kaiowas” ale spore wrażenie robią też pogadanki posiadającego olbrzymią charyzmę oraz często używającego niecenzuralnego słownictwa Maxa Cavalery pomiędzy utworami. Pokazują one w jak doskonałej kondycji koncertowej była wówczas Sepultura i aż łezka w oku się kręci, że już nigdy nie będzie dane słuchaczom posłuchać na żywo utworów zespołu z lat 80-ych i 90-ych w jego ówczesnym składzie osobowym.

"Blood-Rooted" to pozycja przeznaczona dla zdeklarowanych fanów Sepultury oraz solowej twórczości Maxa Cavalery, pozostali mogą ją sobie spokojnie odpuścić. Krążek ten pokazuje, że Sepultura w swych najlepszych twórczo latach nie odpuszczała poziomu nawet nagrywanych coverów, tworząc z wielu z nich klasyki zespołowego repertuaru. Także fragment zamieszczonego na tym wydawnictwie koncertu wstydu zespołowi nie przynosi i pokazuje jego najlepszą z możliwych wersję live. Szkoda że na zawartości recenzowanego krążka definitywnie zakończyła się wspólna przygoda Maxa Cavalery i reszty zespołu. W dalszą podróż artystyczną wokalista oraz pozostali muzycy wyruszyli już tylko oddzielnie z małym wyjątkiem w postaci powstałego w 2006 r. projektu Cavalera Conspiracy, który stworzyli Max i Igor Cavalera.
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 3.00 stars
Something that I initially wrote off as a pointless odds-and-ends collection does actually turn out to contain some interesting moments. All the cover songs at the beginning are well worth a listen, and for the sheer oddity of it, as are the tracks that guest Mike Patton and even Jonathan Davis from Korn. But that's it, really. One for the die-hards and completionists.
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3.00 stars
Some interesting covers, but Blood Rooted wears too many hats to demand more than a passing interest.
The period between 1993 and 1996 was unquestionably the height of Sepultura’s popularity. Massive world tours and festival headlines put the band on the tip of everyone’s tongues, despite the fact that their recent albums (particularly the very modern sounding Roots) were critically divisive. The inclusion and eventual takeover of various influences into their former thrash and death metal, including hardcore punk, nu metal, industrial and traditional African percussion, had grabbed the attention of a whole new audience, making their fan base as eclectic as their sound itself. However, just when the Brazilian’s journey to the top looked unstoppable, a series of events tore them apart. When Max’s stepson Dana tragically died, the band were forced to perform Donington’s Monsters of Rock Festival as a three piece, with an amazingly understanding audience making that concert one of the most powerful of their career. It was not long after this event however that internal conflict began, with Andreas, Igor and Paulo Jr. all in agreement that the band needed new management. Unfortunately, the firing of manager Gloria didn’t go down too well with Max, due to the fact that she happened to be his wife, with the result being that he quit the band some time during December 1996. As Max was the vocalist and second guitarist, as well as playing a major role in the writing of their albums, Sepultura’s future was uncertain.

It’s no coincidence that Roadrunner records started releasing Sepultura compilations left, right and centre as soon as Max’s departure was announced. Clearly fearing that the band’s popularity was about to suffer a massive downturn, if not come to a grinding halt, the label called upon a bunch of covers, live recordings and unreleased material and started pumping out the discs like there was no tomorrow. Not content with one comprehensive collection, Roadrunner technically released three separate compilations within a period of twelve months. The first one is known as The Roots of Sepultura, and appeared as a bonus disc on the expanded version of 1996’s Roots album. This compilation contains one new track (Criminals in Uniform), four covers, six demos and eight live tracks taken from the Under Siege video. It’s a nice assortment, covering the band’s career to this point in various formats, and makes owning the difficult Roots all the more bearable. The second compilation, Blood Rooted, was released on June the 3rd, 1997. It follows a very similar format to The Roots of Sepultura, consisting mostly of covers, demos and live tracks, but only two of those tracks (The Dead Kennedys cover Drug Me and the Ratos de Porão cover Crucificados Pelo Sistema) are duplications from the former. The third compilation is called B-Sides, which I will at some point review separately.

