Released	October 6, 1998
Recorded	1997-1998 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, alternative metal
Length	47:44
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Howard Benson Sepultura

Against is the seventh studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 1998 through Roadrunner Records. It is the band’s first release with new frontman Derrick Green, who replaced group founder Max Cavalera in 1997.

Like Roots that preceded it, the album has a variety of guest musicians and incorporates tribal influences — Japanese percussion elements are added with the assistance of Japanese Taiko group, Kodo.

The songs “Against,” “Choke” and “Tribus” were released as singles, with a music video accompanying “Choke.” The video featured footage from the Barulho Contra Fome (Noise Against Hunger) concert that was the first gig of the Against tour. This performance included guest appearances from the Xavantes Tribe who had featured on Roots (as documented in the “Choke” video) as well as Mike Patton, Jason Newsted, Carlinhos Brown, original Sepultura guitarist Jairo Guedz and Coffin Joe(whose “blessing” of the band performed during this concert turned up as a b-side entitled “Prenuncio” on the Tribus EP).

The flute section of “Kamaitachi” performed by Kodo is heavily based on that in “The Hunted” which appeared on Kodo’s Ibukialbum and was originally composed for the soundtrack of the movie of the same name. The song “The Waste” (a vocal version of Kamaitachi featuring Mike Patton on vocals which appeared on the single b-sides) is featured in the movie Freddy vs. Jason and its soundtrack.

The band supported Metallica in the latter’s May 1999 tour in Brazil.

Against was a commercial disappointment compared to Roots, selling only 18,000 copies its first week in the US.^[5] Againsthas sold over 130,000 copies in the United States.^[5] Allmusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and said that, “there are enough flashes of the old Sepultura brilliance to suggest that great things are still to come.”

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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.” (Jimmy Bowen cover*)	2:08
10.	“Reza” (Prayer – feat. João Gordo from Ratos de Porão on vocals)	2:16
11.	“Unconscious”	3:37
12.	“Kamaitachi” (feat. Kodo)	3:03
13.	“Drowned Out”	1:28
14.	“Hatred Aside” (feat. Jason Newsted from Metallica on baritone guitar, theremin and vocals)	5:13
15.	“T3rcermillennium”	3:56

Brazilian bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
16.	“Gene Machine/Don’t Bother Me” (Bad Brains cover)	2:51
17.	“Prenúncio” (Prenounce – feat. Coffin Joe and Jairo Guedz)	5:10

*on the Vanishing Point soundtrack as “Freedom of Expression”

Lyrics

1. Against

[Lyrics: Andreas Kisser; Music: Andreas Kisser / Igor Cavalera]

The more I see, the more I hate
The more I learn, the more I fake
The less I try, the less I get
The less I’m in, I’m never out

Don’t do that / I knew it
Don’t do that / I knew it, knew it

You don’t know and I don’t know
The circle seems the same
Falling down or standing up
I care what is against

Don’t do that / I knew it
Don’t do that / I knew it, knew it

What the fuck / You blew it
What the fuck / You blew it, blew it

Against!
Against!

2. Choke

[Lyrics: Andreas Kisser; Music: Andreas Kisser / Igor Cavalera]

Pray for another life
Pay, regain your pride

See your brain / Choke
Watch it drain / Choke
See your greed / Choke
Watch it breed / Choke

Fake, you’re falling down
Choke, your neck is broken

See your brain / Choke
Watch it drain / Choke
See your greed / Choke
Watch it breed / Choke

Victim in conflict, the ambush of fear
My doubt, my limit, the pulse of my war

See your brain / Choke
Watch it drain / Choke
See your greed / Choke
Watch it breed / Choke

3. Rumors

[Lyrics: Andreas Kisser; Music: Andreas Kisser / Igor Cavalera]

Loss for words – you lost respect
Food for thoughts – you’re just a fool
Mind of the weak, nonsense says

The rumors will never die
The rumors are only lies
The rumors don’t let you breathe
Talk is cheap

Games of lies – just fucking lies
It’s all wrong – you’re full of shit
Nothing’s straight, no!
Low moves, low moves

The rumors will never die
The rumors are only lies
The rumors don’t let you breathe
Talk is cheap

I thought I’ve heard
I thought I’ve said
I thought was right
It’s never wrong

Let it be, just let it be
Never mind, just never mind
That’s all you have, that’s all you got
Never say what you never will

The rumors will never die
The rumors are only lies
The rumors don’t let you breathe
Talk is cheap

4. Old Earth

[Lyrics: Andreas Kisser / Derrick Green;]
[Music: Andreas Kisser / Igor Cavalera / Paulo Jr.]

We gamble with life fighting tribes after tribes
Colors and races misplaced in the spaces
We’re falling, we’re crawling, we’re crying, denying

Heavy rain shaking ground, no roots will be found
Hate from my mother, the limits of mankind
We’re lying, we’re dying, destroying

The earth is rotting, the earth is rotting
Rot old old earth
The earth is growing, it keeps on growing
Rot old old earth

Believing in gods and spirits that can save us
Shout to the skies and disturbing the peace
We’re rioting, we’re shouting, we’re killing, denying

Involved in our minds but not by our own actions
Consume all the wealth, there’s no hope for redemption
We’re burning, we’re cutting, destroying

Can you feel? Can you feel it leave!
The earth is rotting, the earth is rotting
Rot old old earth
The earth is growing, it keeps on growing
Rot old old earth

5. Floaters In Mud

[Lyrics: Andreas Kisser / Derrick Green;]
[Music: Andreas Kisser / Igor Cavalera]

