Schizophrenia (Sepultura album)

Schizophrenia
The artwork (possibly done with airbrush) gives a view through a recently broken window (pieces are still midair) of a man with long stringy hair in a straightjacket. His mouth is open as if shouting and he is wearing some sort of metal headband. Behind him there is a horizon in the red crepuscular phase and in the sky above, as if formed from the clouds, there is an image of the top half of a grey face with red eyes that have vertical slit pupils whose gaze is focused on the man. The band name "Sepultura" is written in red-outline font in the upper right hand corner and the album name "Schizophrenia" is written in uppercase in a filled-in red wavy partially-double-image font.
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 1987
RecordedAugust 1987
StudioJ. G. Estudio (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Genre
Length37:49
LabelCogumelo (Brazil)
Roadrunner Records (International)
Producer
  • Sepultura
  • Tarso Senra
Sepultura chronology
Morbid Visions
(1986)
Schizophrenia
(1987)
Beneath the Remains
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Schizophrenia is the second studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura, released on October 30, 1987 by Cogumelo Records. It is the first album for the band with Andreas Kisser. The album's sound leans more towards the death/thrash metal genre than the previous album Morbid Visions, which is stylistically closer to black metal.[2][1] All songs were recorded during August 1987. The reissue of 1990 has a bonus track "Troops of Doom" which was recorded during August 26–27, 1990.

In America the band sent radio playlists at the time when they were struggling to book gigs because club owners were afraid to book them due to their style.[3] Roadrunner Records signed them and released Schizophrenia internationally before seeing the band perform in person.[4][5]

The album was re-recorded by Cavalera, featuring original Sepultura members Max and Igor Cavalera, for release on 21 June 2024.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Schizophrenia - Sepultura". AllMusic. Retrieved 2005-05-11.
  2. ^ Avelar, Idelber (2011). "Otherwise National: Locality and Power in the Art of Sepultura". In Wallach, Jeremy; Berger, Harris M.; Greene, Paul D. (eds.). Metal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music Around the World. Duke University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-8223-4733-0.
  3. ^ Baird, Robert (1993-05-12). "The Boys from Brazil Transplanted to Phoenix, Sepultura Strives for Death Metal with a Conscience". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  4. ^ "Sepultura". MTV. Archived from the original on November 28, 2005. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  5. ^ Colon, Suzan (1991-08-01). "Name That Tomb". Miami New Times. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  6. ^ Max and Iggor Cavalera re-record Sepultura's Schizophrenia album Blabbermouth.net. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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