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Belo Horizonte, Brazil · 1984–present

Sepultura

Sepultura began in Belo Horizonte in 1984, when two brothers, Max and Igor Cavalera, decided to leave their studies and get into music. The band was born in a difficult moment, with police repression marking the last years of the dictatorship in Brazil. From the beginning, their sound moved between thrash metal, death and groove metal, and later expanded towards hardcore, metal alternative and nu metal.

Max was the main composer and also the guitarist, and in 1996 he left the band due to personal problems. He went on to form Soulfly. His brother Igor followed in 2006, but both reunited again in Cavalera Conspiracy. Today, the band continues with Paulo Jr., the only one who started with them, Andreas Kisser on guitar, Derrick Green on vocals and Greyson Nekrutman on drums. They have released fifteen albums and sold over twenty million copies.

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1 album|s · 1996

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Biography

The Cavalera brothers were the children of a model and an Italian diplomat. When the father died of a heart attack, the family lost their resources. Max started listening to vinyls and discovered bands like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. By the end of 1984, the two decided to leave everything and dedicate themselves to music. The initial line-up included Paulo Jr. and Wagner Lamounier, but the latter left due to disagreements and founded Sarcófago. Max became the vocalist and Jairo Guedz stayed on guitar.

In 1985, Sepultura started playing at local festivals and signed with Cogumelo. Their first EP, Bestial Devastation, was recorded in two days in an improvised studio. It was released together with Século XX from Overdose. Although the quality wasn't good, the sound allowed them to gain fame in Brazil and record Morbid Visions in 1986. Although they didn't have much exposure outside the country, playing as support for Venom and songs like «Troops of Doom» helped them grow. After finishing the first album, they decided to go to São Paulo to move forward.

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Nacimiento
1 ene 1984
País
🇧🇷 Brazil
Género
Thrash metal

Members

bajo · 1984–presente
Paulo Jr.
guitarra eléctrica · 1986–presente
Andreas Kisser
voz · 1997–presente
Derrick Green
batería · 2024–presente
Greyson Nekrutman
batería, fundador · 1984–2006
Igor Cavalera
voz, fundador · 1984–1997
Max Cavalera
batería · 2011–2024
Eloy Casagrande
batería · 2006–2011
Jean Dolabella
guitarra, fundador · 1984–1986
Jairo Guedz
voz, fundador · 1984–1985
Wagner Lamounier

Record labels

Cogumelo Records Cogumelo * New Renaissance Records New Renaissance * Roadrunner Records Roadrunner * Epic Records Epic * SPV GmbH SPV * Nuclear Blast