Sepultura | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
Genres | Thrash metal Groove metal Death metal Nu metal Alternative metal Heavy metal Black metal (early) |
Years active | 1984—present |
Labels | Cogumelo, Roadrunner, New Renaissance, Steamhammer, Nuclear Blast |
Associated acts | Sarcófago, Nailbomb, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Udora |
Members | Paulo Jr. Andreas Kisser Derrick Green Eloy Casagrande |
Past members | Igor Cavalera Max Cavalera Jairo Guedez Wagner Lamounier Jean Dolabella |
Sepultura is a thrash metal/death metal/groove metal band from Brazil that has sold over 15 million albums worldwide. The brothers Max and Igor Cavalera started it in Belo Horizonte in 1984. The two brothers have left the band since, Max in 1996, and Igor in 2006, with American singer Derrick Green and drummer Jean Dolabella replacing them after their exits, although Dolabella left in 2011 to be replaced with Eloy Casagrande.
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