Brazil was never known as an exporter of heavy metal, but the early nineties put Sepultura land convincingly on the map. The group was founded in 1985 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera. An international breakthrough came in 1991 with the album Arise. The same year the group triumphed at the Eindhoven hard rock festival Dynamo Open Air. On later albums like Chaos A.D. and Roots are the lyrics politician
… and interweaves the group even from Brazilian folk influences in their rugged metal. The shock was great when bandleader Max Cavalera announced his departure in 1996, a new group, Soulfly, founded. The remaining three members continued with the American singer Derrick Green.more
