Sepultura

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{{Short description|Brazilian heavy metal band}}
{{Distinguish|Sepulture}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sepultura
| image = Sepultura - Wacken Open Air 2018-1237 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sepultura at [[Wacken Open Air]] in 2018
| image_size =
| landscape = yes
| background = group_or_band
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Groove metal]]
* [[thrash metal]]
* {{nowrap|[[death metal]]}}
* [[alternative metal]]
* [[black metal]] (early)
}}
| origin = [[Belo Horizonte]], [[Minas Gerais]], Brazil
| discography = [[Sepultura discography]]
| years_active = 1984–present{{efn|name=Break up|On December 8, 2023, Sepultura announced a farewell tour in 2024 for their 40th anniversary. This is set to be the band's final tour and they are set to break up around 2026, following the end of the tour.<ref name=finaltour/><ref name=tour2026/>|}}
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Cogumelo Records|Cogumelo]]
* [[New Renaissance Records|New Renaissance]]
* [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
* [[Epic Records|Epic]]
* [[SPV GmbH|SPV]]
* {{nowrap|[[Nuclear Blast]]}}
}}
| spinoffs = {{flatlist|
* [[Sarcófago]]
* [[Nailbomb]]
* [[Soulfly]]
* [[Cavalera Conspiracy]]
* [[De La Tierra]]
* [[Cultura Tres]]
}}
| website = {{URL|sepultura.com.br}}
| current_members = * [[Paulo Jr.]]
* [[Andreas Kisser]]
* [[Derrick Green]]
* [[Greyson Nekrutman]]
| past_members = See [[List of Sepultura members]]
| module = [[File:Sepultura logo.png|250px]]
}}

'''Sepultura''' ({{IPA|pt|ˌsepuwˈtuɾɐ|lang}}, "grave")<ref name= Barcinski17>Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 17.</ref> is a Brazilian [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band formed in [[Belo Horizonte]] in 1984 by brothers [[Max Cavalera|Max]] and [[Igor Cavalera]].<ref name="barcinski16">Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 16.</ref> Initially a [[black metal]] band,<ref>{{cite book |last=Avelar |first=Idelber |title=Metal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music Around the World |publisher=[[Duke University Press]] |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-8223-4733-0 |editor1-last=Wallach |editor1-first=Jeremy |page=[https://archive.org/details/metalrulesglobeh00wall/page/139 139] |chapter=Otherwise National: Locality and Power in the Art of Sepultura |editor2-last=Berger |editor2-first=Harris M. |editor3-last=Greene |editor3-first=Paul D. |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/metalrulesglobeh00wall/page/139 |chapter-url-access=registration}}</ref> they were a major force in the [[groove metal]], [[thrash metal]] and [[death metal]] genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s,<ref name="Dimery" /><ref name="rolling">{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sepultura/albums/album/121519/review/5943454/chaos_ad|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070527132226/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sepultura/albums/album/121519/review/5943454/chaos_ad|url-status= dead|archive-date= May 27, 2007|title= Sepultura: Chaos A.D.|author= Darzin, Daina|date= May 5, 1994|magazine= [[Rolling Stone]]|access-date= July 13, 2008}}</ref> with their later experiments drawing influence from [[alternative metal]], [[world music]], [[nu metal]],<ref name=Dimery>[[#refDimery2006|Dimery 2006]] pg 782, "''Drawing on Brazilian Latin and tribal music, nu-metal, and Sepultura's own thrash/death style, the results were unique,''"</ref> [[hardcore punk]] and [[industrial metal]].<ref name=haagsma1993>{{cite web|url= http://sepultura.be/index.php?name=Sections&req=viewarticle&artid=24&page=1|title= Sepultura|author= Haagsma, Robert|year= 1993|publisher= Aardschok / [[Metal Hammer]]|access-date= May 3, 2008|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081206001304/http://sepultura.be/index.php?name=Sections&req=viewarticle&artid=24&page=1|archive-date= December 6, 2008}} Archived at [http://www.sepultura.be Sepultura.be] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212025/http://www.sepultura.be/ |date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref><ref>Barcinski & Gomes 1999, pages 89 & 90.</ref> Sepultura is also considered part of the second wave of thrash metal acts from the late 1980s to early-to-mid-1990s.{{refn|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/thrash-metal-book-due-in-september/|title='Thrash Metal' Book Due In September|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=June 24, 2007|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/07/16/thrash-flashback-kreators-pleasure-to-kill|title=Thrash Flashback: Kreator's 'Pleasure To Kill'|website=Geeksofdoom.com|date=July 16, 2012|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/120418-overkill-ironbound-2496162729.html|title=Overkill: Ironbound|website=Popmatters.com|date=February 11, 2010 |access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://rockencadena.home.blog/2019/06/05/programa-no8|title=Programa Nº8 – Rock en Cadena|website=Rockencadena.home.blog|date=June 5, 2019 |access-date=September 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/30-essential-thrash-metal-bands-that-arent-the-big-four|title=30 Essential thrash metal bands that aren't the big four|work=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|loudersound.com]]|access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/flotsam_and_jetsam_writing_new_album.html|title=Flotsam and Jetsam Writing New Album|publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar]]|access-date=June 23, 2022|date=June 23, 2022}}</ref>}}

Sepultura has released fifteen studio albums to date. The band released their debut album ''[[Morbid Visions]]'' in 1986, followed a year a later by their second album ''[[Schizophrenia (Sepultura album)|Schizophrenia]]''; the latter caught the attention of several record labels, including [[Roadrunner Records]], with whom Sepultura signed in 1988.<ref name="Angle 2024-04-03">{{cite magazine|last=Angle|first=Brad|title=Sepultura's 'Beneath the Remains': Max Cavalera on "Make-It-or-Break-It Album"|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/sepultura-max-cavalera-beneath-remains|access-date=June 23, 2024|magazine=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=April 3, 2020}}</ref> Their third album, and Roadrunner debut, ''[[Beneath the Remains]]'' (1989) garnered the band its first breakthrough outside of Brazil.<ref name="Mills 2023-06-20">{{cite magazine|last=Mills|first=Matt|title=A beginner's guide to Roadrunner Records in five essential albums|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/a-beginners-guide-to-roadrunner-records-in-five-essential-albums|access-date=June 23, 2024|website=loudersound.com|date=June 20, 2023}}</ref> The next three albums—''[[Arise (Sepultura album)|Arise]]'' (1991), ''[[Chaos A.D.]]'' (1993) and ''[[Roots (Sepultura album)|Roots]]'' (1996)—cemented Sepultura's reputation as one of the most successful heavy metal bands of the 1990s.<ref name="Mills 2023-06-20"/><ref name="Hill 2020-08-21">{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/1993-the-year-roadrunner-records-became-an-unstoppable-force|title=1993: The year Roadrunner Records became an unstoppable force|website=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|loudersound.com]]|date=July 20, 2017 |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref> The band has sold over three million units in the United States and almost 20 million worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/archive/brazil-metal-act-sepultura-has-stood-the-test-of-time/ |title=Brazil Metal Act Sepultura Has Stood the Test of Time | Jakarta Globe |access-date=October 28, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184626/http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/archive/brazil-metal-act-sepultura-has-stood-the-test-of-time/ |archive-date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akg.com/site/press_center/powerslave%2Cid%2C210%2Cnodeid%2C0%2C_language%2CEN%2Cnodeid%2C33.html|title=Legendary Heavy Metal Band Sepultura To Appear At NAMM 2011 AKG Booth For Autograph-Signing Sessions|date=September 30, 2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930045606/http://www.akg.com/site/press_center/powerslave%2Cid%2C210%2Cnodeid%2C0%2C_language%2CEN%2Cnodeid%2C33.html|archive-date=September 30, 2011}}</ref> gaining multiple [[Music recording certification|gold and platinum]] records around the globe, including in countries as diverse as France,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/certifications/album.asp?forme_certif=28&annee=9 |title=Les certifications Albums - Année 1994 |publisher=Musique sur Disque en France (SNEP) |access-date=July 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214232145/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/certifications/album.asp?forme_certif=28&annee=9 |archive-date=December 14, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/certifications/album.asp?suite=6&forme_certif=8&annee=12 |title=Les certifications Albums - Année 1997 |publisher=Musique sur Disque en France (SNEP) |access-date=July 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217083503/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/certifications/album.asp?suite=6&forme_certif=8&annee=12 |archive-date=December 17, 2007 }}</ref> Australia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1997.htm|title= Aria Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Albums|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date= July 8, 2008}}</ref> Indonesia,<ref>Barcinski & Gomes 1999, pages 109 & 143.</ref> the United States,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH|title= Gold and Platinum – Searchable Database|publisher=RIAA |access-date= July 8, 2008}}</ref> Cyprus,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/62604|title=Sepultura – Dante XXI Certified Gold in Cyprus|date=March 21, 2007|publisher=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]|access-date=January 23, 2009|archive-date=July 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708091922/http://www.bravewords.com/news/62604|url-status=dead}}</ref> and their native Brazil.<ref name= barcinski143>Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 143.</ref>

