: A celebration of Brazilian life featuring percussionist Carlinhos Brown. A Polarizing Sonic Shift
: Features guest vocals from Jonathan Davis (Korn) and Mike Patton (Faith No More). Sepultura - Roots
: Integration of the berimbau , timbau , and djembe . : A celebration of Brazilian life featuring percussionist
: Cited by Dave Grohl as a life-changing album, it effectively bridged the gap between world music and heavy metal. The End of an Era : Cited by Dave Grohl as a life-changing
The album's creative core was inspired by the film At Play in the Fields of the Lord , which led frontman to travel into the Brazilian jungle to record with the Xavante tribe . This collaboration was unprecedented in heavy metal, as noted in a 25th-anniversary interview with Grammy . "Itsári" : A direct recording of a Xavante chant.
