Sepultura

Sepultura
Band Info
Origin	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Years-Active	1984 - present
Genre(s)	Thrash metal Black metal Death metal Groove metal Alternative metal Nu metal
Label(s)	Cogumelo Records Roadrunner Records New Renaissance Records Steamhammer Nuclear Blast
Associated Acts	Sarcófago, Nailbomb, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Udora
Homepage	www.sepultura.com
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Sepultura (Portuguese for "grave") is a Brazilian thrash/death metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.

Sepultura have released 12 studio albums so far, the latest being Kairos (2011). Their most successful records are Arise (1991), Chaos A.D. (1993), and Roots (1996). Sepultura has sold over 3 million units in the USA and almost 20 million worldwide, gaining multiple gold and platinum records across the globe, including in countries as diverse as France, Australia, Indonesia, United States, Cyprus and their native Brazil.

Band members

Current

• Paulo Jr. – bass (1984–present)
• Andreas Kisser – lead guitar, backing vocals (1987–present)
• Derrick Green – lead vocals, occasional rhythm guitar (1997–present)
• Jean Dolabella – drums, percussion (2006–present)

Former

• Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1985–1997), lead guitar (1984–1985)
• Igor Cavalera – drums, percussion (1984–2006)
• Jairo Guedes – lead guitar (1984–1987)
• Wagner Lamounier – vocals (1984–1985)

Touring

• Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion (2006)
• Almilcar Cristófaro – drums (2011)

Discography

Studio albums

• Morbid Visions (1986)
• Schizophrenia (1987)
• Beneath the Remains (1989)
• Arise (1991)
• Chaos A.D. (1993)
• Roots (1996)
• Against (1998)
• Nation (2001)
• Roorback (2003)
• Dante XXI (2006)
• A-Lex (2009)
• Kairos (2011)
• The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart (2013)
• Machine Messiah (2018)

Live albums

• Under a Pale Grey Sky (2002)
• Live in São Paulo (2005)

Compilation albums

• The Roots of Sepultura (1996)
• Blood-Rooted (1997)
• Roadrunner Records 25th Anniversary Series: Roots (2005)
• The Best of Sepultura (2006)

Extended plays

• Bestial Devastation (1985)
• Third World Posse (1992)
• Refuse/Resist (1993)
• Natural Born Blasters (1996)
• Procreation of a Wicked (1997)
• Revolusongs (2002)

Video albums

• Under Siege (Live in Barcelona) (1992)
• Third World Chaos (1995)
• We Are What We Are (1997)
• Chaos DVD (2002)
• Live in São Paulo (2005)