Roorback

2003 studio album by Sepultura

Roorback

Studio album by

Sepultura

Released| May 27, 2003
Recorded| 2002–2003
Studio|

* AR Studios (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
* Guilas Studios (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Genre|

* Groove metal
* nu metal[1]

Length| 56:44
Label| SPV – Universal (Brazil)
Producer| Steve Evetts
Sepultura chronology
| Revolusongs
(2003)  | Roorback
(2003)  | Live in São Paulo
(2005)

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Roorback is the ninth studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 2003, through SPV Records.

## Album information

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The songs "Mind War" and "Bullet the Blue Sky" were released as singles and music videos. The digipak version (released everywhere except the United States) contains the Revolusongs EP and the video for "Bullet the Blue Sky". The album title refers to the "Roorback forgery".

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Chronicles of Chaos| (8.5/10)[3]
Metal Storm| (7/10)[4]
PopMatters| (favorable)[5]

Sales were down from their previous albums featuring Derrick Green on vocals. However, Roorback received positive reviews and managed to place on Billboard's Independent Music Chart at #17, with first week sales of 4,000.[6] SoundScan reported on March 20, 2007 that Roorback has sold over 75,000 units in the United States.

Allmusic's Alex Henderson gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and said that "unrest and political corruption are recurring themes on Roorback", and "the songs that Sepultura wrote paint a consistently bleak and troubling picture of the world". Adrien Begrand from PopMatters called Roorback "their strongest effort in years" and "their most consistent and energized album since Roots".[5]

## Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Andreas Kisser, Derrick Green and Igor Cavalera, except track 14 by Bono; all music is composed by Sepultura, except track 14 by U2

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Come Back Alive"| 3:06
2.| "Godless"| 4:22
3.| "Apes of God"| 3:36
4.| "More of the Same"| 3:59
5.| "Urge"| 3:17
6.| "Corrupted"| 2:33
7.| "As It Is"| 4:26
8.| "Mind War"| 3:00
9.| "Leech"| 2:24
10.| "The Rift"| 2:57
11.| "Bottomed Out"| 4:35
12.| "Activist"| 1:54
13.| "Outro" (uncredited)| 11:39
Total length:| 56:44

Bonus trackNo.| Title| Length

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14.| "Bullet the Blue Sky" (U2 cover)| 4:31

(Digipak version includes a second disc which contains Revolusongs, but excludes the Metallica cover from the original EP)

On the digipack CD version, Outro ends at 1:22. There is silence from 1:23 - 8:22. Starting at 8:23 is a hidden track.

## Credits

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* Derrick Green \- vocals
* Andreas Kisser \- guitar
* Paulo Jr. \- bass
* Igor Cavalera \- drums, percussion
* João Barone - guest appearance
* Sepultura - production
* Steve Evetts \- production, engineering, mixing
* Derek Hess \- illustrations
* George Marino - mastering
* Milky - assistant engineering
* Luciano Tarta - assistant engineering
* Leo Shogun - assistant engineering
* Fabiano Zowa - executive engineering
* Jacob Bannon \- graphic design

## Charts

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Chart (2003)  | Peak
position

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French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 77
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 46
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 69
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[10] | 19
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] | 17
Chart (2024)  | Peak
position

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Portuguese Albums (AFP)[12] | 40

## References

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1. ^ "Roorback by Sepultura". PopMatters.
2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Roorback - Sepultura". AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
3. ^ Smit, Jackie (May 31, 2003). "Sepultura - Roorback". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
4. ^ Justin (September 19, 2003). "Sepultura - Roorback review". Metal Storm. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
5. ^ a b Adrien, Begrand (November 12, 2003). "Sepultura: Roorback". PopMatters. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
6. ^ "Sepultura: 'A-Lex' First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth. February 4, 2009. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Sepultura – Roorback". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sepultura – Roorback" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sepultura – Roorback". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
10. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
11. ^ "Sepultura Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
12. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Sepultura – Roorback". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

* v
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Sepultura

* Paulo Jr.
* Andreas Kisser
* Derrick Green
* Greyson Nekrutman

* Max Cavalera
* Igor Cavalera
* Cássio
* Wagner Lamounier
* Roberto Raffan
* Beto Pinga
* Roberto UFO
* Julio Cesar Vieira Franco
* Jairo Guedz
* Jean Dolabella
* Eloy Casagrande

Studio albums|

* Morbid Visions
* Schizophrenia
* Beneath the Remains
* Arise
* Chaos A.D.
* Roots
* Against
* Nation
* Roorback
* Dante XXI
* A-Lex
* Kairos
* The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart
* Machine Messiah
* Quadra

Live albums|

* Under a Pale Grey Sky
* Live in São Paulo

Extended plays|

* Bestial Devastation
* Revolusongs

Compilations|

* The Roots of Sepultura
* Blood-Rooted
* The Best of Sepultura

Video albums|

* Under Siege (Live in Barcelona)
* Third World Chaos
* Live in São Paulo

Singles|

* "Arise"
* "Dead Embryonic Cells"
* "Refuse/Resist"
* "Slave New World"
* "Territory"
* "Roots Bloody Roots"
* "Attitude"
* "Ratamahatta"
* "Choke"

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* Killer Be Killed

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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