Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Roots is special for a number of reasons. Firstly, Sepultura were very adept at blending in ethnic elements into their music which wasn't a new concept, but in Sepultura's case they blended in cultural elements from their own country to amazing effect. Secondly, there was a genuine anger in most of their songs towards the repressive governement and injustices within their own country. Thirdly, Max Cavalera and the rest of the band were simply born to play metal and fourthly, few metal bands have been capable of combining both visceral mayhem with savage intensity across their disacography as Sepultura were capable of. Roots is their best album but the first half of their discography is amazing, as this was the album the band had worked towards throughout their musical career, its quite simply a groove metal monster!!! Even after like 50 listens it can still blow me away. The band knew they could never produce anything quite like it again and it was downhill from there on.

Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

They went downhill, and quickly, after "Arise".

Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Roots is a **** album. It's filled with redundant, ineffective riffs, idiotic breakdowns, lyrics that are cringe worthy..... the "ethnic elements" are so cheesy, so poorly executed, it's like a giant spoiler on the back of a white Civic with a black hood.

They went downhill, and quickly, after "Arise".

Originally Posted by ElephantSack

I wouldn't go so far as to say they went downhill right after "Arise", although "Arise" is one of their best albums. I think the period of time expanding from "Arise" to "Chaos A.D." was their apex.

Now as far as the original topic is concerned... its just.. too obtuse. But if I were to go for it, thinking "What do I think of when I think "Metal"?", I would be thinking old (at least 20 years), jean jackets, patches, long hair.... **** it, "Master of Puppets".

Go ahead, jump down my throat.

Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Roots is a **** album. It's filled with redundant, ineffective riffs, idiotic breakdowns, lyrics that are cringe worthy..... the "ethnic elements" are so cheesy, so poorly executed, it's like a giant spoiler on the back of a white Civic with a black hood.

They went downhill, and quickly, after "Arise".

Originally Posted by eraser.time206

If you can't deal with the fact that there are 6+ billion people in the world and none of them think exactly the same that's not my problem. Just deal with it yourself or make actual conversation. This isn't a court and I'm not some poet or prophet that needs everything I say to be analytically critiqued.

Originally Posted by Zer0

At least we can all agree which isn't the best metal album of all time

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by Zappas Utopia

I just lol with all the sub genre crap. I mean, in the end, it's only rock n' roll. Hell, look what happened to progressive rock. There are so many of these sub genre's broke off from this, it's insane. Metal is absolutely a sub genre of progressive rock. I was there

Originally Posted by Zappas Utopia

I just lol with all the sub genre crap. I mean, in the end, it's only rock n' roll. Hell, look what happened to progressive rock. There are so many of these sub genre's broke off from this, it's insane. Metal is absolutely a sub genre of progressive rock. I was there

Originally Posted by eraser.time206

If you can't deal with the fact that there are 6+ billion people in the world and none of them think exactly the same that's not my problem. Just deal with it yourself or make actual conversation. This isn't a court and I'm not some poet or prophet that needs everything I say to be analytically critiqued.