The cover tracks on Blood Rooted are taken from various Sepultura singles, and cover a mixture of well known and unfamiliar (at least to me) bands. Procreation (of the Wicked), which is a Celtic Frost cover, originally appeared on Sepultura’s Roots Bloody Roots single. It gets the compilation off in great style and makes good use of the heavy, downtuned riffs the band turned to for the Roots album. The Final Conflict cover Inhuman Nature, taken from the Refuse/Resist single, has less impact, but its themes and style work well enough within the Sepultura framework. The Titãs cover Policia would already be known to many as it not only appeared on the Territory single in 1993, it was also a bonus track on Chaos AD, and eventually became part of the band’s live set list. Its punk-fuelled aggression really isn’t my thing, but it does manage some mid section subtlety despite the short running time. The fourth cover is unquestionably the most surprising, given that it’s a track by reggae legend Bob Marley, which first appeared on the 1991 Arise single. Marley and latter day Sepultura have startlingly similar themes, which is probably why this crushing version of War is so successful and a highlight of Blood Rooted. Finally there’s Symptom of the Universe, a track from Black Sabbath’s Sabotage album, which made an appearance on Sepultura’s unofficial Procreation of the Wicked EP. It’s not bad either, but passes by fairly harmlessly, lacking the energy that Sabbath brought to the original.

The middle of Blood Rooted is made up of Mike Patton contributed work and early Roots demos. Mine is by far the most interesting of the lot, although it does come across as something Mr Patton might have created for one of his many circus acts, rather than standard Sepultura fare. It’s creepy atmosphere makes for a nice change, with bursts of aggression battering the listener back to reality before it subsides and the nightmare continues. I think this collaboration works much better than the one that appears on Roots, which is emphasised here when a slightly different mix of Lookaway immediately follows. The Dusted and Roots Bloody Roots demos are a complete waste of space, as I’m not really sure who would be interested in hearing early, low production versions of tracks released just one year prior. In particular, Max’s vocals are very low in the mix, and given the tracks appear structurally unchanged on Roots, it’s very tempting to hit the skip button here. The final seven tracks are live recordings with a huge emphasis on the Chaos A.D. period. Six of the seven tracks are from that album and while they certainly do kick ass in the live arena, and have a nice clear sound here, it doesn’t make for an essential listening experience. All things considered, I’d really only recommend Blood Rooted to those fans out there that wish for a collection of Sepultura’s covers. If it’s live material you’re after, then Under a Pale Grey Sky is a much better option.
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 3.50 stars
A good mix or demos B-sides and rarerities. My favorite part however has to be the live trax. They have the favoriet sound mix of live trax i've heard, plenty of bass (especialy with a subwoofer), vocals are clear (for a concert) and you can also hear all of the other instruments quite clearly.
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That's an average CD, perhaps the last worth getting from Sepultura. You might want to buy that CD to get the song "Drug Me" since it is the only song that is in the Arise-era and earlier.

Please, do not listen to Lookaway, each minute you spend listening to this song is an IQ point that you lose..

The rest are craps except the Live songs since it's faster than the original and since it's faster then it gets somewhat acceptable. The vocals are ok too. The only thing I don't like with the lives is that they shortered the "Beneath the Remains / Escape to the Void" in a 3:48 song while the two original songs are 8 mins in total...

"Symptom(Symthom?!) of the Universe" is quite an horrible song and the main riff looks like "Territory", the original is funnier to listen and Cavarela doesn't beat Ozzy...
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3.00 stars
I like the album versions of the songs more than these here..also from the punk covers most sux (except for 'Policia')
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4.00 stars
By the way this is the first Sepultura album that I've purchased.I just had it for only 100 pesos here in Manila.

I know Sepultura tru net and some of my friend even bugging me to purchase either Chaos A.D. or Roots..

I know sepultura as death/trash band..As I listen to this album I was impressed on how they rendered a song from Black Sabbath...Nice track specially that fading "classical guitar jam" at the end of the "Symptom of the Universe".

I love the the live version of "Refuse/Resist and the rest of the live tracks..they are too fucking heavy...

Side A is just for children of the Korn..hhehehehehehehhe

Side B is for the Oldtimers...

I love side B...on the Side A I like only " Policia and Symptom of the Universe..

Buy it but think twice....

If ur ready to hear Korn-ish sound...think twice if ur a heavy/death/trash metal fanatic...maybe u gonna curse this album...(lol)
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