Arise (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Arise
Type = Album
Artist = Sepultura


Released = April 2, 1991
Recorded = 1990–1991 at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States
Genre = Thrash metal, death metal
Length = 52:20
Label = Roadrunner
Producer = Sepultura, Scott Burns
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ens9kebt7q7z~T1 link]
* "Q" Rating|4|5 [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1019513 link]
Last album = "Beneath the Remains"
(1989)
This album = "Arise"
(1991)
Next album = "Third World Posse"
(1992)Singles
Name = Arise
Type = studio
single 1 = Arise
single 1 date = 1991
single 2 = Dead Embryonic Cells
single 2 date = 1991
single 3 = Under Siege (Regnum Irae)
single 3 date = 1991

"Arise" is the fourth studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura, released in 1991 through Roadrunner Records. Upon its release, the album received top reviews from heavy metal magazines such as "Rock Hard", "Kerrang!" and "Metal Forces".Barcinski & Gomes 1999, pages 99 & 103.] "Arise" is considered Sepultura's finest hour among longtime fans. [cite web|url= http://whiplash.net/materias/biografias/038376-sepultura.html|title= Sepultura - Biografia|author= Kennedy, Hagen|date= 2006-04-06|publisher= [http://whiplash.net Rock e Heavy Metal - Whiplash!] |accessdate= 2008-06-02]

While the music on "Arise" was mostly in the same death/thrash style as their previous album, "Beneath the Remains", it was clear that the Sepultura sound was acquiring an experimental edge.cite album-notes|title= Arise|albumlink= Arise (album)|bandname= Sepultura|year= 1997|notestitle=|url=|first=Don|last=Kaye|pages=p. 10|format=CD booklet|publisher= Roadrunner Records|location= New York, NY] The album presented their first incursions with industrial music, hardcore punk and latin percussion.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 89.] Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 90.]

The tour (1990-1992) that supports the album has been the group's longest yet, totalling 220 shows in 39 different countries.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 90.] During this trek, the album went gold in Indonesia, making it their very first music industry certification. Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 109.] By the tour's end, "Arise" had achieved platinum sales worldwide.cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fifoxqr5ldke~T1|title= ((( Sepultura > Biography )))|author= Rivadavia, Ed|publisher= [http://www.allmusic.com allmusic.com] |accessdate= 2008-06-02]

Production

In August 1990, the band travelled to Florida, USA to work on the album. Scott Burns reprised his role as their producer and engineer, and now with a major advantage: Sepultura were at his home base, Morrisound, a studio properly equipped to record their music style. Their label Roadrunner granted a $40,000 budget, which helped explain the album's improved production values. That allowed Igor and Burns, for example, a whole week to spend just testing the drum kit's tunings and the proper microphone practice to record it. [Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 86.]

Musical style

Although lead guitarrist Andreas Kisser stated that "Arise" "took a lot of the same direction" as their previous LP, "Beneath the Remains", it was clear that their music had somehow changed.cite album-notes|title= Arise|albumlink= Arise (album)|bandname= Sepultura|year= 1997|notestitle=|url=|first=Don|last=Kaye|pages=p. 10|format=CD booklet|publisher= Roadrunner Records|location= New York, NY] Sepultura's usual breakneck pace became toned down a bit;Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 89.] drummer Igor Cavalera started using groove-laden rhythms; and the Max Cavalera/Kisser guitar duo experiment with different tunings on some songs. According to metal specialist Don Kaye, the album "represented the band taking their initial death/thrash sound to its logical conclusion."cite album-notes|title= Arise|albumlink= Arise (album)|bandname= Sepultura|year= 1997|notestitle=|url=|first=Don|last=Kaye|pages=p. 10|format=CD booklet|publisher= Roadrunner Records|location= New York, NY]

"Arise" also found the band opening up to non-metal influences.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 89.] The Young Gods, Ministry and Einstürzende Neubauten were already part of Sepultura's listening habits, and slight touches of industrial music can be traced through the use of samples and sound effects.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 90.] A trademark of a later phase—Latin percussion and "tribal" drumming—made its point of entry on the song "Altered State". The band's old love for hardcore punk started shining through on "Subtraction" and "Desperate Cry". [Barcinski & Gomes 1999, pages 47 & 89.]

