The ongoing push by Cavalera brothers Max and Igor to re-record and revisit their past work with Sepultura continues, as they’ve announced earlier today that they’re putting out a new version of the 1987 album Schizophrenia.
Originally released as Sepultura’s sophomore full-length, the band is effectively calling this the “final chapter of their early-days trilogy.” You may recall that Cavalera previously released completely re-recorded versions of Morbid Visions and Bestial Devastation. In both of those instances, the band tried to inject some modern intensity to those already intense albums.
According to Max Cavalera, this particular album is an important one for the thrash and death metal genres, so revisiting it was long overdue.
“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!”
Similarly, Igor Cavalera looked back at 1987 and Schizophrenia‘s place in the metal world, comparing it to some pretty important releases that year.
“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.”
In addition to the re-recording announcement, the band also have a tour coming up in June and July titled the ‘Third World Trilogy EU/UK Tour’. You can find the full list of dates below.
CAVALERA‘s European tour are:
12.06.2024 UK Leicester – O2 Academy 2
13.06.2024 IE Dublin – The Academy
14.06.2024 UK Belfast – Limelight
16.06.2024 UK Glasgow – King Tuts
17.06.2024 UK Newcastle – Riverside
18.06.2024 UK Sheffield – Corporation
20.06.2024 BE Dessel – Graspop Metal Meeting
21.06.2024 DE Rostock – M.A.U. Club
22.06.2024 PL Gdansk – B90
23.06.2024 PL Wroclaw – A2
24.06.2024 PL Poznan – Tama
25.06.2024 DE Bochum – Matrix
27.06.2024 SWE Malmo – Plan B
28.06.2024 SWE Gothenburg – Pustervik
29.06.2024 NO Oslo – Tons Of Rock Festival
02.07.2024 FR Lyon – La’Rayonne
03.07.2024 ES Pamplona – Totem
04.07.2024 ES Madrid – Le Sala
05.07.2024 ES Barcelona – Barcelona Rock Fest
06.07.2024 FR Marseille – Julien
07.07.2024 IT Vicenza – Metal Park Festival
09.07.2024 SI Kranj – Subart Open Air
10.07.2024 HR Pula – Open Air Klub Kotac
11.07.2024 AUT Dornbirn – Conrad Sohm
12.07.2024 HU Dunaujvaros – Rockmaraton Festival
13.07.2024 CZ Vizovice – Masters Of Rock
14.07.2024 RS Novi Sad – Exit Festival
15.07.2024 BG Sofia – Maimunarnika
18.07.2024 RO Cluj-Napoca – Electric Castle
