Sepultura - "A-Lex" (2009)

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SEPULTURA- A-LEX
Posted by Jake Rosenberg on January 8, 2009 at 5:30pm
Rating:

Sepultura is back with their new concept album, A-lex. A-lex is inspired by the book, A Clockwork Orange. The album was compiled from a collection of studio jams. This lack of structure really helps drive the themes of the story home. Musically, it’s fairly similar to Dante XXI; only it’s faster, angrier, and more stripped back. It’s also the first album to feature Jean Dolabella on drums.

The album starts off with a brief intro before listeners are struck with the one, two punch of “Moloko Mesto” and “Filthy Rot”. “Moloko Mesto” is a brutal thrasher with a killer middle section and solo. “Filthy Rot” features tribal sounding drums with a mid-paced Meshuggah influenced riff and a chanting chorus. Cool stuff.

While all the songs are solid, the main highlights of the album are: “Sadistic Values”, “Forceful Behavior”, and “Enough Said”. “Sadistic Values” is a near 7 minute epic that starts off with a moody Tool/A Perfect Circle style riff accompanied by Derrick’s baritone clean vocals. At the half-way mark, the song turns into a no holds barred thrasher with an excellent variety of riffs. “Forceful Behavior” and “Enough Said” are hard hitting numbers with tons of energy and aggression.

The only song that doesn’t do much for me is “Ludwig Van”. It’s a cool idea, but it doesn’t really fit with the rest of the songs and goes on for too long. Overall, this is a very good Sepultura album even though half of the founding members are gone. Derrick proves once again that he is a powerful vocalist and Jean Dolabella holds his own behind the kit. I think this could be the best post-Max Sepultura album to date.

[under666taker]

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SEPULTURA: A-Lex (SPV)
Reviewed by : Martin Popoff
Rating : 8/10

Gotta hand it to them, Derrick, Andreas, Paulo Jr. and new drummer Jean Dolabella haven’t taken the easy way out, crafting (quickly, mind you, from studio jams), a concept album based on the book and movie A Clockwork Orange, including a chapter of the book not portrayed in the film. As you may know, Alex is the main grinning, leering character of the film, and as you didn’t know, “a-lex” means no law or lawless in Russian. In any event, the point the guys wanted to get across is the same as Anthony Burgess’, and that is the ultimate authority of free will. Where that is in all of Derrick’s shouting is neither here nor there, for what we get is Sepultura 2.0’s usual pageant of groove and rigidity, thrashing, main tool being Kisser’s curious automaton guitar riffing, the man stacking the tight-cornered blocks of sound that helped invent both nu-metal and Fear Factory. Moonspell, Enslaved and Monotheist-era Celtic Frost come to mind as well, given the band’s penchant for atmospherics and sculpture and loud to soft dynamics. It’s certainly an art installation, especially when we crawl up to the end of the sharp show, and there’s a stumbling, chaotic, weird bit of Beethoven, Trans-Siberian metal fused to classical that mixes strings and horns and everything and then leaves the whole mess sorta quiet and mixed way back. This is to reflect Alex’s love of Ludwig Van, and frankly the album breaks down for this and then a dump of noise called ‘A-Lex IV’ before a standard thrash-to-groove Sepster called ‘Paradox’ closes the show with Derrick roaring “This is your life” repeatedly. So what’s the score? Max and Iggor (sic) cranked one of the more enjoyable expressions of the Seps/Soulfly sound last year with The Cavalera Conspiracy, while the official Seps continue to make the hard-hearted art for the aching head.

[under666taker]

http://metal-temple.com/review.asp?id=3469

Sepultura - A-Lex
Reviewed by Harry on 2009/01/13
Rating: 3,5/5

I was talking with a friend of mine the day I learned that the new SEPULTURA album, "A-Lex" was going to be released early in 2009. Our dialogue was something like that :- " Did you hear the news? The new album from SEPULTURA is coming out in January!" – "The new album from whom?". And he was quite right. Can you imagine this band without the name Cavalera written in the lineup? It’s like AC/DC without the Young brothers, like MEGADETH without Mustaine, like JUDAS PRIEST without Tipton and Downing!

