In a brand new interview with Actuality Verify TV carried out on January 24 at this 12 months’s NAMM conference in Anaheim, California, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser was as soon as once more requested about the opportunity of reuniting with authentic frontman Max Cavalera and drummer Igor “Iggor” Cavalera for a closing present to cap off the band’s ongoing farewell tour. He mentioned (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I hope so. The concept is to do a really final present [in 2026] in São Paulo, Brazil, the place we’ve all of the company, pals to have fun our historical past.”
He continued: “There isn’t any purpose to be preventing. We simply go on stage, take pleasure in ourselves. We all know easy methods to play the songs. It is gonna be a celebration for the followers. Forty years of historical past, it is loads — many albums, many alternative modifications and totally different types of music. And it is gonna be a tremendous social gathering — I hope so — and hopefully everyone can be an element [of it].”
SEPULTURA kicked off the North American leg of the large “Celebrating Life By Dying” farewell tour on September 17, 2024 on the Harmony Music Corridor in Chicago, Illinois. The band performed a career-spanning set that honors SEPULTURA‘s 40 years of existence. Becoming a member of SEPULTURA on this tour have been Florida-based loss of life metallic veterans OBITUARY, iconic New York hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT, and São Paulo, Brazil’s loss of life/thrash metallers CLAUSTROFOBIA.
SEPULTURA is placing collectively a stay album commemorating their final run of reveals. The band is recording 40 songs in 40 totally different cities for what can be a “large compilation of our greatest, most energetic moments on stage,” in line with a press release launched by SEPULTURA in December 2023.
Requested in a brand new interview with Germany’s Moshpit Ardour if SEPULTURA‘s closing present can even be included within the bundle, Andreas mentioned: “Who is aware of? Every part is feasible. We did three large reveals in São Paulo [Brazil] earlier than we went to the States. And we recorded the entire present — the cameras, DVD and stuff. In fact, these items that we’re recording for the stay album is audio solely. And we’re planning to have the final farewell present in São Paulo in 2026, so we prefer to go locations, we like to go to locations that we have by no means been earlier than. We love to do our goodbye in a relaxed temper — no hurry. There isn’t any purpose actually to hurry something. We’re having fun with the second a lot. We’re celebrating the momentum. It is implausible. It is wonderful. So it is one thing that’s gonna be on the recording as effectively, this nice vibe, the connection we’ve with the group and stuff. However, yeah, every little thing is feasible. I imply, in fact, the final present, [it] can be nice to have a register. We like to ask all of the ex-members, together with the brothers, Cavalera brothers. Let’s have a look at what occurs. We’re working in direction of that, to have a giant celebration for the followers.”
Acknowledging the truth that SEPULTURA had an acrimonious cut up with Max Cavalera practically 30 years in the past, Andreas mentioned: “We do not care who is correct or incorrect. We’re by no means gonna get to that time. [Laughs] We’ve got totally different level of views and totally different views about similar historic occasions and stuff. So let’s jam, let’s have an excellent time for the followers, for us, for ourselves, and actually shut this wonderful 43 years or 44, no matter it is gonna be on the time, in peace with ourselves, and actually attain for one thing totally different afterwards. At the least in my standpoint, I prefer to, in fact, proceed with music and every little thing, however perhaps do one thing totally different. Who is aware of?”
In a current interview with Metallic Hammer journal, Kisser and vocalist Derrick Inexperienced have been requested about their plans for after the completion of the farewell tour. Andreas mentioned: “I do not know, and it feels nice. I need to research acoustic guitar, and to create tutorial materials on the SEPULTURA music. I’ve performed small issues right here and there, however not an entire overview of my guitar taking part in and writing. I’ll resolve when the time comes, however proper now it’s time to have fun the second.”
Derrick added: “I need to do much more with the TV present I am engaged on, ‘Freeway To Well being’. I’ve additionally been all for doing voiceover work in animation or commercials. Musically, I would love to do one thing exterior of metallic with extra singing, but when someone approaches with one thing I believe is intriguing, I am positively open to that, as a result of I by no means need to step away from music.”
Requested if Andreas and Derrick will nonetheless work collectively sooner or later, Kisser quipped: “Nah. We solely discuss to one another by contract. When the contract is completed, we’re performed. [Laughs] No, in fact there are a number of potentialities. I might like to work with Derrick exterior of SEPULTURA. We’ve got the concept for a reggae venture on the playing cards, which we’ve a fantastic title for. The consolation zone is the worst factor that may occur to an artist. It could be boring to cease SEPULTURA and do one thing else that’s SEPULTURA-like.”
SEPULTURA kicked off its farewell tour on March 1, 2024 at Enviornment Corridor in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The sold-out present marked the band’s debut efficiency with drummer Greyson Nekrutman, who beforehand performed with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES.
SEPULTURA introduced drummer Eloy Casagrande‘s departure on February 27, 2024, explaining in a press release that he was leaving to hitch “one other venture”, with Eloy later confirming that he’s the brand new drummer of SLIPKNOT.
The information of Eloy‘s exit from SEPULTURA got here simply two months after the band introduced it will have fun its fortieth anniversary in 2024 by embarking on a “farewell tour” which can cowl the whole globe.
In SEPULTURA‘s assertion, the remaining bandmembers expressed their shock over Casagrande‘s departure, saying they have been “taken without warning” that their now-former drummer would “abandon every little thing associated to SEPULTURA” lower than a month previous to the beginning of the tour.