Sepultura has gone through several membership changes throughout its {{Age|1984|1|1}}-year existence, with Max and Igor Cavalera departing in 1996 and 2006, respectively. Their classic lineup, which lasted for nearly a decade, consisted of Max, Igor, bassist [[Paulo Jr.]] and guitarist [[Andreas Kisser]].<ref name=classiclineup>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/max-cavalera-is-open-to-reunion-of-sepulturas-classic-lineup-as-long-as-we-do-it-the-right-way|title=MAX CAVALERA Is Open To Reunion Of SEPULTURA's Classic Lineup 'As Long As We Do It The Right Way'|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=July 7, 2024|access-date=June 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/brazilian-metal-icons-max-iggor-cavalera-conspiracy-play-classic-early-sepultura-great-american/|title=Brazilian metal icons revisit early Sepultura recordings at Great American|publisher=[[KPIX-TV|CBS San Francisco]]|date=October 9, 2023|access-date=September 5, 2024}}</ref> Since Igor's departure in 2006, there have been no original members left in the band. Although Paulo Jr. joined Sepultura shortly after its formation in late 1984 and is the longest serving member, he did not perform on any of the band's studio albums until ''Chaos A.D.''.{{efn|name=note1|Despite being credited as bassist on the band's first four albums, the members of Sepultura have stated in interviews that Paulo Jr. had not performed on any albums prior to ''Chaos A.D.''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/max-cavalera-says-paulo-jr-didn-t-play-bass-on-any-early-sepultura-recordings/|title=Max Cavalera Says Paulo Jr. Didn't Play Bass On Any Early Sepultura Recordings|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=December 3, 2010|access-date=February 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/max-cavalera-talks-about-getting-kicked-out-of-sepultura-hanging-out-with-ozzy-osbourne/|title=Max Cavalera Talks About Getting 'Kicked Out' Of Sepultura, Hanging Out With OZZY OSBOURNE|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 16, 2014|access-date=February 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-bassist-reunion-with-max-cavalera-would-have-to-happen-naturally/|title=Sepultura Bassist: Reunion With Max Cavalera Would Have To Happen 'Naturally'|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=January 31, 2020|access-date=February 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2016/02/18/hall-of-fame-countdown-sepultura-s-arise/|title=Hall of Fame Countdown: Sepultura's Arise|publisher=[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]]|date=February 18, 2016|access-date=February 7, 2021}}</ref>}} Kisser, who replaced onetime guitarist [[Jairo Guedz]], has appeared on all of Sepultura's albums since ''Schizophrenia''; he also recorded bass guitar until ''Chaos A.D.''.{{efn|name=note1}} Their current lineup consists of Paulo Jr., Kisser, singer [[Derrick Green]] (who replaced Max in 1997), and drummer [[Greyson Nekrutman]]. In March 2024, after four decades together, the band began what has been announced as a year-and-a-half long farewell tour, after which they will disband.<ref name=finaltour>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-announces-farewell-tour-to-mark-bands-40th-anniversary|title=Sepultura Announces 'Farewell Tour' To Mark Band's 40th Anniversary|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=December 8, 2023|access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/sepultura-breaking-up-after-40th-anniversary-farewell-tour/|title=Sepultura breaking up after 40th anniversary farewell tour|last=|first=|date=2023-12-08|website=brooklynvegan.com}}</ref><ref name=firstshow2024>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-sepultura-kicks-off-farewell-tour-plays-first-show-with-new-drummer-greyson-nekrutman|title=Watch: SEPULTURA Kicks Off Farewell Tour, Plays First Show With New Drummer GREYSON NEKRUTMAN|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=March 2, 2024|access-date=March 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name=disband2024>{{cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/news/eloy-casagrande-discusses-his-decision-to-leave-sepultura-for-slipknot-the-band-was-going-to-break-up-and-i-didn-t-want-to-stop-playing-drums-at-the-age-of-33|title=ELOY CASAGRANDE Discusses His Decision To Leave SEPULTURA For SLIPKNOT - "The Band Was Going To Break Up, And I Didn't Want To Stop Playing Drums At The Age Of 33"|magazine=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]|access-date=May 14, 2024|date=May 14, 2024}}</ref><ref name=tour2026>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/sepulturas-andreas-kisser-on-where-he-stands-with-max-and-igor-cavalera-today-theres-no-relationship-at-all|title=SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER On Where He Stands With MAX And IGOR CAVALERA Today: 'There's No Relationship At All'|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=September 23, 2024|access-date=September 23, 2024}}</ref>

==History==
===Formation, ''Bestial Devastation'' and ''Morbid Visions'' (1984–1986)===
[[File:Sepultura Max Cavalera.jpg|thumb|Singer and guitarist [[Max Cavalera]] formed Sepultura, along with his brother [[Igor Cavalera|Igor]], in 1984, and stayed with the band until 1996, while Igor remained until 2006.]]
Sepultura was formed in 1984 in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of [[Minas Gerais]].<ref name="barcinski16"/> The band was founded by brothers [[Max Cavalera|Max]] and [[Igor Cavalera]], the impoverished sons of Vânia, a model, and Graciliano, a well-to-do Italian [[Diplomacy|diplomat]] whose fatal heart attack left his family in financial ruin.<ref>Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 14.</ref> Graciliano's death deeply affected his sons, inspiring them to form a band after Max heard [[Black Sabbath]]'s 1972 album ''[[Vol. 4 (Black Sabbath album)|Vol. 4]]'' the very same day.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Roots |title-link=Roots (Sepultura album) |others=Sepultura |year=2005 |chapter=The Roots of Sepultura |first=Steffan |last=Chirazi |page=13 |type=CD booklet |publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]] |location= New York, New York}}</ref> They chose the band name Sepultura, the Portuguese word for "grave", when Max translated the lyrics of the [[Motörhead]] song "Dancing on Your Grave".<ref name="Barcinski17"/> The brothers were previously in a covers band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metallian.com/sepultura.php |title=Sepultura band interview |publisher=metallian.com |date=10 April 1995 |access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref>

The brothers' early influences included [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Black Sabbath]], and [[Deep Purple]], and heavy metal and hard rock artists of the late 1970s/early 1980s, such as [[Van Halen]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Motörhead]], [[AC/DC]], [[Judas Priest]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], and [[V8 (band)|V8]], as well as hardcore punk bands [[Terveet Kädet]], [[Rattus (band)|Rattus]], and [[Discharge (band)|Discharge]].<ref name="barcinski16"/> They would travel to a record shop in [[São Paulo]] that mixed tapes of then-latest records by American bands.<ref name="Phoenix Times 1993-05-12">{{cite news|last=Baird|first=Robert|title=The Boys from Brazil Transplanted to Phoenix, Sepultura Strives for Death Metal with a Conscience|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/content/printVersion/160396|access-date=August 3, 2010|newspaper=Phoenix New Times|date=May 12, 1993}}</ref> Their listening habits changed dramatically after being introduced to [[Venom (band)|Venom]]. As Igor Cavalera put it:

{{cquote|"I remember the first time I listened to Venom, it was on a friend's borrowed tape. It was similar to Motörhead, only a lot heavier. I remember someone saying: it's the devil's Motörhead! After we got acquainted with Venom, we stopped listening to Iron Maiden and all that lighter stuff."<ref>Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 19.</ref>}}

The Cavalera brothers started listening to more metal bands at the time such as [[Hellhammer]], [[Celtic Frost]], [[Kreator]], [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]], [[Slayer]], [[Megadeth]], [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]], and [[Exciter (band)|Exciter]].<ref>Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 26.</ref> They also had influences on Brazilian metal from bands like [[Stress (Brazilian band)|Stress]], [[Sagrado Inferno]], and [[Dorsal Atlântica]]. By 1984, they had dropped out of school.<ref name="Phoenix Times 1993-05-12"/> After several early membership changes, Sepultura established a stable lineup of Max on guitar, Igor on drums, lead vocalist [[Wagner Lamounier]], and bassist [[Paulo Jr.]]<ref>Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 21.</ref> Lamounier departed in March 1985 after disagreements with the band, and moved on to become the leader of the pioneering Brazilian [[black metal]] band [[Sarcófago]]. After his departure, Max took over the vocal duties and [[Jairo Guedes]] was invited to join the band as lead guitarist.<ref>Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 28.</ref>

After about a year of performing, Sepultura was signed to [[Cogumelo Records]] in 1985. Later that year, they released ''[[Bestial Devastation]]'', a split EP with fellow Brazilian band Overdose. It was recorded and self-produced in just two days. The band recorded their first full-length album, ''[[Morbid Visions]]'', in August 1986. It contained their first hit, "Troops of Doom", which gained some media attention. The band then decided to relocate to the larger city of São Paulo.<ref name="AllMusic Bio"/>

===''Schizophrenia'', ''Beneath the Remains'' and ''Arise'' (1987–1992)===
[[File:Sepultura in performance (Lisboa 2004).jpg|thumb|[[Andreas Kisser]] has been the lead guitarist of Sepultura since 1987. His arrival provided the group with a more technical experience.]]
In early 1987, Jairo Guedz quit the band. He was replaced by [[São Paulo]]-based guitarist [[Andreas Kisser]],<ref>Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 49.</ref> and they released their second studio album, ''[[Schizophrenia (Sepultura album)|Schizophrenia]]'', in October of that year. The album reflected a stylistic change towards a more thrash metal-oriented sound, while still keeping the death metal elements of ''Morbid Visions''. ''Schizophrenia'' was an improvement in production and performance, and became a minor critical sensation across Europe and America as a much sought-after import. The band sent tapes to the United States that made radio playlists at a time when they were struggling to book gigs, because club owners were afraid to book them due to their style.<ref name="Phoenix Times 1993-05-12"/> Sepultura gained attention from [[Roadrunner Records]], who signed them in the spring of 1988 and had released ''Schizophrenia'' internationally before seeing the band perform in person.<ref name="AllMusic Bio"/><ref name="Angle 2024-04-03"/><ref name="Colon 1991-08-07">{{cite news|last=Colon|first=Suzan|title=Name That Tomb|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/content/printVersion/233397|access-date=August 2, 2010|newspaper=Miami New Times|date=August 1, 1991}}</ref> About the deal with Roadrunner, Max Cavalera recalled to ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'' magazine, "We were finally going to get a real label, real producer, real studio. Things were happening...and it was up to us to write the best material possible. And I think that charged everybody up and we went into the jam room with an attitude of let's not fuck around. This is our shot. You only get so many shots in this life, and you gotta make it count."<ref name="Angle 2024-04-03"/>