So I’ll try to listen and review this album without having in mind the absence of both brothers, in order to have as much clinical detachment as I can have. So, the full story behind the band is well known even from my mother! I won’t bother to make history lessons right now. I prefer to write about the concept behind the album. "A-Lex", meaning "no law" in Russian, is inspired by the novel "A Clockwork Orange" written in 1962 by Anthony Burgess. The album is separated in four chapters, as those in the book (in the 1971 film by Stanley Kubrick the fourth chapter is missing). The last chapter is about "...free will, your own free choice, in which environment you choose to move…", as Andreas Kisser said.

As for the album, from the musical part of view? Well, first of all let me point out some details. It was recorded in Sao Paolo, Brazil, in Trama Studios, the fist one with Jean Dolabella (ex - UDORA) behind the drum kit. If you would like to compare "A-Lex" with some previous albums from the band, I think its closer to "Against" and "Dante XXI. Most of the songs are short and energetic, combining Thrash and hardcore as they did during the last years. The tribal points are not gone, since there are some parts; just listen to "Filthy Rot". Jean’s drumming cannot be compared to Igor’s but I believe he is making a good job under those circumstances. As for the two ones from the "old crew" and Derrick I don’t have to say much, since they are giving their best as most of the times. A huge bet for the band is also "Ludwig Van", where they play a cover from Beethoven’s "9th Symphony"! A bet that for me personally, they didn’t win.

If you listen to "A-Lex" only as a Thrash/hardcore album, you will agree with me that it is a quite good album. But I don’t believe that this is a SEPULTURA album. I strongly believe, and without having anything against Jean and Derrick, that the two brothers must come back and have SEPULTURA back. So, as a Thrash/hardcore album, I should give "A-Lex" a good.

[under666taker]

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Sepultura - A-Lex (SPV Records)
By: David E. Gehlke
Rating: 7,5/10

With little or no staying power to the Derrick Green era, Sepultura finds itself with a perpetual uphill battle, made all the more daunting now the band is totally Cavalera-less. Sure, new drummer Jean Dollabella is a skilled sticksman, even dominating numbers like “Strike” and “What I Do!,” but the pizzazz that Igor Cavalera brought to the drums isn’t there. Obviously, the same can be said for Green still trying to replace Max Cavalera – it’s not the same, no matter how good of a vocalist he is. In the end, that is stigma attached to Green-era Sepultura.

Nevertheless, A-Lex is a lot better than initial reports, with some chunky riffage highlighting “Filthy Rot” and “Conform.” The storyline around Stanley Kubrick’s classic A Clockwork Orange is an area rarely touched upon in metal, so kudos to the Seps for going after this.

Lead guitarist Andreas Kisser gives his best performance in 15 years, rattling off classic solos on “Moloko Mesto” and “We’ve Lost You.” As for Green, his vocals are no longer an acquired taste, having now fully grown into his role as frontman on 2006’s better-than-good Dante XXI. The man displays some nice versatility between his patented growls on “The Treatment” and “Conform,” two standout numbers.

We could sit here and argue the merits of a Cavalera-less Sepultura (methinks the name should have been changed once the drum throne was vacated by Igor), but the band is fully committed to Green and life without Max. This only makes things more difficult for the band to release new material, as regardless of the quality, the Cavalera connection is forever going to be there. It’s like when Maiden dropped Bruce for Blaze or Ripper filled in for Halford – the two parties are forever linked. Shame, ‘cause it really overshadows the fact that A-Lex is a pretty good album.

[under666taker]

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Sepultura- A-LEX
Rating: 4/5
Release Date: Jan 27, 2009
Label: Steamhammer
Genre: Pop/Rock
AMG Album ID: R 1463029

by Alex Henderson

Never let it be said that Sepultura are not ambitious. A-Lex is a concept album whose lyrics were inspired by Anthony Burgess' book A Clockwork Orange, which was the basis for the Stanley Kubrick film. And the impressive thing is that Sepultura pull this off without sounding either geeky or pretentious. For all its intellect, this early-2009 release doesn't sacrifice anything when it comes to intensity; this is a vicious, loud sledgehammer of an album, and the kids in the mosh pit will have no problem connecting with alternative metal scorchers like "Filthy Rot," "The Treatment," "Paradox," and "Forceful Behavior" on a gut level. The Clockwork Orange angle is intriguing if one has either read Burgess' book or seen Kubrick's 1971 film, but for metalheads, the bottom line is that Sepultura have no problem bringing the noise — and Derrick Green's angry lead vocals are an important part of A-Lex's intensity. There was a time when the idea of Sepultura recording without Max Cavalera (their former lead singer) seemed unthinkable; Cavalera played a vital role on pre-Green albums such as 1991's Arise and 1993's Chaos A.D. But the incendiary Green turned out to be a fine replacement after Cavalera left Sepultura to form Soulfly in 1996, and he certainly helps bassist Paulo Jr., guitarist Andreas Kisser, and drummer Jean Dolabella get the job done nicely on A-Lex. Paulo, it should be noted, is the only remaining member of Sepultura's original 1984 lineup. Personnel changes can have a very negative effect on a band, but Sepultura have maintained their vitality all these years — and that vitality is alive and well on the superb A-Lex.

