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Sepultura Sepultura (, "grave")Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 17. is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in Belo Horizonte in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 16. They were a major force in the groove metal, thrash met ...

, a Brazilian heavy metal band. Sepultura was formed in

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, in 1984 by brothers

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and

Igor Cavalera Igor Graziano Cavalera (born 4 September 1970) is a Brazilian musician, best known as the former drummer for the heavy metal band Sepultura, which he co-founded with his brother Max in 1984. Max left the band in 1997, and Igor himself would ...

. After several lineup changes,

Paulo Jr. Paulo Xisto Pinto Júnior is a Brazilian musician best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Sepultura. He joined Sepultura after Roberto Raffan left the band in 1984, becoming Sepultura's second bassist. Although no original members are ...

and

Jairo Guedz Jairo Guedes Braga (born 25 November 1968), known professionally as Jairo Guedz, is a Brazilian guitarist and bassist, currently playing guitar for The Troops of Doom and The Southern Blacklist, and bass in a Metallica tribute band called Metall ...

became permanent members for the band's first studio album '' Morbid Visions'', released in 1986 through Cogumelo Records. Guitarist Jairo Guedz left Sepultura following the band's first tour and was replaced by

Andreas Kisser Andreas Rudolf Kisser (; born 24 August 1968) is a Brazilian musician, best known for being the lead guitarist for the metal band Sepultura. He has been featured on every Sepultura release since their second album, ''Schizophrenia''. Additionally, ...

. With the new lineup, Sepultura recorded ''

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'' in 1987. ''

Beneath the Remains ''Beneath the Remains'' is the third studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released on April 7, 1989. It was their first release by Roadrunner Records. Continuing in the death/thrash metal vein of its predecessor ''Schizophrenia' ...

'', the first album from the band's contract with

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, was released in 1989, followed by '' Arise'' in 1991 and '' Chaos A.D.'' in 1993. Sepultura's best-selling album ''

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'', was released in 1996 and debuted at number 27 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In 1996, vocalist Max Cavalera left the band and formed

Soulfly Soulfly is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1997. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 1996. To date the band has release ...

. The other members announced that they would continue under the Sepultura name and were searching for a replacement.

Derrick Green Derrick Leon Green (born January 20, 1971) is an American musician best known as the vocalist of Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. He joined the band in 1997 after the departure of band founder Max Cavalera. Early life Born in Cleveland, ...

was chosen to replace Cavalera, and with the new vocalist the band released '' Against'' in 1998. ''

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'' was released in 2001, the band's last studio album with Roadrunner Records. Sepultura signed to German label SPV and released ''

Roorback ''Roorback'' is the ninth studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 2003, through SPV Records. Album information The songs "Mind War" and " Bullet the Blue Sky" were released as singles and music videos. The digipak vers ...

''. '' Dante XXI'' was released in 2006 as a

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inspired by the

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'' by

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. Igor Cavalera left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Jean Dolabella. In 2009 Sepultura released ''

A-Lex ''A-Lex'' is the eleventh studio album by the Brazilian metal band Sepultura. It was released on January 23, 2009 by independent German record label SPV. This is the first album featuring drummer Jean Dolabella, since the departure of Igor Caval ...

'', a concept album about ''

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'', followed by 2011's ''

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''. Drummer

Eloy Casagrande Eloy Casagrande (born 29 January 1991) is a Brazilian musician, best known as the former drummer of Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. He is currently the drummer of Slipknot (band), Slipknot and Casagrande & Hanysz. Biography Casagrande be ...

replaced Dollabella and in 2013 the band released ''

The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart ''The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart'' is the thirteenth studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. It was released on October 25, 2013 in Europe on October 29 in the United States via Nuclear Blast. The album is b ...

'', which was loosely based on

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''. In 2017, Sepultura released their fourteenth studio album '' Machine Messiah'', and followed this in 2020 with their fifteenth studio album '' Quadra''.

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