Sepultura will stop

The legend of Sepultura ends. Pictured is guitarist Andreas Kisser. PDO

Brazilian metal band Sepultura is calling it quits. The band announces the end of their story in a post on their website in the bulletin.

The band, founded in 1984, ends its career with a spectacular farewell tour. During the year and a half world tour, Sepultura will be celebrating their 40th anniversary.

During the tour, the band plans to record live versions of their 40 songs in 40 different cities. The live recordings will be released later in the form of a compilation album.

– We are happy and truly grateful for everything we have been able to witness in the past four decades. We’ve released great albums and played unforgettable gigs, formed friendships, met our idols, helped put Brazilian metal on the world map. With that, we feel that we can leave the music world with the feeling that we have fulfilled our duty, the band says in its announcement.

Sepultura compares its termination decision to euthanasia, i.e. euthanasia.

– The right to a dignified death. The right to decide to live freely and to decide when to die, the notice ends.

Sepultura, which plays groove metal and trash metal, was founded in 1984 in Belo Horizonte. The original members of the band were Max Cavalera, Jairo Guedz, Wagner Lamounier, Igor Cavalera and Roberto Raffa. The last of them, Igor Cavalera, left the band in 2006.

At the moment, the band consists of: Derrick Green, Andreas Kisser, Paulo Pinto and Eloy Casagrande.

A Finnish cellist has also played on the band’s records, among others Eicca Toppinen. Toppinen’s Apocalyptica band has also covered Sepultura’s songs.

Sepultura has named the Finnish punk band Terveet kädet as one of its early influences.

Sepultura is known, among other things, for their songs Roots Bloody Roots, Refuse / Resist and Territory. The band has released 15 studio albums, which have sold a total of nearly 20 million copies worldwide.