Roots Bloody Roots

Infobox Single
Name = Roots Bloody Roots


Artist = Sepultura
from Album = Roots
B-side = “Procreation Of The Wicked”, “Roots Bloody Roots” (live), “Territory” (live), “Beneath The Remains/ Escape To The Void” (live), “Symptom Of The Universe”, “Propaganda” (live)
Released = 1996
Format = CD single, 7"
Recorded = October - December 1995 at Indigo Ranch, in Malibu, California
Genre = Groove metal
Length = 3:32
Label = Roadrunner Records
Writer = Max Cavalera Igor Cavalera Andreas Kisser Paulo Jr.
Producer = Ross Robinson
Chart position =
Last single = “Territory” (1993)
This single = "Roots Bloody Roots" (1996)
Next single = "Attitude" (1996)

"Roots Bloody Roots" is Sepultura's seventh official single, and the first of three to be taken from the album Roots, released in 1996. The song is the band's best-known, and remains a concert staple to this day. A music video was filmed for the single which features the band performing in an underground cave as well as on the streets with a tribe of percussionists. This video can be found on the VHS We Are What We Are, which was later released on DVD as part of Chaos DVD. In addition to the song being Sepultura’s most popular, it also one of the most widely recognized metal songs of the 90’s.

The song also appears in live form on the band's live releases Under A Pale Grey Sky and Live In Sao Paulo. It also appears live as a B-side on the single release and the compilation Blood-Rooted. Another live version appears on the limited edition digipak version of the band’s 2000 album Nation. Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera has also played the song live numerous times with his other band Soulfly. Recordings of their version can be found on the limited edition versions of the albums Soulfly and Prophecy, as well as on the DVD "The Song Remains Insane".

Artwork

The cover of the single sees the band in silhouette against a red sky. This photgraph is also used as the cover of the Blood-Rooted album. The inside cover features a picture of the band from their session recording with the Xavante tribe.

Releases

The single was released on 2 CDs and 7” vinyl. The first CD was presented in a card foldout digipak case, while the second was in a standard slimline jewel case. Early copies of the digipak version were embossed with a stamp of the band’s thorned ‘S’ logo. The vinyl was a strictly limited edition and was red in colour.

Track listing

CD1 (Digipak)
#Roots Bloody Roots (live version of song from Roots)
#Procreation Of The Wicked (a cover version of the Celtic Frost song from the album Morbid Tales)
#Roots Bloody Roots (live)
#Territory (live)

CD2
#Roots Bloody Roots
#Procreation Of The Wicked (a cover version of the Celtic Frost song from the album Morbid Tales)
#Beneath The Remains/Escape To The Void (live medley of songs from Beneath the Remains and Schizophrenia)
#Propaganda (live version of song from Chaos A.D.)

7” Red Vinyl
# Roots Bloody Roots (live version of song from Roots)
# Symptom Of The Universe (cover of a Black Sabbath song, from their album Sabotage. Sepultura’s version also appears on Blood-Rooted and the limited edition of Roots)

Cover versions

* Soulfly covers the song live. A recording of this can be found on the DVD, "The Song Remains Insane".
* Dreadnaut covers the song in their 2008 album A Taste Of What's To Come.

Personnel

*Max Cavalera- Vocals, Guitar
*Igor Cavalera- Drums
*Andreas Kisser- Guitar
*Paulo Jr.- Bass
*Produced by Ross Robinson and Sepultura
*Recorded and engineered by Ross Robinson
*Mixed by Andy Wallace
*Assistant Engineer: Richard Kaplan