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"'''Ratamahatta'''" is a song by Brazilian metal band [[Sepultura]]. It was the third and final single from the band's 1996 album [[Roots (Sepultura album)|''Roots'']]. It is also the last Sepultura single to feature founding frontman [[Max Cavalera]]. The song is amongst the band's best-known and remains a concert staple to this day. A music video was created for the song using stop-motion animation which explores the themes of the song. This video can be found on the [[VHS]] ''Sepultura: We Are What We Are'',<ref>{{cite book|title=We Are What We Are [VHS] (1988) |asin=6304343302 }}</ref> which was later released on DVD as part of ''Chaos DVD''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sepultura - Chaos DVD (2002) |website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/Sepultura-Chaos/dp/B00006EHNV }}</ref>
"'''Ratamahatta'''" is a song by Brazilian metal band [[Sepultura]]. It was the third and final single from the band's 1996 album [[Roots (Sepultura album)|''Roots'']]. It is also the last Sepultura single to feature founding frontman [[Max Cavalera]]. The song is amongst the band's best-known and remains a concert staple to this day. A music video was created for the song using stop-motion animation which explores the themes of the song. This video can be found on the [[VHS]] ''Sepultura: We Are What We Are'',<ref>{{cite book|title=We Are What We Are [VHS] (1988) |asin=6304343302 }}</ref> which was later released on DVD as part of ''Chaos DVD''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sepultura - Chaos DVD (2002) |website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/Sepultura-Chaos/dp/B00006EHNV }}</ref>


The song features guest appearances from [[Carlinhos Brown]] on vocals and then [[Korn]] drummer [[David Silveria]] on percussion. It is amongst Sepultura's most percussive and tribal songs.{{Citation needed|date=July 2015}}
The song features guest appearances from [[Carlinhos Brown]] on vocals and then [[Korn]] drummer [[David Silveria]] on percussion. It is amongst Sepultura's most percussive and tribal songs.


The song also appears in live form on the band's live release ''[[Under a Pale Grey Sky]]''.
The song also appears in live form on the band's live release ''[[Under a Pale Grey Sky]]''.
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==Releases==
==Releases==
The single was released on 2 CDs and 7" vinyl. The first CD was presented in a card foldout [[digipak]] case, while the second was in a standard slimline jewel case. Early copies of the digipak version were embossed with a stamp of the band's thorned ‘S' logo. The vinyl was a strictly limited edition.
The single was released on two CDs and 7" vinyl. The first CD was presented in a card foldout [[digipak]] case, while the second was in a standard slimline jewel case. Early copies of the digipak version were embossed with a stamp of the band's thorned ‘S' logo. The vinyl was a strictly limited edition.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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*Note that all of these B-sides except for "Mass Hypnosis" (live) and "Amen/Inner Self" (live) would be collected on ''[[Blood-Rooted]]''.
*Note that all of these B-sides except for "Mass Hypnosis" (live) and "Amen/Inner Self" (live) would be collected on ''[[Blood-Rooted]]''.
*"Slave New World" (live) and "Amen/Inner Self" (live) were recorded live in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] in March 1994.
*"Slave New World" (live) and "Amen/Inner Self" (live) were recorded live in [[Minneapolis]] in March 1994.


==Cover versions==
==Cover versions==
* [[Soulfly]] covers the song live. A recording of this can be found on the [[DVD]], ''[[The Song Remains Insane (video)|The Song Remains Insane]]''.
* [[Soulfly]] covered the song live. A recording of this can be found on the DVD ''[[The Song Remains Insane (video)|The Song Remains Insane]]''.


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
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*[[Carlinhos Brown]] – backing vocals
*[[Carlinhos Brown]] – backing vocals
*[[David Silveria]] – percussion
*[[David Silveria]] – percussion
*Produced by [[Ross Robinson]] and [[Sepultura]]
*Produced by [[Ross Robinson]] and Sepultura
*Recorded and engineered by [[Ross Robinson]]
*Recorded and engineered by Ross Robinson
*Mixed by [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]]
*Mixed by [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]]
*Assistant engineer: Richard Kaplan
*Assistant engineer: Richard Kaplan

Revision as of 02:26, 22 October 2023

"Ratamahatta"
Single by Sepultura
from the album Roots
ReleasedOctober 1996
RecordedOctober–December 1995 at Indigo Ranch in Malibu, California, U.S.
Genre
Length
  • 4:30 (album version)
  • 3:14 (single version)
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ross Robinson
Sepultura singles chronology
"Attitude"
(1996) 		"Ratamahatta"
(1996) 		"Choke"
(1998)

"Ratamahatta" is a song by Brazilian metal band Sepultura. It was the third and final single from the band's 1996 album Roots. It is also the last Sepultura single to feature founding frontman Max Cavalera. The song is amongst the band's best-known and remains a concert staple to this day. A music video was created for the song using stop-motion animation which explores the themes of the song. This video can be found on the VHS Sepultura: We Are What We Are,[1] which was later released on DVD as part of Chaos DVD.[2]

The song features guest appearances from Carlinhos Brown on vocals and then Korn drummer David Silveria on percussion. It is amongst Sepultura's most percussive and tribal songs.

The song also appears in live form on the band's live release Under a Pale Grey Sky.

Artwork

The artwork is a painting which reflects the video. Featured primarily on the sleeve is Zé do Caixão.

Releases

The single was released on two CDs and 7" vinyl. The first CD was presented in a card foldout digipak case, while the second was in a standard slimline jewel case. Early copies of the digipak version were embossed with a stamp of the band's thorned ‘S' logo. The vinyl was a strictly limited edition.

Track listing

CD1 (Digipak)

  1. "Ratamahatta" (edit)
  2. "War" (Bob Marley cover)
  3. "Slave New World" (live)
  4. "Amen/Inner Self" (live)

CD2

  1. "Ratamahatta" (edit)
  2. "War" (Bob Marley cover)
  3. "Dusted" (demo version)
  4. "Roots Bloody Roots" (demo version)

7" vinyl

  1. "Ratamahatta"
  2. "Mass Hypnosis" (live) (from Under Siege (Live in Barcelona))
  • Note that all of these B-sides except for "Mass Hypnosis" (live) and "Amen/Inner Self" (live) would be collected on Blood-Rooted.
  • "Slave New World" (live) and "Amen/Inner Self" (live) were recorded live in Minneapolis in March 1994.

Cover versions

Brazilian fighter Thiago Silva used this as his entrance song at UFC 102, UFC 108 and UFC 125.[3]

Personnel

Additional personnel

References

  1. ^ We Are What We Are [VHS] (1988). ASIN 6304343302.
  2. ^ "Sepultura - Chaos DVD (2002)". Amazon.
  3. ^ Thiago Silva UFC 102 Entrance music Archived 2014-03-07 at archive.today
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