There will be no Cavalera reunion at Sepultura‘s final show. Guitarist Andreas Kisser has confirmed that founding brothers Max and Iggor Cavalera were invited to take part in the band’s farewell concert in São Paulo later this year — and turned it down.
Speaking to Metal Hammer, Kisser says he personally called Iggor months ago, and that management-level contact was also made with the brothers’ representatives. The answer, ultimately, was no.
“We did invite the Cavalera brothers,” Kisser said. “I spoke to Iggor personally on a phone call a few months ago, and we started some communication. Even our managers went to talk to their management and stuff. But, they don’t want to be a part of it, and that’s OK. It’s a choice.”
Kisser made clear that the invitation came from a genuine place, not obligation. “It would make sense to have a celebration at the end, for the fans, and just to enjoy ourselves onstage,” he said. “[It could be] like it was on Roots, you know? Despite all the fucking crazy stuff around it, we managed to make that album and finish what we had to do, you know?”
Max and Iggor co-founded Sepultura in Belo Horizonte in 1984. Max departed at the end of 1996 following a management dispute involving his wife, Gloria; Iggor followed a decade later in 2006, subsequently reuniting with his brother in Cavalera Conspiracy. Kisser had been part of the lineup since 1987, joining ahead of the recording of Schizophrenia.
Max had previously floated the idea of a reunion himself. In June 2024, he said he’d be open to it, only to walk it back the following month, citing his commitment to what he and Iggor had built together under the Cavalera banner.
“You kind of have to realise if we end up doing a Sepultura reunion, it’s almost like we can’t go back to the Cavalera thing, you know?” Max told Metal Injection. “It won’t really make sense. People probably will be like, ‘I don’t want to go watch Cavalera if they’re doing a “real” reunion.’ To me, I don’t want to do that because I love what we have here in Cavalera now. It’s so badass.”
Sepultura — now featuring Derrick Green on vocals and Grayson Nekrutman on drums — announced their retirement in 2023, citing the grind of the album/tour cycle, the loss of Kisser‘s wife Patricia to cancer in 2022, and a reluctance to try to top Quadra (2020). Their final European show takes place at 3Arena in Dublin in August, ahead of the São Paulo farewell. A four-track farewell EP, The Cloud Of Unknowing, arrives on 04/24.
Joining Sepultura during their final lap in US stages are thrash metal legends Exodus, hardcore heavyweights Biohazard, and rising newcomers Tribal Gaze.
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