Sepultura (Portuguese word for "grave") is a Brazilian metal band from Belo… Read Full Bio ↴Sepultura (Portuguese word for "grave") is a Brazilian metal band from Belo Horizonte. Formed in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, the band was a major force in the groove metal, thrash metal, and death metal genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments drawing influence from alternative metal, world music, nu metal, hardcore punk, and industrial metal. Sepultura has also been credited as one of the second wave of thrash metal acts from the late 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s.
The band has had several lineup changes throughout its existence, with Max and Igor Cavalera departing in 1996 and 2006, respectively. Sepultura's current lineup consists of vocalist Derrick Green, guitarist Andreas Kisser, bassist Paulo Jr. and drummer Eloy Casagrande. Since Igor Cavalera's departure in 2006, there have been no original members left in the band. Paulo Jr., who has been a member of Sepultura since 1985, is the only member to appear on every release. Kisser, who replaced onetime guitarist Jairo Guedz, debuted on record with Sepultura on their second full-length Schizophrenia (1987); he and Paulo Jr. are the only members to appear on the rest of the band's studio albums.
Sepultura has released sixteen studio albums to date, the latest being Sepulquarta (2021). Their most successful records are Beneath the Remains (1989), Arise (1991), Chaos A.D. (1993) and Roots (1996). Sepultura has sold over three million units in the United States and almost 20 million worldwide, gaining multiple gold and platinum records around the globe, including in countries as diverse as France, Australia, Indonesia, United States, Cyprus and their native Brazil.
History:
Singer and guitarist Max Cavalera formed Sepultura, along with his brother Igor, in 1984, and stayed with the band until 1996. Sepultura was formed in 1984 in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Teen brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, the impoverished sons of Vânia, a model, and Graciliano, a well-to-do Italian diplomat whose fatal heart attack left his family in financial ruin, founded the band. Graciliano's death deeply affected his sons, inspiring them to form a band after Max heard the album Black Sabbath Vol. 4 the very same day. They chose the band name Sepultura, the Portuguese word for "grave," when Max translated the lyrics of the Motörhead song "Dancing on Your Grave."
The brothers' early influences included Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple, and metal and hard rock artists of the early 1980s, such as Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Motörhead, AC/DC, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, and V8. They would travel to a record shop in São Paulo that mixed tapes of the latest records by American bands. Their listening habits changed dramatically after being introduced to Venom. As Igor Cavalera put it:
“I remember the first time I listened to Venom; it was on a friend's borrowed tape. It was similar to Motörhead, only a lot heavier. I remember someone saying: it's the devil's Motörhead! After we got acquainted with Venom, we stopped listening to Iron Maiden and all that lighter stuff.”
—Max Cavalera
The Cavalera brothers started listening to bands such as Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, Kreator, Sodom, Slayer, Megadeth, Exodus, and Exciter. They also had influences on Brazilian metal from bands like Stress, Sagrado Inferno, and Dorsal Atlântica. By 1984, they had dropped out of school. After several early membership changes, Sepultura established a stable lineup of Max on guitar, Igor on drums, vocalist Wagner Lamounier, and bassist Paulo Jr. Lamounier departed in March 1985 after disagreements with the band, and moved on to become the leader of the pioneering Brazilian black metal band Sarcófago. After his departure, Max took over the vocal duties. Jairo Guedes was invited to join the band as lead guitarist.
Bestial Devastation and Morbid Visions (1984–1986)
After about a year of performing, Sepultura signed to Cogumelo Records in 1985. Later that year, they released Bestial Devastation, a shared EP with fellow Brazilian band Overdose. It was recorded and self-produced in just two days. The band recorded their first full-length album, Morbid Visions, in August 1986. It contained their first hit, "Troops of Doom", which gained some media attention. The band then decided to relocate to the larger city of São Paulo.
Schizophrenia, Beneath the Remains, and Arise (1987–1992)
Andreas Kisser has been the lead guitarist of Sepultura since 1987. His arrival provided the group with a more technical experience. In early 1987, Jairo Guedz quit the band. São Paulo-based guitarist Andreas Kisser replaced Guedz, and they released their second studio album, Schizophrenia, in 1987. The album reflected a stylistic change towards a more thrash metal-oriented sound, while still keeping the death metal elements of Morbid Visions. Schizophrenia was an improvement in production and performance, and became a minor critical sensation across Europe and America as a much sought-after import. The band sent tapes to the United States that made radio playlists at a time when they were struggling to book gigs, because club owners were afraid to book them due to their style. The band gained attention from Roadrunner Records who signed them and released Schizophrenia internationally before seeing the band perform in person. During a May 2018 interview with teenyrockers.com, Kisser noted that Sepultura would not have been possible without family support, not only from his own family, but also from the families of Max & Igor and Paulo Jr.
The band's third studio album, Beneath the Remains, was released in 1989. The album was recorded in a rustic studio in Rio de Janeiro while the band communicated through translators with the American producer Scott Burns. It was an immediate success and became known in thrash metal circles as a classic approximately Slayer's Reign in Blood. It was hailed by Terrorizer magazine as one of the all-time top 20 thrash metal albums, as well as gaining a place in their all-time top 40 death metal records. AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of five and said, "The complete absence of filler here makes this one of the most essential death/thrash metal albums of all time." A long European and American tour furthered the band's reputation, despite the fact that they were still very limited English speakers. Their first US show was held on October 31, 1989 at the Ritz in New York City, opening for Danish heavy metal band King Diamond. The band filmed its first video for the single "Inner Self."
“Traveling on trains. Getting beat up by cops. Sleeping behind the stage. It’s part of growing up. It’s part of the nature of this stuff. If you don't have that kind of background, you can’t be a band like us.”
— Max Cavalera reflecting on Sepultura’s past in Brazil.
In January 1991, Sepultura played for more than 100,000 people at the Rock in Rio II festival. The band relocated from their native Brazil to Phoenix, Arizona in 1990, obtained new management, and recorded the album Arise at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida. By the time the album was released in March 1991, the band had become one of the most critically praised thrash/death metal bands of the time. The first single "Dead Embryonic Cells" was a success, and the title track gained additional attention when MTV America banned its video due to its apocalyptic religious imagery. The album was critically acclaimed and their first to chart on the Billboard 200, reaching No. 119.
Max Cavalera married the band's manager Gloria Bujnowski during this period. In 1992, Sepultura was part of two major tours: Helmet/Ministry and Alice in Chains/Ozzy Osbourne.
Chaos A.D., Nailbomb and Roots (1993–1996)
Sepultura's fifth album, Chaos A.D., was released in 1993. It saw a departure from their death metal style, adding influences of groove metal, industrial and hardcore punk. While Chaos A.D. is not a death metal album, the album does include elements of thrash metal music. AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of five and wrote that, "Chaos A.D. ranks as one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time." In 1994, Max and Igor collaborated with Alex Newport of Fudge Tunnel to form Nailbomb. They released an even more industrial-oriented album, Point Blank the same year. The group performed only one full live gig at Dynamo Open Air in 1995, and the performance was released as Proud to Commit Commercial Suicide. Nailbomb was disbanded shortly afterwards.
Sepultura's sound change continued with their sixth album, Roots, which was released in 1996. On this album, the band experimented with elements of the music of Brazil's indigenous peoples, and adopted a slower, down-tuned sound. The album was hailed as a modern-day heavy metal classic and a major influence on the then-nascent nu metal scene. AllMusic gave it 4.5 stars out of five and said, "Roots consolidates Sepultura's position as perhaps the most distinctive, original heavy metal band of the 1990s." In 1996, Sepultura performed "War (Guerra)" for the AIDS benefit album Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin produced by the Red Hot Organization.
Departure of Max Cavalera (1996–1997)
In August 1996, Sepultura played on the Castle Donington Monsters of Rock main stage alongside Ozzy Osbourne, Paradise Lost, Type O Negative, Biohazard, and Fear Factory. The band was suddenly a three-piece with Andreas Kisser taking over on lead vocals, after Max Cavalera left the concert site earlier in the day upon learning of the death of his stepson Dana Wells in a car accident. After Dana Wells' funeral was finished, Max returned and continued to tour with Sepultura. A few months after Wells' death, the band had a meeting with Max and said that they wanted to fire their manager Gloria Bujnowski, who was Max's wife and Dana's mother, and find new management. Their reasoning was that Bujnowski was paying too much attention to Max and not enough to the rest of the band. Max, who was still coming to terms with the death of Wells, felt betrayed by his bandmates for wanting to rid of Bujnowski and abruptly quit the band. Max Cavalera's final performance with Sepultura was at Brixton Academy in England on December 16, 1996.
