Sepultura – The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must
Be The Heart - (r) 10/29/2013
Loosely based on Fritz Lang’s 1927 German film called Metropolis i.e. working class versus the
city planners, or in today’s current terminology the 1% versus the 99%.
The overall vibe feels darker, meaner, and the
undertones are very much on the surface level with regards to humanities accent into a
more divided screed of rich and poor classes.
This record took a few listens as I was definitely thrown off by the production
helmed by Ross Robinson who did their Roots
record in 1996. Going in a different direction with regards to tonality, groove, and focusing more on a primal and analog sound this record really punches you in the face if you've not heard this band in a while.
Vocally Derrick Green pushes himself harder and that really stands out. Guitarist Andreas Kisser is a beast into and among himself, whereas bassist Paulo Jr. is given great care to be recognized, while drummer new comer Eloy Casagrande does a fine job keeping pace.
I've had some time to digest most of the record, and what I think is that it is fine record, but I am uneasy about it's future, and maybe this record is the culmination of current events in regards to broken systems, whether it be political, business, and societal; yet I pull forth references from the Nation record, because of it's crux of a kind of uniformity with regards to seeking out individualized truth, growing from knowledge, and being accountable to a personal ethos.
What is happening now is very much a divisive and toxic arena, even with reference of Metropolis as the backdrop, the main construction really hits home the idea of personal freedom, but there is this terrible cost to that freedom, and it is choice. Some very hard lessons are learned when aligning with various factions, because lets face it, life is a series of alliances based on a kind of trust that can be manipulated for selfish reasons, or given credence to bonding that cannot be broken. Thanks for reading.
Vocally Derrick Green pushes himself harder and that really stands out. Guitarist Andreas Kisser is a beast into and among himself, whereas bassist Paulo Jr. is given great care to be recognized, while drummer new comer Eloy Casagrande does a fine job keeping pace.
I've had some time to digest most of the record, and what I think is that it is fine record, but I am uneasy about it's future, and maybe this record is the culmination of current events in regards to broken systems, whether it be political, business, and societal; yet I pull forth references from the Nation record, because of it's crux of a kind of uniformity with regards to seeking out individualized truth, growing from knowledge, and being accountable to a personal ethos.
What is happening now is very much a divisive and toxic arena, even with reference of Metropolis as the backdrop, the main construction really hits home the idea of personal freedom, but there is this terrible cost to that freedom, and it is choice. Some very hard lessons are learned when aligning with various factions, because lets face it, life is a series of alliances based on a kind of trust that can be manipulated for selfish reasons, or given credence to bonding that cannot be broken. Thanks for reading.
B.
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