Max Cavalera era[edit] Sepultura was formed in 1984 in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of Minas Gerais, Brazil.[2] The band was founded by teen brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, the impoverished sons of Vânia, a model, and Graciliano, a well-to-do Italian diplomat whose fatal heart attack left his family in financial ruin.[16] Gracilianos death deeply affected his sons, inspiring them to form a band after Max heard the album Black Sabbath Vol. 4 the very same day.[17] They chose the band name Sepultura, the Portuguese word for grave, when Max translated the lyrics of the Motörhead song Dancing on Your Grave.[1] The brothers early influences included Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, and the popular metal and hard rock artists of the early 1980s, such as Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Motörhead, Black Sabbath,AC/DC, Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne.[2] They would travel to a record shop in São Paulo that mixed tapes of the latest records by American bands.[18] Their listening habits changed dramatically after being introduced to Venom. As Igor Cavalera put it: “ I remember the first time I listened to Venom, it was on a friends borrowed tape. It was similar to Motörhead, only a lot heavier. I remember someone saying: its the devils Motörhead! After we got acquainted with Venom, we stopped listening to Iron Maiden and all that lighter stuff.[19] ” The Cavalera brothers started listening to bands such as Kreator,Bathory,Dorsal Atlantica,Exciter,Hellhammer,Celtic Frost,Anthares.Slayer,Death,Morbid Angel,Destruction,Voivod,Possessed, Sodom, Megadeth, Exodus and Exciter.[20] By 1984, they had dropped out of school.[18] After several early membership changes, Sepultura established a stable lineup of Max on guitar, Igor on drums, vocalist Wagner Lamounier, and bassist Paulo Jr.[21] Lamounier departed in March 1985 after disagreements with the band, and moved on to become the leader of the pioneering Brazilian black metal band Sarcófago. After his departure, Max took over the vocal duties. Jairo Guedes was invited to join the band as lead guitarist.[22]
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 16:44:44 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015