During a May 2018 interview with teenyrockers.com, Kisser noted that Sepultura would not have been possible without family support, not only from his own family, but also from the families of Max and Igor, and Paulo Jr.<ref>{{cite web|title=May 2018 Interview With Derrick Green and Andreas Kisser|url=https://teenyrockers.com/blogs/milk-hugs-rock-n-roll/teeny-rockers-presents-sepultura|website=Teenyrockers.com|date=May 14, 2018 }}</ref>

The band's third studio album, ''[[Beneath the Remains]]'', was released in April 1989. The album was recorded towards the end of 1988 in a rustic studio in Rio de Janeiro while the band communicated through translators with the American producer [[Scott Burns (producer)|Scott Burns]].<ref name="Phoenix Times 1993-05-12"/><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Dick|first=Chris|title=Sepultura - 'Beneath the Remains'|url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2013/01/03/sepultura-beneath-the-remains/|access-date=June 23, 2024|magazine=[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]]|date=January 3, 2013}}</ref> It was an immediate success and became known in thrash metal circles as a classic on the order of Slayer's ''[[Reign in Blood]]''.<ref name="Colon 1991-08-07"/> It was hailed by ''[[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]]'' magazine as one of the all-time top 20 thrash metal albums,<ref>''Terrorizer'' No. 109 (2003), page 35 (author unknown)</ref> as well as gaining a place in their all-time top 40 death metal records.<ref name= terrorizer151>Hinchliffe 2006, page 54</ref> [[AllMusic]] gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5 and said, "The complete absence of filler here makes this one of the most essential death/thrash metal albums of all time."<ref>{{cite web |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r17716 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016231249/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r17716 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |title=Beneath the Remains – Sepultura |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=July 20, 2011 }}</ref> A long European and American tour furthered the band's reputation, despite the fact that they were still very limited English speakers. Sepultura's first live dates outside of Brazil were opening for [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]] on their ''[[Agent Orange (album)|Agent Orange]]'' tour in Europe; following this was Sepultura's first U.S. show, which was held on October 31, 1989, at [[The Ritz (rock club)|the Ritz]] in New York City, opening for Danish heavy metal band [[King Diamond (band)|King Diamond]].<ref name="metallipromo">{{cite web|url=http://metallipromo.com/sep.html|title=Sepultura Tour Dates|publisher=metallipromo.com|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref> The band filmed its first video for the song "Inner Self", which received considerable airplay on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Headbangers Ball]]'', giving Sepultura their first exposure in North America.<ref name="MTV HBB">{{cite web|url=https://www.headbangersballunofficialtributesite.com/episode-database|title=Headbangers Ball- The Unofficial Tribute Site - Episode Database|website=headbangersballunofficialtributesite.com|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref> Touring in support of ''Beneath the Remains'' continued throughout most of 1990, including three shows in Brazil with [[Napalm Death]], European dates with [[Mordred (band)|Mordred]] and a North American tour with [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]] and [[Sadus]].<ref name=metallipromo/>
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In January 1991, Sepultura played for more than 100,000 people at the [[Rock in Rio]] II festival. The band relocated from their native Brazil to [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]] in 1990, obtained new management, and recorded their fourth studio album ''[[Arise (Sepultura album)|Arise]]'' at [[Morrisound Recording|Morrisound Studios]] in Tampa, Florida.<ref name="Phoenix Times 1993-05-12"/> By the time the album was released in March 1991, the band had become one of the most critically praised thrash/death metal bands of the time. The first single "[[Dead Embryonic Cells]]" was a success, and the [[Arise (Sepultura song)|title track]] gained additional attention when its video was banned in America by MTV due to its apocalyptic religious imagery; it did, however, get some airplay on ''Headbangers Ball'' as did the music videos for "Dead Embryonic Cells" and "Desperate Cry".<ref name="MTV HBB"/> ''Arise'' was critically acclaimed and their first to chart on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], reaching No. 119.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1991-05-04/billboard-200
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Sepultura toured relentlessly throughout 1991 and 1992 in support of ''Arise''; its touring cycle began in May 1991 with a European trek with [[Sacred Reich]] and [[Heathen (band)|Heathen]], followed by the New Titans on the Block tour in North America that included support from Sacred Reich, Napalm Death and [[Sick of It All]].<ref name=metallipromo/> They also played with several other bands, including Slayer, [[Testament (band)|Testament]], [[Motörhead]], [[Kreator]], [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]], [[Type O Negative]] and [[Fudge Tunnel]], and along with [[Alice in Chains]], Sepultura supported [[Ozzy Osbourne]] on the latter's [[No More Tours Tour|tour]] for ''[[No More Tears]]''.<ref name=metallipromo/> Max Cavalera married the band's manager Gloria Bujnowski during this period.<ref name="AllMusic Bio"/> The ''Arise'' tour concluded in December 1992 with a North American tour, where the band (along with [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]]) supported [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] on their ''[[Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs|Psalm 69]]'' tour.<ref name=metallipromo/>

===''Chaos A.D.'', Nailbomb and ''Roots'' (1993–1996)===
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Sepultura's fifth album, ''[[Chaos A.D.]]'', was released in September 1993. Supported by the singles "[[Refuse/Resist]]", "[[Territory (song)|Territory]]" and "[[Slave New World]]", this was their only album to be released in North America by [[Epic Records]], and the first of two albums by Sepultura to be [[Recording Industry Association of America|certified gold]] there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Sepultura&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|publisher=riaa.com|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref> It saw a departure from their death metal style,<ref>Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 131.</ref> adding influences of [[groove metal]],<ref name="Sound of the Beast">{{citation |author=Christe |year=2003 |page=264 |quote=As close to death metal as any other gold-selling record before it, ''Chaos A.D.'' stripped down Sepultura's sound into a coarse metallic loop. The CD sold half a million copies, and alongside Pantera the band forged a streetwise, death-derived groove metal that inspired an upcoming generation of mavens in the 1990s. |title=[[Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal|Sound of the Beast]]}}</ref> [[Industrial music|industrial]] and [[hardcore punk]].<ref name=haagsma1993/> While ''Chaos A.D.'' is not a death metal album, it does include elements of thrash metal music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2015/8/13/they-did-it-all-for-the-nookie-decibel-explores-the-rise-and-fall-of-nu-metal |title=They Did It All for the Nookie: Decibel Explores the Rise and Fall of Nu-Metal |work=[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]] |date=August 13, 2005 |access-date=December 25, 2016}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5 and wrote that, "''Chaos A.D.'' ranks as one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time."<ref>{{cite web|last=Huey |first=Steve |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r188419 |title=Chaos A.D. – Sepultura |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=July 20, 2011}}</ref> The band supported the album by embarking on a year-long tour, starting with a headlining European run with [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]], followed by a North American tour with [[Fudge Tunnel]], [[Fear Factory]] and [[Clutch (band)|Clutch]].<ref name=metallipromo/> They were also one of the supporting acts (along with [[Biohazard (band)|Biohazard]] and [[Prong (band)|Prong]]) for [[Pantera]]'s ''[[Far Beyond Driven]]'' tour in North America, and then opened for the [[Ramones]] in South America and toured Australia and New Zealand with [[Sacred Reich]]. By the time the ''Chaos A.D.'' tour ended in November 1994,<ref name=metallipromo/> Sepultura was one of the most successful heavy metal bands of the day..<ref name="Hill 2020-08-21"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2018/10/sepultura-chaos-a-d-album-anniversary/|title=25 Years Ago, Sepultura Release Groundbreaking Chaos A.D.|website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence.net]]|date=October 19, 2018 |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/25-years-ago-sepultura-release-220936633.html|title=25 Years Ago, Sepultura Release Groundbreaking Chaos A.D.|website=[[Yahoo! News]]|date=October 19, 2018 |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>

Also in 1994, Max and Igor collaborated with Alex Newport of Fudge Tunnel to form [[Nailbomb]]. They released an even more industrial-oriented album, ''[[Point Blank (Nailbomb album)|Point Blank]]'', the same year. The group performed its only proper gig for nearly two decades at [[Dynamo Open Air]] in 1995, and the performance was released as ''[[Proud to Commit Commercial Suicide]]''. Nailbomb was disbanded shortly afterwards.

