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Rating: This year, Sepultura returns to the music scene with a new concept album, this time based on A Clockwork Orange (the book).
After Igor Cavalera's departure, Sepultura (if we can still call them that) hired Mr. Jean Dolabella as their drummer. The surprise is that the new drummer handles himself very well, although not reaching the levels of his predecessor. Thanks also to Derrick Green who has started singing better, A-lex opens a glimpse of light for Sepultura, taking us from the violence of “Moloko Mesto” to the tribal percussion (à la “Roots”) of “Filthy Rot”, to the sad “Sadistic Values” and the brilliant “Ludvig Van”, a reinterpretation of the last movement of the Ninth.
Negative notes are the annoying instrumental tracks “A-Lex I, II, III, IV” that could have been avoided. Also, the concept is not very well constructed and although it quotes some lines literally from the book (“Allora che si fa, eh?” and the song sung by the bum) it fails to convey the story and atmosphere of the book or even the film of A Clockwork Orange.
In conclusion, A-lex is a mediocre album but certainly superior to the Brazilian quartet's latest efforts and it could be the beginning of a new chapter for Sepultura, now in their twenty-fifth year of existence.
We hope so.
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By Anatas
Who the hell are these guys? Are they Sepultura? Sure, and I’m Joe Satriani.
The only burial I notice is yours, your self-collapse.
By RussianSpring
An absolutely bare album with only a few worthy highlights such as the song "Moloko Mesto" or "Ludwig Van."
The concept is indecipherable, and you absolutely can’t understand where the key to reading the album is.
By Rainbow Rising
Sepultura embraced a new path, leading them to experiment ever more, reaching what we could define as progressive thrash metal.
The songs last just long enough, with Andreas Kisser’s solos weaving the plots of a claustrophobic and sick world.
