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Sepultura, Andreas Kisser, Max Cavalera, T/W, Torhout/Werchter, Belgium, 2nd July 1994
Sepultura founders Max and Iggor Cavalera have turned down the offer to perform at the band’s final show

By Matt Owen Published

Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser says both were approached but declined the invitation

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Max Cavalera performs live with a V-style electric guitar and a mic stand decorated with bullets.
Max Cavalera on Sepultura’s bloody roots, the rise of Soulfly and how metal became the family business

By Jon Wiederhorn Published

Max Cavalera takes GW back to the beginning in Brazil and the search for a sound more brutal than anyone, the bitter splits and blessed reunions, and what comes next for Soulfly and Cavalera

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Max Cavalera from the American heavy metal band, Soulfly, performs on stage on the 2nd day of Vilar de Mouros music festival held between 21 to 24 August 2024 in the north of Portugal
Sepultura co-founder Max Cavalera looks back on his first-ever electric guitar, “The Rotten” – and the moment he discovered metal

By Janelle Borg Published

The metal icon also discusses how Judas Priest and the Brazilian thrash metal band Dorsal Atlântica were crucial in inspiring him and his brother to pursue music seriously

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Max Cavalera
Two weeks ago, a Sepultura reunion looked likely – but now Max Cavalera has changed his mind

By Phil Weller Published

Having already buried the hatchet with his brother, Igor, Cavalera says there’s no longer any need for a classic-era Sepultura return

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“I met Ritchie Blackmore during the Sepultura days. At first, he wasn’t interested in talking to anybody. But the minute I asked, ‘Do you like football?’ he said, ‘Yes – come with me!’” Max Cavalera names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

By Amit Sharma Published

The metal pioneer reveals how to score private time with Ritchie Blackmore, the reality of trying to cover Tony Iommi, what Chuck Shuldiner would be doing today – and why he’s finally playing all six strings… on a James Hetfield guitar

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Jackson's Andreas Kisser Pro Series Signature Soloist Quadra model
"Finally!" Jackson cements its relationship with Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser with a single-pickup, skull-emblazoned Soloist

By Jackson Maxwell Published

After three decades, the thrash metal guitar icon finally has a signature Jackson – and it certainly stands out from the Soloist pack

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Paulo Pinto Jr.
Sepultura’s Paulo Pinto Jr: “Just keep to the tempo on the bass drum and on the snare, so the guitars can breathe more and you’ll have more body in the song”

By Hywel Davies Published

Thrash bass legend Paulo Pinto Jr. on the epic all-star collaboration behind SepulQuarta, the gear behind his sound, and the art of nailing bass grooves at high tempo

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Chino Moreno and Gojira's Joe Duplantier
Watch Gojira and Chino Moreno perform a crushing cover of Sepultura’s Territory

By Matt Parker Published

The Deftones frontman joined the French metal heroes onstage during the last show of their joint Spring tour

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Korn
How Korn changed the face of guitar music

By Total Guitar editors Published

Charting Munky and Head's influence – from Sepultura and Slipknot to the present day

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Scott Ian
Anthrax's Scott Ian teams up with his 10-year-old son to jam Sepultura's Roots Bloody Roots

By Sam Roche Published

The thrash guitarist wields a Jackson Dinky 7-string while his young son Revel Young Ian rocks the drums

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