Sepultura's sound change continued with their sixth album, ''[[Roots (Sepultura album)|Roots]]'', which was released in 1996. On this album, the band experimented with elements of the music of Brazil's indigenous peoples, and adopted a slower, down-tuned sound. The album was hailed as a modern-day heavy metal classic and a major influence on the then-nascent [[nu metal]] scene. [[AllMusic]] gave it a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 and said, "''Roots'' consolidates Sepultura's position as perhaps the most distinctive, original heavy metal band of the 1990s."<ref>{{cite web|last=Huey |first=Steve |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r233334 |title=Roots – Sepultura |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=July 20, 2011}}</ref> Also in 1996, Sepultura performed "War (Guerra)" for the AIDS benefit album ''[[Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin]]'', produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]].

===Departure of Max Cavalera, Derrick Green joins and ''Against'' (1996–2000)===
In August 1996, Sepultura played on the Castle Donington [[Monsters of Rock]] main stage alongside [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]], [[Type O Negative]], [[Biohazard (band)|Biohazard]], and [[Fear Factory]]. The band was suddenly a three-piece with Andreas Kisser taking over on lead vocals, after Max Cavalera left the concert site earlier in the day upon learning of the death of his stepson Dana Wells in a car accident. After Wells' funeral was finished, Max returned and continued to tour with Sepultura. A few months after Wells' death, the band had a meeting with Max and said that they wanted to fire their manager Gloria Bujnowski, who was Max's wife and Dana's mother, and find new management. Their reasoning was that Bujnowski was giving preferential treatment to Max while neglecting the rest of the band. Max, who was still coming to terms with the death of Wells, felt betrayed by his bandmates for wanting to get rid of Bujnowski and abruptly quit the band.<ref name="AllMusic Bio"/> Max Cavalera's final performance with Sepultura was at the [[Brixton Academy]] in England on December 16, 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2002-04-09 |title=Sepultura: Last-Ever Show With Max To Be Issued On CD |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-last-ever-show-with-max-to-be-issued-on-cd/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |language=en}}</ref>
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[[File:Sepultura With Full Force 2014 03.jpg|thumb|[[Derrick Green]] has been the singer of Sepultura since 1997, when he replaced [[Max Cavalera]], who had left the band the year before.]]
Following Max Cavalera's departure, the remaining members of Sepultura remained a three-piece for eight months and worked on new material, with Kisser handling vocals.<ref name="SEPGREENK">{{Cite magazine |last=Chirazi |first=Steffan |date=25 July 1998 |title=Greene Machine |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |publisher=[[EMAP]] |issue=709 |pages=16–19}}</ref> In November 1997, the band announced that they were actively searching for a new vocalist.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=November 22, 1997 |editor-last=Alexander |editor-first=Phil |title=Seps Seek Singer! |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |publisher=[[EMAP]] |page=5 |pages= |issue=675}}</ref> Among those who auditioned were [[Chuck Billy]] of [[Testament (band)|Testament]], [[Phil Demmel]] of [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] and [[Vio-lence]], Marc Grewe of [[Morgoth (band)|Morgoth]], Jorge Rosado of [[Merauder]] and a then-unknown [[Jason Jones (musician)|Jason "Gong" Jones]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/andreas-kisser-says-chuck-billys-sepultura-audition-tape-was-interesting/|title=ANDREAS KISSER Says CHUCK BILLY's SEPULTURA Audition Tape Was 'Interesting'|date=December 15, 2013|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=March 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/andreas-kisser-recalls-chuck-billys-sepultura-audition-he-did-a-great-job-audio/|title=ANDREAS KISSER Recalls CHUCK BILLY's SEPULTURA Audition: 'He Did A Great Job' (Audio)|date=August 3, 2015|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=March 2, 2016}}</ref> American musician [[Derrick Green]] (from [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]) was selected as the band's new frontman.<ref name="SEPGREENK" /> Sepultura played their first show with Green to a handful of their fan club members at their rehearsal space in Brazil in February 1998.<ref name="SEPGREENK" /> The band played their first public show under the pseudonym "Troops of Doom" on July 8, 1998, at the [[House of Blues]] in [[Los Angeles]], where they were supported by [[Human Waste Project]] (the band's last show at the time), [[Tura Satana (band)|Tura Satana]] and [[Spineshank]].<ref name="SEPOFDOOM">{{Cite magazine |last=Sindell |first=Joshua |date=25 July 1998 |title=Renewed! Sepultura Return With a Vengeance |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |publisher=[[EMAP]] |issue=709 |pages=20–21}}</ref> The first album with the new line-up was ''[[Against (album)|Against]]'', which was released in 1998. The album was critically and commercially less successful than previous albums and sold considerably fewer copies than the [[Soulfly (Soulfly album)|self-titled debut album]] by Max Cavalera's then-new band [[Soulfly]].<ref name="AllMusic Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sepultura-mn0000741746/biography|title=Sepultura: Artist Biography|last=Rivadavia|first=Eduardo|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=3145|title=Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By SoundScan|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606225912/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=3145|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> In a retrospective review [[AllMusic]] gave the album 3 stars out of 5, stating that "there are enough flashes of the old Sepultura brilliance to suggest that great things are still to come".

===''Nation'' and ''Roorback'' (2001–2005)===
Sepultura's eighth album, ''[[Nation (Sepultura album)|Nation]]'' (2001), sold poorly. It would be their last studio album with Roadrunner Records. [[AllMusic]] gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and said, "As Green scrapes the lining of his vocal chords through the brash, impassioned tracks, he's singing about more than just 'one nation, Sepulnation'; he's suggesting something bigger, something worth shouting about and fighting for." In an interview, Derrick Green said that, "Every song will be related to the idea of building this nation. We will have our own flags, our own anthem."<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith |first=Kerry L. |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r523198|pure_url=yes}} |title=((( Nation > Overview ))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=March 20, 2001 |access-date=August 10, 2009}}</ref> A recording of Max Cavalera's last live show with Sepultura, titled ''[[Under a Pale Grey Sky]]'', was released in 2002 by Roadrunner Records.

After recording an EP of covers, ''[[Revolusongs]]'' (2002), the band released their ninth studio album, ''[[Roorback]]'', in 2003. Despite receiving greater critical acclaim than its predecessors, sales remained low. It was their first album with [[SPV GmbH|SPV Records]]. [[AllMusic]] gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and said, "if there are still any lingering doubts about the Green/Sepultura match, 2003's excellent ''Roorback'' should put them to rest for good. Green is passionate and focused throughout the album — he has no problem going that extra mile — and the writing is consistently strong."<ref>{{cite web|last=Henderson |first=Alex |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r655133|pure_url=yes}} |title=((( Roorback > Overview ))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=August 26, 2003 |access-date=August 10, 2009}}</ref> In 2005, the band played in [[Dubai]] for the annual [[Dubai Desert Rock Festival]]. In November of that year, a live double [[DVD]]/double [[CD]] package, ''[[Live in São Paulo (Sepultura album)|Live in São Paulo]]'', was released. This was the first official live album from the band.

===''Dante XXI'', departure of Igor Cavalera, and ''A-Lex'' (2006–2010)===
[[File:Metalmania 2007 - Sepultura 01.jpg|thumb|right|Sepultura performing in Poland, 2007]]
Sepultura's tenth studio album, ''[[Dante XXI]]'', was released on March 14, 2006. It is a [[concept album]] based on [[Dante Alighieri]]'s ''[[The Divine Comedy]]''. Music videos were recorded for the songs "[[Convicted in Life]]" and "Ostia". [[AllMusic]] gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that, "Overall, ''Dante XXI'' is easily one of Sepultura's strongest releases to feature Green on vocals."<ref>{{cite web|last=Prato |first=Greg |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r821812 |title=Dante XXI – Sepultura |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=March 14, 2006 |access-date=July 20, 2011}}</ref>

In a 2007 interview with ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'' magazine, Max Cavalera stated that he and Igor, both of whom having recently reconciled after a decade-long feud, would reunite with the original Sepultura lineup. There were also rumors that the reunited line up would play on the main stage at [[Ozzfest|Ozzfest 2007]]. However, this was denied by Kisser and the reunion did not occur.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=62221|title= There will be no Sepultura reunion i2007|date= November 15, 2006|website= Blabbermouth.net|access-date= July 13, 2007|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080514080245/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=62221|archive-date= May 14, 2008}}</ref> Instead, Igor Cavalera left the band after the release of ''Dante XXI'' and was replaced by Brazilian drummer [[Jean Dolabella]], leaving the band without any of its original members. After leaving Sepultura, Igor and Max formed [[Cavalera Conspiracy]].

The band was one of the featured musical guests at the [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2008]] on November 13. They performed a cover of "[[The Girl from Ipanema]]", and "We've Lost You" from the album ''A-Lex''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108884|title=Sepultura Performs at Latin Grammy Awards; Video Available|date=November 14, 2008|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]]|access-date=December 2, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091016082658/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode%3DArticle%26newsitemID%3D108884|archive-date=October 16, 2009}}</ref> The 9th annual [[Latin Grammy Awards]] ceremony was held at the [[Toyota Center (Houston)|Toyota Center]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]] and aired on [[Univision]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108632|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908055241/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108632|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2012|title=Sepultura to Perform New Song at Latin Grammy Awards in Houston|date=November 10, 2008|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]]|access-date=December 2, 2008}}</ref> Sepultura also appeared in a successful ad campaign for [[Volkswagen]] motors commercial that aired nationally throughout Brazil in 2008. The spot said that "it's the first time you've seen Sepultura like this. And a Sedan like this one too".<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/dQmHs2rPJ24 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20081105122657/http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=dQmHs2rPJ24 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQmHs2rPJ24 |title=Sepultura em comercial da Volkswagen (novo Voyage) |date=October 28, 2008 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |access-date=December 11, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The Volkswagen TV spot shows Sepultura playing [[bossa nova]], the opposite of its heavy metal style, to say that "you never saw something like this, as you never saw a car like the new Voyage."

