''Mantra'' is an album by New York City hardcore punk band

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. Released in 1995, it was the band's first album for

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. Lyrically the album focuses mainly on

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religious philosophy and social commentary on Western civilization — including a manifesto entitled ''Supersoul'' in the album's booklet, authored by band's frontman Ray Cappo. The first song, "Message of the Bhagavad", is introduced by an excerpt of a

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verses reading. ''Mantra'' was distributed in Brazil featuring two bonus tracks, expanding the listing from 11 to 13. Howerever, the lyrics for tracks #12 and #13 were not included in the booklet. By the time of the release, the band hadn't played live in the country yet, which happened for the first time in 1996. In Portuguese

Critical reception

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'' wrote that Cappo "is an articulate and principled spokesman for transcendental thought set to a tough 4/4 beat." In a retrospective review, ''

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'' called ''Mantra'' "a tame rock album from another time."

Track listing

Credits

; Band *

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– vocals, lyrics * Porcell – guitars, additional production, mixing *Adam Blake – bass *Dave Dicenso – drums ; Others * Sri Kesava (Baby Gopal) – backing vocals * Tom Soares – backing vocals * Boston Bhakta Program – backing vocals * Joe Tomlinson – backing vocals * A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada – spiritual representation ; Production * Tom Soares – production * Greg Calbi – mastering * Tom Soares – mixing * Tom Soares – sound engineer * Fred Bortolotti – sound engineer (assistant) * Howie Abrams – A&R * Lego/Cut The Fat – art direction, design concept, photography * Betty Swollocks – design * Ken Salerno – photography (back cover)

References

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