Members
Paulo Jr.electric bass guitar · 1984current
Andreas Kisserelectric guitar · 1986current
Derrick Greenlead vocals · 1997current- Greyson Nekrutmandrums (drum set) · 2024current
Igor Cavaleradrums (drum set), original · 1984–2006- Jairo Guedzguitar, original · 1984–1986
- Max Cavaleralead vocals, original · 1984–1997
- Wagner Lamounierlead vocals, original · 1984–1985
- Jean Dolabelladrums (drum set) · 2006–2011
- Eloy Casagrandedrums (drum set) · 2011–2024
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band known for their innovative sound and cultural influences.
The band was formed in 1984, marking the beginning of their influential career in heavy metal.
MTV has called Sepultura the most successful Brazilian heavy metal band in history.
Biography
Formation
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in 1984 in Belo Horizonte by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera. The band's name, which means "grave" in Portuguese, was inspired by the lyrics of a Motörhead song. Initially, the Cavalera brothers were influenced by a variety of rock and metal bands, including Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden, but their sound evolved significantly after discovering more extreme metal acts like Venom and Celtic Frost. The original lineup included Wagner Lamounier on vocals and Jairo Guedz on guitar, but by 1986, Max and Igor had taken over the lead roles in the band.
Key Releases and Evolution
Sepultura's early work, including their debut album "Morbid Visions" and the EP "Bestial Devastation," showcased a raw sound that combined elements of thrash and death metal. As the band progressed, they released critically acclaimed albums such as "Beneath the Remains," "Arise," and the groundbreaking "Roots," which incorporated diverse influences from world music and showcased their unique groove metal style. Over the years, the lineup changed, with Andreas Kisser joining in 1986 and Derrick Green taking over lead vocals in 1997 after Max Cavalera's departure.
Legacy and Impact
Sepultura is often regarded as one of the most influential heavy metal bands of the 1990s, credited with expanding the genre's boundaries and introducing Brazilian cultural elements into their music. They have been recognized as part of the "Big Four" of 1990s heavy metal alongside bands like Korn and Pantera. Their ability to blend various musical styles has left a lasting impact on the metal scene, making them a pivotal force in the evolution of heavy metal.
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Discography
Quadra2020
- 1.Isolation4:56
- 2.Means to an End4:39
- 3.Last Time4:27
- 4.Capital Enslavement3:40
- 5.Ali4:12
- 6.Raging Void3:58
- 7.Guardians of Earth5:11
- 8.The Pentagram5:21
- 9.Autem4:06
- 10.Quadra0:47
- 11.Agony of Defeat5:52
- 12.Fear, Pain, Chaos, Suffering4:09
- 13.Choke3:46
- 14.Convicted in Life3:31
- 15.Sepulnation4:14
- 16.Apes of God3:22
- 17.Sepultura Under My Skin3:45
- 18.Manipulation of Tragedy4:19
- 19.The Vatican6:34
- 20.Cut-Throat2:56
- 21.Chapter One5:44
- 22.Chapter Two22:45
- 23.Chapter Three9:22
- 24.Chapter Four20:09
- 25.Chapter Five12:25
- 26.Chapter Six9:26
- 27.Chapter Seven10:47
- 28.Untitled2:50
The Roadrunner Albums: 1985–19962017
- 1.Morbid Visions3:23
- 2.Mayhem3:15
- 3.Troops of Doom3:21
- 4.War5:32
- 5.Crucifixion5:02
- 6.Show Me the Wrath3:52
- 7.Funeral Rites4:23
- 8.Empire of the Damned4:24
- 9.The Curse0:39
- 10.Bestial Devastation3:06
- 11.Antichrist3:46
- 12.Necromancer3:52
- 13.Warriors of Death4:07
- 14.Intro0:32
- 15.From the Past Comes the Storms4:57
- 16.To the Wall5:39
- 17.Escape to the Void4:41
- 18.Inquisition Symphony7:16
- 19.Screams Behind the Shadows4:50
- 20.Septic Schizo4:34
- 21.The Abyss1:02
- 22.R.I.P. (Rest in Pain)4:38
- 23.Troops of Doom (Schizophrenia)3:19
- 24.Beneath the Remains5:14
- 25.Inner Self5:11
- 26.Stronger Than Hate5:53
- 27.Mass Hypnosis4:26
- 28.Sarcastic Existence4:46