Sepultura released the album ''[[A-Lex]]'' on January 26, 2009. This was the first Sepultura album to include neither of the Cavalera brothers, with bassist Paulo Jr. as the sole remaining member from the band's debut album. ''A-Lex'' is a concept album based on the book ''[[A Clockwork Orange (novel)|A Clockwork Orange]]''. The album was recorded at Trama Studios in São Paulo, Brazil, with producer Stanley Soares. [[AllMusic]] gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and said, "Personnel changes can have a very negative effect on a band, but Sepultura have maintained their vitality all these years – and that vitality is alive and well on the superb A-Lex."<ref>{{cite web|last=Henderson |first=Alex |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1463029|pure_url=yes}} |title=((( A-Lex > Review ))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=January 27, 2009 |access-date=August 10, 2009}}</ref> In the same year Andreas Kisser contributed his recipe for "[[Churrasco]] in [[Soy Sauce]]" to ''[[Hellbent for Cooking: The Heavy Metal Cookbook]]'', stating in the recipe that he prefers his meat "medium-rare".<ref name="HFC">{{cite book | last=Giroux | first=Annick | title=Hellbent for Cooking: The Heavy Metal Cookbook| year=2009 | publisher=[[Bazillion Points]] Books | place=New York | isbn=978-0-9796163-7-2}}</ref> Sepultura supported [[Metallica]] on January 30 and 31, 2010, at [[Morumbi Stadium]] in [[São Paulo, Brazil]]. The two concerts were attended by 100,000 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metallicahq.com/gigs/sepultura-to-support-metallica-in-brazil-2009.html |title=MetallicaHQ.com |website=MetallicaHQ.com |date=January 12, 2010 |access-date=July 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324021102/http://www.metallicahq.com/gigs/sepultura-to-support-metallica-in-brazil-2009.html |archive-date=March 24, 2012 }}</ref> The band filmed a concert DVD in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=133342|title=SEPULTURA's 'A-Lex' To Be Re-Released With Two New Tracks|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606080931/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=133342|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> Sepultura played at Kucukciftlik Park, [[Istanbul]], on April 27, 2010. On August 8, 2010, visited the UK to play at the [[Hevy Music Festival]] near [[Folkestone]].

===''Kairos'' and ''The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart'' (2010–2015)===
[[File:20140613-001-Nova Rock 2014-Sepultura-Eloy Casagrande.JPG|thumb|Drummer [[Eloy Casagrande]] in 2014. Casagrande was the drummer of Sepultura from 2011 to 2024.]]
On July 6, 2010, it was announced that Sepultura were signed with [[Nuclear Blast|Nuclear Blast Records]], and would release their first album for the label in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=142608|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530070815/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=142608|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 30, 2012|title=SEPULTURA Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS}}</ref> The band confirmed that there would be no reunion of the classic lineup.<ref>[http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/12/14/sepultura-not-reuniting-cavalera-video] {{dead link|date=April 2024}}</ref> By the end of 2010, the band began writing new material and entered the studio to begin recording their 12th album with producer [[Roy Z]] ([[Judas Priest]], [[Halford (band)|Halford]], [[Iron Maiden]]'s [[Bruce Dickinson]], [[Helloween]] and [[Andre Matos]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143881|title=SEPULTURA Writing New Material On The Road|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808030447/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143881|archive-date=August 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Prakash KL |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/news/2010/sepultura-new-album-030810.html |title=Sepultura's new album is in pipeline – oneindia entertainment |website=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=August 3, 2010 |access-date=July 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120604162503/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/news/2010/sepultura-new-album-030810.html |archive-date=June 4, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150146|title=SEPULTURA Taps Producer ROY Z. For New Album|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130183946/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150146|archive-date=November 30, 2010}}</ref> On March 1, 2011, Sepultura had completed recording the album, entitled ''[[Kairos (album)|Kairos]]'', which was released in June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154877|title=Exclusive: New SEPULTURA Album Title Revealed|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305213257/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154877|archive-date=March 5, 2011}}</ref>

The album includes cover versions of [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]]'s "[[Just One Fix]]" and [[The Prodigy]]'s "[[Firestarter (The Prodigy song)|Firestarter]]", both of which are available as bonus tracks on various special-edition releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154698|title=SEPULTURA Completes Recording New Album; Lays Down MINISTRY, THE PRODIGY Covers|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304230220/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154698|archive-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref> Sepultura played on the Kairos World Tour and at [[Wacken Open Air]] 2011. Drummer Jean Dolabella left the band and was replaced by then-20-year-old [[Eloy Casagrande]] in November 2011, who had previously played in Brazilian heavy metal singer [[Andre Matos]]' solo band and in the Brazilian post-hardcore band [[Gloria (Brazilian band)|Gloria]]. In November and December 2011, Sepultura participated the Thrashfest Classics tour alongside thrash metal bands like [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]], [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]], [[Heathen (band)|Heathen]] and [[Mortal Sin (band)|Mortal Sin]].

In May 2012, guitarist [[Andreas Kisser]] told Metal Underground that Sepultura would soon "start working on something new with Eloy" and see if they could "get ready for new music early next year".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=80260|title=Interview With Andreas Kisser Of Sepultura|website=Metalunderground.com}}</ref> In an interview at England's [[Bloodstock Open Air]] on August 10, 2012, Kisser revealed that Sepultura would be filming a live DVD with the French percussive group [[Les Tambours du Bronx]]. He also revealed that the band was "already thinking about new ideas" for their next album and would "have something new going on" in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-to-film-concert-dvd-with-french-percussive-group-les-tambours-du-bronx/|title=SEPULTURA To Film Concert DVD With French Percussive Group LES TAMBOURS DU BRONX|date=August 14, 2012|website=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref>

On December 10, 2012, producer [[Ross Robinson]], who produced Sepultura's ''[[Roots (Sepultura album)|Roots]]'' album, tweeted: "Oh, didn't mention.. Spoke to Andreas, it's on. My vision, smoke ''Roots''", suggesting he would be producing the band's next album. This was later confirmed, as well as an announcement that the album would be co-produced by [[Steve Evetts]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Kiel|last=Egging|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/sepultura-reunite-with-roots-producer-ross-robinson-for-new-lp/|title=Sepultura Reunite With 'Roots' Producer Ross Robinson For New LP|work=[[Music Feeds]]|date=April 9, 2013|access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref> Former [[Slayer]] drummer [[Dave Lombardo]] made a guest appearance on the album.<ref>{{cite web|first=Robert|last=Pasbani|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/dave-lombardo-to-guest-on-the-upcoming-sepultura-record|title=Dave Lombardo To Guest On The Upcoming Sepultura Record|work=Metal Injection|date=June 14, 2013|access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref>

On January 25, 2013, it was announced that author Jason Korolenko was working on ''Relentless – 30 Years of Sepultura'', which is described in a press release as "the only book-length biography to cover the band's entire 30-year career." ''Relentless'' was published on October 8, 2014, in Poland under the title ''Brazylijska Furia,'' and the English language edition was published via Rocket 88 on December 4, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-relentless-thirty-years-of-sepultura-biography-due-in-december/|title=SEPULTURA: 'Relentless: Thirty Years Of Sepultura' Biography Due In December|date=October 13, 2014|website=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref> The Brazilian edition, titled ''Relentless – 30 Anos de Sepultura'', was scheduled for publication via Benvira in early 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guitartalks.com.br/noticia/1937|title=Guitartalks.com.br|website=Guitartalks.com.br}}</ref> The French language edition of ''Relentless'' was published in France on October 19, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.camionblanc.com/detail-livre-sepultura-relentless-924.php|title=CAMION BLANC : L'éditeur qui véhicule le rock !|website=Camionblanc.com}}</ref>

On July 19, 2013, it was revealed that the title of the band's thirteenth album was ''[[The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart]]''. In September 2013, they performed at [[Rock in Rio#Rock in Rio 5|Rock in Rio]] with Brazilian rock/[[Música popular brasileira|MPB]] artist [[Zé Ramalho]] – this line-up was named "Zépultura", a portmanteau of both artists' names.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dias|first1=Tiago|title=Zé Ramalho ganha prestígio no dia do metal e toca com "Zépultura" no Sunset 28|url=http://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2013/09/22/sepultura-ganha-tom-profetico-com-ze-ramalho-no-rock-in-rio.htm|website=[[Universo Online|UOL Música]]|publisher=[[Grupo Folha]]|access-date=November 30, 2014|location=[[Rio de Janeiro]]|language=pt|date=September 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Albuquerque|first1=Carlos|title=Crítica: Sepultura com Zé Ramalho dá certo e gera um fruto cantado pelo público: Zépultura|url=http://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2013/09/22/sepultura-ganha-tom-profetico-com-ze-ramalho-no-rock-in-rio.htm|website=[[O Globo]]|publisher=[[Grupo Globo]]|access-date=November 30, 2014|location=Rio de Janeiro|language=pt|date=September 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Canônico|first1=Marco Aurélio|title=Rock in Rio 2013: 'Zépultura' domina o Palco Sunset|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2013/09/1345907-em-grande-encontro-sepultura-e-ze-ramalho-viram-zepultura.shtml|website=[[Veja (magazine)|Veja]]|publisher=[[Grupo Abril]]|access-date=November 30, 2014|location=Rio de Janeiro|language=pt|date=September 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=de Castro|first1=Yuri|title=Em grande encontro, Sepultura e Zé Ramalho viram 'Zépultura'|url=http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/entretenimento/rock-in-rio-2013-zepultura-domina-o-palco-sunset|website=[[Folha de S. Paulo]]|publisher=Grupo Folha|access-date=November 30, 2014|location=Rio de Janeiro|language=pt|date=September 22, 2013}}</ref>