[under666taker]

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Sepultura- A-Lex
Rating: 9/10

por WILFRED GADÊLHA


Bem, imaginei que esse dia jamais chegaria mais uma vez, mas ele chegou. O dia em que eu me empolgaria mais uma vez com um disco do Sepultura. A empolgação não é à-tôa. O novo disco, lançado nesta sexta-feira 23, é um muito bom. Não vou aqui cometer a sandice de compará-lo com qualquer outro item da discografia da mais importante banda do metal brasileiro. Até porque A-Lex se sustenta por si só, sem necessidade de comparação com os clássicos do Sepultura.

No ano passado, conversei com Andreas e ele me dizia que o disco seria diferente mesmo. E é. Diferente e bom. Mas é claro que um aspecto que deixa o trabalho agradável é justamente a quantidade de riffs rápidos e palhetados – algo que a banda havia abandonado já há alguns anos. Eles estão lá, bem costurados com passagens mais quebradas e suingadas.

Abre parêntetese: tinha me proposto a escrever essa resenha sem citar o nome dos irmãos Cavalera, mas não é possível. Primeiro porque em 2008, Max e Igor pariram um excelente disco nos moldes do antigo Sepultura. Segundo porque o Soulfly (banda principal de Max) também mandou bem em Conquer, seu álbum do ano passado. Terceiro porque o antigo vocalista desandou a dizer coisas na imprensa sobre uma possível volta da formação clássica. Fecha parêntese.

Isso posto, fica claro em A-Lex uma garra que o Sepultura havia perdido. E desde Against (1998), o primeiro disco com Derrick Green nos vocais, os caras comeram o pão que o diabo amassou para se superarem. Foi o primeiro disco sem Max (Against); o primeiro com Derrick compondo (Nation); o primeiro de covers (Revolusongs); o primeiro fora da gravadora Roadrunner (Roorback); o primeiro conceitual (Dante XXI); e, agora, o primeiro sem nenhum Cavalera.

As músicas são curtas, mas não repetitivas. E tem canção para todo tipo de gosto. Se o cara é fã das coisas mais rápidas, estão lá Moloko Mesto (grande faixa), The Treatment e Enough Said (mais hardcore e com aquelas guitarras bem Arise). Se preferir algo mais groove, opte por Filthy Rot (com seus coros hooligans) ou Strike, bem na linha “Derrick years” . Duas outras ganham destaque. A primeira é We've Losr You, uma música densa, triste e com uma ótima interpretação de Derrick. A outra é a Ludwig Van, uma obra-prima da mistura de heavy metal com música clássica, em especial a obra de Beethoven.

E deixei para o final a citação a Beethoven porque é aí que mais A-Lex se aproxima da sua parte lírica – embora essa canção em especial seja instrumental. O disco é conceitual, inspirado na obra A Laranja Mecânica, o livro, de Anthony Burgess. Mas não dá para esquecer o filme de Stanley Kubrick. E é nessa faixa que rola à vera o aproach das três obras.

No frigir dos ovos, não há o menor clima para uma volta da formação clássica do Sepultura – Paulo chamou Max de “zero à esquerda” um dia desses. Melhor assim. Separados, eles estão bem. E nós também, que ganhamos três ótimos trabalhos em menos de um ano.

