Dante XXI
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| Studio album by Sepultura | |||||
| Released | March 13, 2006 (EU) (UK) March 14, 2006 (US) |
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| Recorded | 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Groove metal Thrash metal Symphonic metal |
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| Length | 39:06 | ||||
| Label | SPV Records | ||||
| Producer | André Moraes & Sepultura | ||||
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Dante XXI is a concept album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura.
It is based on the three sections of Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy, Inferno (hell), Purgatorio (purgatory), and Paradiso (paradise). The album has five tracks based on Inferno (with just the band), five tracks based on Purgatorio (featuring the band with guests and other instruments), and the final track based on Paradiso (an instrumental).
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[edit] Album information
Dante XXI was originally titled "Dante 05", but was changed when it became clear that the album would not be released by the end of 2005.
The first single from the album is Convicted In Life. It has been performed live, and is currently available to download from Sepultura's official website.
A video for this track has been filmed and released. A video for the song "Ostia" has also been filmed, and has been released on the band's website, as well as other video-hosting sites. In January 2008 the band released a new music-video for the song "Ostia" - "Ostia" video on youtube.com, a music-video for the song "Convicted in Life" was released in 2006 - "Convicted in Life" video on youtube.com.
The album artwork was done by Stephan Doitschinoff, whom the band commissioned to do 10 paintings based on the Divine Comedy.
Covers of Judas Priest's "Screaming for Vengeance", and Sick Of It All's "Scratch the Surface" have been recorded as b-sides. "Screaming for Vengeance" was added as a Japanese bonus track, while "Scratch the Surface" is included on the SOIA tribute album "Our Impact Will Be Felt".
Original ideas for this album included a symphonic metal album (much like Metallica's S&M album), and a concept album based on the movie A Clockwork Orange.
[edit] Reception
The majority of critics have said that this is the best Sepultura album featuring Derrick Green on vocals. However, sales of this album are disappointing, though not unexpected, since all Sepultura's albums since Against have gradually had decreasing sales. This is also the last album to feature Igor Cavalera on drums.
After much positive feedback in South American markets, mostly Brazil, Dante XXI has sold 120,000+ copies as of January 2, 2008 and went Gold in Brazil.
[edit] Track listing
- “Lost (Intro)” – 0:59
- “Dark Wood of Error” – 2:19
- “Convicted in Life” – 3:09
- “City of Dis” – 3:27
- “False” – 3:34
- “Fighting On” – 4:29
- “Limbo (Intro)” – 0:44
- “Ostia” – 3:07
- “Buried Words” – 2:35
- “Nuclear Seven” – 3:44
- “Repeating the Horror” – 3:11
- “Eunoé (Intro)” – 0:13
- “Crown and Miter” – 2:12
- “Primium Mobile (Intro)” – 0:29
- “Still Flame” – 4:51
- "Screaming For Vengeance" – 3:31 (Judas Priest cover; Japanese edition bonus track)[1]
[edit] Credits
Sepultura
- Derrick Green - vocals, guitar
- Andreas Kisser - lead guitar
- Paulo Jr. - bass
- Iggor Cavalera - drums
[edit] Charting Positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2006 | Top Independent Albums | 45 |
[edit] External links
- Official SPV Dante XXI Site
- Bassist Paulo Pinto Discusses Dante XXI
- Stephan Doitschinof Official Website
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