| "Roots Bloody Roots" | |
|---|---|
| Album Soulfly Prophecy Conquer Omen Archangel |
Track 10 on reissue 18 15 on iTunes 16 on DVD 9 on DVD |
| Sung by | Max Cavalera |
| Duration(s) | 3:24 (on Soulfly and Conquer) 3:58 (on Prophecy) 3:34 (on Omen) 2:53 (on Archangel) |
| Genre(s) | Groove metal |
| Written by | Max Cavalera, Igor Cavalera Sr. (on Omen), Andreas Kisser (on Omen), Paulo Pinto Jr. (on Omen) |
| Produced by | Anders Dohn (on Soulfly) Max Cavalera (on Prophecy, Conquer and Omen), Matt Hyde (on Archangel) |
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"Roots Bloody Roots" is a Sepultura cover that is only recorded live. This song is found on the 25th Roadrunner anniversary reissue of the debut album, though the song was first released on the limited edition of the fourth album Prophecy as the final track. It is also included on DVDs packaged with the albums Conquer, Omen and Archangel. The Sepultura version is played as the lead track on their album Roots, which is Max's final album with Sepultura.
Lyrics
Roots bloody roots Roots bloody roots Roots bloody roots Roots bloody roah I Believe in our fate We don't need to fake It's all we wanna be Watch me freak! I say We're growing every day Getting stronger in every way I'll take you to a place Where we shall find our Roots bloody roots Roots bloody roots Roots bloody roots Roots bloody roots Rain Bring me the strength To get to another day And all I want to see Set us free Why Can't you see Can't you feel This is real Ah I pray We don't need to change Our ways to be saved That all we wanna be Watch us freak
Video
Personnel
- Performers
Band members
- Max Cavalera – lead vocals, four-string rhythm guitar
- Logan Mader – lead guitar for track on Soulfly
- Mikey Doling – lead guitar for track on Prophecy
- Marc Rizzo – lead guitar for track on Conquer, Omen and Archangel
- Marcelo Dias – bass guitar for track on Soulfly and Prophecy
- Bobby Burns – bass guitar for track on Conquer and Omen
- Tony Campos – bass guitar for track on Archangel
- Roy Mayorga – drums for track on Soulfly
- Joe Nuñez – drums for track on Prophecy, Conquer and Omen
- Zyon Cavalera – drums for track on Archangel
- Songwriters
- Max Cavalera – lyrics, music except for track on Omen
- Igor Cavalera Sr. – music for track on Omen
- Andreas Kisser – music for track on Omen
- Paulo Pinto Jr. – music for track on Omen
- Enginucers
- Jacob Langkilde – engineering for track on Soulfly
- John Gray – engineering for track on Prophecy
- Tim Lau – engineering for track on Conquer
- Logan Mader – engineering, mixing and mastering for track on Omen
- Chris Rakestraw – engineering for track on Archangel
- Matt Hyde – recording, mixing, mastering and production for track on Archangel
- Piotr Brzezinski – recording for track on Conquer
- Staffan Schoier – recording engineering for track on Prophecy
- Ulf Ostling – recording engineering for track on Prophecy
- Steve Sisco – mix engineering for track on Soulfly
- Andy Wallace – mixing for track on Soulfly
- Terry Date – mixing for track on Prophecy
- Jeffrey Rose – mixing for track on Conquer
- Martin "Ginge" Ford – mixing for track on Conquer
- Marc Schettler – mixing for track on Omen
- Benoît Gilg – mixing for track on Archangel
- Ted Jenson – mastering for track on Soulfly and Prophecy
- Svante Forsback – mastering for track on Conquer
- Anders Dohn – production for track on Soulfly
- Helena "Nenne" Zetterberg – production for track on Prophecy
- Soulfly – production for track on Prophecy
- Max Cavalera – production for track on Conquer and Omen
- Jan Sneum – executive production for track on Soulfly
- Gloria Cavalera – executive production for track on Prophecy
Live-only songs on various albums
"Spit" • "Beneath the Remains/Dead Embryonic Cells" • "Roots Bloody Roots" • "Attitude" • "Sanctuary" • "Polícia"