===''Machine Messiah'' and ''Quadra'' (2016–2022)===
After spending more than two years of touring in support of ''The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Sepultura's Andreas Kisser: Celebrating 30 Years Of Band's History Is 'A Very Special Moment'|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepulturas-andreas-kisser-celebrating-30-years-of-bands-history-is-a-very-special-moment/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=June 23, 2015|access-date=June 23, 2015}}</ref> Sepultura entered the studio in mid-2016 to begin recording their fourteenth studio album, with [[Jens Bogren]] as the producer.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEPULTURA Taps Producer JENS BOGREN For Next Album|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-taps-producer-jens-bogren-for-next-album/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 5, 2016|access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref> The resulting album, ''[[Machine Messiah (album)|Machine Messiah]]'', was released on January 13, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-to-release-machine-messiah-album-in-january/|title=Sepultura To Release 'Machine Messiah' Album In January|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=October 28, 2016|access-date=October 28, 2016}}</ref> Sepultura promoted the album with a series of world tours, including supporting [[Kreator]] on their ''[[Gods of Violence]]'' tour in Europe in February–March 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kreator-to-tour-europe-with-sepultura-soilwork-aborted/|title=Kreator To Tour Europe With Sepultura, Soilwork, Aborted|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=May 11, 2016}}</ref> and along with [[Prong (band)|Prong]], they supported [[Testament (band)|Testament]] on the latter's ''[[Brotherhood of the Snake]]'' tour in North America in April–May 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/testament-to-tour-north-america-with-sepultura-prong/|title=Testament To Tour North America With Sepultura, Prong; Blabbermouth.net Presale Available|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=December 5, 2016|access-date=December 5, 2016}}</ref> The band also toured Europe in February–March 2018 with [[Obscura (band)|Obscura]], [[Goatwhore]] and [[Fit for an Autopsy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-to-tour-europe-with-obscura-goatwhore-fit-for-an-autopsy/|title=Sepultura To Tour Europe With Obscura, Goatwhore, Fit For An Autopsy|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=October 19, 2017|access-date=October 19, 2017}}</ref> and Australia in May with [[Death Angel]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sepultura Announces Australian Tour Dates|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=138143|website=Metalunderground.com|date=November 20, 2017|access-date=August 23, 2018}}</ref>

The first official Sepultura documentary, ''Sepultura Endurance'', was premiered in May 2017 and released on June 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-announces-world-premiere-of-official-documentary-sepultura-endurance/|title=SEPULTURA Announces World Premiere Of Official Documentary 'Sepultura Endurance'|date=May 5, 2017|website=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref> Max and Igor declined to be interviewed for the film and also refused to allow early material of the band to be used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/max-and-igor-cavalera-refused-to-allow-early-sepultura-music-to-be-used-in-official-documentary/|title=MAX And IGOR CAVALERA Refused To Allow Early SEPULTURA Music To Be Used In Official Documentary|date=May 25, 2017|website=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref>

In an August 2018 interview at [[Wacken Open Air]], Kisser confirmed that Sepultura had begun the songwriting process of their fifteenth studio album,<ref>{{cite web|title=SEPULTURA Has Already Demoed A 'Few Songs' For Follow-Up To 'Machine Messiah' Album|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-has-already-demoed-a-few-songs-for-follow-up-to-machine-messiah-album/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 6, 2018|access-date=August 7, 2018}}</ref> and stated later that month that it was not expected to be released before 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEPULTURA: No New Studio Album Before 2020|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-no-new-studio-album-before-2020/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 29, 2018|access-date=August 29, 2018}}</ref> The band began recording the album, again with producer Bogren, in August 2019 for a tentative February 2020 release.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEPULTURA To Record New Album In August; February 2020 Release Planned|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-to-record-new-album-in-august-february-2020-release-planned/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 6, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>

In October 2019, during their performance at [[Rock in Rio#Rock in Rio 8|Rock in Rio 8]], the band announced the name and revealed the cover for their fifteenth studio album, which was named ''[[Quadra (album)|Quadra]]''. They also debuted the lead single, titled "Isolation", which is also the opening track for the album.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEPULTURA Unveils 'Quadra' Album Artwork, Performs New Song 'Isolation' For First Time (Video)|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-unveils-quadra-album-artwork-performs-new-song-isolation-for-first-time-video/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=October 5, 2019|access-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SEPULTURA Explains 'Quadra' Album Concept|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-explains-quadra-album-concept/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=October 7, 2019|access-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref> On November 8, they released the studio version of "Isolation" and announced that ''Quadra'' would be released on February 7, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-releases-new-song-isolation/|title=Video Premiere: SEPULTURA's 'Isolation'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 8, 2019|access-date=November 10, 2019}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Sepultura had not been able to tour or play any shows in support of ''Quadra'' for over two years after its release. They played their first show in two years at Circo Voador in [[Rio de Janeiro]] on February 12, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/derrick-green-plays-first-sepultura-concert-in-two-years-with-broken-foot-video/|title=DERRICK GREEN Plays First SEPULTURA Concert In Two Years With Broken Foot (Video)|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=December 15, 2020|date=December 14, 2020}}</ref> The band promoted ''Quadra'' by touring North America with [[Sacred Reich]], [[Crowbar (American band)|Crowbar]] and Art of Shock, and Europe with the two-thirds of the North American leg (only Sacred Reich and Crowbar remaining); due to the COVID-19 situation, the tours had been rescheduled to two years from March and April 2020 and a year from the fall of 2021 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-announces-north-american-quadra-2022-tour-with-sacred-reich-and-crowbar/|title=SEPULTURA Announces 'North American Quadra' 2022 Tour With SACRED REICH And CROWBAR|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-announces-fall-2021-european-tour-with-sacred-reich-and-crowbar/|title=SEPULTURA Announces Fall 2021 European Tour With SACRED REICH And CROWBAR|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=December 15, 2020|date=December 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-announces-north-american-tour-with-sacred-reich-crowbar-blabbermouth-net-presale-available/|title=SEPULTURA Announces North American Tour With SACRED REICH, CROWBAR; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=December 17, 2019|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-postpones-european-tour-due-to-uncertainty-with-ever-changing-covid-19-restrictions/|title=SEPULTURA Postpones European Tour Due To 'Uncertainty' With Ever-Changing COVID-19 Restrictions|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=February 13, 2022|access-date=February 15, 2022}}</ref> Drummer Bruno Valverde of [[Angra (band)|Angra]] was brought to fill in for [[Eloy Casagrande]] on the last three dates of the US tour, as the latter could not perform due to a leg injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-recruits-angra-drummer-bruno-valverde-for-last-three-shows-of-u-s-tour/|title=SEPULTURA Recruits ANGRA Drummer BRUNO VALVERDE For Last Three Shows Of U.S. Tour|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 5, 2022|access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> Due to a "family emergency", Kisser was temporarily filled in by Jean Patton of Project46 on the summer 2022 European tour;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/sepulturas-andreas-kisser-leaves-european-tour-due-to-family-emergency-temporary-replacement-announced|title=SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Leaves European Tour Due To 'Family Emergency'; Temporary Replacement Announced|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 5, 2022|access-date=June 29, 2022}}</ref> the reason behind this "family emergency" situation turned out to be Kisser's wife Patricia's battle with colon cancer, which she died from on July 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-guitarist-andreas-kisser-is-mourning-death-of-his-wife|title=SEPULTURA Guitarist ANDREAS KISSER Is Mourning Death Of His Wife|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=July 4, 2022|access-date=July 4, 2022}}</ref> The band also co-headlined the Klash of the Titans tour in North America with [[Kreator]] during the spring of 2023, with [[Death Angel]] and Spiritworld as the supporting acts.<ref>{{cite web|title=KREATOR And SEPULTURA Announce Spring 2023 North American Tour With DEATH ANGEL|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/kreator-and-sepultura-announce-spring-2023-north-american-tour-with-death-angel|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=16 January 2023|date=16 January 2023}}</ref>

Sepultura released a quarantine collaboration album on August 13, 2021, titled ''SepulQuarta'', which includes contributions by members of [[Megadeth]], Testament, [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], [[System of a Down]], [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] and Sacred Reich.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-to-release-sepulquarta-album-of-quarantine-collaborations/|title=SEPULTURA To Release 'SepulQuarta' Album Of Quarantine Collaborations|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=December 21, 2020|date=December 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-announces-details-of-sepulquarta-album-of-quarantine-collaborations/|title=SEPULTURA Announces Details Of 'SepulQuarta' Album Of Quarantine Collaborations|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=June 4, 2021|date=June 4, 2021}}</ref>

