Sepultura To Release Roorback In June; Continue Tour With Voivod
By
Sefany Jones,
Contributing Editor
Monday, April 21, 2003 @ 3:12 AM
Brazil's Sepultura Will Releas
For Immediate Release:
Brazilian Titans Sepultura Previews Vicious New Material; On Tour W/ Voivod
Roorback Due In Stores This June!!!
With a gargantuan roar, the mighty Brazilian metal pioneers Sepultura returns to North America, embarking on a national trek with Voivod to usher in a brutal summer. Sepultura's motive: to introduce America to some of the band's most potent material to date; a preview of the upcoming June release of Roorback - a twelve track slugfest that further cements the band's creative force & unrelenting determination. The band's music is as diverse and multi-layered as ever, and the US tour will testify to Sepultura's unique dynamic of unified aggression.
Celebrating nearly 20 years of innovative & compelling music, the current incarnation of the band (São Paulo natives Andreas Kisser - guitars, Igor Cavalera - drums & percussion, Paolo Pinto - bass, and Ohio-bred vocalist Derrick Green) plans to bring its tribal fire to the people for a month-long stint advancing the new record, and then will head to Europe to perform a string of festivals and a headline romp. Following this, Sepultura will return to North America to tour through August & September. Autumn will see the band heading to the Far East, touring through Japan, Thailand, Singapore & Taiwan, then trekking to Australia and finishing the world tour through South America, culminating with 22 dates in Brazil alone! Many of the performances along the tour are being recorded for a forthcoming 'ultimate' live album & DVD, which is planned for a 5.1 Surround 'in-your-face' Sound production.
Sepultura comes to America after a wildly successful European leg, to which Kerrang! Magazine described in a '5-K' performance review: "…a rampage of gut-busting fury…on the eve of a shock and awe campaign of their own while the world plunges into Chaos AD, Sepultura are as relevant now as they've ever been."
Current tour dates with Voivod include:
04/21/03 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
04/22/03 Las Vegas, NV Huntridge Theater
04/24/03 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theater
04/25/03 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theater
04/26/03 El Paso, TX Club 101
04/27/03 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
04/29/03 San Antonio, TX Far West
04/30/03 Houston, TX Numbers
05/01/03 Dallas, TX Deep Ellum Live
05/02/03 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amp.
05/03/03 McAllen, TX Villa Real (Sepultura only)
05/05/03 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
05/06/03 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Club
05/07/03 Minneapolis, MN Quest Club
05/09/03 Detroit, MI Harpo's
05/10/03 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
05/11/03 Norfolk, VA Norva
05/13/03 Cleveland, OH Odeon
05/15/03 Boston, MA Wonderland Ballroom
05/16/03 Old Bridge, NJ Birch Hill
05/17/03 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
05/18/03 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
An mp3 for the track "Mind War" from Roorback is currently available for download here: http://www.uol.com.br/sepultura/Sepultura_Mindwar.mp3.
Additional news & updates can be found at www.sepultura.com.br and www.sepultribe.com.
msheetz - 4/24/2003 10:58:22 AM Metallica review
1. Frantic (5:54 min): The song starts with Meshuggah-like riff passages, then the brutal, almost hardcore-like drums set in. You can briefly catch breath during the first chorus, in which Hetfield sings "Keep on searching" in an Alice In Chains manner, just before the ride goes on. James is fed up, he utters "You live it, or you lie it" along the intricate song structures, which puke with thrash, hardcore, and metal. Hysterical, chaotic, unbelievable. War for all ears in which ReLoad is still resonating.
Guitar solos: none.
2. St. Anger (7:24 min): No all-clear with the title track. Deadly riffage right from the start, turning into an insane mosh monster accompanied by merciless double-bass thrashing. Ulrich almost hits the border to blast beats. "Metal punk" seems to be the right description for this. Hetfiels keeps on rumbling in betweeen, only in the chorus resounds his clear, crisp voice. There's one break after another. In the middle of the song, there's a two minute headbanging part, led by fat guitar riffs, reminiscent of "Creeping Death". Hetfield cleans his soul: "I want my anger to be healthy, I want my anger just for me, I want my anger to control, I want my anger to be me", and then the song fully breaks down into the chaos of elements; all instruments are charged to their limits.
