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Against
Studio album by Sepultura
Released	Oct 6, 1998
Recorded	ION Studios, São Paulo, Brazil House Of Blues Studios, Encino, California The Hook Studios, North Hollywood Sparky Dark Studios, Calabasas, California Image Studios, Los Angeles, California Chophouse Studio, Walnut Creek, California Golden Track Studios, San Diego, California KODO Village, Sado Island, Japan
Genre	Groove metal Crossover thrash
Length	47:44
Label	Roadrunner Records
Producer	Howard Benson Sepultura
Professional reviews
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Sepultura chronology
Blood Rooted (1997) Against (1998) Tribus (2001)

Against was the seventh LP by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura released in 1998 (1998 in music) through Roadrunner Records.

It was the band's first release with new singer/guitarist Derrick Green, who replaced Max Cavalera in 1997. This album featured groove metal and hardcore punk influences.

Against was both a critical and commercial failure. Most criticism laid on Green's vocals, which many fans felt were inadequate, but also on the deterioration of the band's earlier thrash metal persuasions, and the absence of complex riffs in favour of percussive grooves. Though their subsequent releases slowly got more praise, Sepultura has not achieved the same success with Green that they had with Cavalera. This is also the last album to feature the same logo feature first shown on Beneath the Remains. Against has sold over 100,000 copies.

1. "Against" – 1:54
2. "Choke" – 3:36
3. "Rumors" – 3:04
4. "Old Earth" – 4:28
5. "Floaters in Mud" – 4:58
6. "Boycott" – 3:10
7. "Tribus" – 1:39
8. "Common Bonds" – 2:58
9. "F.O.E." – 2:08
10. "Reza" – 2:16 (Prayer - featuring João Gordo from Ratos de Porão on vocals)
11. "Unconscious" – 3:37
12. "Kamaitachi" – 3:03
13. "Drowned Out" – 1:28
14. "Hatred Aside" – 5:13 (featuring Jason Newsted from Metallica on vocals)
15. "T3rcermillennium" – 3:56
16. "Gene Machine/Don't Bother Me" (Bad Brains - bonus track on Brazilian release only)
17. "Prenúncio" (Prenounce - bonus track on Brazilian release only)

• "Choke" - Released in 1998.
  1. "Choke"
  2. "Gene Machine / You Don't Bother Me"
  3. "Against"

• "Against" - Released in 1999
  1. "Against"
  2. "The Waste"
  3. "Tribus (Demo)"
  4. "Common Bonds (Alternate Mix)".

• "Tribus" - Released in 1999
  1. The Waste
  2. Tribus demo
  3. Common Bonds alternate mix
  4. Unconscious demo
  5. F.O.E. extended mix
  6. Prenuncio

• Igor Cavalera - Drums
• Andreas Kisser - Lead Guitar
• Derrick Green - Vocals
• Paulo Jr. - Bass

• Recorded at
  • ION Studios, São Paulo, Brazil
  • House Of Blues Studios, Encino, California, USA
  • The Hook Studios, North Hollywood, USA
  • Sparky Dark Studios, Calabasas, California, USA
  • Image Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Chophouse Studio, Walnut Creek, California, USA
  • Golden Track Studios, San Diego, California, USA
  • KODO Village, Sado Island, Japan
• Produced by Howard Benson and Sepultura
• Recorded and engineered by Carlo Bartolini
• Mixed by Tim Palmer at Scream Studios, Studio City, California, USA
• Mixed by Howard Benson and Bobbie Brooks at The Gallery, Encino, California, USA
• Mix assisted by James Saez and Mark Moncrief
• Assistant engineered by David Bryant, Daniel Mantovani, Tosh Kasai, and James Bennett
• Tape Op by Skye A.K. Correa

Album - Billboard (North America)