Sepultura frontman Derrick Green has opened up about his plans following the completion of the band’s ongoing farewell tour. He shared new details about the musical direction of his next project in a recent interview.
Green spoke candidly about his desire to remain active in music and outlined the creative vision he has in mind for a new band.
“Well, I still wanna be involved in music. I would definitely love to create another band. And so I’m working on that, putting people together, getting together with people and seeing how that goes,” Green said.
He went on to describe the sonic direction he is envisioning for the project, emphasizing a blend of heaviness and melody.
“What I’m feeling is I definitely would love it to be as heavy, but at the same time a lot more melodical, a bigger mixture of singing and screaming. That’s the vibe that I’m feeling. And very much groove oriented. It’s what I have in my head. But it all depends on the combination of people that come together to create this idea,” he continued.
Green noted that conversations with potential collaborators are already underway. His current base in Los Angeles has also given him fresh exposure to the modern music scene.
“But I’ve already started talking to people and trying to figure out what could work best. ‘Cause I’m very excited with the music scene that’s happening. I live in Los Angeles, so there’s a lot of bands passing through, and I had the chance to check out a lot of things that I never knew about or bands I’d never heard about,” he said.
As a self-described hardcore kid, Green expressed particular enthusiasm for the growth and diversity of that scene.
“And it’s an exciting time, especially for hardcore and me being a hardcore kid, growing up in that scene, it’s great to see how it’s expanded and how big it’s become and still having so many different bands with their own personality and that stick out and are just super impressive and very energetic, and such a diverse scene of people. It’s great to see that mixture, because it wasn’t always there,” he added.
Beyond music, Green also revealed ambitions in a different creative field. “I always felt that I wanted to do voiceover work, whether it be for animation or commercial work, so that’s something that I’m gonna be pushing for, 100%,” he said.
Green joined Sepultura in 1997 following the departure of founding frontman Max Cavalera. He made his recorded debut with the band on the 1998 album Against. His tenure represented a major shift in the band’s identity, and he went on to front the group through some of its most ambitious and experimental work.
Sepultura launched its farewell run, titled Celebrating Life Through Death, on March 1, 2024, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil — the city where the band was founded. The tour is set to conclude with a final concert in São Paulo on November 7, 2026, bringing the band’s story full circle in their home country.
Over the course of their career, Sepultura traversed more than 80 countries and earned 14 gold records. They established themselves as one of the most influential metal bands to ever emerge from Brazil.
With the end of Sepultura now firmly in sight, Green is clearly focused on what comes next. His vision for a heavy, melodic, and groove-driven new project — combined with his ambitions in voiceover work — signals a multifaceted second chapter for one of metal’s most enduring voices.
Source: Overdrive
