Ratamahatta
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| “Ratamahatta” | |||||
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| Single by Sepultura from the album Roots |
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| Released | 1996 | ||||
| Format | CD single, 7" | ||||
| Recorded | October - December 1995 at Indigo Ranch, in Malibu, California |
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| Genre | Groove Metal | ||||
| Length | 4:30 | ||||
| Label | Roadrunner Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Max Cavalera Igor Cavalera Andreas Kisser Paulo Jr. |
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| Producer | Ross Robinson | ||||
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"Ratamahatta" is Sepultura's ninth official single, and the last of three to be taken from the album Roots, released in 1996. It is also the last Sepultura single to feature founding frontman Max Cavalera. The song is amongst the band's best-known and remains a concert staple to this day. A music video was created for the song using stop motion animation which explores the themes of the song. This video can be found on the VHS We Are What We Are, which was later released on DVD as part of Chaos DVD.
The song features guest appearances from Carlinhos Brown on vocals and Korn drummer David Silveria on percussion. It's is amongst Sepultura's most percussive and tribal songs, certainly the most so of any of the singles.
The song also appears in live form on the band's live release Under A Pale Grey Sky
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[edit] Artwork
The artwork is a painting which reflects the video. Featured primarily on the sleeve is Zé do Caixão.
[edit] Releases
The single was released on 2 CDs and 7” vinyl. The first CD was presented in a card foldout digipak case, while the second was in a standard slimline jewel case. Early copies of the digipak version were embossed with a stamp of the band’s thorned ‘S’ logo. The vinyl was a strictly limited edition.
[edit] Track Listing
CD1 (Digipak)
- Ratamahatta
- War (inspired by the Bob Marley song of the same name)
- Slave New World (live version of the song from Chaos A.D.)
- Amen/Inner Self (Live performance of both songs in their entirity, from Chaos A.D. and Beneath the Remains respectively.)
CD2
- Ratamahatta
- Roots Bloody Roots (Home Demo version)
- Dusted (Home demo version of song originally from Roots)
7” Vinyl
- Ratamahatta
- Mass Hypnosis (Live version of song from Beneath the Remains
- Note that all of these B-Sides except for "Mass Hypnosis" (live) would be collected on [[Blood-Rooted].
[edit] Cover versions
[edit] Personnel
- Max Cavalera- Vocals, Guitar
- Igor Cavalera- Drums
- Andreas Kisser- Guitar
- Paulo Jr.- Bass
- Produced by Ross Robinson and Sepultura
- Recorded and engineered by Ross Robinson
- Mixed by Andy Wallace
- Assistant Engineer: Richard Kaplan
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