Sepultura
Schizophrenia

THE REVIEW

It was way back in 1998 and I was discovering one of the musical genres that has fascinated me and still fascinates me today.
Some friends lent me some albums, and among them was "Schizophrenia" by the Sepultura.
At first glance, I thought the name had to be promising, and indeed it was; although I didn't like them that much immediately, after a while I considered it essential to have this piece in my collection. Like all great bands, Sepultura also had crucial albums in their career, and "schizo" was undoubtedly one of them, even though their consecration into the metal pantheon happened later.

Qualitatively, "schizo" presents itself as an album of pure schizophrenic death, with heart-stopping tempos, fast riffs, and unmistakably "Sepultura" vocals.
The songwriting, in and of itself, is a bit raw (you would never expect a masterpiece like "Beneath The Remains" as the next album), but more importantly, it is poorly recorded in terms of audio quality. If it had at least been recorded a bit better, the songs would certainly have stood out more. 
Instrumentals like "The Abyss" and "Inquisition Symphony" are beautiful, and so are the others, ranging from "RIP" to "To The Wall". If you have the remastered CD version, you'll also have some nice bonus tracks like "Troops Of Doom" redone in grand style compared to Morbid Visions (and especially good audio quality compared to the rest).

In conclusion, an album that you must have if you're a metalhead and especially if you're a Sepultura fan.
The album itself deserves a score of 3; I don't feel like criticizing it too much, but it doesn't have exceptional qualities either.
Only get it if you're a true old-school metalhead, a fan of '80s death and thrash, otherwise, I don't think you'll like it.