Description

Sepulturarsquos acclaimed 1989 album, Beneath The Remains, marks the bandrsquos major label debut on Roadrunner. Widely regarded today as a thrashmetal classic, the album perfectly distilled the Brazilian bandrsquos potent mix of piercing melodies and pummelling rhythms.In December 1988, brothers Max guitarvocals and Igor Cavalera drums, Paulo Jr. bass and Andreas Kisser guitar recorded Beneath the Remains in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with producer Scott Burns. Soon after its release in April 1989, the album was hailed by fans and critics alike for standout songs like ldquoInner Self,rdquo ldquoPrimitive Futurerdquo and the title track. The album has been remastered especially for this collection.The Deluxe 2CD Edition also features nine unreleased ldquomixdownrdquo recordings taken from the Beneath the Remains sessions at Nas Nuvens Studios in Rio de Janeiro. Highlights include versions of ldquoLobotomyrdquo and ldquoMass Hypnosis,rdquo as well as instrumental versions ldquoSlaves Of Painrdquo and ldquoSarcastic Existence.rdquoThe studio tracks are complemented by unreleased recordings of the band performing live on September 22, 1989 at the Zeppelinhalle, West Germany. The concert features songs from Beneath the Remains ldquoPrimitive Futurerdquo and ldquoInner Selfrdquo and the bandrsquos previous albums ldquoTroops Of Doomrdquo and ldquoEscape To The Voidrdquo, along with covers of Black Sabbathrsquos ldquoSymptom Of the Universerdquo and the Dead Kennedys ldquoHoliday In Cambodia.rdquonbsp Sepultura Deluxe-CD is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £14