A-Lex
Occupation
- Derrick Green - Vocals
- Andreas Kisser - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
- Paulo Jr. - Bass
- Jean Dolabella - drums, percussion
A- Lex is the eleventh studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura. It was released in January 2009 Steamhammer / SPV.
Formation
Like its predecessor, Dante XXI, which was based on Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, A- Lex is a concept album. A- Lex is based on the book A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess in 1962, which was made into a film in 1971 by Stanley Kubrick. A- Lex is the first album with the new drummer Jean Dolabella, after Igor Cavalera left the band in 2006.
A- Lex was included in the Trama Studios in São Paulo in 2008 and mixed in the mega studios. This Stanley Soares co-produced with the band, Monika Cavalera was executive producer. According to the band, the plate was developed in record time because it was based on studio jam sessions that had taken the band over a period of three months.
Guitarist Andreas Kisser said to the concept of the album:
"We will write our soundtrack for this story and Burgess ' life will be to so inspiration to write the music, lyrics and for the artwork. "
The title is a play on words from Alex, the main character of A Clockwork Orange, as well as the from the Latin and ancient Greek -derived a lex ( without law ').
Reception
The album reached number 82 on the charts in Germany, in Austria No. 53, in Switzerland 68th Ronny Bittner practiced in the magazine Rock Hard criticism of the album. He wrote: " You can hear the album at no time the concept of character. The resulting unit noise can only take notice when a variable Sadistic Values. " Six out of ten points were awarded. In contrast, praised Alex Henderson of Allmusic the implementation of the concept album. In addition, the vitality of the band is audible, he concluded: ". Vitality is alive and well on the superb A- Lex " He forgave four out of five stars.