Musical Inspiration
The band had listed some of the great names in metal rock as their inspiration, namely Led Zepellin, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, AC/DC, and Deep Purple.
The Band's History
Sepultura has had a number of band members, but among those that belonged during its early existence was Paulo Jr., Jairo Guedez, and the brothers Max and Igor Cavalera. In 1985 they released their first LP titled Bestial Devastation. It was soon followed by their very own record, Morbid Visions. It included their first major hit, "Troops of Doom".
Morbid Visions was not technically at par with other commercially made records. The songs were poorly produced and even the band members had claimed that they forgot to tune their guitars during the recording sessions. Nevertheless the album was notable for being the entry of Sepultura to mainstream meda and to the consciousness and awareness of a much larger heavy metal audience.
After the release of their debut album, Jairo Guedez left the band and was soon replaced at lead guitar by Andreas Kisser. It was then that second of the Sepultura albums was released. They titled it Schizophrenia.
While Morbid Visions was more of a death metal album, Schizophrenia falls under the thrash metal category. The album found its way to Europe where it was heavily bootlegged. It was also during this time that Sepultura was trying to make it into the American heavy metal crowd by sending copies of their albums to various radio stations.
By the time their third album, Beneath the Remains, was released the band had already gained some popularity. They then embarked on their first international tour across the United States, Mexico, and Germany. It was during this tour that they met their music idols such as Metallica and Motorhead.
Their fourth album, Arise, was the first to make it to the Billboard 200 charts ranking at no. 119. By this time Sepultura was already recognized as the top band in the death metal and thrash metal scene.
However, the band was starting to experiment with other musical styles. With the fifth of the Sepultura albums, Chaos A.D., their music became more of hardcore punk. The album was released in 1993. This variation from death and thrash metal continued with their sixth album, Roots, which included some elements of the musical styles of the indigenous people of Brazil.
In 1996 Max Cavalera left the band with no statements as to the reason why he did so. Some years later his brother Igor also left Sepultura citing artistic incompatibility. Each of the Cavalera brothers had formed their own bands and are still actively playing and recording.
Sepultura's other albums include Against, Nation, Roorback, Dante XXI, and A-Lex with each release helping in cementing the role and contribution of Sepultura to the heavy metal rock scene.
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