On this day October 30, 1987, Sepultura released their groundbreaking album Schizophrenia, a defining moment in the band’s rise from the underground metal scene of Brazil to international recognition. With a faster, darker, and more technically advanced sound than their debut, the album marked an important shift toward the thrash and death metal hybrid style that would soon make the band a global force.
Schizophrenia included tracks such as From The Past Comes The Storms, Escape To The Void, and Inquisition Symphony. The addition of guitarist Andreas Kisser helped expand the group’s musicianship, adding melodic complexity to the band’s already intense aggression. Over time, Schizophrenia has been praised as a crucial stepping stone that pushed metal into new levels of speed, precision, and power.
80s insight: Schizophrenia reflected the international growth of extreme metal in the 1980s, proving the genre’s influence reached far beyond the United States and Europe.
Schizophrenia included tracks such as From The Past Comes The Storms, Escape To The Void, and Inquisition Symphony. The addition of guitarist Andreas Kisser helped expand the group’s musicianship, adding melodic complexity to the band’s already intense aggression. Over time, Schizophrenia has been praised as a crucial stepping stone that pushed metal into new levels of speed, precision, and power.
80s insight: Schizophrenia reflected the international growth of extreme metal in the 1980s, proving the genre’s influence reached far beyond the United States and Europe.
