Max and Igor Cavalera have a new version of Sepultura’s 1987 album, ‘Schizophrenia.’
The Cavalera brothers announced the re-recorded version in an Instagram post from the Instagram account of their band Cavalera Conspiracy:
“CAVALERA’s re-recorded ‘Schizophrenia’ full-length album will be unleashed on June 21st via Nuclear Blast Records! Featuring brand-new artwork painted by Eliran Kantor and a new, never-before-heard track. WATCH the music video and listen to the re-recorded ‘Escape To The Void’ single at the link in the bio. Footage filmed by Costin Chioreanu & Olivia Chioreanu.”
Other Details Of The Record
They revealed in what formats the album will be available:
“‘Schizophrenia’ will be available digitally and in the following formats:
– CD Jewel
– Light Blue Cassette (Ltd to 500)
– Sky Blue and Black Marbled Vinyl (Ltd to 600)
– Transparent Curacao Vinyl.”
Max and Igor also shared the tracklist of the record:
“‘Schizophrenia’ tracklist:
1. ‘From The Past Comes The Storms’
2. ‘To The Wall’
3. ‘Escape To The Void’
4. ‘Inquisition Symphony’
5. ‘Screams Behind The Shadows’
6. ‘Septic Schizo’
7. ‘The Abyss’
8. ‘R.I.P. (Rest In Pain)’
9. ‘Nightmares of Delirium’ *New, never before heard track*”
The Cavalera Brothers’ Thoughts About The New Version
Max Cavalera spoke about the upcoming record in a statement:
“The Third World Trilogy is finally complete with ‘Schizophrenia’, ‘Bestial Devastation’ and ‘Morbid Visions’, all three Brazilian underground gems! To me, ‘Schizophrenia’ is the ultimate death/ thrash experiment! I was inspired to take on the world and this recording shows my commitment is relentless! This one is for all the generations to enjoy! Play at max volume!”
Igor also commented after his brother:
“1987 was a very progressive year for metal, with releases like Celtic Frost ‘Into The Pandemonium’, Voivod ‘Killing Technology’ and Bathory ‘Under The Sign Of The Black Mark’, so it was no surprise on how we approached ‘Schizophrenia’ pushing our boundaries from a black/death metal sound to a more thrash metal aesthetics. We still had some ideas from ‘Morbid Visions’ and some new songs. I’m very proud of the songwriting and even more proud of our re-recordings.”
The Cavalera brothers teamed up with Travis Stone for lead guitars. They felt the songs needed a modern touch, so they re-recorded them from April 15 to June 5, 2023, in Mesa, Arizona, with Arthur Rizk handling the mixing and mastering.
You can see their IG post here.