Beneath the Remains

Beneath the Remains is the third album bi the Brazilian hivy metal baund, Sepultura It wis their first release through Roadrunner Records. 

Owerview
Beneath the Remains haed a decent production an shairper sangwritin compared tae the baund's previous efforts.Kay (1997), frae the liner notes o Beneath the Remains. In time it wad be acclaimit as a classic in the thrash metal genre.Terrorizer #109 (2003), page 35 (author unknown). Accordin tae vocalist Max Cavalera, Sepultura haed "really foond [their] style" on that album. This wis their first album tae featur a Michael Whelan cover airt - in this case, Nightmare in Red.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 69.

Production
Max Cavalera travelled tae New York in Februar 1988 an spent a whole week negotiatin wi the Roadrunner label.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 60. Although they affered a 7-record deal tae Sepultura, the label wis unsur o the baund's sale potential. The album's budget wis a sma amunt bi the label's staundarts ($8,000), but in the end the cost wis amaist twice its oreeginal budget.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 67.

Scott Burns, who haed previously ingineered records bi Florida extreme metal acts Obituary, Death an Morbid Angel, wis the chosen producer. Burns agreed tae wirk for a low fee ($2,000) acause he wis curious aboot Brazil.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 64.

Sepultura spent the last hauf o December 1988 recordin the album at Nas Nuvens Studio in Rio de Janeiro, frae 8 pm tae 5 am.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, pages 64 & 66.

Trackleet

Tracks 10-12 are bonus tracks on the 1997 remastered re-release.

Credits
Sepultura - Producer
Max Cavalera - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Mixin
Andreas Kisser - Lead Guitar
Paulo Jr. - Bass
Igor Cavalera - Drums
Scott Burns - Producer, Ingineer, Mixin
Monte Conner Executive producer
Antoine Midani - Assistant ingineer
Tom Morris - Mixin
Kelly Shaefer (Atheist) - Backgrund vocals on Stronger Than Hate
John Tardy (Obituary) - Backgrund vocals on Stronger Than Hate
Scott Latour - Backgrund vocals on Stronger Than Hate
Francis Howard - Backgrund vocals on Stronger Than Hate
Michael R. Whelan - Front cover illustration ("Nightmare in Red")
Wesley H. Raffan - Photography
Mark Weiss - Photography
Eric de Haas - Photography
Jeff Daniel - Producer (Reissue)
George Marino - Remasterin (Reissue)
Don Kaye - Liner notes (Reissue)

Notes

References
 Anonymous (2003). A Megaton Hit Parade: The All-Time Thrash Top 20. Terrorizer, 109: 34-55.
 Barcinski, André & Gomes, Silvio (1999). Sepultura: Toda a História. São Paulo: Ed. 34. ISBN 85-7326156-0
 Harris, Keith (2000). Roots?: the relationship between the global and the local within the Extreme Metal scene. Popular Music, 19: 13-30.
 Sepultura (1989). Beneath the Remains. [CD]. New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. The Sepultura Remasters (1997).

Category:Sepultura albums