# What is the best Sepultura album of all time?

> Brazilian tribal rhythms, death-thrash ferocity, and experimental grooves make this one of metal's most globally influential catalogs. Which era defined them for you?

*By YPB Team · Published April 15, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-sepultura-album-of-all-time*

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1. **Roots**
   Sepultura's 1996 landmark album fusing metal with Brazilian indigenous culture.
2. **Chaos A.D.**
   Sepultura's 1993 groove metal breakthrough with political themes.
3. **Arise**
   Sepultura's 1991 acclaimed thrash album establishing them internationally.
4. **Beneath the Remains**
   Sepultura's 1989 album that introduced them to the global metal scene.
5. **Schizophrenia**
   Sepultura's 1987 album showing rapid thrash metal development.
6. **Against**
   Sepultura's 1998 first album without Max Cavalera featuring Derrick Green.
7. **Dante XXI**
   Sepultura's 2006 concept album based on Dante's Divine Comedy.
8. **Kairos**
   Sepultura's 2011 album exploring timeless metal themes with renewed energy.
9. **Machine Messiah**
   Sepultura's 2017 conceptual album examining humanity's relationship with technology.
10. **Quadra**
   Sepultura's critically lauded 2020 concept album exploring four virtues.

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