Roots (album)

Roots, released 1996 was the last album released by Sepultura with Max Cavalera.

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1996 - Sepultura - Max Cavalera

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While still including the hardcore punk influenced sound that featured on Chaos A.D., Roots also incorporated a slower, detuned Ko?n influenced sound. (Ironically, Ko?n attributed part of their sound to their admiration of the slow sections in earlier Sepultura songs). Jonathan Davis of Ko?n also provided vocals on the song "Lookaway".

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Hardcore punk - Chaos A.D. - Ko?n

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However, the most important innovation in Roots was the experiments fusing thrash metal with the music of Brazil's indigenous peoples. The band incorporated these elements into almost all songs in the album, and one of them ("Itsari") was actually recorded with the members of the Xavante tribe at their ancestral home in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Some songs include participation ("Ratamahatta", "Dictatorshit" and "Endangered Species") and co-writing ("Ratamahatta") from Carlinhos Brown a popular brazilian musician.

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Thrash metal - Xavante - Mato Grosso - Brazil - Carlinhos Brown

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Roots was a very influential album on the sound of nu metal bands who came later. Along with Jonathan Davis, Mike Patton of Faith No More and DJ Lethal, later of Limp Bizkit, also contributed to "Lookaway".

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Nu metal - Faith No More - Limp Bizkit

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The lyrics to "Attitude" were co-written by Dana Wells, Max Cavalera's step son, whose death (in part) lead to the events which caused Max to leave the band. Dana also came up with the concept for the video for the song, featuring the Gracie family.

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In 2001 Q magazine named Roots as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time.

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2001 - ''Q'' magazine

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