Dante XXI
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Dante XXI is the tenth studio album by Brazil
ian heavy metal
band Sepultura
, released in 2006 through SPV Records
. It is a concept album
based on the three sections of Dante Alighieri
's The Divine Comedy
; Inferno (hell), Purgatorio
(purgatory) and Paradiso
(paradise).
VMB Best Editing in a Video Award in 2006. In January 2008 the band released a music video for the song "Ostia". A video for "Convicted in Life" was released in 2006. The album artwork was done by Stephan Doitschinoff, whom the band commissioned to do 10 paintings based on the Divine Comedy.
Covers of Judas Priest
's "Screaming for Vengeance
", and Sick Of It All
's "Scratch the Surface" have been recorded as b-sides. "Screaming for Vengeance" was added as a Japanese bonus track, while "Scratch the Surface" is included on the SOIA tribute album Our Impact Will Be Felt
.
The Brazilian edition (Krako records), contains two bonus tracks: "Mindwar" (recorded live from Stanley Soares's mixing desk in Ehfurt/Germany, December 3, 2004 on tour with Motorhead) and "False" (demo recorded at High Five Studio Sao Paulo, during pre production for Dante XXI july 2005).
Original ideas for the album included a symphonic metal
album (like Metallica
's S&M album
), and a concept album based on the novel A Clockwork Orange
, which was applied to their next studio album A-Lex
.
on vocals thus far. Sales of the album were disappointing, though not unexpected, since all Sepultura's albums since Against have gradually had decreasing sales, selling only 2,300 copies its first week of release in the US. This is also the last album to feature Igor Cavalera
on drums.
After much positive feedback in South American markets, mostly Brazil
, Dante XXI has sold 120,000+ copies worldwide as of January 2, 2008 and went Gold in Brazil
and Cyprus
(their first music industry certification outside of Brazil since Roots).
16. Mindwar - Live ,
17. False - Demo
Album - Music recording sales certification
s
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Sepultura
Sepultura
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...
, released in 2006 through SPV Records
SPV GmbH
SPV GmbH is an independent German record label.Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide....
. It is a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
based on the three sections of Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri
Durante degli Alighieri, mononymously referred to as Dante , was an Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker. He is best known for the monumental epic poem La commedia, later named La divina commedia ...
's The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature...
; Inferno (hell), Purgatorio
Purgatorio
Purgatorio is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno, and preceding the Paradiso. The poem was written in the early 14th century. It is an allegory telling of the climb of Dante up the Mount of Purgatory, guided by the Roman poet Virgil...
(purgatory) and Paradiso
Paradiso (Dante)
Paradiso is the third and final part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and the Purgatorio. It is an allegory telling of Dante's journey through Heaven, guided by Beatrice, who symbolises theology...
(paradise).
Album information
Dante XXI was originally titled "Dante 05", but was changed when it became clear that the album would not be released by the end of 2005. The first single from the album is Convicted In Life and won the MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
VMB Best Editing in a Video Award in 2006. In January 2008 the band released a music video for the song "Ostia". A video for "Convicted in Life" was released in 2006. The album artwork was done by Stephan Doitschinoff, whom the band commissioned to do 10 paintings based on the Divine Comedy.
Covers of Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
's "Screaming for Vengeance
Screaming for Vengeance
Screaming for Vengeance is the eighth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain and mixed at Beejay Recording Studios and Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Florida. It was first released on 17 July 1982...
", and Sick Of It All
Sick of It All
Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band from Queens, New York. Formed in 1986, the band consisted of brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on lead guitar, Rich Cipriano on bass, and Armand Majidi on drums. There have been only two member changes since their inception, with Max...
's "Scratch the Surface" have been recorded as b-sides. "Screaming for Vengeance" was added as a Japanese bonus track, while "Scratch the Surface" is included on the SOIA tribute album Our Impact Will Be Felt
Our Impact Will Be Felt
Our Impact Will Be Felt is a tribute album by various artists dedicated to Sick of It All, released on May 8, 2007. The album's title is a reference to a line of the song "Built to Last", which appeared on the band's album of the same title....