Touring and promotion

One day after finishing the recording of "Arise", the band did a small headlining tour with extreme metallers Obituary and Sadus.cite album-notes|title= Cause of Death|albumlink= Cause of Death (album)
bandname= Obituary|year= 1997|notestitle= Cause of Death: A Personal History|url=|first=Phil|last=Alexander|pages=p. 05|format=CD booklet|publisher= Roadrunner Records|location= New York, NY] That was the start of the longest promotional tour of Sepultura's career, a worldwide affair that would span to two full years.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 90.] In January 1991 they were invited to play for the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil music festival Rock in Rio 2.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 91.] Their performance was watched by a 70,000-strong crowd. [Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 93.]

Before heading out of Brazil on a mid-1991 European tour, Sepultura performed one more concert at São Paulo, the country's largest city. It took place at Praça Charles Miller (in front of Estádio do Pacaembu), on May 11. [Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 94.] Local military police expected 10,000 to attend. 30,000 showed up instead, making crowd management nearly impossible. Six people were hurt, 18 were arrested and one was shot dead. A week before, a young man was stabbed to death at a Ramones concert in São Paulo, during a brawl between headbangers and skinheads. [Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 96.] These events were followed by a huge mainstream media backlash throughout the country against rock music. [Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 97.]

Sepultura's three-month tour with thrash metal groups Sacred Reich and Heathen was a critical success. For the first time ever they became the cover story of best-selling British heavy metal magazine "Kerrang!" and major pop weeklies such as "Melody Maker" and "NME" published long feature articles on the group. While in Spain Sepultura recorded their "Under Siege" video, which included their Barcelona concert and interview footage with all four members of the band.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 99.] After Europe, they toured North America with grindcore pioneers Napalm Death, NYC hardcore punk group Sick of It All and Sacred Reich. [Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 103.] Sepultura wrapped up the year doing a brief German tour with NWOBHM legends Mötorhead and Florida death metal group Morbid Angel in December. [Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 105.]

Sepultura then managed to secure a slot on two of the most sought out rock tours of 1992. One was done with ex-Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne,Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 115.] who was promoting his multi-platinum solo album "No More Tears". [cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39ftxqe5ldse|title= ((( No More Tears > Overview )))|author= Ruhlmann, William|publisher= [http://www.allmusic.com allmusic.com] |accessdate= 2008-06-11] The second tour was done with industrial metal stahlwarts Ministry and influential noise rock unit Helmet.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 115.] Both of these American acts had just released the most successful records of their careers - namely "" and "Meantime". [cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH|title= GOLD AND PLATINUM - Searchable Database|publisher= [http://www.riaa.com RIAA] |accessdate= 2008-06-11]

A remastered version of the album was released by Roadrunner in 1997, with added notes by music critic Don Kaye and four bonus tracks: a cover version of Motörhead's "Orgasmatron", a rough mix of "Desperate Cry" and two previously unreleased songs.cite album-notes|title= Arise|albumlink= Arise (album)|bandname= Sepultura|year= 1997|notestitle=|url=|first=Don|last=Kaye|pages=p. 10|format=CD booklet|publisher= Roadrunner Records|location= New York, NY] A previously unavailable photo shoot from the "Arise" period were also included in the expanded CD booklet. [cite album-notes|title= Arise|albumlink= Arise (album)|bandname= Sepultura|year= 1997|notestitle=|url=|first=Don|last=Kaye|pages=p. 08-09|format=CD booklet|publisher= Roadrunner Records|location= New York, NY]

Reception

"Arise" garnered praise from a wide variety of sources. By the time of its release, major Brazilian newspapers were already aware of the band's existence, and advanced copies sent to them were generally met with positive reviews. Artur G. Couto Duarte, writing for "O Estado de Minas", described Sepultura's soundscapes as "stories describing barren worlds where disease, hunger, torture and death reign supreme". "Folha de São Paulo"'s Sérgio Sá Leitão pointed out Sepultura's increasing compositional skills, drawing attention to how the band's occasional use of restraint beneffited their songs as a whole.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 91.]

The international pop press also took notice of Brazil's premiere metal group. Top British weeklies such as the "Melody Maker" and "NME" wrote lengthy articles on the band, praising them. A "Melody Maker" journalist wrote: "Sepultura is [...] a Brazilian metal band which seems to be in the verge of getting big - maybe even bigger than Slayer, their only true rival." Genre specific magazines also reacted positively to the group. Germany's "Thrash" elected Sepultura the best band in the world, defeating major contenders Metallica and Slayer. Sepultura were also proeminently featured on the biggest metal publications of the time, such as "Kerrang!", "Rock Hard" and "Metal Forces".Barcinski & Gomes 1999, pages 99 & 103.]

