Sepultura - Chaos A.D.

Sepultura - Chaos A.D. (1996) The vibe: heavy metal mixed with aggressive thrash rhythms. Hot take: Sepultura essentially redefined heavy music with this record by taking thrash and injecting it with heavy, down-tuned groove and native Brazilian percussion. The drum work from Igor Cavalera gives every single track this massive, pounding weight that feels completely unstoppable. Max Cavalera's vocals carry so much sheer grit that the whole thing hits like a freight train from start to finish. My no skips track: "Refuse/Resist" that heartbeat sample opening right into the wall of heavy riffs makes it impossible not to move. Tracklist: 00:00 Refuse/Resist 03:19 Territory 08:05 Slave New World 11:02 Amen 15:29 Kaiowas 19:05 Propaganda 22:46 Biotech is Godzilla 24:40 Nomad 29:38 We Who Are Not as Others 33:22 Manifest 38:11 The Hunt 42:11 Clenched Fist