- 29.Slaves of Pain4:04
- 30.Lobotomy4:59
- 31.Hungry4:31
- 32.Primitive Future3:09
- 33.Arise3:19
- 34.Dead Embryonic Cells4:52
- 35.Desperate Cry6:41
- 36.Murder3:26
- 37.Subtraction4:48
- 38.Altered State6:34
- 39.Under Siege (Regnum Irae)4:54
- 40.Meaningless Movements4:41
- 41.Infected Voice3:19
- 42.Refuse/Resist3:20
- 43.Territory4:48
- 44.Slave New World2:55
- 45.Amen4:27
- 46.Kaiowas3:44
- 47.Propaganda3:33
- 48.Biotech Is Godzilla1:53
- 49.Nomad4:59
- 50.We Who Are Not as Others3:43
- 51.Manifest4:50
- 52.The Hunt3:59
- 53.Clenched Fist4:58
- 54.Roots Bloody Roots3:33
- 55.Attitute4:15
- 56.Cut‐Throat2:45
- 57.Ratamahatta4:31
- 58.Breed Apart4:01
- 59.Straighthate5:22
- 60.Spit2:46
- 61.Lookaway5:26
- 62.Dusted4:04
- 63.Born Stubborn4:08
- 64.Jasco1:58
- 65.Itsari4:49
- 66.Ambush4:38
- 67.Endangered Spieces5:20
- 68.Dictatorshit1:24
Machine Messiah2017
- 1.Machine Messiah5:55
- 2.I Am the Enemy2:28
- 3.Phantom Self5:30
- 4.Alethea4:32
- 5.Iceberg Dances4:42
- 6.Sworn Oath6:09
- 7.Resistant Parasites4:58
- 8.Silent Violence3:46
- 9.Vandals Nest2:48
- 10.Cyber God5:22
- 11.Chosen Skin3:17
- 12.Ultraseven no Uta1:18
- 13.Building a Messiah: The Making of Machine Messiah53:00
Elder Gods2015
- 1.Zombie Ritual4:45
- 2.Trauma of War3:45
- 3.Firestarter4:29
- 4.Point of No Return3:24
- 5.Stagnant State of Affairs3:37
- 6.Impending Doom4:15
- 7.Just One Fix3:30
- 8.Spectrum4:00
- 9.Kairos3:34
- 10.No One Will Stand3:15
- 11.Riot Act3:37
- 12.Blacklist6:16
- 13.Hammer and Life3:31
- 14.Good Riddance5:33
- 15.Now Thy Death Day Come5:11
- 16.Children of a Worthless God8:24
- 17.Collateral Damage5:27
- 18.Angel of Death4:38
- 19.Downfall6:21
- 20.Raze4:16
Sepultura: The Complete Max Cavalera Collection 1987–19962013
- 1.Intro0:33
- 2.From the Past Comes the Storms4:57
- 3.To the Wall5:39
- 4.Escape to the Void4:41
- 5.Inquisition Symphony7:16
- 6.Screams Behind the Shadows4:50
- 7.Septic Schizo4:34
- 8.The Abyss1:04
- 9.R.I.P. (Rest in Pain)4:38
- 10.Troops of Doom3:18
- 11.Beneath the Remains5:14
- 12.Inner Self5:10
- 13.Stronger Than Hate5:52
- 14.Mass Hypnosis4:26
- 15.Sarcastic Existence4:45
- 16.Slaves of Pain4:03
- 17.Lobotomy4:58
- 18.Hungry4:30
- 19.Primitive Future3:09
- 20.Arise3:18
- 21.Dead Embryonic Cells4:52
- 22.Desperate Cry6:41
- 23.Murder3:26
- 24.Subtraction4:48
- 25.Altered State6:34
- 26.Under Siege (Regnum Irae)4:54
- 27.Meaningless Movements4:41
- 28.Infected Voice3:19
- 29.Refuse/Resist3:20
- 30.Territory4:48
- 31.Slave New World2:55
- 32.Amen4:27
- 33.Kaiowas3:44
- 34.Propaganda3:33
- 35.Biotech Is Godzilla1:53
- 36.Nomad4:59
- 37.We Who Are Not as Others3:43
- 38.Manifest4:50
- 39.The Hunt3:59
- 40.Clenched Fist / [untitled]8:01
- 41.Roots Bloody Roots3:33
- 42.Attitude4:15
- 43.Cut‐Throat2:45
- 44.Ratamahatta4:31
- 45.Breed Apart4:01
- 46.Straighthate5:22
- 47.Spit2:46
- 48.Lookaway5:26
- 49.Dusted4:04
- 50.Born Stubborn4:08
- 51.Jasco1:58
- 52.Itsári4:49
- 53.Ambush4:38
- 54.Endangered Species5:20
- 55.Dictatorshit1:24
- 56.Canyon Jam13:19
The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart2013
- 1.Trauma of War3:46
- 2.The Vatican6:33
- 3.Impending Doom4:16
- 4.Manipulation of Tragedy4:17
- 5.Tsunami5:11
- 6.The Bliss of Ignorants4:51
- 7.Grief5:35
- 8.The Age of the Atheist4:19
- 9.Obsessed3:54
- 10.Da lama ao caos / [silence] / [unknown]25:03
- 11.The Making of "The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart"
Kairos2011
- 1.Spectrum4:00
- 2.Kairos3:35
- 3.Relentless3:35
- 4.20110:29
- 5.Just One Fix3:30
- 6.Dialog4:54
- 7.Mask4:29
- 8.14330:30
- 9.Seethe2:24
- 10.Born Strong4:37
- 11.Embrace the Storm3:30
- 12.57720:27
- 13.No One Will Stand3:15
- 14.Structure Violence (Azzes)5:37
- 15.46480:28
- 16.Firestarter4:30
- 17.Point of No Return3:24
- 18.The Making of Kairos50:13
A-Lex2009
- 1.A-Lex I1:54
- 2.Moloko Mesto2:09
- 3.Filthy Rot2:46
- 4.We've Lost You!4:14
- 5.What I Do!2:01
- 6.A-Lex II2:18
- 7.The Treatment3:24