I started Sepultura back in the day. I used to write that name on my schoolbooks. What I'm going through now, is like watching my own son die. I cry every day, I feel hurt, sad, and angry, it's as if half of me has died.
Max Cavalera explaining his feelings on leaving Sepultura. — In an interview with Faceculture in 2010, Max Cavalera explained that one of the reasons he left Sepultura was that Kisser's wife attempted to arrange Dana Wells' funeral before he and Bujnowski could return home from England. Max also claimed that he had recently attempted to reach out to Kisser for a possible reunion in which Bujnowski could manage him and Igor Cavalera while someone else could manage Kisser and Paulo Jr., but Kisser rejected the plan.
Derrick Green era - Against, Against and Roorback (1998–2005)
Following Max Cavalera's departure, the remaining members of Sepultura announced plans to find a new vocalist. Among those who auditioned were Chuck Billy of Testament, Phil Demmel of Machine Head and Vio-lence, Marc Grewe of Morgoth, Jorge Rosado of Merauder and a then-unknown Jason "Gong" Jones. American musician Derrick Green from Cleveland, Ohio, was selected as the band's new front man. The first album with the new line-up was against, which was released in 1998. The album was critically and commercially less successful than previous albums and sold considerably fewer copies than the debut album by Max Cavalera's new band Soulfly. AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, stating that ”there are enough flashes of the old Sepultura brilliance to suggest that great things are still to come.”
The band's eighth album, Nation, released in 2001, sold poorly. It would be their last studio album with Roadrunner Records. AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and said, “As Green scrapes the lining of his vocal chords through the brash, impassioned tracks, he's singing about more than just 'one nation, Sepulnation'; he's suggesting something bigger, something worth shouting about and fighting for.” In an interview, Derrick Green said that, “Every song will be related to the idea of building this nation. We will have our own flags, our own anthem.” Roadrunner Records released a recording of Max Cavalera’s last live show with Sepultura, titled Under a Pale Grey Sky, in 2002.
After recording Revolusongs, an EP of covers in 2002, the band released their ninth studio album, Roorback, in 2003. Despite receiving greater critical acclaim than its predecessors receive, sales remained low. It was their first album with SPV Records. AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of five and said, “If there are still any lingering doubts about the Green/Sepultura match, 2003's excellent Roorback should put them to rest for good. Green is passionate and focused throughout the album — he has no problem going that extra mile — and the writing is consistently strong.” In 2005, the band played in Dubai for the annual Dubai Desert Rock Festival. In November of that year, a live double DVD/double CD package, Live in São Paulo, was released. This was the first official live album from the band.
Dante XXI, A-Lex, and departure of Igor Cavalera (2006–2010)
Sepultura's tenth album, Dante XXI, was released on March 14, 2006. It is a concept album based on Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy. Music videos were recorded for the songs "Convicted in Life" and "Ostia". AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of five and said that, “Overall, Dante XXI is easily one of Sepultura's strongest releases to feature Green on vocals.”
In a 2007 interview with Revolver magazine, Max Cavalera stated that he and Igor, both of whom having recently reconciled after a decade-long feud, would reunite with the original Sepultura lineup. There were also rumors that the reunited line up would play on the main stage at Ozzfest 2007. However, Kisser denied this and the reunion did not occur. Instead, Igor Cavalera left the band after the release of Dante XXI and was replaced by Brazilian drummer Jean Dolabella, leaving the band without any of its original members. After leaving Sepultura, Igor and Max formed Cavalera Conspiracy.
The band was one of the featured musical guests at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 on November 13. They performed a cover of "The Girl from Ipanema," and "We've Lost You" from the album A-Lex. The 9th annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and aired on Univision. Sepultura also appeared in a successful ad campaign for Volkswagen motors commercial that aired nationally throughout Brazil in 2008. The spot said, “It’s the first time you've seen Sepultura like this. And a Sedan likes this one too.” The Volkswagen TV spot shows Sepultura playing bossa nova, the opposite of its heavy metal style, to say, “You never saw something like this, as you never saw a car like the new Voyage.”
Sepultura released the album A-Lex on 26 January 2009. This was the first Sepultura album to include neither of the Cavalera brothers, with bassist Paulo Jr. as the sole remaining member from the band's debut album. A-Lex is a concept album based on the book A Clockwork Orange. The album was recorded at Trama Studios in São Paulo, Brazil, with producer Stanley Soares. AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of five and said, “Personnel changes can have a very negative effect on a band, but Sepultura have maintained their vitality all these years – and that vitality is alive and well on the superb A-Lex.” In the same year, Andreas Kisser contributed his recipe for "Churrasco in Soy Sauce" to Hellbent for Cooking: The Heavy Metal Cookbook, stating in the recipe that he prefers his meat “medium-rare.” Sepultura supported Metallica on January 30 and January 31, 2010, at Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo, Brazil. 100,000 people attended the two concerts. The band filmed a concert DVD in 2010. Sepultura played at Kucukciftlik Park, Istanbul, on April 27, 2010. On August 8, 2010 visited the UK to play at the Heavy Music Festival near Folkestone.
Kairos and The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart (2010–2014)
On July 6, 2010, it was announced that Sepultura were signed with Nuclear Blast Records, and would release their first album for the label in 2011. The band confirmed that there would be no reunion of the classic lineup. By the end of 2010, the band began writing new material and entered the studio to begin recording their 12th album with producer Roy Z (Judas Priest, Halford, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson, Helloween and Andre Matos). On March 1, 2011, Sepultura had completed recording their new album, entitled Kairos, which was released in June 2011.The album includes cover versions of Ministry's "Just One Fix" and The Prodigy's "Firestarter", both of which are available as bonus tracks on various special-edition releases. Sepultura played on the Kairos World Tour and at Wacken Open Air 2011. Drummer Jean Dolabella left the band and was replaced by 20-year-old Eloy Casagrande in November 2011, who had already played in Brazilian heavy metal singer Andre Matos' solo band and in the Brazilian post-hardcore band Gloria. In November and December 2011 Sepultura participated the Thrashfest Classics 2011 tour alongside thrash metal bands like Exodus, Destruction, Heathen, and Mortal Sin.
In May 2012, guitarist Andreas Kisser told Metal Underground that Sepultura would soon "start working on something new with Eloy" and see if they could "get ready for new music early next year". In an interview at England's Bloodstock Open Air on August 10, 2012, Kisser revealed that Sepultura would be filming a live DVD with the French percussive group Les Tambours du Bronx. He also revealed that the band was "already thinking about new ideas" for their next album and would "have something new going on" in 2013. On December 10, 2012, producer Ross Robinson, who produced Sepultura's Roots album, tweeted: "Oh, didn't mention... Spoke to Andreas, it's on. My vision, smoke Roots- It can be done," suggesting he would be producing the band's next album. This was later confirmed, as well as an announcement that the album would be co-produced by Steve Evetts. Former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo made a guest appearance on the album.
On January 25, 2013, it was announced that author Jason Korolenko was working on Relentless – 30 Years of Sepultura, which is described in a press release as "the only book-length biography to cover the band's entire 30-year career." Relentless was published on October 8, 2014 in Poland under the title Brazylijska Furia, and the English language edition was published via Rocket 88 on December 4, 2014.The Brazilian edition, titled Relentless – 30 Anos de Sepultura, is scheduled for publication via Benvira in early 2015. The French language edition of "Relentless" was published in France on October 19, 2015. On July 19, 2013, it was revealed that the title of the band's thirteenth album was The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart. In September 2013, they performed at Rock in Rio with Brazilian rock/MPB artist Zé Ramalho – this line-up was named "Zépultura", a portmanteau of both artists' names. Machine Messiah and next album (2015–present)
In a June 2015 interview with Yell! Magazine, guitarist Andreas Kisser stated that Sepultura would begin work on their fourteenth studio album after the completion of The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart tour. Sepultura's fourteenth studio album, Machine Messiah, was released on January 13, 2017. In support of the album, Sepultura (along with Soilwork and Aborted) supported Kreator on the Gods of Violencetour in Europe in February–March 2017, and along with Prong, they supported Testament on the Brotherhood of the Snake tour in the United States in April–May 2017. The band also toured Europe in February and March 2018 with Obscura, Goatwhore and Fit for an Autopsy and Australia in May with Death Angel. The first official Sepultura documentary, Sepultura Endurance, was premiered in May 2017 and released on June 17. Max and Igor declined to be interviewed for the film and also refused to allow early material of the band to be used.
