Sepultura formed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1984 by:
 

Name	Born	Instrument
Max Cavalera	4 August 1969, Brazil	vocals/guitar
Igor	24 September 1970, Brazil	drums
Paulo Jnr	30 April 1969, Brazil	bass
Andreas Kisser	24 August 1968	guitarist

 

First guitarist Jairo T, was replaced in April 1987 by Andreas Kisser  of fellow Brazilian Metal act Pestilence. Sepultura is the Portuguese word for grave, and this is a strong clue as to the nature of a music which dels with themes of death and destruction, originally influenced by bands such as Slayer and Venom. In 1985 Sepultura recorded an album with Brazilian band Overdose (whom Sepultura had supported on their very first gig), but this debut, Beastial Devastation, was of poor quality and had limited circulation. Their first solo effort, Morbid Visions , was released in 1986, followed a year later by Schizophrenia . The music on both was typified by speed, aggression and anger, much of which stemmed from the band's native land. It was Monte Conner of American record label Roadrunner who brought the band to international notice in 1989 when they released Beneath The Remains , which had been recorded in Rio with Scott Burns as producer. In 1990 Sepultura played at the Dynamo Festival in Holland where they met Gloria Bujnowski, manager of Sacred Reich ; their relationship with her led to the re-release of Schizophrenia . Despite European and American success, Sepultura have not deserted Brazil, and they played at the Rock in Rio festival in 1990. Arise , released in 1991, proved the best selling album in the history of the Roadrunner label. The sessions for Chaos A.D. saw the group strip down their music in a more minimalist approach, which mirrored the punk ethos, especially evident on a cover of New Model Army's 'The Hunt' (they had previously cut the Dead Kennedy's 'Drug Me' for an Alternative Tentacles compilation). 1994, meanwhile, would see Cavalera branch out to release the Point Blank CD, working alongside Fudgetunnel's Alex Newport under the name Nailbomb.

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