.
The Brazilian edition (Krako records), contains two bonus tracks: "Mindwar" (recorded live from Stanley Soares's mixing desk in Ehfurt/Germany, December 3, 2004 on tour with Motorhead) and "False" (demo recorded at High Five Studio Sao Paulo, during pre production for Dante XXI july 2005).
Original ideas for the album included a symphonic metal
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
album (like Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
's S&M album
S&M (album)
-Video release:Metallica also filmed and released the concert in DVD and VHS with direction by Wayne Isham. The VHS set has only the concert video, while the double DVD set has 5.1 sound , 41 minute documentary about the concert, and two "No Leaf Clover" music videos: "Slice & Dice" version and the...
), and a concept album based on the novel A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange is a 1962 dystopian novella by Anthony Burgess. The novel contains an experiment in language: the characters often use an argot called "Nadsat", derived from Russian....
, which was applied to their next studio album A-Lex
A-Lex
A-Lex is the eleventh studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. It was released on 23 January 2009 by independent German record label Steamhammer Records...
.
Reception
Upon the album's release, the majority of critics said that this is the best Sepultura album featuring Derrick GreenDerrick Green
Derrick Leon Green is the frontman for the Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. Green joined Sepultura in 1997, when he replaced group founder Max Cavalera, who left the band. Allmusic said about the singer: "There was a time when the idea of Sepultura recording without Max Cavalera seemed...
on vocals thus far. Sales of the album were disappointing, though not unexpected, since all Sepultura's albums since Against have gradually had decreasing sales, selling only 2,300 copies its first week of release in the US. This is also the last album to feature Igor Cavalera
Igor Cavalera
Igor Graziano Cavalera is a Brazilian musician. He is best known as the former drummer for Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura.-Biography:...
on drums.
After much positive feedback in South American markets, mostly Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Dante XXI has sold 120,000+ copies worldwide as of January 2, 2008 and went Gold in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
(their first music industry certification outside of Brazil since Roots).
Track listing
Bonus tracks from Brazilian edition :16. Mindwar - Live ,
17. False - Demo
Chart performance
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Top Independent Albums | 45 |
Album - Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
s
| Year | Country | Award | Number sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Cyprus | Gold | 5,000 copies |
| 2007 | Brazil | Gold | 50,000 copies |
Credits
Sepultura- Derrick GreenDerrick GreenDerrick Leon Green is the frontman for the Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. Green joined Sepultura in 1997, when he replaced group founder Max Cavalera, who left the band. Allmusic said about the singer: "There was a time when the idea of Sepultura recording without Max Cavalera seemed...
- vocals - Andreas KisserAndreas KisserAndreas Rudolf Kisser is the lead guitarist for the metal band Sepultura as well as the rock supergroup HAIL!-Biography:...
- lead/ rhythm guitars, horns arrangements, strings arrangements - Paulo Jr.Paulo Jr.Paulo Jr. is the bassist and the only remaining original member of the Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura.-Life and work:...
- bass - Igor CavaleraIgor CavaleraIgor Graziano Cavalera is a Brazilian musician. He is best known as the former drummer for Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura.-Biography:...
- drums - Luiz Linhares Garcia - horns
- Samuel Hamzem - horns
- Andre Moraes - percussion, piano, programming, sitar, fender rhodes, horns arrangements, strings arrangements, introduction, mini moog, producer,
- Fabio Presgrave - cello
- Bia Rebello - cello
- Guilherme Cersosimo - crew
- Estevam Romera - crew
- Rogerinho Motorhead - crew
- Pedro Verdone - crew
- Stephan Doitschinoff - paintings
- Mauricio Cersosimo - pre-production
- Susanne Kammer - design
- Fragata - assistant
- Helio Leite - assistant
- Stanley Soares - producer, engineer, mixing