In a July 2022 interview, frontman [[Derrick Green]] confirmed that Sepultura would begin working on their next studio album after the tour for ''Quadra'' ends, in 2024 at the earliest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/derrick-green-says-sepultura-wont-start-thinking-about-new-studio-album-until-2023-at-the-earliest|title=DERRICK GREEN Says SEPULTURA Won't Start Thinking About New Studio Album Until 2023 At The Earliest|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=July 5, 2022|date=July 5, 2022}}</ref> Kisser later indicated that the band was not expected to release another studio album before at least 2025 or for "a few years".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/andreas_kisser_says_sepultura_will_focus_on_40th_anniversary_no_plans_for_new_album.html | title=Andreas Kisser Says Sepultura Will Focus on 40th Anniversary, No Plans for New Album }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/andreas-kisser-says-there-wont-be-a-new-sepultura-studio-album-for-a-few-years|title=ANDREAS KISSER Says There Won't Be A New SEPULTURA Studio Album For 'A Few Years'|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=November 24, 2022|date=November 23, 2022}}</ref>

===40th anniversary tour and break-up (2023–present)===
In August 2023, Kisser revealed that Sepultura would be celebrating its 40th anniversary as a band in 2024 with a "special tour", which he said would not include a reunion with [[Max Cavalera|Max]] and [[Igor Cavalera]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rockbizz.com.br/iggor-e-max-cavalera-nao-serao-convidados-para-festa-de-40-anos-do-sepultura-para-estragar-a-festa-disse-andreas-kisser/ | title=Iggor e Max Cavalera não serão convidados para festa de 40 anos do Sepultura: "Para estragar a festa?" - disse Andreas Kisser | date=August 4, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/sepulturas_andreas_kisser_rules_out_reunion_with_max_and_igor_cavalera_for_40th_anniversary_celebration.html | title=Sepultura's Andreas Kisser Rules Out Reunion with Max and Igor Cavalera for 40th Anniversary Celebration }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://metaladdicts.com/sepulturas-andreas-kisser-dismisses-possibility-of-reunion-with-cavalera-brothers-for-bands-40th-anniversary/ | title=SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Dismisses Possibility of Reunion with CAVALERA Brothers for Band's 40th Anniversary | date=August 8, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/08/08/sepulturas-40th-anniversary-celebration-wont-include-the-cavalera-brothers/ | title=Sepultura's 40th Anniversary Celebration Won't Include the Cavalera Brothers | date=August 8, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://metalinjection.net/news/andreas-kisser-on-sepultura-reuniting-with-max-igorr-for-their-upcoming-anniversary-why-would-we-do-that-to-ruin-the-party | title=ANDREAS KISSER on SEPULTURA Reuniting with MAX & IGORR for Their Upcoming Anniversary: "Why Would We do That? To Ruin the Party?" | date=August 10, 2023 }}</ref> and commemorate this anniversary with a live album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-to-celebrate-40th-anniversary-in-2024-with-new-live-album|title=SEPULTURA To Celebrate 40th Anniversary In 2024 With New Live Album|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=August 22, 2023|date=August 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/sepulturas-andreas-kisser-on-upcoming-40th-anniversary-live-album-its-exciting | title=SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER on Upcoming 40th-Anniversary Live Album: 'It's Exciting' | date=August 25, 2023 }}</ref>

On December 8, 2023, Sepultura announced that they would be embarking on a farewell tour in 2024 in celebration of their 40th anniversary. It was set to run for 18 months, indicating that they were set to disband in 2025; however, Kisser has indicated that the tour will continue into 2026.<ref name=finaltour/><ref name=tour2026/><ref name=disband2024/> The first show of the tour took place at the [[Arena Hall (Belo Horizonte)|Arena Hall]] in Belo Horizonte on March 1, 2024.<ref name=firstshow2024/> Kisser has said that he would be open to reuniting with any former members (particularly the Cavalera brothers) for a final show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metaladdicts.com/sepulturas-andreas-kisser-says-hes-open-to-play-with-max-and-iggor-cavalera-again/|title=SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Says He's Open To Play With MAX And IGGOR CAVALERA Again|website=metaladdicts.com|date=April 4, 2024|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/andreas-kisser-says-it-would-be-great-to-have-max-and-igor-cavalera-perform-with-sepultura-at-final-show|title=ANDREAS KISSER Says It Would Be 'Great' To Have MAX And IGOR CAVALERA Perform With SEPULTURA At Final Show|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=June 24, 2024|access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref> Despite initially saying that he was open to reuniting with Sepultura,<ref name=classiclineup/> Max Cavalera ruled out this possibility in a July 2024 interview with ''[[Metal Injection]]'', explaining, "The more the time passes by, the more I feel that I don't need to [reunite with Sepultura]. Like I said, the real reunion is between [[Cavalera Conspiracy|myself and Igor]], and I did that. It's pure magic and amazing what we're doing right now. You kind of have to realise if we end up doing a Sepultura reunion, it's almost like we can't go back to the Cavalera thing, you know? It won't really make sense."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/max-cavalera-no-sepultura-reunion-2024|title=Max Cavalera isn't open to a classic Sepultura reunion anymore: "The more the time passes by, the more I feel that I don"t need to"|website=loudersound.com|access-date=July 6, 2024|date=July 3, 2024}}</ref>

Three days before the farewell tour began, it was announced that Casagrande had quit the band on February 6, 2024 to join "another project",<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2024-02-27 |title=Drummer ELOY CASAGRANDE Quits SEPULTURA To Join 'Another Project' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/drummer-eloy-casagrande-quits-sepultura-to-join-another-project |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> later revealed to be [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-30 |title=SLIPKNOT confirm former SEPULTURA member ELOY CASAGRANDE as new drummer |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/slipknot-confirm-former-sepultura-member-eloy-casagrande-new-drummer |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Revolver |language=en}}</ref> He later stated that one of the reasons he left Sepultura was because he "didn't want to stop playing drums at the age of 33."<ref name=disband2024/> Casagrande was replaced by former [[Suicidal Tendencies]] drummer [[Greyson Nekrutman]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|author=Greg Kennelty|url=https://metalinjection.net/news/breakups/eloy-casagrande-quits-sepultura|title=ELOY CASAGRANDE Quits SEPULTURA|date=February 27, 2024|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref>

==Musical style, influences, and legacy==
Sepultura has been influenced by a variety of music, including heavy metal and hard rock bands such as [[Rush (band)|Rush]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Judas Priest]], [[Motörhead]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]], [[Venom (band)|Venom]], [[Celtic Frost]], [[Twisted Sister]], [[Triumph (band)|Triumph]], [[Whitesnake]] and [[Corrosion of Conformity]], thrash metal bands [[Metallica]], [[Slayer]], [[Megadeth]], [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]], [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]], [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], [[Kreator]], [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]], [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]] and [[Sacrifice (band)|Sacrifice]], and death metal bands [[Possessed (band)|Possessed]] and [[Death (metal band)|Death]]. They were also influenced by punk rock music, including bands such as the [[Ramones]], the [[Sex Pistols]], [[Terveet Kädet]], [[Rattus (band)|Rattus]], [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], the [[Dead Kennedys]], [[Kaaos]], [[Discharge (band)|Discharge]], [[Stormtroopers of Death|S.O.D.]], [[Amebix]] and [[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]], as well as early [[U2]].<ref name="AllMusic Bio"/><ref name="Angle 2024-04-03"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sepultura-mn0000741746/related|title=Sepultura - Similar Artists|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/testament-mn0000751910/related|title=Testament - Similar Artists|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/five_noteworthy_facts_you_may_not_know_about_sepultura|title=Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know about Sepultura|date=August 9, 2011|website=exclaim.ca|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepulturas-andreas-kisser-we-dont-try-to-create-clones-or-try-to-follow-formulas/|title=Sepultura's Andreas Kisser: 'We Don't Try To Create Clones Or Try To Follow Formulas'|date=November 7, 2015|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/andreas-kisser-how-testament-influenced-sepultura/|title=ANDREAS KISSER: How TESTAMENT Influenced SEPULTURA|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=February 1, 2022|access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/andreas-kisser-sepultura-10-albums|title=Sepultura's Andreas Kisser: 10 Albums That Changed My Life|date=May 29, 2022 |publisher=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|loudersound.com]]|access-date=May 31, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edmontonsun.com/2015/05/13/maimann-metal-vets-sepultura-rockin-into-town|title=Maimann: Metal vets Sepultura rockin' into town|date=May 13, 2015|publisher=[[Edmonton Sun]]|access-date=May 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/overkill_bassist_on_being_excluded_from_big_4_of_thrash_metal_i_dont_think_its_about_their_influence_its_about_their_sales.html|title=Overkill Bassist on Being Excluded From 'Big 4' of Thrash Metal: 'I Don't Think It's About Their Influence, It's About Their Sales'|publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar]]|access-date=August 6, 2024|date=January 25, 2023}}</ref> Kisser has affirmed that "without Slayer, Sepultura would never be possible."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/andreas-kisser-without-slayer-sepultura-would-never-be-possible|title=Andreas Kisser: "Without Slayer, Sepultura Would Never Be Possible"|date=May 29, 2013|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref>

