Just like every band has songs more popular than others, there are always underrated ones as well. Being together for over thirty years, Sepultura has made records worth listening to, most of which include underrated tracks. Today, we are listing the five most underrated Sepultura songs, both from the with-Cavalera and post-Cavalera eras.
5. Born Stubborn – Roots (1996)
Despite being in the band’s most popular album, ‘Born Stubborn’ is an underrated piece every metal listener should listen to at least once. Included in the last album with the band’s original lineup of the Cavaleras, Paulo Jr., and Andreas Kisser, the album gives a closer taste of a groove metal sound with their most popular record. Regarded as the ‘most Brazilian thing’ they have done lyrically and musically, not only ‘Born Stubborn’ but the entire album still stands as a masterpiece for some.
4. The Treatment – A-Lex (2009)
Marking to be the first post-Cavalera record, the album is filled with many underrated gems, one of which being ‘The Treatment.’ Based on the novel ‘The Clockwork Orange,’ the album offers a taste of the band’s earlier works with the guitarist Andreas Kisser. Kisser’s riffs highlight the song with its nu-metal-resembling sound and the additional resemblance to the band’s ‘Chaos AD’ and ‘Roots.’
3. Sarcastic Existence – Beneath The Remains (1989)
Considered one of the albums that turned Sepultura into a thrash metal act, ‘Sarcastic Existence’ appears in the same place with hits such as ‘Inner Self’ and ‘Mass of Hypnosis.’ Focusing more on the mix of thrash/death rather than just death metal, ‘Sarcastic Existence’ starts with a blast of drums. A fun fact about the song: Although Paulo Jr. is credited as bassist on the album, he didn’t record the bass. Both Andreas Kisser and Max Cavalera handled bass duties in the album.
2. Ostia – Dante XXI (2006)
Along with being one of the most underrated songs off the album, the album itself is the most underrated Sepultura record by far, as well. Marking to be the last album with Igor Cavalera on drums, the album appeared with a conceptual theme based on Dante Alighieri’s ‘Divina Comedia’ (The Divine Comedy). Offering more of a thrash sound with the touch of progressive instrumentals, ‘Ostia’ is one of the lesser-listened songs to give a listen to.
1. To The Wall – Schizophrenia (1987)
All the way back to where the band started. Starting their career with a mix of death metal and thrash metal, the band decided to stay in their comfort zone with their next album, with a bit of addition of groove metal. With the combination of death growls and thrash yells, Max Cavalera did not just stick to one single genre. The track currently has a total listens of 190K on Spotify, deserving the take the first place in the most underrated songs list.
