Sepultura

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Sepultura

Sepultura (portuguese for Grave) is a Brazilian Metal band that was formed in 1984 in Belo Horizonte by the brothers Igor and Max Cavalera. Sepultura is the most successfull band from Brazil although they are a Thrash/Death Metal band that plays non-commercial music. The band was famous for their raw and simple music that is influenced by native brazilian music. In 1996 singer and guitarist Max Cavalera disbanded after an argument and started his own, successfull projects. Sepultura are loosing fans since this day.

Early Years

The band was formed by Max Cavalera on guitars and his brother Igor Cavalera. The brothers were inspired by Motörhead and Iron Maiden but when they were confronted with Thrash Metal for the first time, they knew which music they wanted to play. The brothers recruited Wagner Lamounier (vocals) and Paulo Jr. (bass guitar). Rumors say that they chose Paulo, who was living in the same street as the Cavaleras, only because he had a shiny new bass and not because he could play it well. Playing ability was a big problem within Sepultura in the early years: Every member was selftaught on his instrument without any help of a teacher which resulted in the lack of basic knowledge like tuning the instrument. But the lack of professional helped to make Sepultura's music raw, simple and unconventional. Wagner Lamounier disbanded after an argument with the brothers and Max had to take part on the vocals. The lineup was completed by the local Jairo Guedez on the lead guitar. In 1985 the band released their first EP Bestial Devastation after a year of performing in small venues. The EP got them signed to a Brazilian independant Label and they were able to record their first real album called Morbid Visions in 1986. Morbid visions was also released in the United States by an independant Label called New Renaissance Records. Jairo Guedez left the band because their style was too much Death Metal for him and he was replaced by Andreas Kisser from Sao Paolo. The Classic lineup of Sepultura now started to record their second LP.

Career

Sepultura's second record Schizophrenia was released in 1987 and became a huge success and got the band signed to Roadrunner Records. Now the band's music was distributed worldwide and their first record was rereleased. The band toured the United States with their 1989 record Beneath The Remains and went on their first world tour as one of the worlds biggest Thrash Metal bands with their fourth record Arise in 1991. The style of the band changed with 1993s Chaos A.D. record on which the band took parts of Industrial and hardcore into their sound which seperated them from their former Death/Thrash Metal to Groove Metal. On 1994s Roots the band took it one step further and incorperated traditional Brazilian music and rythms into their playing. With the release of Roots the band was on the height of their success.

Most Important Record: Roots

1. Roots Bloody Roots
2. Attitude
3. Cut-Throat
4. Ratamahatta
5. Breed Apart
6. Straighthate
7. Spit
8. Lookaway
9. Dusted
10. Born Stubborn
11. Jasco
12. Itsari
13. Ambush
14. Endangered Species
15. Dictatorshit
16. Chaos B.C.
17. Symptom Of The Universe

The Split

Sepultura with Derrick Green

Nailbomb, Soulfy and Cavalera Conspiracy

Musical Style

Discography

Studio Records

   * 2006: Dante XXI
   * 2005: Live In Sao Paulo
   * 2003: Roorback
   * 2002: Under A Pale Grey Sky
   * 2001: Nation
   * 1998: Against
   * 1996: Roots
   * 1993: Chaos A. D.
   * 1991: Arise
   * 1989: Beneath The Remains
   * 1987: Schizophrenia
   * 1986: Morbid Visions
   * 1985: Bestial Devastation

Sampler

   * 2006: The Best Of Sepultura
   * 1997: Blood Rooted
   * 1996: The Roots of Sepultura

EP

   * 2002: Revolusongs