Revolusongs
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Revolusongs is an EP of cover songs released by Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Sepultura
Sepultura
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...

 in 2003 through SPV Records
SPV GmbH
SPV GmbH is an independent German record label.Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide....

. It was exclusively released in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 and Japan
Japan
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.

The EP contains seven cover songs. The cover of U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...

's "Bullet the Blue Sky
Bullet the Blue Sky
"Bullet the Blue Sky" is the fourth track from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. The song is one of the band's most overtly politically toned songs, with live performances often being heavily critical of political conflicts and violence....

" was released as a single, but as a part of their next album, Roorback
Roorback
Roorback is the ninth studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 2003. It is their first release through SPV Records. The songs "Mindwar" and "Bullet the Blue Sky" were released as singles and music videos. The digipak version contains the Revolusongs EP and the video for...

. Revolusongs was later included as a bonus disc on the digipak and vinyl LP editions of Roorback.

The album received good reviews, but due to its limited release, it did not have very good sales, ultimately selling over 15,000 copies.

Track listing

Credits

  • Andreas Kisser
    Andreas Kisser
    Andreas Rudolf Kisser is the lead guitarist for the metal band Sepultura as well as the rock supergroup HAIL!-Biography:...

     - Lead and Rhythm Guitars
  • Derrick Green
    Derrick Green
    Derrick Leon Green is the frontman for the Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. Green joined Sepultura in 1997, when he replaced group founder Max Cavalera, who left the band. Allmusic said about the singer: "There was a time when the idea of Sepultura recording without Max Cavalera seemed...

     - Vocals
  • Igor Cavalera
    Igor Cavalera
    Igor Graziano Cavalera is a Brazilian musician. He is best known as the former drummer for Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura.-Biography:...

     - Drums, Percussion, Design
  • Paulo Jr.
    Paulo Jr.
    Paulo Jr. is the bassist and the only remaining original member of the Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura.-Life and work:...

    - Bass
  • Sabotage - Additional Vocals (3)
  • Zé Gonzales - Scratching (3), Programming (3), Producer
  • Maurício Felício - Assistant Engineer
  • Ronaldo Frige - Technical Assistance
  • Estevam Romera - Design, Photography
  • Alan Douches - Mastering
  • Steve Evetts - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Sepultura - Producer
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