In an August 2018 interview at Wacken Open Air, Kisser confirmed that Sepultura had begun the songwriting process of their fifteenth studio album, and stated later that month that it was not expected to be released before 2020. The band will begin recording the album in August 2019 with producer Jens Bogren for a tentative February 2020 release.
Musical style, influences, and legacy:
Sepultura's early influences were heavy metal and hard rock groups such as Kiss, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Motörhead, Iron Maiden, Venom, Celtic Frost, Twisted Sister and Whitesnake, as well as thrash metal bands like Metallica, Slayer, Exodus, Testament, Anthrax, Kreator, Sodom and Destruction and death metal bands Possessed and Death. They were also influenced by punk rock music, including bands such as the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Discharge, S.O.D., Amebix and New Model Army. Andreas Kisser affirmed, "Without Slayer, Sepultura would never be possible."
Sepultura's music comes in a wide range of heavy metal musical styles. The band has been described mainly as thrash metal and death metal. Another genre the band has been commonly categorized under is groove metal. The band later on started experimenting elements of other musical genres such as hardcore punk, industrial metal, alternative metal, world music and nu metal. Looking back on the band's career arc for a 2016 article on Max and Igor Cavalera's retrospective Return to Roots tour (in commemoration of the album's 20th anniversary), Nashville Scene contributor Saby Reyes-Kulkarni observed that “Before Chaos A.D., the overwhelming majority of metal had a 'white' feel to it. Sepultura changed that forever. And with Roots, the band went a step further, asserting once and for all that the genre can accommodate native styling from any culture, much like jazz had done for decades prior.”
MTV has called Sepultura the most successful Brazilian heavy metal band in history and “perhaps the most important heavy metal band of the '90s.” In 1993, Robert Baird of Phoenix New Times wrote that the band played “machine-gun-tempo mayhem” and that the members “love to attack organized religion and repressive government.”
Studio albums
Morbid Visions (1986)
Schizophrenia (1987)
Beneath the Remains (1989)
Arise (1991)
Chaos A.D. (1993)
Roots (1996)
Against (1998)
Nation (2001)
Roorback (2003)
Dante XXI (2006)
A-Lex (2009)
Kairos (2011)
The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart (2013)
Machine Messiah (2017)
Quadra (2020)
Sepulquarta (2021)
The band has had several lineup changes throughout its existence, with Max and Igor Cavalera departing in 1996 and 2006, respectively. Sepultura's current lineup consists of vocalist Derrick Green, guitarist Andreas Kisser, bassist Paulo Jr. and drummer Eloy Casagrande. Since Igor Cavalera's departure in 2006, there have been no original members left in the band. Paulo Jr., who has been a member of Sepultura since 1985, is the only member to appear on every release. Kisser, who replaced onetime guitarist Jairo Guedz, debuted on record with Sepultura on their second full-length Schizophrenia (1987); he and Paulo Jr. are the only members to appear on the rest of the band's studio albums.
Sepultura has released sixteen studio albums to date, the latest being Sepulquarta (2021). Their most successful records are Beneath the Remains (1989), Arise (1991), Chaos A.D. (1993) and Roots (1996). Sepultura has sold over three million units in the United States and almost 20 million worldwide, gaining multiple gold and platinum records around the globe, including in countries as diverse as France, Australia, Indonesia, United States, Cyprus and their native Brazil.
History:
Singer and guitarist Max Cavalera formed Sepultura, along with his brother Igor, in 1984, and stayed with the band until 1996. Sepultura was formed in 1984 in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Teen brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, the impoverished sons of Vânia, a model, and Graciliano, a well-to-do Italian diplomat whose fatal heart attack left his family in financial ruin, founded the band. Graciliano's death deeply affected his sons, inspiring them to form a band after Max heard the album Black Sabbath Vol. 4 the very same day. They chose the band name Sepultura, the Portuguese word for "grave," when Max translated the lyrics of the Motörhead song "Dancing on Your Grave."
The brothers' early influences included Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple, and metal and hard rock artists of the early 1980s, such as Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Motörhead, AC/DC, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, and V8. They would travel to a record shop in São Paulo that mixed tapes of the latest records by American bands. Their listening habits changed dramatically after being introduced to Venom. As Igor Cavalera put it:
“I remember the first time I listened to Venom; it was on a friend's borrowed tape. It was similar to Motörhead, only a lot heavier. I remember someone saying: it's the devil's Motörhead! After we got acquainted with Venom, we stopped listening to Iron Maiden and all that lighter stuff.”
—Max Cavalera
The Cavalera brothers started listening to bands such as Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, Kreator, Sodom, Slayer, Megadeth, Exodus, and Exciter. They also had influences on Brazilian metal from bands like Stress, Sagrado Inferno, and Dorsal Atlântica. By 1984, they had dropped out of school. After several early membership changes, Sepultura established a stable lineup of Max on guitar, Igor on drums, vocalist Wagner Lamounier, and bassist Paulo Jr. Lamounier departed in March 1985 after disagreements with the band, and moved on to become the leader of the pioneering Brazilian black metal band Sarcófago. After his departure, Max took over the vocal duties. Jairo Guedes was invited to join the band as lead guitarist.
Bestial Devastation and Morbid Visions (1984–1986)
After about a year of performing, Sepultura signed to Cogumelo Records in 1985. Later that year, they released Bestial Devastation, a shared EP with fellow Brazilian band Overdose. It was recorded and self-produced in just two days. The band recorded their first full-length album, Morbid Visions, in August 1986. It contained their first hit, "Troops of Doom", which gained some media attention. The band then decided to relocate to the larger city of São Paulo.
Schizophrenia, Beneath the Remains, and Arise (1987–1992)
Andreas Kisser has been the lead guitarist of Sepultura since 1987. His arrival provided the group with a more technical experience. In early 1987, Jairo Guedz quit the band. São Paulo-based guitarist Andreas Kisser replaced Guedz, and they released their second studio album, Schizophrenia, in 1987. The album reflected a stylistic change towards a more thrash metal-oriented sound, while still keeping the death metal elements of Morbid Visions. Schizophrenia was an improvement in production and performance, and became a minor critical sensation across Europe and America as a much sought-after import. The band sent tapes to the United States that made radio playlists at a time when they were struggling to book gigs, because club owners were afraid to book them due to their style. The band gained attention from Roadrunner Records who signed them and released Schizophrenia internationally before seeing the band perform in person. During a May 2018 interview with teenyrockers.com, Kisser noted that Sepultura would not have been possible without family support, not only from his own family, but also from the families of Max & Igor and Paulo Jr.
The band's third studio album, Beneath the Remains, was released in 1989. The album was recorded in a rustic studio in Rio de Janeiro while the band communicated through translators with the American producer Scott Burns. It was an immediate success and became known in thrash metal circles as a classic approximately Slayer's Reign in Blood. It was hailed by Terrorizer magazine as one of the all-time top 20 thrash metal albums, as well as gaining a place in their all-time top 40 death metal records. AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of five and said, "The complete absence of filler here makes this one of the most essential death/thrash metal albums of all time." A long European and American tour furthered the band's reputation, despite the fact that they were still very limited English speakers. Their first US show was held on October 31, 1989 at the Ritz in New York City, opening for Danish heavy metal band King Diamond. The band filmed its first video for the single "Inner Self."
“Traveling on trains. Getting beat up by cops. Sleeping behind the stage. It’s part of growing up. It’s part of the nature of this stuff. If you don't have that kind of background, you can’t be a band like us.”
— Max Cavalera reflecting on Sepultura’s past in Brazil.
In January 1991, Sepultura played for more than 100,000 people at the Rock in Rio II festival. The band relocated from their native Brazil to Phoenix, Arizona in 1990, obtained new management, and recorded the album Arise at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida. By the time the album was released in March 1991, the band had become one of the most critically praised thrash/death metal bands of the time. The first single "Dead Embryonic Cells" was a success, and the title track gained additional attention when MTV America banned its video due to its apocalyptic religious imagery. The album was critically acclaimed and their first to chart on the Billboard 200, reaching No. 119.
Max Cavalera married the band's manager Gloria Bujnowski during this period. In 1992, Sepultura was part of two major tours: Helmet/Ministry and Alice in Chains/Ozzy Osbourne.
Chaos A.D., Nailbomb and Roots (1993–1996)
Sepultura's fifth album, Chaos A.D., was released in 1993. It saw a departure from their death metal style, adding influences of groove metal, industrial and hardcore punk. While Chaos A.D. is not a death metal album, the album does include elements of thrash metal music. AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of five and wrote that, "Chaos A.D. ranks as one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time." In 1994, Max and Igor collaborated with Alex Newport of Fudge Tunnel to form Nailbomb. They released an even more industrial-oriented album, Point Blank the same year. The group performed only one full live gig at Dynamo Open Air in 1995, and the performance was released as Proud to Commit Commercial Suicide. Nailbomb was disbanded shortly afterwards.