[under666taker]

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Sepultura - A-Lex
Label: SPV
Rating: 8/10

The ethos of Sepultura has always been about playing by their rules outside existing boundaries and having no limits, whether that means recording album tracks in Welsh castles (‘Chaos A.D.’), taking inspiration from Brazilian tribes (‘Roots’), Japanese drummers (‘Against’), or classical works of art (‘Dante XXI’). So, it comes as no surprise that the Brazilian metallers have, once again, pulled something unique out of the bag. This time it’s a 60-minute, four-part concept album based around the book (not the film) of A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. However, does literary appreciation and interpretation transcend into the realms of metal? Of course it does, and Sepultura have a firm grasp of how to achieve the same level of musical peaks, troughs and moods as you’d expect from reading a good book. ‘Moloko Mesto’ is a neck brace hardcore thrash attack, ‘We’ve Lost You’ sees vocalist Derrick Green’s guttural rage ooze over a backbone of moody heavy riffs, and ‘Ludwig Van’ sees the quartet interpret Beethoven with an accompanying orchestra from Sao Paulo. In keeping with the storyline, each part of ‘A-Lex’ reflects the story’s disposition, making it an album that displays anger, rage, pity, claustrophobia and euphoria along the way. It’s also an album that shows Sepultura are still creating exciting and ambitious metal.

Darren Sadler

[Last Light]

A minha mamãe telefonou-me a dizer que chegou o meu A-lex
Sexta à noite já o ponho a bombar

[Fallen Messiah [RIP]]

ora aki esta grande malha msm...eu tb estou a contar com o meu nos meus anos vamos la ver

[Fallen Abaddon [RIP]]

ora aki esta grande malha msm...eu tb estou a contar com o meu nos meus anos vamos la ver

Isso foi uma indirecta?

Não sou apreciadora de Sepultura mas... Vamos lá a ver se vou gostar deste cd, talvez

[Fallen Messiah [RIP]]

ora aki esta grande malha msm...eu tb estou a contar com o meu nos meus anos vamos la ver

Isso foi uma indirecta?

Não sou apreciadora de Sepultura mas... Vamos lá a ver se vou gostar deste cd, talvez

opah tu é k sabes se foi ou n

vais gostar sim..... ta mto bom

[Sethlad]

Neurosis - Times of Grace
Cult of Luna - Eternal Kingdom
Cobalt - Eater of Birds
Samothrace - Life's Trade
Virus - The White Flux

...entre outros.

[under666taker]

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Sepultura- 'A-Lex'
Rating: Grade : B+
Posted January 28th, 2009 by navid


With so many concept albums being so crappy last year (i.e. Judas Priest Nostradamus and Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Douchebag Friends), Sepultura take a stab at it again with their new album A-Lex. Their previous album was also a concept album based on The Divine Comedy and called Dante XXI, so this is not uncharted territory for them (and yes I still love that video and song “Territory”). This album is one heavy mother fucking album. With only one original member (bassist Paulo Jr. ), most fans have not followed Sepultura’s career without the Cavalera’s but they are sadly mistaken.

The album is lyrically based on the novel and Stanley Kubrick adaptation to film A Clockwork Orange. A-Lex literally translates to “without law” and it is also the protagonist of the novel. In the novel and film, Alex leads a life of crime and violence. He ends up being brainwashed by the State using a technique called Ludovico’s which is very similar to the Pavlov’s dog experiment with the added drug injection. That is it is used to associate things and for Alex they associate two of his favorite things classical music and violence. However, he ends up being defenseless, as well as harmless and ends up getting his ass kicked. He tries to kill himself after trying to being manipulated and the technique is reversed so that he can revert to his violent ways. Then he ends up being bored with the whole violence concept, thinks about settling down and starting a family. At the same time, he realizes if he were to have children of his own that they would lead a life of destruction and violence like his own. The whole concept is that violence may be part of our nature, but more importantly is our ability to decide at free-will. Now can you tell what this album is about, no way.

But this is some of the best metal I’ve heard in a while. Just like the book, the album starts off with some heavy violent thrash metal. As soon as the guitar kicks in, you know that you will have your ass handed to you on a platter. The mid range has enough to hair to it that you will start headbanging right away. On “A-Lex 1″ it sounds like he is getting his gang together and then on “Moloko Mesto” is where the violence begins. Some of the most intense metal I’ve heard similar to Slayer and Pantera, but not as predictable as most of the metal today.

