Dante XXI

Release Date: 2022

Sepultura's Dante XXI from 2006 delivers crushing thrash metal built around Dante's Inferno, with Paulo Jr.'s thunderous bass anchoring complex rhythmic passages and Andreas Kisser's razor-sharp riffs. The band weaves literary concept into punishing metal, creating songs that feel both intellectually ambitious and physically devastating.

Standout Tracks

• Convicted in Life: Opens with a brutal assault that sets the album's relentless tone
• Ostia: Features some of the album's most intricate guitar work over pummeling rhythms
• Still Flame: The closing track's epic scope captures the full weight of Dante's journey

Mood: crushing, intense, literary, heavy