Arise
Sepultura
1991
Why This Album Matters
Released in 1991, Arise is the fourth studio album by the Brazilian band Sepultura and marks a crucial phase in the evolution of their sound. While maintaining the death/thrash metal style of its predecessor, Beneath the Remains, the album stands out due to a clear experimental inclination, incorporating elements of industrial music, hardcore punk and Latin percussion, which would become hallmarks of the band. With Arise, Sepultura demonstrated a more measured sound, with drummer Igor Cavalera exploring groove-laden rhythms. Subtle touches of industrial music are perceptible through the use of samples and sound effects, evidencing influences from bands such as Einstürzende Neubauten, The Young Gods and Ministry. This fusion of genres and the boldness in experimenting consolidated Arise as a fundamental work and widely considered by many fans to be the group's best album.
Context
Following the recording of Arise, Sepultura embarked on an extensive world tour, the largest to date for the band. However, the promotional period was marked by significant incidents in Brazil that shaped public perception of rock and of the band itself. In May 1991, a concert in São Paulo, at Praça Charles Miller, attracted a crowd of 30,000 people, far exceeding police expectations, resulting in injuries and arrests, and culminating in one person being shot dead. This event, coupled with another fatal incident at a Ramones show a week earlier, generated enormous media repercussions, creating a strong anti-rock sentiment throughout the country.
Recording
The recording of Arise took place in August 1990, when the band travelled to Florida. Scott Burns resumed his role as producer and sound engineer, this time working with the advantage of being at Morrisound, a studio known and well-equipped for Sepultura's musical style. Roadrunner Records provided a budget of $40,000, which allowed for a high-level production. This investment was reflected, for instance, in the dedication of a full week of work between Iggor Cavalera and Burns to test tunings and microphone placement for the drum kit, ensuring the desired sound quality for the album.
Songs
Arise showcased the emergence of Latin percussion and 'tribal' drumming that would later characterise the band, notably on the track "Altered State". Sepultura's longstanding passion for hardcore punk also manifests prominently on tracks such as "Subtraction" and "Desperate Cry". Three singles were extracted from the album: "Arise", "Dead Embryonic Cells" and "Under Siege (Regnum Irae)". The music video for "Arise", filmed in Death Valley, showed the band performing in an apocalyptic setting and images of a Christ-like figure wearing a gas mask, which led to its ban from MTV America. In contrast, the video for "Dead Embryonic Cells" achieved wide rotation on MTV, helping the band reach new audiences, and subsequently, the song was included on the Liberty City Hardcore radio station in the game Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, with Max Cavalera as DJ.
Legacy
Upon its release, Arise received widespread acclaim, with Brazilian and international press praising the band's evolution and compositional skill. Magazines such as Hard Rock, Kerrang! and Metal Forces published positive reviews, while major British periodicals such as Melody Maker and NME dedicated extensive articles to the group, with one Melody Maker journalist even suggesting that Sepultura could become bigger than their rivals, Slayer. Commercially, Arise was a success, being Sepultura's first album to chart on Billboard, reaching position 119. It was also the first to receive certification, achieving gold status in Indonesia in 1992, and by 1993, it had already sold over 1 million units worldwide. In 2001, it achieved silver certification in the United Kingdom. Over the years, the album continued to be revered, with Q magazine describing it as 'their thrash watermark' and Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic calling it 'a death metal classic' that had aged surprisingly well. Dan Marsicano of About.com elected it as the band's 'magnum opus'. Furthermore, Arise was included in prestigious books such as 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before I Die and Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time.
Rankings
Tracks
Credits
Scott Burns, Sepultura
Sepultura
Andreas Kisser, Igor Cavalera, Max Cavalera, Paulo Jr.
Max Cavalera
Paulo Jr.
John Jackson
Jeff Allen
Igor Cavalera
Kent Smith
Andreas Kisser
Henrique Portugal
Fletcher McLean, Scott Burns
Fletcher McLean
Steve Sisco
Scott Burns
Howie Weinberg
Andy Wallace
Patricia Mooney
Michael R. Whelan
Gloria Bujnowski
Tim Hubbard
Podcasts
The Metal Show With Gully and Joe · Alan Gulliver
This weeks show is a album review and interview special! We talk to Igor Cavalera about the new Cavalera Conspiracy album which is out now! We also review the classic album by Sepultura Arise! We had so much fun with this one! Message us on twitter @rockshowonline with album suggestions! If you enjoy this show then share it!
Thunderdome Metal Reviews: The Church of Heavy Metal · Benjamin Linzy
Metalheads!! David brings back some old memories with his selection of this early 90s rager from Brazil.
120 Months Podcast · 120 Months
April 1991 features a number of searing album releases: Violent Femmes with their 5th studio album Why Do Birds Sing?; the self-titled Andrew Wood tribute from a Seattle supergroup, Temple of the Dog; trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack's stunning debut Blue Lines; Brazilian metal gods Sepultura's now classic collection, Arise; the smart, dynamic alternative rock of Firehose on Flyin' the Flannel; pl
Redação DISCONECTA · Disconecta
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Antigas Novidades - podcast de heavy metal, rock progressivo, jazz, blues, MPB e rock classico · Antigas Novidades do Rock
Quando o Sepultura lançou Arise, seu quinto disco de estúdio, a banda brasileira explodiu o planeta e tomou de assalto o mundo do som pesado! Até hoje, é considerado um dos maiores discos da história do metal nacional e na opinião de muitos fãs, é o melhor trabalho lançado pela banda em toda a sua longa caminhada. E é isso que vamos conversar hoje com o nosso convidado, Rafael Araújo, do canal de
Videos
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Thrash from the past: Sepultura - Arise [CLASSIC REVIEW]
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ALBUM REVIEW: SEPULTURA ARISE | Julian Gonzalez
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SEPULTURA ARISE(1991) REVIEW
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Films
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Arise – Wikipedia
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Arise (1991): o clássico do Sepultura que colocou o Brasil no mapa do metal
collectorsroom.com.br
Arise (1991) marca não apenas a consolidação internacional do Sepultura, mas também um ponto de virada dentro do próprio thrash metal.
Clássicos: Sepultura - "Arise" (1991) - Mundo Metal
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A meu ver, o álbum "Arise" rivaliza de forma positiva com "Beneath The Remains", os quais eu considero o ápice da banda e reconheço que em discos recentes, o Sepultura, renovado e revigorado, esteja novamente no mapa das principais bandas desse planeta que é redondo, por sinal.
35 anos de "Arise", o álbum que consolidou o SEPULTURA no cenário ...
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Lançado em 1991, Arise marcou um momento de virada na trajetória do Sepultura. O disco não apenas ampliou o alcance internacional do grupo mineiro, como também ajudou a definir novos rumos para o thrash metal no início da década de 1990.
Arise (1991) Sepultura - by Luciano Siqueira
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A responsabilidade de não propagar discurso de ódio é mais sua do que da banda — finalizou.Essas foram as primeiras recomendações do meu amigo quando nos sentamos para ouvir Arise (1991), um marco na carreira dos mineiros do Sepultura.
Discogs
Arise – Discogs
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