- 8.Metamorphosis3:02
- 9.Sadistic Values6:51
- 10.Forceful Behavior2:28
- 11.Conform1:54
- 12.A-Lex III2:03
- 13.The Experiment3:28
- 14.Strike3:41
- 15.Enough Said1:37
- 16.Ludwig Van5:30
- 17.A-Lex IV2:46
- 18.Paradox2:16
Against / Nation2008
- 1.Against1:54
- 2.Choke3:36
- 3.Rumors3:04
- 4.Old Earth4:28
- 5.Floaters in Mud4:58
- 6.Boycott3:10
- 7.Tribus1:38
- 8.Common Bonds2:58
- 9.F.O.E.2:08
- 10.Reza2:16
- 11.Unconscious3:37
- 12.Kamaitachi3:03
- 13.Drowned Out1:30
- 14.Hatred Aside5:13
- 15.T3rcermillennium3:55
- 16.Sepulnation4:20
- 17.Revolt0:56
- 18.Border Wars5:10
- 19.One Man Army5:27
- 20.Vox Populi3:41
- 21.The Ways of Faith4:53
- 22.Uma Cura3:14
- 23.Who Must Die?2:58
- 24.Saga4:37
- 25.Tribe to a Nation2:48
- 26.Politricks4:14
- 27.Human Cause0:57
- 28.Reject2:59
- 29.Water2:44
- 30.Valtio3:20
The Best of Sepultura2006
- 1.Troops of Doom3:20
- 2.Beneath the Remains5:14
- 3.Inner Self5:09
- 4.Arise3:18
- 5.Dead Embryonic Cells4:52
- 6.Desperate Cry6:41
- 7.Refuse/Resist3:19
- 8.Territory4:47
- 9.Slave New World2:56
- 10.Biotech Is Godzilla1:54
- 11.Roots Bloody Roots3:32
- 12.Attitude4:16
- 13.Ratamahatta4:31
Dante XXI2006
- 1.Lost (intro)0:59
- 2.Dark Wood of Error2:19
- 3.Convicted in Life3:09
- 4.City of Dis3:27
- 5.False3:34
- 6.Fighting On4:29
- 7.Limbo (intro)0:44
- 8.Ostia3:07
- 9.Buried Words2:35
- 10.Nuclear Seven3:44
- 11.Repeating the Horror3:12
- 12.Eunoé (intro)0:13
- 13.Crown and Miter2:11
- 14.Primium Mobile (intro)0:30
- 15.Still Flame4:51
Roorback2003
- 1.Come Back Alive3:07
- 2.Godless4:22
- 3.Apes of God3:36
- 4.More of the Same3:59
- 5.Urge3:17
- 6.Corrupted2:33
- 7.As It Is4:27
- 8.Mind War3:00
- 9.Leech2:24
- 10.The Rift2:56
- 11.Bottomed Out4:36
- 12.Activist1:53
- 13.Outro / [silence] / [unknown]11:37
- 14.Messiah3:26
- 15.Angel5:14
- 16.Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos4:03
- 17.Mongoloid2:36
- 18.Mountain Song3:29
- 19.Bullet the Blue Sky4:35
- 20.Piranha6:12
Nation2001
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Against1998
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Blood-Rooted1997
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B-Sides1997
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Roots1996
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Chaos A.D.1993
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Arise1991
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Morbid Visions / Bestial Devastation1991
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Beneath the Remains1989
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Morbid Visions / Cease to Exist1989
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Schizophrenia1987
Tracklist not collected yet.
Morbid Visions1986
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Século X.X. / Bestial Devastation1985
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- Cogumelo Records
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- Nuclear Blast
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- SPV GmbH
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- Roadrunner Records
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- Award
- Brazilian Music Awards
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Also known as: Sepeltura
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in Belo Horizonte in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera. They were a major force in the groove metal, thrash metal and death metal genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and were also an integral part of the sound of deathrash. Their style has changed over the years, with the band merging its sound with influences and textures of alternative metal, world music, nu metal, progressive rock, hardcore punk, and industrial metal. Sepultura is also considered part of the second wave of thrash metal from the late 1980s to early-to-mid-1990s.
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