Beneath the Remains by Sepultura
Beneath the Remains is the third studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 1989. It was their first release through Roadrunner Records. Beneath the Remains had improved production and songwriting compared to the band's previous albums. In time it would be acclaimed as a classic in the thrash metal genre. According to vocalist Max Cavalera, Sepultura had "really found style" on that album.
<i>Beneath the Remains</i> might begin deceptively with the title track’s ghostly, fingerpicked ambient intro, but Sepultura hit the detonator soon enough, and the explosive metal onslaught doesn’t relent for the album’s duration. The kick drum on “Lobotomy” alone is enough to give you whiplash, and the nearly six-minute “Stronger Than Hate” will pummel even the most hardened listener into submission. But if you can make it through, it’s worth every minute: It's a muscled-up, unforgiving testament to thrash metal’s omnipotence.