“Filthy Rot” has that kind of metal groove sound that makes you head bang right away. It’s similar to the verse riff to Metallica’s “Disposable Heroes” or Pantera’s “A New Level”. “We’ve Lost You” begins with some beautiful acoustic work. It paints a picture that someone is lost, but is about to burst into violence. The slow heavy riff that comes out of this piece makes you want to punch someone in the face. Check out the song “Filthy Rot” :

The story continues with “A-Lex II”, “The Treatment”, “Metamorphosis”, and “Sadistic Values”. “A-Lex II” continues with his inner monologue and this time it sounds like he is confused. On “The Treatment” it actually sounds like Alex is getting treated or brainwashed by being forced to watch violent images or movies to the sound of classical movies. The bridge to the song sounds like someone’s eyes are spinning. “Metamorphosis” sounds like someone arising from the dead. It’s got that slow chugging riff that gives you the sense that he is about to re-enter society. “Sadistic Values” is the epic of the album and the longest track at around 7 minutes. The snare drum on the whole piece is constantly building until mid song where the whole band breaks into the metal territory. This track seems to be the point where the people Alex messed with are coming back for revenge and the lyrics state “reverse the roles” and “follows me”, since Alex is defenseless at this point.

“Forceful Behavior” and “Conform” seem to be about societies requirement of him and his sense of conformity. Sadly, he is being brainwashed into what society deems acceptable and he is conforming because he has too. He has no sense of what he wants and this is what the music reflects with some heavy music. The forceful behavior sounds like its pissing him off.

On the track “The Experiment”, the treatment is reversed. The sense of anticipation is felt with the fast tempo. With lyrics such as “Do you think at all?” and “Is this the way to cure a life so obscure” bring into question as to if this is the answer to violence. That is can the government solve issues of violence with drugs with the “Experiment of our society”. Ultimately, the treatment is reversed with the lyrics “No Drugs No More”. All of this accompanied by a nice heavy riff. Then on “Strike” and “Enough Said” the violence has returned and we get two more bad ass metal tracks. “Strike” sounds as if he is returning to his old self and returning to a life of crime, rape and violence.

All of the tracks titled “A-Lex” seem to be musically revolving around the protagonist thinking. “A-Lex 1″ is when he is young (around age 15) and ultimately chooses violence. As he grows older, the sense of contemplation of life becomes longer and is represented by the more slower pieces on the album colored by keyboards. “A-Lex II” is when he is confused and is about to enter treatment and on “A-Lex III” he is about to re-enter treatment, but this time he’s aware that he’s being manipulated. On the final “A-Lex IV”, the sense of contemplation continues however this time he realizes a sense of peace. With a section where things get slightly heavier you get the sense that he’s thinking about a life of crime, but it ends up fading away to the beautiful keyboard melody. He has his mind back in place, since the State reversed his treatment. Finally, on “Paradox” we are summed up with the words “This is your life by free will …” which sum up the story and the album.

The weakest part of this album is the track called “Ludwig Van”. Since Alex is a classical freak and loves Beethoven. this is part of the whole concept album. However, this is the only track that I would not include onto my Ipod. Imagine Metallica’s S & M album, but with the strings at the forefront. That is it sounds like Sepultura is backing the orchestra or symphony and not the other way around. References to Beethoven’s “Ninth Symphony” on guitar just don’t work. The only part worth listening is the last 30 seconds where everything speeds up, but even that you can skip.

In summary, if you want to melt your balls off, then listen to this album. Perfect for speeding in your car or listening to before pumping iron. This could be the best thing they’ve done since Chaos A.D. and it is the best thing that this line up has delivered so far.

[under666taker]

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Sepultura: A-Lex (Steamhammer/SPV Records)
January 2009
Rating: 8,5/10
Posted by Jesse Coy on 01.31.2009

Hello, Droogs… let’s meet at the Milkbar to discuss how Sepultura handles our righteous story of a wee bit of the ultra-violence and some nasty anti-Ludwig reprogramming.

My perspective is that of a considerable fan of both the author, Anthony Burgess, and the Stanley Kubrick film adaptation. I am also well familiar with Sepultura, having all but one of their releases (well, two if you count that live album that the band was none too happy that their old record label, Roadrunner Records, released). I even recently interviewed Andreas Kisser. So I’ve given A-Lex, the band’s eleventh studio release, about a half-dozen listens to see where it lands and how it flows.

Can a strong Anthony Burgess and/or A Clockwork Orange film fan separate the album from that which it’s supposed to loosely adapt? Before hearing the album, the response that Andreas gave me was that this was a Sepultura album, which in essence had A Clockwork Orange as its guide. But in the end, it was a Sepultura album. That’s fine and dandy as something to say, but how will fans of the work from which it derives feel about it? Someone like… uh, me, for example.

