Song · Sepultura
“Ratamahatta” by Sepultura
From the album Roots (1996)
“Ratamahatta” by Sepultura appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2009 and 2011. It was first released in 1996 on the album Roots. Its best result is #52 on the Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2009). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,896 hard rock song of all time.
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"Ratamahatta" was the third and last single Sepultura pulled from Roots, their 1996 album, as a Roadrunner release, and the last single the Brazilian metal band would put out with founding frontman Max Cavalera. It's also one of the most percussive, tribal things they ever cut. Carlinhos Brown shares the writing credit with the band and sings alongside Cavalera, pounding djembe, surdo and more besides, while David Silveria, then drumming for Korn, adds percussion with producer Ross Robinson and the band. Igor Cavalera plays drums, Max Cavalera and Andreas Kisser the guitars and Paulo Jr. the bass; Andy Wallace and Steve Sisco mixed it.
It became one of the band's best-known songs and a fixture of their shows, and its stop-motion animated video digs into the song's themes.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 52 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2009) | 70 |
| 2011 | 70 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2011) | 70 |
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