Beneath the Remains

Beneath the Remains
Studio album by Sepultura
Released	5 September 1989
Recorded	December 15–28, 1988 at Nas Nuvens Studio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genre	Thrash metal, death metal
Length	54:12
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Scott Burns, Sepultura
Sepultura chronology
Schizophrenia (1987) Beneath the Remains (1989) Arise (1991)

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Beneath the Remains is the third studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 1989. It was their first release through Roadrunner Records.

Overview

Beneath the Remains had improved production and songwriting compared to the band's previous albums. In time it would be acclaimed as a classic in the thrash metal genre. According to vocalist Max Cavalera, Sepultura had "really found [their] style" on that album. This was their first album to feature a Michael Whelan cover art - in this case, Nightmare in Red.

Production

Max Cavalera travelled to New York in February 1988 and spent a whole week negotiating with the Roadrunner label. Although they offered a 7-record deal to Sepultura, the label was unsure of the band's sale potential. The album's budget was a small amount by the label's standards ($8,000), but in the end the cost was almost twice its original budget.

Scott Burns, who had previously engineered records by Florida extreme metal acts Obituary, Death and Morbid Angel, was the chosen producer. Burns agreed to work for a low fee ($2,000) because he was curious about Brazil.

Sepultura spent the last half of December 1988 recording the album at Nas Nuvens Studio in Rio de Janeiro, from 8 pm to 5 am.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beneath the Remains" (Max Cavalera, Andreas Kisser, Sepultura)	5:11
2.	"Inner Self" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura)	5:07
3.	"Stronger Than Hate" (Kelly Shaefer, Sepultura)	5:50
4.	"Mass Hypnosis" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura)	4:22
5.	"Sarcastic Existence" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura)	4:43
6.	"Slaves of Pain" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura)	4:00
7.	"Lobotomy" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura)	4:55
8.	"Hungry" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura)	4:28
9.	"Primitive Future" (Cavalera, Kisser, Sepultura)	3:08
10.	"A Hora e a Vez do Cabelo Nascer" (Arnolpho Lima Filho, Os Mutantes)	2:23
11.	"Inner Self (Drum tracks)" (Sepultura)	5:11
12.	"Mass Hypnosis (Drum tracks)" (Sepultura)	4:22

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

Credits

Sepultura - Producer

• Max Cavalera - vocals, rhythm guitar, mixing
• Andreas Kisser - lead guitar
• Paulo Jr. - bass guitar
• Igor Cavalera - drums, percussion

• Scott Burns - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Monte Conner Executive producer
• Antoine Midani - Assistant Engineer
• Tom Morris - Mixing
• Kelly Shaefer (Atheist) - Background vocals on Stronger Than Hate
• John Tardy (Obituary) - Background vocals on Stronger Than Hate
• Scott Latour - Background vocals on Stronger Than Hate
• Francis Howard - Background 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 - Remastering (Reissue)
• Don Kaye - Liner notes (Reissue)

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).