As a journalist with a strong creative fiction background, and an incessant fiction reader, it drives me up the wall when movies come out based off this book or that book, and trash the whole premise of the book, stripping away what made the book awesome in the first place. Now whether or not the same can be said for music is hard to say. The translation is not expected to be so literal. Off the top of my head, I can only think of a couple musicians who tried to go the route of concept album based off a book.

Sepultura actually did it on their last album (and that’s the only album of theirs I don’t have). There was Billy Idol’s Cyber Punk, supposedly loosely based of William Gibson’s Neuromancer, with a track on the album titled as such. Though on a promotional tour (and personally, I find the album a strangely interesting one), it was uncovered that Billy hadn’t read the book. David Bowie wanted to go the distance with 1984, but the estate of George Orwell wouldn’t let him do it. The best we got from that was “Big Brother” off Diamond Dogs.

A bit of a tangent? Yes, but it has its relevancy.

My end judgment is simple. As Andreas stated, this is a Sepultura album. Of course, someone out there might argue that without the Cavalera brothers, drummer Igor recently departing from the band, that it’s no longer Sepultura. I’d reply, “baloney.” Bassist Paulo Jr. is technically the only original member of the band, but Andreas came into play so early on and was for sure a guiding force that I’d argue Sepultura is… well, still Sepultura.

As for Derrick Green as vocalist, this being his fifth studio album, I think he’s a great vocalist, and have always regarded the band’s vocal change as one of the more successful ones. I certainly won’t say that Derrick is better than Max. But he’s for sure an equal. Or actually… I will say that I love how Derrick can transition from straight out death metal vocals at times, to the more familiar Sepultura style. And he does that here on this release.

This release… what about it specifically?

It’s like a weird blend of Sepultura, with echoes of Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange. Though if you’re talking dystopias, I guess a band from Brazil might be a perfect one to pull off such a hybrid with so many dystopia tales coming from there. Now for those of you familiar with the story (Sepultura opting to add the omitted 21st Chapter of the book), the tracks do follow the different stages of Alex, from early violent days, to imprisonment and reprogramming, to the newly engineered Alex, to the restored Alex, and to the final stage of the character.

It’s a little hard to absorb the beginning if one bears the strong impression of the movie in mind, especially the movie's score by Wendi Carlos. On the album, A-Lex, this Alex’s love of Ludwig (so much an integral part of the film) is musically absent at the onset. It’s later strongly referenced in the track “Ludwig Van,” where Sepultura, an orchestra, and Ludwig Beethoven all meet. For me, that’s the strong connection between the A Clockwork Orange that I know, and Sepultura.

The rest to follow are just a handful of notes…

1. “Filthy Rot” features that tribal drumming that Igor pioneered, in addition to a sort of gang chorus. This was pure Sepultura to me, though in the story, this is when Alex and his droogs are unraveling.

2. this tune also features some guitar work that on occasion sounds to be a slight homage to the late Piggy of Voivod. Another track, which just oozes of that sort of creepy schitzo-futuristic sound that Voivod often painted, is “Sadistic Values,” post-treatment, where Alex no longer gets his kicks off the violence. Voivod, as much as Sepultura, could’ve been a band to pull off an adaptation of this work. This track is a doubly interesting with Derrick’s death metal vocal style growling out in the middle (“Confirm” another demonstration of this).

3. there are four instrumental “A-Lex” tracks, the last of which gives perhaps the biggest nod to the original film composer, though not copying anything from her, but rather beginning and ending with that keyboard style of the movie.

4. there are many, many punchy, heavy, thrashy, stomping speed tracks of shorter duration (under 3 minutes) to reassure any skeptics out there who saw Sepultura and keyboards in the same context, such as “Moloko Mesto,” “What I Do,” “Forceful Behavior,” “Confirm,” and “Enough Said.”

Being a fan of Anthony Burgess’ many novels plus the Stanley Kubrick version of the work, what’s the verdict?
Final Score: 8.5 (Very Good)


The 411: Neither pure Sepultura nor at least Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, this album dwells in the netherlands. Yet I have a sneaking suspicion that the more it’s allowed to stand on its own, the more it will shine forth as a damn intense, great heavy as hell ‘09 release.

[BloodTells]

Este é, sem dúvida, o melhor da fase Derrick Green, mas não tem, a meu ver, um impacto tão imediato e mediático de álbuns como um BTR, Arise, Chaos A.D.
No entanto, vai bombar nas próximas semanas , e até vai ser bom porque o trabalho vai apertar um pouco .