Roorback
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| Studio album by Sepultura | ||||
| Released | May 27, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002—2003 | |||
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| Length | 56:44 | |||
| Label | SPV | |||
| Producer | Steve Evetts | |||
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Roorback is the ninth studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 2003, through SPV Records.
Album information
The songs "Mind War" 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". The album title "Roorback", refers to "black propaganda".
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | (8.5/10)[2] |
| Metal Storm | (7/10)[3] |
| PopMatters | (favorable)[4] |
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's Alex Henderson 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 paint a consistently bleak and troubling picture of the world". Adrien Begrand from PopMatters called Roorback "their strongest effort in years" and "their most consistent and energized album since Roots".[4]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Andreas Kisser, Derrick Green and Igor Cavalera, except track 14 by Bono, all music composed by Sepultura, except track 14 by U2.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Chart performance
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Top Independent Albums | 17 |
Credits
- Andreas Kisser - Lead Guitar
- Derrick Green - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- 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
References
- ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Roorback - Sepultura". AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ↑ Smit, Jackie (May 31, 2003). "Sepultura - Roorback". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ↑ Justin (September 19, 2003). "Sepultura - Roorback review". Metal Storm. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- 1 2 Adrien, Begrand (November 12, 2003). "Sepultura: Roorback". PopMatters. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Sepultura: 'A-Lex' First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth. February 4, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
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