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SEPULTURA Vs. PAVAROTTI: Live Video Posted Online

December 18, 2006

The recording entitled "Sepultura vs. Pavarotti - Roots Bloody Roots" circulating on the Internet in MP3 format was in fact done by German band J.B.O. Contrary to popular belief, it does not contain any of the supposed singers' voices. A video clip of J.B.O. performing the song live has been posted online at YouTube.com.

"For five or six years now, every day we receive e-mails from fans asking about a version of 'Roots Bloody Roots' with Luciano Pavarotti as guest," reads a posting on SEPULTURA's official web site. "'Is it really SEPULTURA in that song?' Of course not. This version of 'Roots Bloody Roots' was recorded by a German band called J.B.O. And it's probably one of the most popular versions for one of SEPULTURA's most popular songs."

According to Wikipedia, J.B.O., is a fun-metal band from Erlangen, Germany. Known for their cover versions of various modern rock and disco songs, each of their covers often has humorous modifications to the lyrics. Since 2000 the band has begun producing more self-written compositions, however they continue to produce Blöedsinns (this is an intentional misspelling used by the band: The correctly spelled word is "Blödsinn," which means "nonsense" in German) which refers to the nonsensical covers they perform.

The band's original name was "James Blast Orchester". Due to a legal argument with the record company of James Last they changed the name in June 1996 into the shortened form they are known by today. J.B.O. would not enter legal disputes for the last time as a result of the lawsuit — they were also sued for slander by the Patrizier Bräu German beer brewer because of the following "insulting" quote: "Patrizier finden wir nicht besser, das schmeckt wie reinstes Abgewässer." ("We're not impressed by Patrizier, it tastes like dishwater")

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