Sepultura "Schizophrenia (Argentina, 1997 Reissue, Remastered, Sum Records, 6102-2)"

Schizophrenia is the second studio album by Brazilian thrash 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 the death/thrash metal genre than the previous album Morbid Visions, which is stylistically closer to black metal. All songs were recorded during August 1987, except for the 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. Roadrunner Records signed them and released Schizophrenia internationally before seeing the band perform in person.

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

“ ...brought in some new influences - traditional heavy metal and a more melodic style. It was an immediate meeting of minds. We understood where each other was coming from musically and we knew we could find a way to put all our influences together and make the music work. ”

Track listing:
All lyrics are written by Max Cavalera and Andreas Kisser; all music is composed by Sepultura, except where noted.

1. "Intro" 0:31
2. "From the Past Comes the Storms" 4:55
3. "To the Wall" (lyrics by Vladimir Korg) 5:36
4. "Escape to the Void" 4:38
5. "Inquisition Symphony" (instrumental) 7:13
6. "Screams Behind the Shadows" 4:48
7. "Septic Schizo" 4:31
8. "The Abyss" (instrumental) 1:01
9. "R.I.P. (Rest in Pain)" 4:36

Total length: 37:49

1990 reissue

1. "Troops of Doom" (re-recorded in 1990, music and lyrics by Igor Cavalera, Jairo Guedz, Max Cavalera and Paulo Jr.) 3:17

1997 remaster

1. "The Past Reborns the Storms (demo version)" 5:08
2. "Septic Schizo (rough mix)" 4:34
3. "To the Wall (rough mix)" 5:31

Produced by Cogumelo Records.

The soundtrack of the movie "Psycho" is featured in the opening track.

On some versions of the Roadrunner re-release, the title is misspelled as "Schizoprenia" on the spine, omitting the "H".

After writing and composing 95% of the material for Schizophrenia, lead guitarist Jairo Guedz decided to leave the band before finishing it.

"Escape to the Void" is a cover (with different lyrics) of "Escape Into the Mirror" of Andreas Kisser's former band Pestilence.

Recording information:

Recorded on 16 track at J.G. Estudios, Belo Horizonte, August 1987.