Sepultura - The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart (2 LP)
- LP
- 2 piece(s)
- 2013
- 11 tracks
- 50 min
- thrash metal
The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart
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Holy shit, this album absolutely crushes. If you've been avoiding Sepultura just because of the cheesy stuff the Cavalera brothers say, you're seriously missing out on some top-notch metal.
the website says there's 100 copies, but mine ain't got no number on it. can you check that for me?
Unrelenting, technical, and masterfully crafted, THE MEDIATOR BETWEEN HEAD AND HANDS MUST BE THE HEART, released in 2013, stands as the thirteenth studio album by Brazil's Sepultura. The lengthy title is borrowed from the sci-fi classic “Metropolis” (1927). For me, post-Max Cavalera Sepultura is the ultimate band for delivering primal yet technical death/thrash/power metal, complete with tribal-inspired percussion and a mix of diverse elements like violin, cello, piano, and more. For those unfamiliar, Andreas Kisser, the band's leader and chief composer, joined as lead guitarist in 1987, just in time to shape their second album, SCHIZOPHRENIA. He brought a technical edge to the band, which becomes more evident in their post-Max releases. Max, of course, left the group in early 1997, making way for Derick Green from Cleveland, Ohio, to take over on vocals. I wasn't a huge fan of Green on AGAINST (1998), but by the time of their second album with him, the multi-dimensional masterpiece NATION (2001), I fully embraced him as the band’s powerful front man. He’s proven himself as a versatile extreme metal singer, unlike some one-dimensional vocalists out there. This album marks the debut of new drummer Eloy Casagrande, who has since recorded three studio albums with the band. Meanwhile, Dave Lombardo makes a guest appearance on the track “Obsessed,” which has a punkish and thrashy vibe but ends with a subdued spoken word segment. This is a brutal album, as evident from the opening track, the speedy “Trauma of War.” “The Vatican” starts with church bells and heavenly chants before transforming into ultra-fast death/thrash; it’s a standout track. As expected, “Impending Doom” is heavy as hell with scream-filled vocals. Some songs incorporate interesting percussion, like “Manipulation of Tragedy” and “The Bliss of Ignorants.” My two favorite tracks, after “The Vatican,” are the crushing “Tsunami,” which features a creative mid-section, and the melancholic ballad “Grief.” The final track, “Da Lama ao Caos,” is a cover of the quirky song by Chico Science & Nação Zumbi. While NATION (2001) remains my all-time favorite Sepultura album and I have a soft spot for DANTE XXI (2006) and MACHINE MESSIAH (2017) for different reasons, THE MEDIATOR… is still a top-notch modern Sepultura album. The ten tracks add up to a total of 1 hour and 8 minutes. GRADE: B+/A-
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