Guitar solos: none.
3. My World (5:51 min):
My world allows a short breather. The song changes from mid-tempo to up-tempo and is – in comparison to the crushing tracks mentioned above – a wonderfully grooving thrash song. Ulrich builds pressure with his double-bass parts und pushes the song along. Hetfield rages "It's my world, you can't have it", perfectly fitting the mood of the song, which soon turns into a raging buffalo. The guitars sound raw and unpolished, and the end of the song becomes hectic: Hetfield screams "Enough is enough", the guitar riffage is dull [I think this is not meant in a negative way] and the double-bass thrashes the song out of its boundaries. Big bang and out.
Guitar solos: none.
4. Monster (8:28 min):
Yes, the song title keeps its promise. Monstrous walls of guitars push the song along – and Ulrich again steps on the gas. The drumfire even passes over the breaks, after about two minutes the vocals finally set in. Then the song's structure becomes so complex that you don't want to believe that these "old" men are really able to play this stuff. The rhythms change every 10th second, the listener's attention is almost overtaxed. Afterwards, the Pantera-/Meshuggah-like riffs with the meanest guitars in the Metallica cosmos lead into a wild, ultra-fast, almost "cheap" punk attack. Hetfield screams "We are the people", and the foundation of sound beneath his vocals clappers and runs so that the ear is hardly able to follow. Hetfield goes on screaming "Some kind of mosnter, this monster lives!". During the finale, the song approaches familiar territories, reminiscent of "Dyers Eve" as regards the drums, in particular.
Guitar solos: none.
5. All Within My Hands (8:45 min):
Who thought that "Monster" already was the peak of the iceberg is proven wrong and has to widen his Metallica horizon once again. An atmospheric, disturbing entry is carried along by slow drumming, when suddenly Hetfield's loud and huge voice sets in, drowning even the metal roar that has just begun. A sick sound, defined mainly by full speed and an enormous amount of breaks. The song changes directions like a rabid rabbit on escape. Not tangible, also not understandable. Insanity rules. "Love is control, I die if I let go", Hetfiled ties a rope around the band's neck and draws. The song comes along, stops, flies into temper, stops again, just to break through afterwards. In comparison, a rollercoaster ride is a nap, a plane crash is a relaxing neck massage. For the joy of "All Within M Hands", you need a gun licence, otherwise you don't know how to handle it. The cold hands of Hetfield reach out from the speakers, grabbing your neck: Armageddon. "Kill, kill, kill", he growls as if the devil has taken possession of him. Fear spreads, the song turns into chaos, the feedbacks bleep. Over, end, death.
Guitar solos: none.
On solos (again):
Traditional solos? Nope. Instead, Kirk Hammett produces riffs that cut through everything that comes in their way.
On melodies:
Yes, melodies are there, somewhere beneath the riffs, if they are not beaten down by the double-bass."
MTV's "metal expert" Iann Robinson's review of St. Anger should be up on MTVNews soon as well.
fuckinmadpunk - 4/24/2003 7:43:01 AM Voivod and Sepultura kick ass. I will buy CDs from both bands real soon. Yes, I know, Voivod's is already out. But, really, I would love to check them out.
rippendeath - 4/23/2003 3:07:56 PM I actually want to see this for whatever reason. I need to investigate the dates a little more.
The_Space_Lord - 4/23/2003 12:51:16 PM Jason did turn out to have food poisoning although it was minor. That turned out to be the first gig he's missed in 17 years, apparently....
dtx - 4/23/2003 12:05:02 PM Is Roorback how you spell roar back in Portuguese?
angelofdeath666 - 4/23/2003 5:09:10 AM fizz: Exactly!
