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Sepultura - A-Lex



6.2 | 272 votes |
Release date: 26 January 2009
Style: Alternative metal, Groove thrash metal

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271 have it
26 want it
1 trades it


01. A-Lex I
02. Moloko Mesto
03. Filthy Rot
04. We've Lost You
05. What I Do!
06. A-Lex II
07. The Treatment
08. Metamorphosis
09. Sadistic Values
10. Forceful Behavior
11. Conform
12. A-Lex III
13. The Experiment
14. Strike
15. Enough Said
16. Ludwig Van
17. A-Lex IV
18. Paradox

Featured in "Getting Into: Sepultura"

Additional info
This is the second concept album released by Sepultura, following 2006's Dante XXI which was based on Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy".
A-Lex is based on the 1962 book "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess, which in 1971 was adapted into a film version by Stanley Kubrick.

The title is a pun on the main character from the novel, Alex and the Latin meaning for "without law": al(away from) + lex(law); presumably, this is a reference to the main narrating character's behavior of the story. The album's lyrics are written through Alex's perspective.

Guest review by
vezzy
Rating:
6.0
We all know the deal: Max Cavalera leaves Sepultura, they hire Derrick Green as his replacement and so begins a new era for the band. However, this meant they now had this odd fusion of nu metal and semi-thrash with tribal, groove and punk elements, which ended up sounding rather poor. In 2006 they released Dante XXI and seemed like they somewhat learnt to use this style to make a decent album. Three years later, here it comes, A-Lex?

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published 18.08.2010 | Comments (17)

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04.01.2010 - 21:07
Reza
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It's not a good album. IMO Sepultura without Max Cavalera is crap.
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23.01.2010 - 15:49
THE_BLACK_GOD
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Its just one of the biggest let downs of 2009, Dante was far way better than this.
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06.04.2010 - 17:46
Rating: 7
Warman
Erotic Stains
Yeah this one is kinda shitty, I loved Dante XXI so a big letdown for me.
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06.04.2010 - 20:34
Angelic Storm
Melodious
I have to agree with the previous two posters who really liked Dante XXI and were very disappointed with A-Lex. With Dante, I felt like Seps finally stepped out of the shadow of Max, and proved they could be a great band without him. A-Lex has some good moments, definitely. But it collapses under the weight of its own ambition, with many of the songs being totally forgettable filler. Definitely a step backwards, and now that Igor is gone as well, I fear the worst for Seps, which is a shame, cos I love them.
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06.04.2010 - 22:51
soadbyob
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Havent heard it, but if it dosent have Cavalera its crap
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06.04.2010 - 23:08
Baz Anderson

Written by Guest on 06.04.2010 at 22:51

Havent heard it, but if it dosent have Cavalera its crap

Wrong.
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07.04.2010 - 01:18
soadbyob
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Written by Baz Anderson on 06.04.2010 at 23:08

Written by Guest on 06.04.2010 at 22:51

Havent heard it, but if it dosent have Cavalera its crap

Wrong.


Care to prove me wrong
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07.04.2010 - 01:22
Baz Anderson

Written by Guest on 07.04.2010 at 01:18

Care to prove me wrong

The idea of being able to "prove" if an album is better or worse than another is just laughable. Enjoyment of music is purely subjective. All I am saying is give it a go before dismissing it purely because one guy isn't there. It's a good album.
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07.04.2010 - 07:34
soadbyob
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Written by Baz Anderson on 07.04.2010 at 01:22

Written by Guest on 07.04.2010 at 01:18

Care to prove me wrong

The idea of being able to "prove" if an album is better or worse than another is just laughable. Enjoyment of music is purely subjective. All I am saying is give it a go before dismissing it purely because one guy isn't there. It's a good album.


OK, I hear ya, Ill listen to it
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07.04.2010 - 17:30
Rating: 7
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by Guest on 07.04.2010 at 07:34

OK, I hear ya, Ill listen to it


Actually... If I wanted to recommend and album without Max... I would recommend Dante XXI.
NOT this one.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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07.04.2010 - 17:45
soadbyob
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Written by X-Ray Rod on 07.04.2010 at 17:30

Written by Guest on 07.04.2010 at 07:34

OK, I hear ya, Ill listen to it


Actually... If I wanted to recommend and album without Max... I would recommend Dante XXI.
NOT this one.


Ill listen, then tell you if it sucks
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23.05.2010 - 02:43
ravendeath

No, no, no! What the fuck is this Green guy doing behind the mic. Get serious Sepultura!
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24.05.2010 - 11:18
Rating: 7
pazuzuovbabel
Pazuzu
Am a BIG FAN OV MAX,, n i will always believe that there is nthign gona be great as MAX's Sepultura ,, but am really enjoying this record ,, really nice stuff ,, Sepulutra ain't dead yet
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06.06.2010 - 16:08
Rating: 6
vezzy
Stallmanite
I didn't like this album either. Quite a letdown, yet many reviewers thought this was great...
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19.08.2010 - 02:50
Marcus
Doit Like Bernie
Written by Baz Anderson on 06.04.2010 at 23:08

Written by Guest on 06.04.2010 at 22:51

Havent heard it, but if it dosent have Cavalera its crap

Wrong.

In this case he was totally right.
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19.08.2010 - 11:52
Baz Anderson

Written by Marcus on 19.08.2010 at 02:50

In this case he was totally right.

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17.02.2011 - 20:49
Rating: 8
@gent_-_orange

Good album this but not as god as Dante.
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12.07.2012 - 16:55
Rating: 4
FinnishSammich

It's not total shit but it's bad. Moloko Mesto is a decent song but that's about it.
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