Dead Embryonic Cells

"Dead Embryonic Cells"
Single by Sepultura
from the album Arise
B-side	"Orgasmatron" (Motörhead cover) "Troops of Doom" (new version)
Released	1991
Recorded	1990–1991 at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida
Genre	Thrash metal death metal
Length	4:52
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)	Max Cavalera Igor Cavalera Andreas Kisser Paulo Jr.
Producer(s)	Scott Burns
Sepultura singles chronology
"Arise" (1991) "Dead Embryonic Cells" (1991) " Under Siege (Regnum Irae) " (1991)

"Dead Embryonic Cells" is Sepultura's second single, as well as the second of three to be released from the album Arise. A music video for the song was produced and can be found on the VHS release Third World Chaos,^[1] which itself was released on DVD as part of Chaos DVD.^[2] The video features footage of the band performing in the wilderness accompanied by imagery from the album.^[3]

At this stage in their career, the band had recorded little material to be used as B-sides, which is why the Arise singles are so similar. This single and the next, "

The song appears on the Liberty City Hardcore station in both Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned^[4] and Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony.^[5] The station notably features Max Cavalera as the radio DJ.

Track listing

1. "Dead Embryonic Cells" (album version)
2. "Orgasmatron" (Motörhead cover)
3. "Troops of Doom" (This is the re-recorded version of the song which originally appeared on the album Morbid Visions.)

Personnel

• Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Igor Cavalera – drums
• Andreas Kisser – lead guitar, bass (uncredited)
• Paulo Jr. – bass (credited, but did not perform)
• Produced by Scott Burns and Sepultura
• Recorded and engineered by Scott Burns
• Mixed by Andy Wallace
• Assistant engineers: Fletcher McClean and Steve Sisco

References