Description
Sepultura – Chaos A.D. – Double 180 Gram Vinyl Records
1993 was a turning point for Sepultura, and Chaos A.D. is the moment where everything snapped into focus. The Brazilian metal band had already built a reputation for blistering thrash on earlier albums like Beneath the Remains and Arise, but this record took a different path—slower, heavier, and far more confrontational. Instead of racing through songs at breakneck speed, Sepultura locked into crushing grooves that felt raw, physical, and impossible to ignore.
From the opening moments, the album announces its new direction. Guitars grind rather than sprint, drums hit with tribal force, and the music carries a sense of weight that separates it from the fast thrash metal dominating the early 1990s. Max Cavalera’s vocals sound harsher and more direct than ever, delivering lyrics that focus on social unrest, political corruption, and the chaos of modern society.
Tracks like “Refuse/Resist” and “Territory” quickly became defining moments in the band’s catalog. Built around thick, pounding riffs and commanding rhythms, these songs showed how Sepultura could create just as much intensity through groove and atmosphere as through speed. The sound feels stripped down but powerful, emphasizing rhythm and aggression over technical flash.
One of the album’s most striking moments arrives with “Kaiowas,” an acoustic instrumental inspired by indigenous Brazilian culture. Recorded in a castle hallway to capture its natural echo, the track reveals a different side of the band while also highlighting the tribal influences that appear elsewhere on the album.
Musically, Chaos A.D. sits at a crossroads between thrash metal, groove metal, and industrial textures. The riffs are heavy and deliberate, the rhythms feel almost militant, and the production gives the music a gritty, street-level energy that matches its subject matter.
More than just another metal album, Chaos A.D. became a defining statement for Sepultura. It pushed the band beyond the boundaries of thrash and helped shape the heavier groove-oriented metal sound that would dominate much of the decade.
Looking back, the record feels like a sonic uprising—loud, uncompromising, and deeply rooted in the tension of its time. Chaos A.D. didn’t just mark a change in Sepultura’s sound; it helped redefine what heavy music could be in the 1990s.
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic
Track Listing
Chaos A.D. (2017 Remaster)
Refuse/Resist
Territory
Slave New World
Amen
Kaiowas
Propaganda
Biotech Is Godzilla
Nomad
We Who Are Not As Others
Manifest
The Hunt
Clenched Fist
Bonus Tracks
Chaos B.C.
Symptom Of The Universe (Black Sabbath Cover)
Inhuman Nature
Policia
Crucificados Pelo Sistema
Propaganda (Instrumental Writing Session)
Clenched Fist (Instrumental Writing Session Ver. 2)
Refuse/Resist (Live)
Slave New World (Live)
Propaganda (Live)
Kaiowas (Live)
Clenched Fist (Live)
Biotech Is Godzilla (Live)
Territory (Live)
