Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Roots is special for a number of reasons. Firstly, Sepultura were very adept at blending in ethnic elements into their music which wasn't a new concept, but in Sepultura's case they blended in cultural elements from their own country to amazing effect. Secondly, there was a genuine anger in most of their songs towards the repressive governement and injustices within their own country. Thirdly, Max Cavalera and the rest of the band were simply born to play metal and fourthly, few metal bands have been capable of combining both visceral mayhem with savage intensity across their disacography as Sepultura were capable of. Roots is their best album but the first half of their discography is amazing, as this was the album the band had worked towards throughout their musical career, its quite simply a groove metal monster!!! Even after like 50 listens it can still blow me away. The band knew they could never produce anything quite like it again and it was downhill from there on.