Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal/death metal band assembled in 1984, though their current sound is often described as groove metal.Sepultura was formed in Belo Horizonte in 1983 by Max Cavalera (guitars and vocals) younger brother and Igor Cavalera (drums). Sepultura signed to Cogumelo Records after a few years of performing. Their first EP was Bestial Devastation, a split with another band's album on the flipside. Their first LP was Morbid Visions (1986 in music), which included the moderate hit "Troops of Doom" that attracted the band some attention. After Morbid Visions, Jairo Guedez left the band for another death metal venture and Sao Paulo based guitarist Andreas Kisser replaced him. Their second full-length album was Schizophrenia, which was a critical success that led to a contract with Roadrunner Records.
At the height of Sepultura's fame, however, a series of events broke the band apart. First, just before the band were due to play at the 1996 Donington Monsters of Rock Festival, lead singer Max Cavalera's wife (and the band's manager), Gloria, was hit by the de...more
