Dante XXI Songs Ranked

Dante XXI is the tenth studio album by the Brazilian metal band Sepultura, released in 2006 through SPV Records. It is a concept album based on the three sections of Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy; Inferno (hell), Purgatorio (purgatory) and Paradiso (paradise). This is the last album to feature Igor Cavalera on drums. 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 was “Convicted in Life”. A video for the song was released in 2006, and it won the MTV VMB Best Editing in a Video Award that year. In January 2008 the band released a music video for the song “Ostia”. The album artwork was done by Stephan Doitschinoff, whom the band commissioned to do 10 paintings based on the Divine Comedy. Here are all of Dante XXI songs ranked.

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10. Buried Words

“Buried Words doesn’t let down, especially the chorus, with Derricks rasping (is that a word?) vocals. Another highlight on the album of highlights is Nuclear Seven. A great atmosphere is created by Andreas’ riffing and Derricks melodic roars doubled by some very low vocals.”

9. Ostia

“The band have had their critics since Max Cavalera left; a lot of people instantly disliked Derrick Green upon hearing Against, and hence decided not to give the following albums a chance. If you are one of these people, I strongly advise you to buy this album. If you are one of those who kept faith in the band, then you are reaping your just rewards.”

8. Repeating the Horror

“Repeating the Horror sees Derrick in the end peforming alone with the drums, he screams at the top of his lungs, higher than we’re used to, wich creates an eerie atmposphere that perfectly transmits the title ‘Repeating the Horror’, not intended to be liked by your ears.”

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7. Fighting On

“Fighting On begins with a soft intro.. of a few seconds, then a huge and heavy (doomy perhaps) riff enters, and it is clear that Sepultura mean business. No time to rest – we keep fighting on. Literally.”

6. Screaming for Vengeance

“This album is one of the best sepultura albums written in 10 years next to the likes of schizophrenia and arise. The band proves that after all these years they can still write a really good thrash album. Its very hard to imagine if the band can get any better than this but in the direction they have been heading it looks as they can very well do so.”

5. Crown and Miter

“Crown and Miter is a fast song, with Derrick showing his versatality by perfectly adapting his voice to the type of song. As much as I love the Derrick-era albums prior to Dante, I think this album is an amalgamation of all the best elements of its predecessors. It’s thrashy, it’s heavy, there’s a healthy mix of alternative instruments (the use of Horns, I believe!) and it is really creative.”

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4. City of Dis

“City of Dis feautures this palm-muted riff with the enormous double-bass under it that reminds of Propaganda. False has this kind of punk-thrash vibe before kicking in to an omnious slow, palm-muted riff accompanied by some dissonant strings. Awesome.”

3. Still Flame

“As the last song we have Still Flame, wich is an experiment. Probably not liked by everybody, but hey, it’s the last song, let them. Imagine a crossing between Sepultura and Massive Attack, and you got it. Some beats accompanied by the guitar, and in the end also some strings, building it up to an epic end where Derrick roars the song title along before the track suddenly ends at its high point.”

2. Dark Wood of Error

“After the intro, Sepultura kick into Dark Wood of Error, and one thing becomes clear: No compromise. In a Meshuggah-ish intro of palm-muted riffs and double-bass kicks it becomes clear that Sepultura are not going to hold back this time. The clear and raw production is a true danger to your ears and the whole album sounds way heavier than Roorback or Nation.”

1. Convicted in Life

“Next up is Convicted in Life wich is an ideal song to be played live, reminding me of Slave New World when I hear the main riff accompanied by the typical Igor drum pattern. But it doesn’t stay there, it goes way faster than anything on Chaos AD (except Biotech, but hey, that’s hardcore, not thrash) and after the first two songs we can conclude that Andreas rediscovered the palm-muting technique again.”