Sepultura's sound change continued with their sixth album, Roots, which was released in 1996. On this album, the band experimented with elements of the music of Brazil's indigenous peoples, and adopted a slower, down-tuned sound. The album was hailed as a modern-day heavy metal classic and a major influence on the then-nascent nu metal scene. AllMusic gave it 4.5 stars out of five and said, "Roots consolidates Sepultura's position as perhaps the most distinctive, original heavy metal band of the 1990s." In 1996, Sepultura performed "War (Guerra)" for the AIDS benefit album Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin produced by the Red Hot Organization.
Departure of Max Cavalera (1996–1997)
In August 1996, Sepultura played on the Castle Donington Monsters of Rock main stage alongside Ozzy Osbourne, Paradise Lost, Type O Negative, Biohazard, and Fear Factory. The band was suddenly a three-piece with Andreas Kisser taking over on lead vocals, after Max Cavalera left the concert site earlier in the day upon learning of the death of his stepson Dana Wells in a car accident. After Dana Wells' funeral was finished, Max returned and continued to tour with Sepultura. A few months after Wells' death, the band had a meeting with Max and said that they wanted to fire their manager Gloria Bujnowski, who was Max's wife and Dana's mother, and find new management. Their reasoning was that Bujnowski was paying too much attention to Max and not enough to the rest of the band. Max, who was still coming to terms with the death of Wells, felt betrayed by his bandmates for wanting to rid of Bujnowski and abruptly quit the band. Max Cavalera's final performance with Sepultura was at Brixton Academy in England on December 16, 1996.
I started Sepultura back in the day. I used to write that name on my schoolbooks. What I'm going through now, is like watching my own son die. I cry every day, I feel hurt, sad, and angry, it's as if half of me has died.
Max Cavalera explaining his feelings on leaving Sepultura. — In an interview with Faceculture in 2010, Max Cavalera explained that one of the reasons he left Sepultura was that Kisser's wife attempted to arrange Dana Wells' funeral before he and Bujnowski could return home from England. Max also claimed that he had recently attempted to reach out to Kisser for a possible reunion in which Bujnowski could manage him and Igor Cavalera while someone else could manage Kisser and Paulo Jr., but Kisser rejected the plan.
Derrick Green era - Against, Against and Roorback (1998–2005)
Following Max Cavalera's departure, the remaining members of Sepultura announced plans to find a new vocalist. Among those who auditioned were Chuck Billy of Testament, Phil Demmel of Machine Head and Vio-lence, Marc Grewe of Morgoth, Jorge Rosado of Merauder and a then-unknown Jason "Gong" Jones. American musician Derrick Green from Cleveland, Ohio, was selected as the band's new front man. The first album with the new line-up was against, which was released in 1998. The album was critically and commercially less successful than previous albums and sold considerably fewer copies than the debut album by Max Cavalera's new band Soulfly. AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, stating that ”there are enough flashes of the old Sepultura brilliance to suggest that great things are still to come.”
The band's eighth album, Nation, released in 2001, sold poorly. It would be their last studio album with Roadrunner Records. AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and said, “As Green scrapes the lining of his vocal chords through the brash, impassioned tracks, he's singing about more than just 'one nation, Sepulnation'; he's suggesting something bigger, something worth shouting about and fighting for.” In an interview, Derrick Green said that, “Every song will be related to the idea of building this nation. We will have our own flags, our own anthem.” Roadrunner Records released a recording of Max Cavalera’s last live show with Sepultura, titled Under a Pale Grey Sky, in 2002.
After recording Revolusongs, an EP of covers in 2002, the band released their ninth studio album, Roorback, in 2003. Despite receiving greater critical acclaim than its predecessors receive, sales remained low. It was their first album with SPV Records. AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of five and said, “If there are still any lingering doubts about the Green/Sepultura match, 2003's excellent Roorback should put them to rest for good. Green is passionate and focused throughout the album — he has no problem going that extra mile — and the writing is consistently strong.” In 2005, the band played in Dubai for the annual Dubai Desert Rock Festival. In November of that year, a live double DVD/double CD package, Live in São Paulo, was released. This was the first official live album from the band.
Dante XXI, A-Lex, and departure of Igor Cavalera (2006–2010)
Sepultura's tenth album, Dante XXI, was released on March 14, 2006. It is a concept album based on Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy. Music videos were recorded for the songs "Convicted in Life" and "Ostia". AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of five and said that, “Overall, Dante XXI is easily one of Sepultura's strongest releases to feature Green on vocals.”
In a 2007 interview with Revolver magazine, Max Cavalera stated that he and Igor, both of whom having recently reconciled after a decade-long feud, would reunite with the original Sepultura lineup. There were also rumors that the reunited line up would play on the main stage at Ozzfest 2007. However, Kisser denied this and the reunion did not occur. Instead, Igor Cavalera left the band after the release of Dante XXI and was replaced by Brazilian drummer Jean Dolabella, leaving the band without any of its original members. After leaving Sepultura, Igor and Max formed Cavalera Conspiracy.
The band was one of the featured musical guests at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 on November 13. They performed a cover of "The Girl from Ipanema," and "We've Lost You" from the album A-Lex. The 9th annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and aired on Univision. Sepultura also appeared in a successful ad campaign for Volkswagen motors commercial that aired nationally throughout Brazil in 2008. The spot said, “It’s the first time you've seen Sepultura like this. And a Sedan likes this one too.” The Volkswagen TV spot shows Sepultura playing bossa nova, the opposite of its heavy metal style, to say, “You never saw something like this, as you never saw a car like the new Voyage.”
Sepultura released the album A-Lex on 26 January 2009. This was the first Sepultura album to include neither of the Cavalera brothers, with bassist Paulo Jr. as the sole remaining member from the band's debut album. A-Lex is a concept album based on the book A Clockwork Orange. The album was recorded at Trama Studios in São Paulo, Brazil, with producer Stanley Soares. AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of five and said, “Personnel changes can have a very negative effect on a band, but Sepultura have maintained their vitality all these years – and that vitality is alive and well on the superb A-Lex.” In the same year, Andreas Kisser contributed his recipe for "Churrasco in Soy Sauce" to Hellbent for Cooking: The Heavy Metal Cookbook, stating in the recipe that he prefers his meat “medium-rare.” Sepultura supported Metallica on January 30 and January 31, 2010, at Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo, Brazil. 100,000 people attended the two concerts. The band filmed a concert DVD in 2010. Sepultura played at Kucukciftlik Park, Istanbul, on April 27, 2010. On August 8, 2010 visited the UK to play at the Heavy Music Festival near Folkestone.
Kairos and The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart (2010–2014)
On July 6, 2010, it was announced that Sepultura were signed with Nuclear Blast Records, and would release their first album for the label in 2011. The band confirmed that there would be no reunion of the classic lineup. By the end of 2010, the band began writing new material and entered the studio to begin recording their 12th album with producer Roy Z (Judas Priest, Halford, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson, Helloween and Andre Matos). On March 1, 2011, Sepultura had completed recording their new album, entitled Kairos, which was released in June 2011.The album includes cover versions of Ministry's "Just One Fix" and The Prodigy's "Firestarter", both of which are available as bonus tracks on various special-edition releases. Sepultura played on the Kairos World Tour and at Wacken Open Air 2011. Drummer Jean Dolabella left the band and was replaced by 20-year-old Eloy Casagrande in November 2011, who had already played in Brazilian heavy metal singer Andre Matos' solo band and in the Brazilian post-hardcore band Gloria. In November and December 2011 Sepultura participated the Thrashfest Classics 2011 tour alongside thrash metal bands like Exodus, Destruction, Heathen, and Mortal Sin.
In May 2012, guitarist Andreas Kisser told Metal Underground that Sepultura would soon "start working on something new with Eloy" and see if they could "get ready for new music early next year". In an interview at England's Bloodstock Open Air on August 10, 2012, Kisser revealed that Sepultura would be filming a live DVD with the French percussive group Les Tambours du Bronx. He also revealed that the band was "already thinking about new ideas" for their next album and would "have something new going on" in 2013. On December 10, 2012, producer Ross Robinson, who produced Sepultura's Roots album, tweeted: "Oh, didn't mention... Spoke to Andreas, it's on. My vision, smoke Roots- It can be done," suggesting he would be producing the band's next album. This was later confirmed, as well as an announcement that the album would be co-produced by Steve Evetts. Former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo made a guest appearance on the album.
