Boa noite and buenos noches my friends! Happy Friday! The Meister here tonight pairing the kick-ass "SepulQuarta" from Brazilian thrash/groove metal monsters Sepultura and a crisp and tasty Cultura Cerveza from head brewer Jacquie King Wright and all the fine folks at the Ogden Beer Company! Hell yeah!
Album Info:
- Artist: Sepultura
- Title: "SepulQuarta"
- Recorded: April through December 2020 at all the musicians' home studios
- Release date: August 13th, 2021 (16th studio album by Sepultura)
- Record company: Nuclear Blast
- Album cover art: Eduardo Recife
- Personnel: Eloy Casagrande (drums), Derrick Green (lead vocals), Andreas Kisser (lead guitar and additional vocals), and Paulo Xisto Pinto, Jr. (bass guitar)
- Guest musicians: João Barone (drums on "Ratamahatta"), Emmily Barreto (vocals on "Fear, Pain, Chaos, Suffering"), Yussef Belheni (violin on "Phantom Self"), Rafael Bittencourt (acoustic guitar on "Kaiowas"), Angélica Burns ("Hatred Aside"), Rob Cavestany (guitar on "Apes Of God"), David Ellefson (bass on "Territory"), Phil Campbell (guitar on "Orgasmatron"), Kévin Codfert (violin on "Phantom Self"), Douglas Costa (horns on "Phantom Self"), Charles Gavin (percussion on "Ratamahatta"), Bechir Gharbi (violin on "Phantom Self"), Mohamed Gharbi (violin on "Phantom Self"), Agnaldo Gonçalves (horns on "Phantom Self"), Matthew K. Heafy (guitar and vocals on "Slave New World"), Mark Holcomb (guitar on "Phantom Self"), Scott Ian (guitar on "Cut-Throat"), Danko Jones (vocals on "Sepulnation"), Fred Leclercq (guitar on "Slaves Of Pain"), Fernanda Lira (vocals on "Hatred Aside"), Mauricio Martins (horns on "Phantom Self"), Rafael Nascimento (horns on "Phantom Self"), Hamza Obba (violin on "Phantom Self"), Marcello Pompeu (vocals on "Slaves Of Pain"), Mayara Puertas (vocals on "Hatred Aside"), Phil Rind (bass on "Inner Self"), Alex Skolnik (guitar on "Vandals Nest"), Devin Townsend (guitar and vocals on "Mask"), and Marcos Tudeia (horns on "Phantom Self")
- Musical style: Thrash metal, death metal, groove metal
- Sound: Explosive, fiery, fast, and furious, yet wonderfully complex, "SepulQuarta" is all about buzz-saw guitars, machine gun fire drums, thunderstorm bass, and Green's (and guests') intensely brutal and wonderful vocals!
- Major themes: Pain, death, self-determination, aggression, deception, fear, honesty, evil, darkness, insanity, chaos, etc.
- Notes: Recorded during the pandemic lockdown, the album is a compilation of re-recordings of some of Sepultura's most loved tracks from over their long career.
- Tracks:
- "Territory"
- "Cut-Throat"
- "Sepulnation"
- "Inner Self"
- "Hatred Aside"
- "Mask"
- "Fear, Pain, Chaos, Suffering"
- "Vandals Nest"
- "Slave New World"
- "Ratamahatta"
- "Apes Of God"
- "Phantom Self"
- "Slaves Of Pain"
- "Kaiowas"
- "Orgasmatron" (Motörhead cover)
Brew Info:
- Brewery: Ogden Beer Company (Ogden, Utah)
- Website: http://www.ogdenbeercompany.com/
- Brew: Cultura Cerveza
- Style: Mexican Lager
- Serving: 64 ounce growler bottle
- ABV: 5.0%
- Pour: The Cultura pours a clear golden-yellow with a billowy, bright white, 2-finger head with great retention and lots of sticky, intricate lacing.
- Nose: The nose is a characterized by grainy, fruity, and malty aromas. There are aromas of cracked wheat, light cereal grains, corn meal, lemon zest, a hint of apple, and a hint of honey.
- Taste: Very well-balanced, the Cultura has a nice blend of grainy, fruity, and malty flavors. There are notes of crackery biscuit, light corn, doughy bread, lemon and lime zest, and a hint of honey.
- Mouthfeel: Light in body and well-carbonated, the mouthfeel is very smooth with a crisp and refreshing profile. The finish is dry and very clean.
Overall pairing: The Ogden Beer Company Cultura Cerveza is a great brew to pair with "SepulQuarta" for the simple fact that it goes down easy, but is full-flavored, complex, crisp, and has a crushable character ... a great beer to pound whilst banging your head and pumping your fists to the might and power that is Sepultura!!
Saude!! Salud!! Hails!!
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