Nation
Studio album by
Sepultura
Released20 March 2001
Recorded2000–2001
Studio
  • AR Studios, Rio de Janeiro
  • Ouvir Studios, São Paulo
  • The Magic Shop, Manhattan
  • Coyote Studios, Brooklyn
  • Millbrook Studio, Helsinki
Genre
Length52:18
LabelRoadrunner
Producer
Sepultura chronology
Against
(1998) 		Nation
(2001) 		Under a Pale Grey Sky
(2002)

Nation is the eighth studio album by Brazilian metal band Sepultura, released in 2001 through Roadrunner Records. Nation features guest appearances from artists such as Hatebreed singer Jamey Jasta, Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra, Ill Niño singer Cristian Machado, Ratos de Porão frontman João Gordo, and Apocalyptica.

According to the official site, a video for "One Man Army" was scheduled to be filmed at the end of August 2001. However, due to a lack of support from Roadrunner Records, the video was never made. Sepultura blamed Roadrunner for not promoting the album and left for SPV in 2002.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(69/100)[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Alternative Press[3]
Blabbermouth.net(8/10)[5]
Chronicles of Chaos(9.5/10)[6]
Dotmusic[7]
NME(6/10)[8]
Q[3]
Rolling Stone(average)[9]

The album received better reviews than Against, but sold fewer copies. As of April 2002, Nation has sold over 55,700 copies in the U.S.[10] and went gold in Brazil.[11]

Q magazine (5/01, p. 118) – 3 stars out of 5 – "A clutch of crowd-pleasingly brutal anthems...with a return to the more exploratory approach of old....the faithful will not be disappointed."

Alternative Press (5/01, p. 63) – 4 out of 5 – "There are plenty of touchstones to [their] days of headbanger hegemony....[new singer] Derrick Green's heightened tunefulness along with the broadened emotional resonance...should relate to an enlarged fanbase."

NME (3/31/01, p. 31) – 6 out of 10 – "Fiercely political and uncomprimisongly direct....it's taut and tense and if you buy it quick you'll get to hear their logic-defying cover of Bauhaus' 'Bela Lugosi's Dead'."

Track listing

All music is composed by Sepultura, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Sepulnation"
4:20
2."Revolt"
  • Cavalera
  • Kisser
0:56
3."Border Wars"
  • Cavalera
  • Green
  • Kisser
5:10
4."One Man Army"
  • Cavalera
  • Green
  • Kisser
5:27
5."Vox Populi"
  • Cavalera
  • Kisser
3:41
6."The Ways of Faith"
  • Cavalera
  • Green
  • Kisser
4:53
7."Uma Cura"
  • Cavalera
  • Green
  • Kisser
3:14
8."Who Must Die?"
  • Cavalera
  • Green
  • Kisser
2:58
9."Saga"
  • Cavalera
  • Kisser
4:37
10."Tribe to a Nation" (feat. Dr. Israel)
  • Cavalera
  • Green
  • Kisser
2:48
11."Politricks" (feat. Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys)
4:14
12."Human Cause" (feat. Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed)
  • Cavalera
  • Kisser
0:57
13."Reject"
  • Cavalera
  • Green
  • Kisser
2:59
14."Water"
  • Green
  • Kisser
2:44
15."Valtio" (instrumental, feat. Apocalyptica) 3:20
Total length:52:18
Bonus tracks on digipak, Japan, Brazil, Mexico & Colombia
No.TitleLength
16."Bela Lugosi's Dead" (Bauhaus cover) 
17."Annihilation" (feat. Cristian Machado of Ill Niño) (Crucifix cover) 
18."Rise Above" (feat. João Gordo of Ratos de Porão) (Black Flag cover) 
19."Revolt" (demo) 
20."Roots Bloody Roots" (live) 

Credits

Sepultura

Chart performance

Chart (2001) Peak
osition
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[12] 34
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[13] 9
US Billboard 200 134
US Top Independent Albums (Billboard) 4

References

  1. ^ Jennings, Chris (8 April 2017). "5 Reasons Why the Nu Metal Era Should Be Celebrated!". Worship Metal. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ Cunningham, John (11 April 2022). "10 Most Underrated Nu Metal Albums". WhatCulture. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Nation by Sepultura". Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ AllMusic Review
  5. ^ Blabbermouth (17 December 2001). "Nation – SEPULTURA". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. ^ "CoC : Sepultura – Nation : Review". chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Dotmusic review". Archived from the original on 15 May 2001. Retrieved 3 December 2012.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Sepultura : Nation – NME". NME. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2012.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ "Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales in the US as Reported by SoundScan". Blabbermouth. 30 April 2002. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  11. ^ "Sepultura: Uma Saga de Vitórias". April 2001. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  12. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2001. 18. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 26 March 2001. Retrieved 13 December 2011.

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