METALP - 4/22/2003 4:45:11 PM I was at the show last nite in Anaheim and the reason I thought Voivod cancel was because Jason go food poisoning the night before. I was very dissapointed, but Sepultura ROCKED and they even did a song with Snake and Away. For all you Voivod fans, the new album kicks ass!!!!!!!!!!! Great album of the year!
metal F Hoops - 4/22/2003 3:03:36 PM yeah, went to see voivod and left after their awesome set. Sepultura needs Max and then i'l be interested again.
fizzgig - 4/22/2003 12:29:21 PM For REAL Sepultura, get Arise and Beneath the Remains, maybe throw on Schizophrenia too. Now THAT'S Sepultura!
metal_disciple - 4/22/2003 11:19:57 AM I saw the show just this last Saturday at the Palace. Voivod kicked ass! I didn't bother staying to see Sepultura. I haven't liked them since "Beneath the Remains". I went for Voivod only.
sunking - 4/22/2003 10:01:13 AM My friend called me from last nites show in Anaheim and said that Voivod cancelled at the last minute because they only sold 300 tix for the show. Im sure Sep kicked ass though. Havent seen them since that Ozzfest with Slayer, Danzig, Sepultura, and Ozzy. What a show.............
dtx - 4/22/2003 9:48:07 AM LMAO 7thavenue!
angelofdeath666 - 4/22/2003 6:11:46 AM LOL 7thavenue!
GirlWithGuitar - 4/21/2003 8:14:44 PM I ABSOLUTELY LOVE VOIVOD!!!
HERE'S NEWS ON SHOW I WENT TO SATURDAY NITE.
APRIL 19TH, 2003, KAOS INC, DARKSIDE, & APNEA PLAYED A GREAT SHOW IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, AT CARROLLS PUB ON THE SQUARE. IT WAS GREAT. I DIDN'T KNOW SUCH A SMALL PLACE COULD GET SUCH A BIG MOSH PIT GOING! KAOS INC PLAYED FIRST. THEY EVEN PLAYED A NEW SONG THAT WASN'T EVEN FINISHED YET, AND AD-LIBBED THE MIDDLE TO END OF IT, AND IT CAME OUT SO BEAUTIFUL, I HOPE THE RECORDING HAPPENS THE SAME WAY...IT WAS REALLY AN ARTISTIC MOMENT. VERY IMPRESSIVE. DARKSIDE PLAYED NEXT, WITH EVERY MELODIC SOLOS AND HAUNTING VOCALS, HEARING THEIR MUSIC FOR THE FIRST TIME, I SOMEHOW FELT DE-VIRGINIZED...IT WAS SOOO GOOD. AND THE GUTARISTS MOTHER EVEN JOINED THE MOSH PIT WHILE IN A WHEELCHAIR, WHICH WAS REALLY COOL. AND WHEN APNEA CAME ON, THE MOSH PIT GOT SO CRAZY, THAT SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT WAS GETTING CRUSHED. WOW. AND APNEA JUST KEPT RIGHT ON PLAYING-OF COURSE. KNAC.COM & US97 WERE THE STATIONS TO ANNOUNCE THE SHOW, AND THANKYOU TO THEM FOR DOING SO 3 TIMES...ONCE THE NIGHT BEFORE, IN THE AFTERNOON, AND A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE SHOW. KAOS INC ARE PROUD MEMBERS OF HEAVYCORE, REFERRED BY VERBAL NARCOTIC MEMBER TATT, WHOSE BAND WAS ALSO AT THE SHOW. TATT'S BEAUTIFUL WIFE, BRI, POSED WITH KAOS INC WHILE SHE LAID ON THE BAR, AND OPENED HER TOP. THIS PHOTO WILL BE ON THE WWW.KAOSINC.ORG SITE VERY SOON, JUST GO TO THE KAOS GIRLZ LINK...ADULTS ONLY. WELL THAT'S THE NEWS ON THESE BANDS FOR TODAY. The next show is at METAL MAYHEM, go to KAOSINC.ORG to check out info. IN METAL FOREVER SINCERELY, SPIDER'S SLAVE CHERYL
HOTTYPEO - 4/21/2003 6:21:22 PM Can't wait for this CD. I never was really into Sepultura with Max fronting, but now I can totally get into it. Nation is one of the CD's I listen to most. My man, on the other hand thinks Soulfly kicks ass.
