«Beneath the Remains» is the third album by Sepultura and it was released on 7 April 1989. It is their first release for Roadrunner Records. The recordings were made in the second half of December 1988 at Nas Nuvens Studio in Rio de Janeiro, with Scott Burns producing — he had also worked with Death and Obituary.
“`Country: Brazil
Style: Thrash Metal
For fans of: Slayer, Kreator, Obituary
Here the band completes its turn away from the black metal of its early years and towards a faster, rawer death/thrash sound. The album is more technical and more carefully crafted than the two before it, with a cleaner production — Burns even brought Mesa Boogie amps and drums with him to improve the sound. The cover art is a work by Michael Whelan. Many consider it one of the first examples of deathrash, the sound that joins thrash with death metal.
The title track «Beneath the Remains» opens with an acoustic intro that breaks straight into a fast riff, and «Inner Self» became the band’s first video, with frequent plays on Headbangers Ball. «Stronger Than Hate», where John Tardy of Obituary and Kelly Shaefer of Atheist help with the backing vocals, «Mass Hypnosis» and «Primitive Future», which closes the album, also stand out.
The line-up features Max Cavalera on vocals and guitar, Andreas Kisser on guitar, Paulo Jr. on bass and Igor Cavalera on drums. The album reached number 9 on the British indie charts and brought Sepultura onto the international extreme metal scene. Today it is considered one of the classics of death/thrash, with many placing it next to albums such as Slayer’s «Reign in Blood».
See also
See also: The old school thrash albums that laid the foundations of the genre and Possessed – Seven Churches.