"Arise" was the first Sepultura record to enter the "Billboard" charts, at number 119. [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3010577&cdi=6536172&cid=05%2F04%2F1991|title= Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales|publisher= [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/index.jsp Billboard Music Charts] |accessdate= 2008-04-27] It was also the first to gain a music certification—"Arise" went gold in 1992 for selling 25,000 copies in Indonesia. Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 109.] By 1993, the album had sold 1 million units around the globe.cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fifoxqr5ldke~T1|title= ((( Sepultura > Biography )))|author= Rivadavia, Ed|publisher= [http://www.allmusic.com allmusic.com] |accessdate= 2008-06-02] In 2001, it won a second certification: silver in the United Kingdom, for selling an excess of 60,000 copies. [cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinum.html|title= CERTIFIED AWARDS|publisher= [http://www.bpi.co.uk THE BPI] |accessdate= 2008-04-26]

Throughout the years, "Arise" was continuously praised by the music press not only as a landmark release of Sepultura's career, but of extreme metal in general. In November of 1996, "Q" magazine thus remarked: "Arise remains their thrash high water mark, sounding like an angry man throwing tools at an urinal while reading the Book of Revelations." [cite web|url= http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1019513|title= Sepultura Arise CD|publisher= [http://www.q4music.com Q Magazine] |accessdate= 2008-06-24 Archived at [http://www.cduniverse.com CD Universe - Your Online Music Store] ] Later on, "Allmusic" contributor Eduardo Rivadavia considered "Arise" as "a classic of the death metal genre." [cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:d9fqxqy5ldde|title= ((( Arise > Overview )))|author= Rivadavia, Ed|publisher= [http://www.allmusic.com allmusic.com] |accessdate= 2008-06-02] The album also appeared in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" (2005), edited by writer Robert Dimery.

Track listing

tracklist
writing_credits =
lyrics_credits =
music_credits =
title1 = Arise
note1 = Max Cavalera, Sepultura
length1 = 3:18
title2 = Dead Embryonic Cells
note2 = Cavalera, Sepultura
length2 = 4:52
title3 = Desperate Cry
note3 = Andreas Kisser, Sepultura
length3 = 6:40
title4 = Murder
note4 = Cavalera, Sepultura
length4 = 3:26
title5 = Subtraction
note5 = Kisser, Sepultura
length5 = 4:46
title6 = Altered State
note6 = Kisser, Sepultura
length6 = 6:34
title7 = Under Siege (Regnum Irae)
note7 = Cavalera, Sepultura
length7 = 4:53
title8 = Meaningless Movements
note8 = Kisser, Sepultura
length8 = 4:40
title9 = Infected Voice
note9 = Kisser, Sepultura
length9 = 3:18
title10 = Orgasmatron
note10 = Michael Burston, Phil Campbell, Peter Gill, Lemmy
length10 = 4:15
title11 = Intro
note11 = Sepultura
length11 = 1:32
title12 = C.I.U. (Criminals in Uniform)
note12 = Katherine Ludwig Moses, Sepultura
length12 = 4:17
title13 = Desperate Cry (Scott Burns Mix)
note13 = Sepultura
length13 = 6:43

"Track 10 was both a bonus track for the Brazilian release and a b-side of the Dead Embryonic Cells single. Tracks 11–13 are only available on the 1997 remastered re-release."

Credits

*Sepultura – producer
**Max Cavalera – vocals, rhythm guitar
**Andreas Kisser – lead guitar
**Paulo Jr. – bass
**Igor Cavalera – drums
*Scott Burns – producer, engineer, lyrical and translation assistance
*Andy Wallace – mixing
*Fletcher McLean – assistant engineer, lyrical and translation assistance
*Steve Sisco – assistant mix engineer
*Howie Weinberg – mastering
*Henrique – synthesizers
*Kent Smith – sound effect creation
*Michael Whelan – cover illustration ("Arise")
*Tim Hubbard – photography
*Patricia Mooney – art direction
*Don Kaye – liner notes
*Carole Segal – photography
*Alex Solca – photography
*Shaun Clark – photography
*Rui Mendes – photography
*Bozo – tribal "S" logo

Notes

References

* Barcinski, André & Gomes, Silvio (1999). "Sepultura: Toda a História." São Paulo: Ed. 34. ISBN 85-7326156-0
* Obituary (1990). "Cause of Death". [CD] . New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. The Obituary Remasters (1997).
* Sepultura (1991). "Arise". [CD] . New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. The Sepultura Remasters (1997).