SEPULTURA: We Are 'Tired' Of Listening To MAX CAVALERA's 'Bulls**t'

December 13, 2010

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have released a brand new video message, recorded this past Saturday, December 11 before they performed their classic 1991 album, "Arise", in its entirety for the first time during the group's headlining performance at the 16-year anniversary of the Manifesto Bar in São Paulo, Brazil. A transcript of the statement from guitarist Andreas Kisser follows below.

"Hello, SEPULTURA fans all over the world. We're here in São Paulo. We're gonna play the whole album 'Arise' at the birthday party of the Manifesto Bar, 16 years.

"So we are here to say that we are working on a new album [that] we are gonna release next year. We just signed with Nuclear Blast [Records]. We have a worldwide plan for 2011 and 2012. We're gonna record the album in January with Roy Z. [JUDAS PRIEST, HALFORD, BRUCE DICKINSON, HELLOWEEN] producing the album, for the first time working with us. We have a worldwide release planned for May 2011. And we're here to assure you that we're gonna be on the road with this formation, the SEPULTURA that we are today. And we have a full North American tour scheduled for April — everything is confirmed. We have a full-scale tour for the summer. We are confirmed [for] the Wacken [Open Air] festival [in Germany] — the first time SEPULTURA will be playing there.

"Don't listen to fucking rumors anymore. We are tired of listening to this fucking bullshit that [former SEPULTURA guitarist/vocalist] Max [Cavalera] is saying all over the world, that there's gonna be a reunion [of SEPULTURA's classic lineup] and this and that. We're here to say there's no communication, there's no talks about any type of reunion or any show with the Cavaleras [Max and his brother Igor, also a former member of SEPULTURA]. Igor is doing his job, Max is supposed to do his job, and we are doing our job.

"We are SEPULTURA for 26 years and we celebrating this with a new album, a new deal and a new world tour. And I hope this is the end of fucking rumors and fucking lies, OK?!

"[We] are SEPULTURA and we're gonna be with you next year with a new album.

"See you on tour."

In a recent interview with Sonic Excess, Max Cavalera stated about persistent rumors of a reunion of SEPULTURA's classic lineup, "I did call Andreas, and I had a real good talk with him. It sounded like he wanted to do it, and I had Igor onboard for the reunion. I think the only person preventing it is Paulo [Xisto Pinto Jr.; bass]. I don't know why, but I think Paulo is really against the reunion. People should ask him why he is so against it, because I think it would be a great think for the fans to see the original lineup." He added, "SEPULTURA was one of the most important bands in the metal scene, and it would have been really cool to do it. I don't need a reunion, because SOULFLY and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY are doing great, but I would like to do it for the fans to show them we had this kick-ass band. We can do it again, but people should ask Paulo why it doesn't appeal to him.

When asked if he thinks it's "appropriate" for the current lineup of SEPULTURA to continue using the band name even though he and his brother are no longer part of the group, Max said, "The original band is not in the band anymore; me and Igor are out. Igor was original, because he was there in the beginning. But now that we both are out, I don't see the credibility."

You can watch SEPULTURA's entire performance of "Arise" below via Livestream's Twitter broadcasting system TwitCam.

SEPULTURA's current lineup includes only two of the four bandmembers who performed on "Arise" — guitarist Andreas Kisser and bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr.

SEPULTURA will return to North America for a massive headlining tour next April/May in support of their upcoming Nuclear Blast Records debut. Joining them will be a veritable united nations on metal in the form of Austria's BELPHEGOR, Norway's KEEP OF KALESSIN, Poland's HATE, Canada's NEURAXIS, and California's BONDED BY BLOOD. Starting May 23, Seattle's own NEVERMORE will replace BELPHEGOR to finish out the tour.

SEPULTURA debuted a brand new song from its upcoming album during its October 17 appearance at the Fúria Festival at HSBC Brasil in São Paulo, Brazil.

SEPULTURA - video message (December 11, 2010):

"Arise" Performance - Part 1:

"Arise" Performance - Part 2:

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