Roots

Summary

Roots is an album^[1]. Roots ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,509 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Roots's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Roots's genre is death metal^[4].
• Roots's genre is groove metal^[5].
• Roots's genre is nu metal^[6].
• Roots was produced by Ross Robinson^[7].
• Among the performers on Roots was Sepultura^[8].
• Roots's record label is recorded as Roadrunner Records^[9].
• Roots's place of publication is recorded as Brazil^[10].
• Roots is part of Sepultura's albums in chronological order^[11].
• Roots's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• Roots was distributed by Compact Disc Digital Audio^[13].
• Roots was distributed by music streaming^[14].
• Roots was released on February 20, 1996^[15].
• Roots's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roots'}^[16].
• Roots's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[17].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[18]

• First release date: 1996-02-21^[19]

• Genre(s): alternative metal, death metal, electronic, groove metal, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, progressive metal, rock, thrash metal^[20]

• Community tags: 90s, alternative metal, contemporary pop/rock, death metal, electronic, groove metal, hardnheavy, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, pop/rock, progressive metal, rock, speed/thrash metal, thrash, thrash metal, tribal^[21]

• MusicBrainz ID: f625cd30-9427-360b-b63d-e294d23b1980^[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Roots was Sepultura^[8]. Roots was produced by Ross Robinson^[7].

Publication

Roots was published on February 20, 1996^[15]. Roots's place of publication is recorded as Brazil^[10]. Roots's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Genres include death metal^[4], groove metal^[5], and nu metal^[6]. Roots is part of Sepultura's albums in chronological order^[11]. Recorded distribution format include Compact Disc Digital Audio^[13] and music streaming^[14].

Why It Matters

Roots ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,509 views/month).^[2] Roots has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]