Sepultura's music comes in a wide range of [[Heavy metal genres|heavy metal musical styles]]. The band has been described mainly as [[thrash metal]] and [[death metal]],<ref name=rolling/><ref name=aboutcds>{{cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/sepultura/p/sepultura.htm|title=Sepultura|website=Heavymetal.about.com|access-date=May 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Avelar |first=Idelber |year=2011 |chapter=Otherwise National: Locality and Power in the Art of Sepultura |editor1-last=Wallach |editor1-first=Jeremy |editor2-last=Berger |editor2-first=Harris M. |editor3-last=Greene |editor3-first=Paul D. |title=Metal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music Around the World |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/metalrulesglobeh00wall/page/139 |chapter-url-access=registration |publisher=[[Duke University Press]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/metalrulesglobeh00wall/page/139 139] |isbn=978-0-8223-4733-0 }}</ref><ref name=Allmusic>Rivadavia, Eduardo. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r17714|pure_url=yes}} "Schizophrenia - Sepultura"]. [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved May 11, 2005.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onemetal.com/2011/06/12/sepultura-kairos/ |title=Sepultura - Kairos - REVIEW |publisher=Chris Ward |date=June 12, 2011 |access-date=August 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203154520/http://www.onemetal.com/2011/06/12/sepultura-kairos/ |archive-date=December 3, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and considered one of the primary inventors of the latter genre.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sepultura - Death Metal [Death Metal Underground: Black Metal, Death Metal, Grindcore, Speed/Power Metal, Thrash and Doom Metal reviews, discographies, mp3 samples, tracklists and images]|url=http://www.deathmetal.org/bands/sepultura/|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Deathmetal.org|language=en}}</ref> Another genre the band has been commonly categorized under is [[groove metal]].<ref name=pop>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/ankla-steep-trails/|title=Ankla|website=Popmatters.com|date=April 11, 2007 |access-date=May 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name=about>[http://heavymetal.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/bestsepulturacds.htm Best Sepultura Albums by Dan Marsicano - ''Retrieved'' on 11/20/2014] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072215/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/bestsepulturacds.htm |date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> The band later on started experimenting with elements of other musical genres such as [[hardcore punk]], [[industrial metal]],<ref name=haagsma1993/> [[alternative metal]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/style/alternative-metal-ma0000012328 |title=Alternative Metal |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> [[world music]]<ref name=haagsma1993/><ref name=pop/><ref name=about/> and [[nu metal]].<ref name=Dimery/> The band's first EP ''[[Bestial Devastation]]'' and debut album ''[[Morbid Visions]]'' were influenced by [[black metal]], with the group citing bands like Venom and Celtic Frost as influences. Additionally, both recordings have been referred to as [[blackened death metal]]. Sepultura would put more emphasis on the thrash metal part of their sound, starting with ''[[Schizophrenia]]'', and by ''[[Beneath the Remains]]'' and ''[[Arise (Sepultura album)|Arise]]'', they had abandoned black metal entirely.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/editorials/graves-of-the-80s/graves-of-the-80s-an-examination-of-the-first-two-sepultura-records|title=Graves Of The 80s: An Examination Of Early SEPULTURA|publisher=Metal Injection|date=March 22, 2023|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref>

Elements of [[Latin music]], [[samba]] and [[Music of Brazil|Brazilian folk and tribal music]] have also been incorporated into Sepultura's metal style, particularly on ''[[Roots (Sepultura album)|Roots]]''. ''Roots'' was partly recorded with the [[Indigenous peoples in Brazil|indigenous]] [[Xavante]] tribe in [[Mato Grosso]], and incorporates percussion, rhythms, chanting and lyrical themes inspired by the collaboration.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-30|title=Greetings From the Third World: Revisiting Sepultura's Genre-Changing 'Roots'|url=https://www.popmatters.com/greetings-from-the-third-world-revisiting-sepulturas-genre-changing-roots-2495442037.html|access-date=2021-01-26|website=PopMatters|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Epstein|first=Dan|date=2016-09-09|title=Max and Iggor Cavalera Talk Revisiting Sepultura's 'Roots' for Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/max-and-iggor-cavalera-talk-revisiting-sepulturas-roots-for-tour-119272/|access-date=2021-01-26|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Há 20 anos, visita a índios e choque cultural criavam clássico do Sepultura|url=https://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2016/02/19/ha-20-anos-visita-a-indios-e-choque-cultural-criaram-classico-do-sepultura.htm|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Musica.uol.com.br|language=pt-br}}</ref>

Looking back on the band's career arc for a 2016 article on Max and Igor Cavalera's retrospective Return to Roots tour (in commemoration of the album's 20th anniversary), ''[[Nashville Scene]]'' contributor Saby Reyes-Kulkarni observed that, "Before ''Chaos A.D.'', the overwhelming majority of metal had a 'white' feel to it. Sepultura changed that forever. And with ''Roots,'' the band went a step further, asserting once and for all that the genre can accommodate native stylings from any culture, much like jazz had done for decades prior."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/features/article/20833678/roots-run-deep-twenty-years-later-sepultura-founders-max-and-iggor-cavalera-perform-their-former-bands-pinnacle-album-in-full|title=Roots Run Deep: Twenty Years Later, Sepultura Founders Max and Iggor Cavalera Perform Their Former Band's Pinnacle Album in Full|work=Nashville Scene|access-date=January 8, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

[[MTV]] called Sepultura the most successful Brazilian heavy metal band in history and "perhaps the most important heavy metal band of the '90s."<ref name="AllMusic Bio" /> In 1993, Robert Baird of ''[[Phoenix New Times]]'' wrote that the band played "machine-gun-tempo mayhem" and that the members "love to attack organized religion and repressive government."<ref name="Phoenix Times 1993-05-12" />

A number of bands have cited Sepultura as an influence, including [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]],<ref>{{cite web |title=SEPULTURA Is Still Working On Securing Worldwide Release For Official Documentary |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-is-still-working-on-securing-worldwide-release-for-official-documentary/ |website=[[Blabbermouth]] |date=August 11, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref> [[Korn]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=PASBANI |first1=ROBERT |title=Jonathan Davis: SEPULTURA's Roots Was Blatant KORN Ripoff |url=https://metalinjection.net/latest-news/drama/jonathan-davis-sepulturas-roots-was-blatant-korn-ripoff |website=Metal Injection |date=October 8, 2016 |access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref> [[Hatebreed]], [[Alien Weaponry]], [[Krisiun]], [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]], [[Between the Buried and Me]], [[Bullet for My Valentine]], [[Xibalba (band)|Xibalba]], [[Vein (band)|Vein]], [[Toxic Holocaust]], [[Children of Bodom]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Children of Bodom Family Tree — The Metal |url=https://www.givememetal.com/melodicdeathtrees/children-of-bodom-family-tree |access-date=5 May 2021 |website=givememetal.com|date=January 26, 2021 }}</ref> [[Code Orange (band)|Code Orange]], [[Puya (band)|Puya]] and [[Nails (band)|Nails]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krovatin |first1=Chris |title=11 BANDS WHO WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT SEPULTURA |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/11-bands-who-wouldnt-be-here-without-sepultura/ |website=[[Kerrang!]] |access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref>

== Band members ==
{{Main|List of Sepultura members}}

===Current members===
* [[Paulo Jr.]] – bass (1984–present, only live until 1991), backing vocals (1984–present); percussion (1993–1997)
* [[Andreas Kisser]] – lead guitar, backing vocals (1987–present); lead vocals (1996–1997); bass (1987–1991, only in studio); rhythm guitar (1996–present)
* [[Derrick Green]] – lead vocals (1997–present); percussion (2005–present); additional rhythm guitar (1998–2005)
* [[Greyson Nekrutman]] – drums, percussion (2024–present)

== Discography ==
{{Main|Sepultura discography}}

* ''[[Morbid Visions]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Schizophrenia (Sepultura album)|Schizophrenia]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Beneath the Remains]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Arise (Sepultura album)|Arise]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Chaos A.D.]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Roots (Sepultura album)|Roots]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Against (album)|Against]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Nation (Sepultura album)|Nation]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Roorback]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Dante XXI]]'' (2006)
* ''[[A-Lex]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Kairos (album)|Kairos]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Machine Messiah (album)|Machine Messiah]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Quadra (album)|Quadra]]'' (2020)

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*Anonymous (May 2003). ''Beneath the Remains''. In: ''A Megaton Hit Parade: The All-Time Thrash Top 20''. ''Terrorizer'' No. 109, page 35.
*Barcinski, André & Gomes, Silvio (1999). ''Sepultura: Toda a História''. São Paulo: Ed. 34. {{ISBN|85-7326-156-0}}
*Colmatti, Andréa (1997). Sepultura: Igor Cavalera. ''Modern Drummer Brasil, 6,'' 18–26, 28–30.
*Hinchliffe, James (December 2006). ''Beneath the Remains''. In: ''Death Metal|The DM Top 40''. ''Terrorizer'' No. 151, page 54.
*Lemos, Anamaria (1993). Caos Desencanado. ''Bizz, 98,'' 40–45.
*Schwarz, Paul (2005). ''Morbid Visions''. In: ''The First Wave''. ''Terrorizer, 128'', 42.
*Sepultura (1996). ''Roots.'' [CD]. New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. The 25th Anniversary Series (2-CD Reissue, 2005).
* <cite id=refDimery2006>{{cite book|last=Thoroddsen|first=Arnar|editor-first=Robert|editor-last=Dimery|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die|publisher=Quintet Publishing Limited|year=2006|isbn=0-7893-1371-5}}</cite>

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