On January 25, 2013, it was announced that author Jason Korolenko was working on Relentless – 30 Years of Sepultura, which is described in a press release as "the only book-length biography to cover the band's entire 30-year career." Relentless was published on October 8, 2014 in Poland under the title Brazylijska Furia, and the English language edition was published via Rocket 88 on December 4, 2014.The Brazilian edition, titled Relentless – 30 Anos de Sepultura, is scheduled for publication via Benvira in early 2015. The French language edition of "Relentless" was published in France on October 19, 2015. On July 19, 2013, it was revealed that the title of the band's thirteenth album was The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart. In September 2013, they performed at Rock in Rio with Brazilian rock/MPB artist Zé Ramalho – this line-up was named "Zépultura", a portmanteau of both artists' names. Machine Messiah and next album (2015–present)
In a June 2015 interview with Yell! Magazine, guitarist Andreas Kisser stated that Sepultura would begin work on their fourteenth studio album after the completion of The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart tour. Sepultura's fourteenth studio album, Machine Messiah, was released on January 13, 2017. In support of the album, Sepultura (along with Soilwork and Aborted) supported Kreator on the Gods of Violencetour in Europe in February–March 2017, and along with Prong, they supported Testament on the Brotherhood of the Snake tour in the United States in April–May 2017. The band also toured Europe in February and March 2018 with Obscura, Goatwhore and Fit for an Autopsy and Australia in May with Death Angel. The first official Sepultura documentary, Sepultura Endurance, was premiered in May 2017 and released on June 17. Max and Igor declined to be interviewed for the film and also refused to allow early material of the band to be used.
In an August 2018 interview at Wacken Open Air, Kisser confirmed that Sepultura had begun the songwriting process of their fifteenth studio album, and stated later that month that it was not expected to be released before 2020. The band will begin recording the album in August 2019 with producer Jens Bogren for a tentative February 2020 release.
Musical style, influences, and legacy:
Sepultura's early influences were heavy metal and hard rock groups such as Kiss, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Motörhead, Iron Maiden, Venom, Celtic Frost, Twisted Sister and Whitesnake, as well as thrash metal bands like Metallica, Slayer, Exodus, Testament, Anthrax, Kreator, Sodom and Destruction and death metal bands Possessed and Death. They were also influenced by punk rock music, including bands such as the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Discharge, S.O.D., Amebix and New Model Army. Andreas Kisser affirmed, "Without Slayer, Sepultura would never be possible."
Sepultura's music comes in a wide range of heavy metal musical styles. The band has been described mainly as thrash metal and death metal. Another genre the band has been commonly categorized under is groove metal. The band later on started experimenting elements of other musical genres such as hardcore punk, industrial metal, alternative metal, world music and nu metal. Looking back on the band's career arc for a 2016 article on Max and Igor Cavalera's retrospective Return to Roots tour (in commemoration of the album's 20th anniversary), Nashville Scene contributor Saby Reyes-Kulkarni observed that “Before Chaos A.D., the overwhelming majority of metal had a 'white' feel to it. Sepultura changed that forever. And with Roots, the band went a step further, asserting once and for all that the genre can accommodate native styling from any culture, much like jazz had done for decades prior.”
MTV has called Sepultura the most successful Brazilian heavy metal band in history and “perhaps the most important heavy metal band of the '90s.” In 1993, Robert Baird of Phoenix New Times wrote that the band played “machine-gun-tempo mayhem” and that the members “love to attack organized religion and repressive government.”
Studio albums
Morbid Visions (1986)
Schizophrenia (1987)
Beneath the Remains (1989)
Arise (1991)
Chaos A.D. (1993)
Roots (1996)
Against (1998)
Nation (2001)
Roorback (2003)
Dante XXI (2006)
A-Lex (2009)
Kairos (2011)
The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart (2013)
Machine Messiah (2017)
Quadra (2020)
Sepulquarta (2021)
Limbo
Sepultura Lyrics
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0 0 0 Mm-mm-mm-mm doo doo doo doo doo doo doo At the house…
10kdunkin Tony Shhnow Yeah, young nigga, you know I got it (JBand$) They keep…
1da Banton feat. Tim [ Verse 1: Tim Buds] I’ve spent most nights under the…
24-7 I'm headed to, the promised place Don't know if I…
3D-Ghost Lately I been healing through Exhaustion I'm off it The summ…
5-HT Ma quant'è bella la sera d'inverno Ti fa scordare di essere…
6.9Hz I don't feel the relation I've been losing my patience I've …
A.L.I.S.O.N Tapes No más sombras, ya esta vez Vuelvo a ser el perdedor En…
A.M.T.B. Tapping dials to see if they're stuck Feeling my hard work…
Akira Em frente aos mesmos medos Fui indefeso Com arrependimento E…
Alive Like Me Way too sad underneath Drink coffee sour, whiskey cheap…
Amanda Joy Oh-oh Paralyze me the way your Fingers dance along those str…
American DJ Hmmmmmm... I feel my heart beat ... His eyes are beaming his…
Andy Yu I keep on staring out my window Wonder where the time…
Antithesis Etched in marble, scarred in memory Meet thy maker be thy…
Any Name's Okay What′s with the standing and the waiting Keep afloat this si…
Arkangela These walls have never felt so thin And I can′t explain…
Arsonists Get All The Girls By the time you read this we will be gone and not…
Ary Franklin I don't know where is the old me I don't know…
Athe Give me back my life I don't wanna live in a…
Aural Quisiera ir al limbo. Sopla viento, vuela azul Limbo, alma: …
B-Tek Tapping dials to see if they're stuck Feeling my hard work…
Bathe Alone Crawl out of the window You don’t know where you’re walking …
Beggo Ich wach auf doch sehe nix alles um mich herum…
Belfa My head's hurting I've been awake all night I'm still learni…
Bestial Invasion Before the first circle of hell To cross the river Styx You…
BLOOD Suena la llamada Muerte es el mensaje Miedo en tu mente No p…
Bonny Cepeda Quieren una canción nueva Yo la canto primero y luego ustede…
Boom Boom Satellites I live in Limbo... no man's land…
BOUT SEVEN I'm headed to, the promised place Don't know if I…
Brandon - The Outcome I feel the cold rise in my bones Waiting in line…
Brass Monkey I am a brisk lad and my fortune is bad, And…
Brooks When I die Our cats will cry cnd when I'm…
Bryan Ferry Voodoo warning Is calling Down in limbo Moonlight lush life…
BUCK-TICK Omae ga nagasu namida sono wake [kanji: riyuu] wa Shinobiyo…
C.S. I've been feeling so stuck at night I wish I wasn't…
Chubby Checker Every limbo boy and girl All around the limbo world Gonna do…
Claudym Sono ferma in un limbo Penso troppo, quasi scoppio (stop) Fa…
COCINA - Royal Blood Wake up every morning Almost surprised I survived Blood on t…
Conflito Não há nada a perder Não há nada a temer Além da…
Cook Thugless I feel low like I’m playing limbo Drop me down all…
D.Core I've been stuck in limbo Staring out the window Wishing thin…
Daddy - yankee You know Masivo We run the world (Daddy) Vamos cógele Ritm…
Daddy Yankee (WWW.ELGENERO.COM) Aveuglé par le cash Paye ou en cas j'me fâche, (Eh…
Daddy Yankee (WWW.ELGENERO.COM)/Daddy Yankee Vamos cogele, ritmo, cintura, rodillas al piso Baja y pasa e…
Daddy Yankee feat Wisin y Yandel You know Masivo We run the world (Daddy) Vamos cógele Ritm…
daddy yankee feat. wisin & yandel Me vuelve loco... Cuando baila... Esa nena cuando baila me …
Daddy Yankee Featuring Lloyd Banks and Young Buck You know Masivo We run the world (Daddy) Vamos cógele Ritm…
Daddy Yankee ft. Wisin y Yandel Vamos cogele, ritmo, cintura, rodillas al piso Baja y pasa e…
