Schizophrenia (Sepultura album)

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Schizophrenia is the second studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released on October 30, 1987 by Cogumelo Records. It is the first album for the band with Andreas Kisser. The album's sound leans more towards death/thrash metal than the previous album Morbid Visions, which is stylistically closer to black metal.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=Allmusic/> All songs were recorded during August 1987. The reissue of 1990 has a bonus track, "Troops of Doom", which was recorded during August 26–27, 1990.

In America the band sent radio playlists at the time when they were struggling to book gigs because club owners were afraid to book them due to their style.<ref name="Phoenix Times 1993-05-12">Template:Cite news</ref> Roadrunner Records signed them and released Schizophrenia internationally before seeing the band perform in person.<ref name="MTV">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Colon 1991-08-07">Template:Cite news</ref>

The album was re-recorded by Cavalera Conspiracy, featuring original Sepultura members Max and Igor Cavalera, for release on 21 June 2024.<ref>Max and Iggor Cavalera re-record Sepultura's Schizophrenia album Blabbermouth.net. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.</ref>

Musical style

Kisser states that, when he joined Sepultura in '87, he

Personnel

Sepultura

• Max Cavalera – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Igor Cavalera – drums, percussion
• Andreas Kisser – lead guitar, bass (uncredited)
• Paulo Jr. – bass (credited, but did not perform)

Additional personnel

• Henrique Portugal – synthesizers
• Paulo Gordo – violins

Technical personnel

• Tarso Senra – engineering
• Gauguim – engineering on track 10
• Scott Burns – mixing on track 10
• Fabiana – photography
• Jeff Daniels – production (reissue)
• George Marino – remastering (reissue)
• Don Kaye – liner notes (reissue)

Cover art

The album cover by Ibsen Otoni was inspired by the Scorpions's 1982 album Blackout and by Anthrax's 1985 album Spreading the Disease.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Charts

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Chart performance for Schizophrenia

Chart (2022)	Peak position

Further reading

• Shapiro, Marc (1993). Andreas Kisser Plays it Weird. Guitar presents Speed Demons of Metal, 12–14, 27.