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Sepultura & Nação Zumbi & Charles Gavin & Carlinhos Brown
The first track, “Refuse/Resist”, revealed the band’s new musical direction: slower, with more emphasis on groove than speed.
The song starts with the heartbeat of Max’s then-unborn first son, Zyon, followed by some Afro-Brazilian drumming reminiscent of Salvador, Bahia samba-reggae group Olodum.
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[Verse 1]
Chaos A.D.
Tanks on the streets
Confronting police
Bleeding the plebs
Raging crowd
Burning cars
Bloodshed starts
Who'll be alive?
[Verse 2]
Chaos A.D.
Army in siege
Total alarm
I'm sick of this
Inside the state
War is created
No man's land
What is this shit?
[Chorus]
Refuse/resist
Refuse
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Chaos A.D.
Disorder unleashed
Starting to burn
Starting to lynch
Silence means death
Stand on your feet
Inner fear
Your worst enemy
[Chorus]
Refuse/resist
Refuse/resist
Refuse/Resist was written by Sepultura.
Refuse/Resist was produced by Andy Wallace.
Sepultura released Refuse/Resist on Thu Sep 02 1993.
Speaking with Kerrang! about Chaos A.D. for their June 07, 2008 issue, Max Cavalera recalled,
“Refuse/Resist” is an anti-police song – a real piece of anarchy. You could call the album riot music. It was full of heavy shit and some of it was risky, but it was just where we were coming from at the t...