Daddy Yankee y Wisin & Yandel Me vuelve loco... Cuando baila... Esa nena cuando baila me …
Daddy Yankee/Wisin & Yandel Vamos cogele, ritmo, cintura, rodillas al piso Baja y pasa e…
DAEGHO Sippin' on that biccardi She welcome me to the party Give me…
Danny Malone oh, Limbo four red walls, no windows Limbo for reasons unkno…
Davi Revoei pra longe Para além dos muros Areia fina voando no v…
David & The High Spirit Limbo, living in a purgatory Work and waiting, waiting to se…
Deceptic Am I deteriorating? Or am I transcending? Unconsciously stag…
Def-i Please let me go, please let me go now Took a…
Dels Desaparece mi hogar Cuando alimento este circulo, no se si m…
DEPTH STRIDA Give me back my life I don't wanna live in a…
Derdian I am walking all alone at night Around the borders of…
Dio Spirit Woahhhhhh Feelin' so low yuh Loosin' my soul yuh I don't kno…
DISEMBODIED TYRANT Maimed and to the wall ov forever screaming faces I have…
Dj PA.K You want to hear a song? Alright this is Limbo The…
Dj. Sabado Session Every limbo boy and girl All around the limbo world Gonna do…
Dooux Ya se me escapa otra vez De entre la noche la…
Dr. B Tapping dials to see if they're stuck Feeling my hard work…
Dr. John Sitting here in limbo, where I know it won't belong Sitting…
DRAIN ME Eyes I stare in the face of man but I reflect…
Dreamlag Looking for a beginning like where the hell do I…
El Aire Espérame Volveré a tu lado Espérame Volveré a tu lado Tú a m…
Elephant Man Feat. Ding Dong [Chorus 1:] Everybody limbo limbo to the lef.(lef) Everybo…
Emily Burns I heard that you've been out every night Last week drinking…
Emily Finchum How long must I float in the void? I cannot hear…
Ernest Ranglin Limbo limbo limbo like me Limbo limbo limbo like me (limbo l…
Evaride Night skies We would chase away the days Time flies As our c…
Expensive Soul É contigo que eu quero partir Mas às vezes tenho que…
Faetooth I am the vessel that feeds The starved ghosts I cannot…
Fera Se corrermos bem rápido Ninguém nota que Estamos sozinhos Ne…
FERR & Richard Walters Cannot look away What a mess we made Walking in my…
Ferry (Bryan) Voodoo warning Is calling Down in limbo Moonlight lush life…
Ferry Corsten Ferry Corsten Richard Walters Cannot look away What a mess we made Walking in my…
Fiesta Reggaeton Dj Masivo! Vamos cogele, ritmo, cintura, rodillas al piso Baja …
Fischer Z A riddle, a piddle, a middle, again A riddle, a piddle,…
Fischer-Z A riddle, a piddle, a middle, again A riddle, a piddle,…
Fleacoo & Truebeatzz They like why the fuck his pockets so enormous, jewelry…
Floatinurboat feat. ELLIØT I can't carry on Carry on at all My feet are full…
Foncal Ahora qué sigue? Estoy perdido y ya no hay sol que…
For All I Am Have I been awake? Consciously designing ways to get me to…
Freddie Dredd Walk around the world, it feel like every place the…
G.R.I.M You missed the winter and it followed you back home Where…
Garibaldo & o resto do mundo O que te faz pensar melhor O que há ali Árduo calar Quis me…
Gastando Pista Hits Band Vamos cogele, ritmo, cintura, rodillas al piso Baja y pasa e…
Gemitaiz (Diego) Scendo da un mezzo sport Ti faccio sentire il terzo…
Genjutsu Выходец из лимбо На груди черная метка Д*лбоебы не поймут Я …
Glades I won't call you back but I want to Last time…
Gorilla Rodeo! Take a look into the mirror, Count the red veins in…
guckkasten Bulgyeolhaejin yegam-eun nal ggeulgowaseon Swiji anhgo sogs…
Has-Lo This is boring, today was depressing What do you expect us…
Henrique de Oliveira vivendo na corda bamba balança mas não cai lado nenhum é seg…
HUNTY GABBE Una aguja fue el comienzo de su locura sensorial complice de…
Indighxst I took some pills Had to say goodbye to my pain And…
Irene Grandi C'è disordine Evidente dentro me Che dire... Io vorrei…
Iyanya I'm drinking Tell me what is feeling The way she go down Le…
J-Cap I’m just gonna wade through hell Ain’t no one gonna find…
James DH Falling, but I'm trying I still feel dead inside I try to…
Janes I've been so out of it Just give me a chance I…
Jeriqo & The Narrows I am water Pulled by the tides of the sea I am…
Jimmy Cliff Sitting here in limbo But I know it won't be long Sitting…
jiwoo Paradise got the best of me The deepest navy blue Promise me…
Joesef I never wanted to be On the receiving end of your…
John Cooper Clarke Their lives are a mystery They make it their career In the…
JoJo Where am I, need to get out Who am I figure…
Julie Benson Voodoo warning Is calling Down in limbo Moonlight lush life …
Jun Y corazón se te abre Tanto que no puede cerrar Y el…
Jun (SEVENTEEN) Listen I've been looking for the love I wanna hear your voic…
Just Hush Hey, oh woah, ooh Woah, woah May isang panaginip Na sadyang…
Just Hush feat. Pino G May isang panaginip Na sadyang nanatili Magkasamang nakatana…
Jutes You know I adore your guts to pieces but You say…
k.xxiv You want to hear a song? Alright this is Limbo The…
KAELL A mesma cena, mesma história, sempre a desculpa ''Não é…
Kellen demon Todas las mañanas me levanto sin un por qué Y no…
Keshi Ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh, ooh-ooh, o…
KID DAD strangers hiding under the familiar …
Kimbra And I've got a lot to lose, you've got a…
King Pink Everybody knows how I've been I won't shut up about it I…
Kirsten Salty I don′t know what to do But for me that's nothing…
Ksiaze Chciałem wyjść stąd nie ma szans To cierpienie nie ma krat T…
Kylie Minogue I see them all smiling Those all around me Tend to my…
KYSLINGO Spent a lot of days in a limbo, cry Soon as…
L.A.C. No más sombras, ya esta vez Vuelvo a ser el perdedor En…
LAC DISTRACTED LORDS OF GREED, THE UNRELENTING PLAGUE INCURABLE …
Lazza (Diego) Scendo da un mezzo sport Ti faccio sentire il terzo…
Lee Know 나란히 길을 걸어 마지막이 될 줄도 모르고 난 남겨진 발자국에서 니…
Lissom Call it your bed, You cut me out instead. Calm in your…
LIVING ROOM - Royal Blood Wake up every morning Almost surprised I survived Blood on t…
Locals Locked away in Limbo In Limbo (In Limbo) In Limbo (In Limbo)…
Lupa J And maybe if I looked like that Yeah maybe if you…
M.t.b. Tapping dials to see if they're stuck Feeling my hard work…
Margaret Mead Is this the end? Where am I?…
Mariola Membrives He llegado tarde a esta estación He llegado tarde y con…
MIA. Ich ziehe meine Kreise Eher laut als leise Mag mein Glas hal…
Milton Ydc Baje al limbo por más hell's fire, yo traje el…
Minor Inconvenience It's so important that No-one else has earned your time The …
Mishlawi Told me enough is enough But I ain't get nothin' of…
Miss Kenichi So you shine the little dog And the skies cracking up…
Morosity Ya beg and plead until your blue But they′ll never ever…
Moses. I'm headed to, the promised place Don't know if I…
Mr. Fist It's a vibe Mr. Moie'Floie, yeah, yeah, yeah That's Mr. Moie…
Mr. Simpson I'm halfway there, still halfway not Pessimism done found it…
Mr. Suspect It's a vibe Mr. Moie'Floie, yeah, yeah, yeah That's Mr. Moie…
MR.SUSPECT I'm halfway there, still halfway not Pessimism done found it…
N-Euro I've been stuck in limbo Staring out the window Wishing thin…
NEIMY I'm in your limbo You got your claws deep in my…
Nelli Matula Oon stadin paras mailaa puristaan Kuka muukaan tekee listoi …
Neromun Stehe auf klaue etwas Tabak Hänge noch am Kaugummi im Teppic…
Nezzus My gang zip shit up Look at this backend I ran…
Ni Voz Ni Voto Una esperanza que se apaga cuando llega el fin la luz…
Nick Rossi I need to rewrite to align My future 'cause I've learned…
No Dice Rise or fall I'm the ghost in your image Or nothing at…
Node Gilli De røg ned som limbo, de røg ned som limbo De…
Oceano Siento que caigo, pero nunca toco el suelo Siento que duerm…
Oliver Olson Na koncie nie znajdę resztek po racie, obejdę się smakiem,…
Panetoz Hon vill backa på mig, hon vill backa på mig, hon vill…
Phantom Groove Just quit all the faking In real time you can watch…
Playa Limbo Quiero llevarte a un lugar en donde todo puedes transformar…
Professor Fate Who are these spirits whom you see before you? They…
Quietkind Where should I begin? Do you judge a man by the…
