Sepultura To Release Expanded Editions Of Chaos A.D. And Roots
- Written by Marky Edison
Sepultura broadened its musical horizons with Chaos A.D. and Roots, a pair of acclaimed albums that took the Brazilian band’s hard-rocking sound in bold and exciting new directions. Rhino will revisit those back-to-back classics with remastered versions that are expanded with rare and unreleased studio and live recordings.
Chaos A.D.: Expanded Edition will be available on October 6th and Roots: Expanded Edition will be available on November 3rd, both as double-disc sets. Double-LP versions, with similar track listings, will also be available.
Sepultura was founded in 1983 by the brothers Max and Iggor Cavalera with Wagner Lamounier and Jairo Guedes. Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. joined just a few short months later and in 1987, with the departure of Jairo and addition of guitarist Andreas Kisser, the solid line up of Sepultura was final. The band quickly became an influential force in heavy metal music thanks to its dynamic studio recordings and intense live performances.
The band was in the midst of a creative and commercial peak in 1993 when it released Chaos A.D. with Max Cavalera on vocals & guitar, Andreas Kisser on guitar, Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr on bass and Iggor Cavalera on drums. The record ushered in a more groove-based sound on songs like the singles ‘Refuse/Resist’, ‘Territory’ and ‘Slave New World’.
Chaos A.D.: Expanded Edition includes a newly remastered version of the original album along with 17 bonus tracks. Among the highlights are a cover of Black Sabbath’s ‘Symptom of the Universe’ that was originally issued as a B-side, plus nine scorching live versions of album tracks like ‘Territory’ and ‘Biotech Is Godzilla’. Also featured are several unreleased instrumental tracks that the band used during rehearsals for ‘Clenched Fist’ and ‘Propaganda’.
Three years after Chaos A.D., the band returned with Roots, an album that was deeply influenced by Brazilian rhythms, which were incorporated into tracks like ‘Itsári’ and ‘Ratamahatta’. Since its release in 1996, the album has sold more than two million copies worldwide.
Roots: Expanded Edition features a newly remastered version of the original album, plus 17 bonus tracks. Standouts include demos for ‘Dusted’ and ‘Roots Bloody Roots’, instrumental versions of ‘Dictatorshit’ and ‘Cutthroat’, a version of ‘Attitude’ recorded live at Ozzfest, and the unreleased first take of ‘Kaiowas’.
CHAOS A.D.: EXPANDED EDITION
CD Track Listing:
Disc One
1. “Refuse/Resist”
2. “Territory”
3. “Slave New World”
4. “Amen”
5. “Kaiowas”
6. “Propaganda”
7. “Biotech Is Godzilla”
8. “Nomad”
9. “We Who Are Not As Others”
10. “Manifest”
11. “The Hunt”
12. “Clenched Fist”
Disc Two
1. “Chaos B.C.”
2. “Symptom Of The Universe”
3. “Inhuman Nature”
4. “Policia”
5. “Crucificados Pelo Sistema”
6. “Clenched Fist” – Instrumental
Version 1 *
7. “Propaganda” – Instrumental *
8. “Clenched Fist” – Instrumental
Version 2*
9. “Refuse/Resist” – Live
10. “Slave New World” – Live
11. “Propaganda” – Live
12. “Beneath The Remains/Escape To The Void” – Live
13. “Kaiowas” – Live
14. “Clenched Fist” – Live
15. “Biotech Is Godzilla” – Live
16. “Territory” – Live
17. “Amen/Inner Self” – Live
ROOTS: EXPANDED EDITION
CD Track Listing
Disc One
1. “Roots Bloody Roots”
2. “Attitude”
3. “Cut-Throat”
4. “Ratamahatta”
5. “Breed Apart”
6. “Straighthate”
7. “Spit”
8. “Lookaway”
9. “Dusted”
10. “Born Stubborn”
11. “Jasco”
12. “Itsári”
13. “Ambush”
14. “Endangered Species”
15. “Dictatorshit”
Disc Two
1. “Ratamahatta” – 2 Meter Sessions
2. “Roots Bloody Roots” – 2 Meter Sessions
3. “Attitude” – 2 Meter Sessions
4. “Kaiowas” – Take One *
5. “Procreation (Of The Wicked)”
6. “Roots Bloody Roots” – Demo
7. “Attitude” – Instrumental
8. “Cutthroat” – Instrumental
9. “Dictatorshit” – Instrumental
10. “Untitled” – Demo
11. “R.D.P.” – Demo
12. “Dusted” – Demo
13. “War”
14. “Mine”
15. “Lookaway” – Master Vibe Mix
16. “Roots Bloody Roots” – Megawatt Mix
17. “Attitude” – Live at Ozzfest
