Andreas Kisser discussed Sepultura’s upcoming conclusion in an interview with Mystic Festival.
“I think it was a great momentum. 40-year anniversary is a great mark. We have an amazing history behind, coming from Brazil, playing almost 80 countries around the world, bringing the Brazilian music to heavy metal, to thrash metal, to heavy music in general,” Kisser said.
“And we did a great album, [2020’s] ‘Quadra’, our last one. We survived the pandemic situation, the lockdown,” he continued. “I went through also a personal experience with my wife. She passed away after [a battle with] cancer two years and a half ago. It gave me a whole new perspective of life — when you respect finitude, when you respect dying, when you don’t deny that.”
“We have a tendency not to talk about dying, to talk about death in general. After her passing, a big part of myself died with her. But at the same time, other parts came to be — new experiences, new ideas, new horizons, new situations,” he explained. “I didn’t choose that way, but it came to be. And dying and death has been my biggest professor, my biggest teacher.”
“It felt that for Sepultura, it would be the same, really, to give a rest,” Kisser added. “I was feeling very pressured to write another album, to do another cycle, to do another tour. It’s not easy to write an album. You really have to be focused a hundred percent on [it]. We decided to quit, to stop for a while.”
“We are recording a live album on this tour. We’re gonna put out the live album. We still have stuff to do in the next two years. We’re not in a hurry. We say goodbye, but relax. We’re doing [it] our own way,” he concluded.
The band’s decision coincides with a significant milestone in their influential career. They have achieved one of their greatest commercial successes in recent years.
Data from Wikipedia shows their latest album ‘Quadra’ became their most successful release since 1998’s ‘Against.’ The album charted in 17 countries and reached top 20 positions in seven of them. Its performance exceeded their classic album ‘Roots’ in key markets. The album peaked at No. 5 in Germany and No. 13 in Switzerland.
Sepultura’s official Instagram confirmed another significant change in the band’s lineup. Drummer Eloy Casagrande departed in 2024. ‘Quadra’ stands as his final studio contribution to the band’s legacy.
Wikipedia documents the band’s impressive four-decade career. Their global album sales approach 20 million units. This achievement solidifies their position as one of metal’s most influential acts.
The farewell period will span the next two years. This timeline allows the band to celebrate their 40th anniversary properly. Fans worldwide will have a chance to see them one last time.