RaiNao Un día sobria, al otro, borracha Lejos de perfecta, soñando …
Randy & Sam Ribbons in your hair Lovin that stare Ribbons in your hair R…
Raygun Cowboys I don′t know but we seem to exist Between the black…
Reflections I keep seeing The same things Over and over and over again I…
Reggaeton Latino Vamos cogele, ritmo, cintura, rodillas al piso Baja y pasa e…
Resident Hate to say that i'm ashamed That i cant fix myself I've…
Ressignificance Limbo Respiro o ar que me sufoca Iluminado pelo sol das tre…
RO Where's your head at? In limbo Do I turn my back? Follow you…
Roma Yeh yeh yeah DIROMA Ha pasado tanto tiempo Y aquí vamos otr…
Roxana Amed De caminar descalza De adivinar estrellas De dibujar con s…
Roxy Music Voodoo warning Is calling Down in limbo Moonlight lush …
Royal Blood Wake up every morning Almost surprised I survived Blood on t…
Ruhann Preciso sair desse limbo Olho a minha direita, sinto cobranç…
SAL3M Just don't wanna look at your eyes 'Cause I know you…
Say Lou Lou La la la la la La la la la la I close…
Scarlet Pleasure Why're we dancing solo, stuck here in a limbo Sedated, isola…
schur She said you seem upset, playing Russian Roulette Not one bu…
Sepultura A.D. I've been stuck in limbo Staring out the window Wishing thin…
SEVENTEEN JUN Listen I've been looking for the love I wanna hear your voic…
sewerperson You don't wanna be inside my head with me, no Don't…
Shayhan Hello hello hello Heaven is down road Hello oooh Take a righ…
Signal Void Ah…
Sila-Crvs A.O.A Tapping dials to see if they're stuck Feeling my hard work…
Sin Cos Tan And I don't understand Just how you do it Take my hand And…
Sipho the Gift Ey, if you're not really with me though That means you're…
Sleepa (Sleepa) Where did all the time disappear to? I'd give almos…
Sorta Mommy, выгляни в окно - я стою убитый в ноль…
Steve Kilbey Ate up the prophets, corrupted the saints Exhausted resource…
STRAY KIDS 나란히 길을 걸어 마지막이 될 줄도 모르고 난 남겨진 발자국에서 니…
Sugarfree Nasan na ang umaga Matagal na akong naghihintay wala pa siy…
Sunrises Sometimes I feel numb to it all Walk over my roots Step…
Tella Viv Passed out, woke up, I feel a bit remote, yes…
The Diamonds From the itty bitty bugs In the grass below The snails and…
The Dollheads You called my name again And asked where I've been But I…
The Lost Boys Madness madness I don't know what happened Left my heart on…
The Molsbees Voodoo warning Is calling Down in limbo Moonlight lush life …
The Narrows I am water Pulled by the tides of the sea I am…
The Stevens One, two, three I haven't made my mind up (haven't made…
The Wrigglers Limbo limbo limbo like me Limbo limbo limbo like me (limbo l…
Therapy? Thunder and lightning are ready to drop I'm here, waiting fo…
Thomas The Death Train Mum always said that "adulthood is fine" Fuck, I'm here, stu…
Throwing Muses Nice limbo you have here Nice limbo you have here Nice field…
Tim Tincher I like to keep it on the down low I like…
Tomson We zitten in Limbo En de keuzes zijn te veel Ik kan…
Tony Rose I am a young lad and my fortune is bad, What…
Tony Shhnow & 10kdunkin Yeah, young nigga, you know I got it (JBand$) They keep…
tonza Stuck in a limbo-limbo Tired of my life Drinkin' some old wi…
Trill Pem Ey Ey Daj mi go na limbo Ey Ey Daj mi go na…
Trip Li Drew I got my smoke I got my drop I got my smoke I…
TRPP 아 아무래도 빛은 없는 것 같아 위태롭지 않은 건 오직 지금이야 난 나를 봐 궁금한…
Turfboy 2am Mind's open Sandman skipped over me again Growling walls…
UMME BLOCK what if we drop our fears for a minute? what if…
Unicorn いきなり 頬にビンタ 後ろ姿 見てる 微笑みも 凍りつく いい天気 噂どおりの ベイ･ストリート 犬と はじける波 噛ま…
V.Meladze Ma quant'è bella la sera d'inverno Ti fa scordare di essere…
Valeriy Meladze Мой папа в жизни не был на Занзибаре, И мама не…
Various Artists Masivo! Vamos cogele, ritmo, cintura, rodillas al piso Baja …
Vernal Você é livre pra sonhar e navegar por onde o…
Vico-C I've been feeling so stuck at night I wish I wasn't…
Victoria Dyer Presa em um pesadelo, eu não quero acordar Olhos costurados …
Violet Road Like the sun that hits the trees You fill my mornings…
vmc limbo 꺾이지 rainbow limbo limbo 꺾이지 rainbow limbo 척추가 꺾이지 꺾이지…
W.A.R.R.I.O. Llevo mil años buscando Donde pueda estar mi lugar Veo a la…
Westworld Well you know it's been awhile I keep letting go of…
Whatever we are Years go by but I can't remember yesterday Or how many…
Wisin & Yandel ft Daddy Yankee Me vuelve loco... Cuando baila... Esa nena cuando baila me …
Wisin Y Yandel feat. Daddy Yankee You know Masivo We run the world (Daddy) Vamos cógele Ritm…
Wrigglers Limbo limbo limbo like me Limbo limbo limbo like me (limbo l…
XXXTENTACION At the house of a dead man (dead man) The wind…
Yankee You know Masivo We run the world (Daddy) Vamos cógele Ritm…
Yello Why don't you leave me alone? Why don't you answer the…
Yellow Magic Orchestra Right foot on the gas The trees become a blur Brake near…
yoko gold LIMBO Living life in a daze Roll me up some woods to…
Youth Digital Studio You know Masivo! Vamos cogele, ritmo, cintura, rodillas al p…
Zorall Gyerünk, gyerünk, indul a hathengeres limbo-hintó, Aki átb…
Нежный Призрак Hello I’m back What’s wrong? You know, I’m numb again So num…
孔令奇 待 这熟悉的世界离不开 醒不来 谁能解开 宝库的门被锁住 结果是me 黑白被颠倒 引力突然失效 逻辑在此无法实现 脑海中…
준 (SEVENTEEN) Listen I've been looking for the love I wanna hear your voic…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Sepultura:
"Manifest" Friday, October 2nd, 1992 Chaos has descended in "Carandiru…
"Nomad" Traveling through the time Moving slowly in the sand Knowl…
"The Hunt" We went into town on the tuesday night Searching all the…
"We Who are Not as Others" We who are not as others [Repeat: x7]…
06 Beneath The Remains In the middle of a war that was not started…
3.Slave New World Face, the enemy Stare, inside you Control, your thoughts …
A Hora e a Vez Do Cabelo Nascer Venha Ver As Minhas Cores Ah, T? Na Hora Do…
Activist Our pulse to resist Moves our cultural resistance I'm living…
Against The more I see, the more I hate The more I…
Agony of Defeat The doubts are swarming in my head Down deep in the…
Alethea Made to believe, education misleading my way A story was tol…
Altered State Fear in my subconscious Terror invades my speech Faith in my…
Ambush Screaming For more justice Amazonia burns Can you hear them?…
Amen Forgive me father forgive me God I know I've sinned with…
Angel You are my angel Come from way above To bring me love Her…
Annihilation From dehumanization to arms production For the benefit of t…
Antichrist Born from Hell The supreme force of evil To destroy the alta…
Anticop Police sucks Fucking Fags Cops in my house Cops in the bus …
Apes of God You can't look in these eyes Can't live out these lies Walk…
Arise Obscured by the sun Apocalyptic clash Cities fall in ruin Wh…
Arise / Dead Embryonic Cells Obscured by the sun Apocalyptic clash Cities fall in ruin …
As It Is See the storm, moving in Gaining speed, in my creed Pain…
Attitude One week of struggling On the real world is So you can…
Attitüde One week of struggling On the real world is. So you can…
Attitude! One week of struggling On the real world is So you can…
Autem Find a way to leave behind The things you did You can't…
Bela Lugosi's Dead White on white Translucent black capes Back on the rack B…
Beneath The Remains In the middle of a war that was not started…
Bestial Devastation A legion of demons Born from boundaries of death Like a on…
Biotech Is Godzilla Rio Summit, '92 street people kidnapped hid from view To sav…
Black Steel in the hour of Chaos I got a letter from the government The other day I opened…
Bloody Roots Roots, bloody roots Roots, bloody roots Roots, bloody roots …
Border Wars Where am I to go? what do I have to…
Born Strong Our root, our seed, our cause - Born strong Our root,…
Born Stubborn Stubborn from the start Obey no one no matter what Our life…
Bottomed Out I spent much time with anger and I know it…
Boycott Urban war, cracked-up child Painted in blood on concrete wa…
Breed Creepy crawl on concrete and dust Asphalt jungle piles of cr…
Bullet The Blue Sky In the howlin' wind Comes a stingin' rain See it drivin' nai…
