Mantra by Shelter

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. 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.