Stuck in the ground
Shopping for support, nothing can be found
The mind floats around
Crashing back and forth, never really stopping

Turn around and try to face yourself
You may think it looks like someone else

Look from outside, they don’t heal
I’m passing through, shaking hands
Eyeless, shit-faced, they’re not real
Mud in the brain, all insane

Turn around and try to face yourself
You may think it looks like someone else

Raw display of pain
No shelter, refugee

Floaters in mud

Turn around and face yourself…

6. Boycott

[Lyrics: Andreas Kisser; Music: Andreas Kisser / Igor Cavalera]

Urban war, cracked-up child
Painted in blood on concrete walls
Carbonic gas, cancer land
What do I care? What do I care?
Is he prepared? Can he face that?
He must handle the truth of real demands

Strike Boycott

Armed and ill, psycho kill
There’s no ground holding my feet up
Trained to serve but I steal
What do I care? What do I care?
Protect society who pays me shit
It’s south of the world, no justice sire

Strike Boycott

Stressful mind, fucked up life
I know the end can be suicide
Suicide, suicide
What do I care? What do I care?
Boycott the trigger and you’ll have no feedback
Boycott the force that kept the sick in their beds

I’ll boycott the trigger and you’ll have no feedback
With hands tied, I can’t receive what I need

Reserve no honor
Reserve no pride

Strike Boycott

7. Tribus

8. Common Bonds

[Lyrics: Andreas Kisser;]
[Music: Andreas Kisser / Igor Cavalera / Paulo Jr.]

Before we’re born
Before we walk
Before we talk and hate
Yet to come the perfect rule

After we win
After we lose
After the dawn is late
Do it now or shut your mouth

No lack of trust, just trust myself
No more perhaps, no more false step
Changes in sight, sight!
Common bonds

Fear the fate that’s not the shape of the soul
Trust the heart and share to ease the pain
No mistake is big enough to bring you down
The wrinkles on your face is strength in your mind

No lack of trust, just trust myself
Changes in sight, sight!
Common bonds

The urge to win
A time to strike
Follow no one
Follow no one

Strength in mind

9. F.O.E.

10. Reza

[Lyrics: Joao Gordo; Music: Andreas Kisser / Igor Cavalera]

O desespero, a dor, o medo
Fatores decisivos que te obrigam a pensar
O vinho e sangue, a carne e o pao
Chagas que nao fecham que intrigam sua vida
O ceu e o inferno, a cruz o perdao
A luz no fim do tunel e vida depois da morte
Voce tomou sua decisao
Nao espere julgamento sua alma esta perdida

Rezar – Rezar – Rezar – Rezar

Heresia / maldicao
O pai, o filho, o espirito santo
Ignoram os fieis que nao se cansam de rezar
Gritam, cantam a oracao
Desculpem eu lamento eles nao vao te escutar

Rezar

Arrependei-vos pecadores
A penitencia purifica
O sangue escorre
A dor fascina
So o medo te faz rezar

A guerra e santa o pecado e mortal
A hostia consagrada que tem gosto de esfiha
Tortura, fogueira, a inquisicao
O passado violento da igreja e normal
Armagedon, destruicao
O fim do mundo e pouco pra fuder a sua vida
Enriquecer, ressucitar

Em nome de Jesus nao me comece a chorar

Rezar – Rezar – Rezar

11. Unconscious

[Lyrics: Andreas Kisser; Music: Andreas Kisser / Igor Cavalera]

The deepest pain inside
The highest price to pay
The biggest lies are said
I’m just a fake in life

Unconscious Unconsciousness
Unconscious Unconsciousness

Alone I fall again
My blood runs through my veins
My brain and my strength
No longer are the same, no!

Unconscious Unconsciousness
Unconscious Unconsciousness

The moment of truth
Destroy the sense of it
I thought that was then
I thought that was me

Still I fear Unconsciousness
Still I seek Unconsciousness

12. Kamaitachi

13. Drowned Out

[Lyrics: Derrick Green; Music: Andreas Kisser / Igor Cavalera]

He just takes what’s his
Can never see an end
Build a wall of selfishness
To block out all your fears

I can’t forget, I won’t forget
I can’t forget, I won’t forget
You don’t owe me shit

Never any remorse, never any remorse
Always turning your back
Drowned out, drowned out

There’s no compromise
Only hate inside
I decided long ago
I would never be so blind

I can’t forget, I won’t forget
I can’t forget, I won’t forget

Never any remorse, never any remorse
Always turning your back
Drowned out, drowned out

Feel no shame
Show no shame
You don’t owe me shit!

14. Hatred Aside

[Lyrics: Andreas Kisser / Jason Newsted / Derrick Green]
[Music: Andreas Kisser / Jason Newsted / Igor Cavalera / Paulo Jr.]

Explode in disorder, no matter the prize
Steps on the path the righteous do find
Try as they will but they cannot divide

Time is relentless, pushing us on
Restoring our fate, we never lost sight
Spirits evolving, flowing as one
Having no limits, all hatred aside
Try as they will but they cannot divide

To divide – To divide – To divide

Live for the sound loud to survive
My will has no bounds to keep this alive
Truth pave the way to the world that I know
Love for our brothers we’ll not fail to show
Learn what we hear, see what we feel
The air that I breathe could not be more real
Spit out bitter pill that made me want to hide
Try as they will but they cannot divide

Cannot divide – Cannot divide – Cannot divide
No!!!

Time is your enemy only if you let it be
I won’t let my future get away from me
Listen – let go – out of my mind
Out of my mind – listen – let go

Need to reach, seek to find
Will not breach, cannot divide

15. T3rcermillennium