Buried Words It started with lessions with ho I should hate Listening…
C.I.U Hate, a feeling we can see Create fictitious enemy Outlaw …
C.I.U. Hate - A Feeling We Can See Create Fictitious Enemy Outlaw O…
Capital Enslavement Struggle with demons enticing my dreams Psychotic illusions …
Chaos B.C. I Refuse I Resist I Refuse I Resist I Refuse I Resist Take …
Choke Pray for another life Pay, regain your pride See your brain…
Chosen Skin There is an endless consumption A careless production Destro…
City of Symptoms of life, our disbelief Punished for severed hope …
Clenched Fist Pain, makes me stronger Everyday Life is chaos You gotta dea…
Come Back Alive Sent in the middle of a war You have to fight Wondering…
Common Bonds Before we're born Before we walk Before we talk and hate …
Conform You need to walk tall, speak low Act right, think straight F…
Convicted in Life Abandon all hope he who enter here Eternal pain that…
Corrupted Your right, your will To vote, to kill Your world is ill Sol…
Crown and Miter There is a way out, there is a way out It took…
Crucificados Pelo Sistema Nascer para liberdade E crescer para morrer Crucificados p…
Crucifixion We deny gods and his rule We defy his supreme force Crucifie…
Cut Telling lies right into your face Grab your soul and make…
Cut-Throat Telling lies right into your face Grab your soul and make…
Cyber God I saw this many times smothered by the words Lashed out…
Da Lama ao Caos Posso sair daqui para me organizar Posso sair daqui para des…
Dark Wood of Error I've lost my way In a dark wood of error In a…
Dead Embrionic Cells Land of anger I didn't ask to be born Sadness, sorrow Everyt…
Dead Embyonic Cells Land of anger I didn't ask to be born Sadness, sorrow Eve…
Desperate Cry Sacrifice is pleasure When life ends in pain Conceive the la…
Dialog You know what? Of course I have my doubts It's darker time…
Dictatorsh*t 1964 Coup d'etat Military force Hundreds dead Why did …
Dictatorshit 1964 Coup d'etat Military force Hundreds dead Why did they …
Drowned Out He just takes what's his Can never see an end Build a…
Drug Me Originally performed by Dead Kennedys I don't want to think …
Dusted You make me mute hiding the truth Revealing a farse created…
Empire f the damned There is an empire in the boundaries of Hell Where only…
Endangered Species Life The struggle to survive Crawling, raging Feed the hate …
Enough Said If you cannot say what it is that you mean, Then…
escape the void The pest in the eyes of death follows us Through the…
Eunoé (intro) [ INSTRUMENTAL ]…
F. O. E [Instrumental]…
False You think you rule all You made it all wrong…
Fighting On Weight of the world Each have to carry their own Nothing's f…
Filthy Rot I don't live today Not in this world we see this…
Firestarter I'm the trouble starter, punkin' instigator I'm the fear ad…
Floaters In Mud Stuck in the ground Shopping for support, nothing can be fo…
Forceful Behavior I'm not allowed to be myself To inspire a world, a…
From the Past Comes the Storms The sky throws up storms trying to avenge itself You feel…
Funeral Rites The doom is near in this night Bloody skulls are over…
Godless There's a sickness that keeps reaching out Grabbing a hold o…
Grief Leave me with my grief Alive conscious showing Abandon b…
Guardians of Earth The fight has started again The blood is staining our hands …
Hatred Aside Explode in disorder, no matter the prize Steps on the path,…
Human Cause The slow death of light Caving in from all sides…
Hungry Rotting skinny corpses left alone They're like an endless di…
I Am the Enemy Open your mind And pay attention What do you see And what do…
Impending Doom Crawling through ages in search of dignity Stained with the …
Infected Voice Fear ties you up And you don't grow Being wrong and lost No…
Inhuman Nature Originally performed by Final ConflictPoisoned Heart, Poison…
Inner Self Walking these dirty streets With hate in my mind Feeling the…
Innerself Walking these dirty streets With hate in my mind Feeling t…
Inquisition Symphony [Instrumental]…
Intro (Intro: Man Speaking) If one does what God does enough time…
Intro / From the Past Comes the Storms The sky throws up storms trying to avenge itself You feel…
Intro / Morbid Visions The Roman empire has crucified the Messiah The bestial power…
Intro / Refuse/Resist Chaos A.D. Tanks on the streets Confronting police Bleeding …
Isolation Perpetrated over time, better walk the narrow line Never cha…
Just One Fix Bring it all down Blood keeps drinking away Certain of i…
Kaiowas [Instrumental] This song is inspired by a Brasilian Indian …
Kairos Never lost sight of my fate Many tried to block my…
Leech I hear you talking your shit Wondering if it's ever going…
Lobotomy I've seen you fighting through the time I've followed your s…
Look Away Each time I pull it apart I get disgusted, can't do…
Lookaway (Master Vibe mix) Ahhhh... Each time I pull it apart I get disgusted, can't d…
Lookaway - Master Vibe Mix Each time I pull it apart I get disgusted, can't do…
Lost Love is a failure Hate is just another deadly trap Trust is…
Lost (intro) [Instrumental]…
Machine Messiah Alone away Lost, darken rage Far from grace InRead invented…
Manifest Friday, October 2nd, 1992 Chaos has descended in Carandiru,…
Manipulation of Tragedy Strength! The power behind the words They block the instinct…
Mask [Solo] All the drama and the words Endless noise reflect…
Mass Hypnosis Looking inside, Your future uncertain The fear grows as a si…
Mayhem Endless war, endless screams In the boundaries of hell we li…
Meaningless Movements Born with remorse To a cold barren place Battle between mi…
Means to an End Embrace a battle Engage all out war, yeah Weak minded peopl…
Messiah (These are not identical to the original Hellhammer lyrics.)…
Metamorphosis I've never realized how bad it was To lose the ground…
Mind War Mind War Do you walk in shadows Do you walk with fear Do…
Mindwar Do you walk in shadows Do you walk with fear…
Mine Mine, (mine, mine, mine) Mine, (mine, mine, mine) Mine Mine …
Moloko Mesto Oh my brothers, have another glass Moloko plus vellocet, dre…
Mongoloid Mongoloid he was a mongoloid Happier than you and me Mongolo…
Mongoloïd 2-3-4 Mongoloid he was a mongoloid Happier than you and me …
Morbid Visions The Roman empire has crucified the messiah The bestial power…
More Of The Same The speech doesn't reach The killing doesn't fix No one is f…
Mountain Song Comin' down the mountain One of many children Everybody ha…
Murder Chaotic violence in my eyes This whole world moves backwards…
Necromancer The mist is high in this night Can feel the presence…
No One Will Stand We defend what we believe Under attack no matter what Resp…
Nomad Traveling through the time Moving slowly in the sand Knowled…
Nuclear Seven Living with the sin A dirty world all around Another missile…
Obsessed I can't stop the fear that's killing No denying, hope is…
Old Earth We gamble with life fighting tribes after tribes Colors and …
One Man Army Your green is for money My green is for land…
Orgasmatron I am the one, orgasmatron The outstretched grasping hand My …
Orgasmatron (live) I am the one Orgasmatron the oustreched grasping hand my ima…
Orgasmatron* I am the one, Orgasmatron, the outstretched grasping hand M…
Ostia The skies are open before me The crowd of souls in…
Paradox The blame I took it The shame I've passed The choice to…
Phantom Self What happened to me? Felt like I had everything Such a big…
Piranha Slicing jaws, a way of life Brought up to waste…
Polícia Dizem que ela existe pra ajudar Dizem que ela existe pra…
Politricks So you want a nation? Your very own nation Push…
Primitive Future I follow the steps I see in front of me They…
Primium Mobile (intro) [ INSTRUMENTAL ]…
Procreation You are blind Deny the sun and light Who's are the objection…
Procura O Cara Never say no to the yes man You're beginning the…
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Levi Boldock
Always found this track to be creepy as fuck. Anyone else?
Люба Павлова
Limbo
Francisco Muñoz
Paradoja