Album
The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart
The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart is the thirteenth studio album by Brazilian band Sepultura, released on 25 October 2013 through Nuclear Blast. It takes its inspiration from the 1927 science fiction film Metropolis, and its title is a line quoted from that film.
It arrived as the group's first record with drummer Eloy Casagrande, and their first made in the United States since Against in 1998. Ross Robinson, who produced Roots in 1996, returned behind the desk, which makes this a record worth hearing for the link back to one of the band's best-known periods. It follows Kairos from 2011 and sits just before Machine Messiah.
The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 1:07:44Tracklist
- 1Trauma of WarCasagrande, Kisser, Green3:46
- 2The VaticanCasagrande, Kisser, Zanuto, Green6:33
- 3Impending DoomCasagrande, Kisser, Green4:16
- 4Manipulation of TragedyCasagrande, Kisser, Green4:17
- 5TsunamiCasagrande, Kisser, Green5:11
- 6The Bliss of IgnorantsCasagrande, Kisser, Green4:51
- 7GriefCasagrande, Kisser, Green5:35
- 8The Age of the AtheistCasagrande, Kisser, Green4:19
- 9ObsessedCasagrande, Kisser, Green3:54
- 10Da lama ao caos / [silence] / [unknown]Chico Science25:03
- Produced by
- Ross Robinson
- Recorded at
- Ross' House, Ross Robinson’s Home Studio (Venice, California)
- Recorded
- June−July 2013
- Mixed by
- Steve Evetts
- Mixed at
- Omen Room
- Label
- Nuclear Blast
- Length
- 1:07:44
Line-up
- Eloy Casagrande · drums (drum set)
- Andreas Kisser · electric guitar, vocals
- Paulo Jr. · electric bass guitar
- Derrick Green · lead vocals
- Dave Lombardo · drums (drum set) · guest
Singles
- “The Age of the Atheist” · 20 September 2013
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2013 | 22 |
| US Independent Albums · 2013 | 50 |
| German Albums · 2013 | 76 |
| Swiss Albums · 2013 | 96 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2013 | 112 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2013 | 151 |
| French Albums · 2013 | 153 |
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29.8
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata; also seen: 2013-10-28 (wikidata+wikipedia alt), 2013-10-29 (wikidata+wikipedia alt)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 October 2013 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 October 2013 (GB) | |
| Wikidata | 28 October 2013 | United Kingdom |
| Wikidata | 29 October 2013 | North America |
| Wikidata | 25 October 2013 | Europe |
| Wikipedia (other date) | 28 October 2013 (GB) | |
| Wikipedia (other date) | 29 October 2013 (US) | |
| Deezer | 25 October 2013 | |
| US release | 29 October 2013 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 25 October 2013 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | RU | Nuclear Blast | 4650062363191 | other |
| 25 October 2013 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361309923 | original |
| 25 October 2013 | — | Nuclear Blast | 0727361309930 | original |
| 25 October 2013 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361309909 | original |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 640×640 | upscaled |