The Iconic Drumming Behind "Roots Bloody Roots" | Sepultura Song Breakdown

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Published 2023-10-06

Roots Bloody Roots" is one of Sepultura's most iconic songs. Tune in as the one and only Eloy Casagrande breaks down how he plays this incredible song. This track is deeply rooted in Brazilian music due to the band's contact with the Xavante tribe. Eloy talks about the key drumming aspects, including the iconic bass drum groove, a distinctive verse groove using the rack tom, and intriguing accent placements. He also adds his unique touch to the guitar solo towards the end, infusing a Brazilian groove while maintaining the original's essence from drummer Igor Cavalera.

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro
0:47 - The Chorus
1:09 - The Verse
1:58 - The Solo
2:56 - Full Song
6:19 - Final Thoughts
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All Comments (21)

@DrumeoOfficial 7 months ago

The intensity you bring to Sepultura's performances is amazing! Thank you for an incredible performance! 😍You can jam to this song and more Sepultura songs inside Drumeo. Click the link to get your 7-Day Free Trial! 👉www.drumeo.com/trial
@soadfe 7 months ago

Man, this guy really hits those drums like he means it.
@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 7 months ago

Shout out to the mighty Igor Cavalera 💪🏽 Eloy is the perfect successor, and I'm glad he put some of his own flair while still retaining the integrity of Sep classics.
@rafarocktc 7 months ago

Eloy Casagrande é um patrimônio da música brasileira, entrou para uma banda de reconhecimento mundial e segurou o rojão com tudo. E ainda é zero estrelismo, gente boa demais!
@Toppu 7 months ago

Man, those timbalitos are so simple yet brilliant in the original groove. So good.
@ProgrammedForDamage 7 months ago

Man he is beating the kit like it owes him money. Sounds absolutely mint!
@danielfiori 7 months ago

Igor Cavalera was a very creative and original drummer. Eloy is great too, very sharp, technical and groovy
@RodeSouza696 7 months ago

The timbalitos reflects our history as brazilians. Sepultura is from Brazil and bring our music and culture around the world. Timbal is a afro-brazilian instrument, a very important one. I am from Salvador, Bahia, the blackest place out Africa in the world and the timbal is a important instrument to us (there is a band called "Timbalada"), so i feel represented by this song and band. Our roots is there! Thanks, Sepultura and thanks Igor and Eloy! Axé!
@mastod0n1 7 months ago

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@darkswan80 7 months ago

Please take a moment to notice that 1996 was a glorious year for Brazilian metal with Roots (Sepultura) and Holy Land (Angra). Great albums, great bands!!! 🇧🇷❤
@zimiani 7 months ago

I think that, for us drummers, it's also important to DANCE the song you're playing, just like Eloy does. When you dance while playing you deliver the song in the time and with your feeling.
@pauletasse7024 7 months ago

Not only is his playing unreal, but the sound of his drums are just perfect. Wide open toms cut through so much better than lots of damping 👌🏼
@benediktmerl4510 7 months ago

what amazes me about Eloy is that, for such a hard hitting drummer, he has a very delicate touch when it's needed. He's not a berserker but merely possesses a very wide dynamic range
@jasonbonifacio2473 7 months ago

Amazing. I bought this CD in the 90s and must have had it on repeat for weeks. The whole record is phenomenal.
@euphoria051 7 months ago

Para mim, este o hino nacional do Heavy Metal brasileiro. 🤘🏻
@ManCannotRide 7 months ago

This is the most mellow I've seen him play the drums. I think that drum kit does not owe him money. He was very nice to it.
@asbcpaulista 7 months ago

A gravação de bateria em Roots foi uma coisa revolucionária. Igor Cavalera, o "pai da criança" fez isso soar verdadeiro, espontâneo e pesado! Quando eu ouvi essa faixa pela primeira vez fiquei impressionado e ficou muito claro que o Igor tocou no limite, não tinha como ser mais pesado e brutal! Não dá para esquecer essa primeira audição!
@andivax 7 months ago

❤❤❤ I am still impressed by Sepultura material in 2023. Old albums and new albums are GREAT. Eloy is phenomenal ❤
@Euripedesoliveiraura 7 months ago

É lindo ver o Eloy tocando estas músicas da fase do Igor, ele dá uma releitura em alguns pontos de forma magnífica e sem impor nada na música original, apenas leves toques que demonstram originalidade e sua marca sem perder a essência, isso só demonstra o respeito imenso que ele tem pela história da banda, e o quão criativo e grande músico ele é para entender a ideia original e impor sua marca, gênio.
@ju1iaN36O 7 months ago

If you have the opportunity to work with Eloy again, please make him breakdown the song "Means to an End" from the album Quadra. It's one of the most absurd drum performances that i have ever seem.