Mantra (Shelter album)

Mantra is the fourth full-length release by New York City hardcore punk band Shelter. Release in 1995, it was the band's first and sole release by a major record label, Roadrunner — all of their previous and following works were released through independent labels, although distributed by major companies.

Mantra
Studio album by Shelter
Released	8-8-1995
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	30:29
Label	Roadrunner / Supersoul
Producer	Tom Soares, John "Porcell" Porcelly
Shelter chronology
Attaining The Supreme (1993) Mantra (1995) Beyond Planet Earth (1997)

Lyrically the album focused mainly on Hare Krishna 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 Bhagavad Gita 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.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Shelter except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Message of the Bhagavat"	3:00
2.	"Civilized Man"	2:37
3.	"Here We Go"	2:38
4.	"Appreciation"	2:08
5.	"Empathy"	3:33
6.	"Not the Flesh"	2:45
7.	"Chance"	1:15
8.	"Mantra"	3:09
9.	"Surrender to Your T.V."	2:32
10.	"Letter to a Friend"	3:19
11.	"Metamorphosis"	3:33
Total length:		30:29

Brazilian and reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Progressive Man"	4:23
13.	"We Can Work It Out" (Lennon/McCartney)	2:23
Total length:		37:15

Credits

• Ray Cappo - vocals
• Porcell - guitar
• Adam Blake - bass
• Dave Dicenso - drums

Notes

1. "Grupo Shelter deve fazer show no Brasil". Folhateen. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2014. In Portuguese

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