Quadra
by Sepultura
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. The Wire
    Feb 7, 2020
    80
    If anything Quadra is even better [than 2017’s Machine Messiah], expertly filtering fresh textures (the fat synth that opens “Isolation” immediately raises an eyebrow, along with the Carl Orff-like chorale of “Last Time” and the Bollywood-ish orchestration of “Capital Enslavement”) into tightly coiled songs whose ferocity is comparable to Exhorder’s 2019 comeback Mourn The Southern Skies – albeit with a great deal more ambition and (effective) experimentation. [Feb 2020, p.56]
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  2. Exclaim
    Feb 7, 2020
    80
    You can't exactly say Sepultura are back. They never went anywhere in the first place. But they've (rather amazingly) broken new ground on Quadra. Make sure to check it out.
  3. AllMusic
    Feb 7, 2020
    80
    It offers a series of tough, meaty, adventurous songs, that abundantly indulge raw power and emotion. Bogren's production and Sepultura's execution are in perfect balance. Further, Green delivers a career-defining performance here. It is the first Sepultura album in decades to measure favorably alongside the band’s classic output.
  5. Classic Rock Magazine
    Mar 5, 2020
    70
    They'll never completely escape the past, but it sounds like they're finally at ease with it. [Apr 2020, p.82]
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  6. Clash Music
    Feb 10, 2020
    70
    The closest ‘Quadra’ comes to breaking new ground and entering unclaimed territory is the dramatic metamorphosis of Green’s voice during the nostalgic nu-metal hymn ‘Agony of Defeat’, not to mention the superb acoustic intro and the profane chorus of ‘Guardians of Earth’. More crucially, the samba drum-kit of ‘Capital Enslavement’ and the syncopated beat on ‘Raging Void’ shows that the idea of exploring percussive possibilities is slowly growing on them.
  7. Kerrang!
    Feb 7, 2020
    60
    Finding new ways to bring the heavy. [1 Feb 2020, p.55]
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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. Luizsarno
    Feb 9, 2020
    10
    Such a masterpiece! Best Sepultura album in 27 years and the best metal album in at least 10 years.
  2. vinusheer
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    This album is fantastic! One of the best of Sepultura. Congratulations guys!
  3. Pangrat
    May 31, 2020
    10
    Sepultura is back, baby,with probably the best album since "Roots". It's also the most diverse since then. It's a very powerfull and cleanSepultura is back, baby,with probably the best album since "Roots". It's also the most diverse since then. It's a very powerfull and clean album. Great songs, amazingly produced,memorably riffs. Sepulnation rejoice!… Full Review »
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