Schizophrenia Songs Ranked
Schizophrenia is the second studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura, released on October 30, 1987 by Cogumelo Records. It is the first album for the band with Andreas Kisser. The album’s sound leans more towards the death/thrash metal genre than the previous album Morbid Visions, which is stylistically closer to black metal. All songs were recorded during August 1987, except for the bonus track “Troops of Doom” which was recorded during August 26–27, 1990. In America the band sent radio playlists at the time when they were struggling to book gigs because club owners were afraid to book them due to their style. Roadrunner Records signed them and released Schizophrenia internationally before seeing the band perform in person. Here are all of Schizophrenia songs ranked.
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10. Intro (Schizophrenia)
“This is just so beautiful. A fierce, violent, direct thrash album. Great riffs, great drums – the whole band sounds young and hungry. This is top notch thrash.”
9. The Abyss
“Anyone looking for some good riff based thrash with borderline death vocals could do a lot worse than Schizophrenia. Max sounds like a possessed beast on this album, the rhythm section is solid as a rock.”
8. Inquisition Symphony
“My personal favorite though is the instrumental “Inquisition Symphony”, a seven minute plus thrash guitar orgy that Sepultura have never managed to best. Suffice to say that if you thought it all began with “Beneath the Remains”, step back an album and check out this cult classic.”
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7. Screams Behind the Shadows
“They were still a secret at the time, known only to underground aficcionados in other countries (and yes, even here in Brazil). And this album is still seldom listened to, which is a shame. If you like traditional thrash, don’t dare miss it.”
6. R.I.P. (Rest in Pain)
“While Sepultura showed some growth they we’re still rather young, so the rather immature ending to album R.I.P. (Rest In Pain) has one of the most comical ways to end an album and brings a smile to my face every time I hear it.”
5. Septic Schizo
“Many a punter’s made the case that this is Sepultura’s finest hour, and I’m certainly not inclined to argue. Despite abundant songwriting contributions, Jairo’s lead guitar slot is offered to one Andreas Kisser, who proves to be more melodically inclined, offering delicate ear-caressing intros to go with the band’s speedball power.”
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4. To the Wall
“The lyrics content has matured; instead of songs about the antichrist we have songs about being taken advantage of by cops in To The Wall; which contains the best drum solo section on the album. Speaking of the drums, Igor has definitely improved and only got better with each album. “
3. Escape to the Void
“This is an over used statement, but this recording actually sounds like a live band playing right in front of you. It sounds like a live metal show through a crappy PA system in a crappy arena. But to me that’s what makes this record so bad ass.”
2. Troops of Doom
“Then we are given their redone version of Troops of Doom, which was not included on the original version. Let’s just say it beats the original to the ground and then slices its head off. Yeah, it’s that good.”
1. From the Past Comes the Storms
“A weird demo of From the Past Comes the Storms featuring poor English and two rough mixes featuring no vocals, bass or solos. All three of them are a real treat to listen to, and the rough mixes actually let you relax a little bit because they are instrumentals despite the fact that they are extremely fast.”
