Roorback is the ninth studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 2003. It is their first release through SPV Records. The songs "Mindwar" and "Bullet the Blue Sky" were released as singles and music videos. The digipak version (released everywhere except the USA) contains the Revolusongs EP and the video for "Bullet the Blue Sky". "Roorback" refers to "black propaganda".
[edit] Reception
Sales were down from their previous albums featuring Derrick Green on vocals, however Roorback received positive reviews, and managed to place on Billboard's Independent Music Chart at #17, with first week sales of 4,000.[5] SoundScan reported on March 20, 2007 that Roorback has sold over 75,000 units in the USA.
Allmusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and said that "Unrest and political corruption are recurring themes on Roorback" and "The songs that Sepultura wrote for Roorback paint a consistently bleak and troubling picture of the world".[1]
[edit] Track listing
| 1. |
"Come Back Alive" |
3:06 |
| 2. |
"Godless" |
4:22 |
| 3. |
"Apes of God" |
3:36 |
| 4. |
"More of the Same" |
3:59 |
| 5. |
"Urge" |
3:17 |
| 6. |
"Corrupted" |
2:33 |
| 7. |
"As It Is" |
4:26 |
| 8. |
"Mind War" |
3:00 |
| 9. |
"Leech" |
2:24 |
| 10. |
"The Rift" |
2:57 |
| 11. |
"Bottomed Out" |
4:35 |
| 12. |
"Activist" |
1:54 |
| 13. |
"Outro" (uncredited) |
11:39 |
| 14. |
"Bullet the Blue Sky" (bonus, U2 cover) |
4:31 |
On the German digipack CD version (w/Revolusongs) Outro ends at 1:22. There is silence from 1:23 - 8:22. Starting at 8:23 is a hidden track. Also, "Bullet the Blue Sky" is not included.
[edit] Chart performance
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 2003 |
Top Independent Albums |
17 |
[edit] Credits
- Andreas Kisser - Lead and Rhythm Guitars
- Derrick Green - Vocals
- Igor Cavalera - Drums, Percussion
- Paulo Jr. - Bass
- João Barone - Guest Appearance
- Sepultura - Producer
- Steve Evetts - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Derek Hess - Illustrations
- George Marino - Mastering
- Milky - Assistant Engineer
- Luciano Tarta - Assistant Engineer
- Leo Shogun - Assistant Engineer
- Fabiano Zowa - Executive Engineer
- Jacob Bannon - Graphic Design
[edit] References
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Roorback - Sepultura". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r655133. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ Smit, Jackie (May 31, 2003). "Sepultura - Roorback". Chronicles of Chaos. http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-3058_sepultura_roorback.aspx. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ "Sepultura - Roorback". Metal Storm. September 19, 2003. http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=298. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ Adrien, Begrand (November 12, 2003). "Sepultura: Roorback". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/sepultura-roorback.shtml. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ "Sepultura: 'A-Lex' First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth. February 4, 2009. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=113708. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
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