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Hellring

29 oct 14

sepultura — roorback | DeRank™: 0,00

Perhaps the lowest point reached by Sepultura. All the tracks are the same, overly recycled riffs that claim to "quake" when in reality they amplify a disarming overall flatness. (4) more

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29 oct 14

Loredana Berté — Compilation | DeRank™: 0,00

one for whom the war has never ended more

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Hellring

29 oct 14

Sepultura — Nation | DeRank™: 0,00

An album that has little to say. 2 or 3 tracks stand out (like "Sepulnation" and "Vox Populi"), but there's really not much else to highlight. (5) more

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Hellring

29 oct 14

Sepultura — Against | DeRank™: 3,00

The beginning of the end. The only album with Derrick Green on vocals that I can save from being a failure. Max's departure is definitely felt. The nu has now wiped out thrash and the ideas are clearly running low. It barely makes it through. (6) more

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Hellring

29 oct 14

Sepultura — Roots | DeRank™: 3,00

A work that broadens horizons. Nu-metal makes its entrance and the band takes ownership of it. What emerges is an album that can be considered "experimental," distancing itself from what they had done before. An interesting record, but it lacks the right bite. Moreover, "filler" tracks with very short durations come into play, which will be the downfall of the subsequent Sepultura. (6.5) more

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Hellring

29 oct 14

Sepultura — Chaos A.D. | DeRank™: 3,00

For me, the best album ever produced by Brazilians. Max Cavalera at his peak. Social criticism expressed through a powerful and essential thrash, where every note is exactly where it should be. "Territory", "Amen", "Propaganda", "Nomad" are all masterpieces. A level they haven't reached in the past and unfortunately won't come close to in the future. (8.5) more

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Hellring

29 oct 14

Sepultura — Arise | DeRank™: 3,00

The first of the two semi-masterpieces by Sepultura. It’s true, they come after the other greats of thrash, but precisely for this reason it will be complicated to find other such high-quality levels in the genre throughout the '90s. Tracks like the title track, "Dead Embryonic Cells," and "Desperate Cry" are gems of thrash/death. (8) more

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Hellring

29 oct 14

Sepultura — Beneath the Remains | DeRank™: 3,00

First true record by the Brazilians. From black reminiscences, it moves to a more canonical and "thoughtful" thrash, where an Amazonian roughness remains that is inherent to the band and necessary in their musical expression. Songwriting that needs to grow, but a first true noteworthy effort. "Inner Self" is a great track. (7.5) more

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Hellring

29 oct 14

Sodom — Obsessed By Cruelty | DeRank™: 0,00

First album incredibly raw. I don't join those who say it's a gem of black/thrash. I find it too childish (even in the lyrics) to give it a passing grade. The recording is at times unbearable, with instruments overlapping nonsensically. Words are "chopped off" and the pronunciation is slightly scandalous... in short, I don’t like it, despite a few riffs and some old school headbanging rhythms. (5) more

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Hellring

29 oct 14

Sepultura — Morbid Visions | DeRank™: 3,00

Raw, putrid, childish texts, but after all, we are talking about 16-year-olds. And the grade is truly related to an age that, however, shows an unprecedented attitude. (6) more

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Hellring

29 oct 14

Sepultura — Schizophrenia | DeRank™: 3,00

Dish of honest speed thrash/black. I don't find much, but it's still an enjoyable effort. The beginning of the maturation that will come later. (6.5) more

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Illuminati

29 oct 14

James Brown | DeRank™: 7,13

The greatest performer to have ever existed... the expression "stage animal" seems tailor-made for this indelible Monument of Art. JBs band, which nearly half a century later, still sets the standard for irresistible grooves and shakes. Godfather lives forever! more

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Illuminati

29 oct 14

New York Dolls | DeRank™: 0,00

they saw Mick Jagger with lipstick and decided to become the sidewalk whores of glam punk. furious and entertaining epigones of rock n roll tra(n)sformism more