Sepultura (, "
grave") is a
Brazilian heavy metal band from
Belo Horizonte. Formed in 1984 by brothers
Max and
Igor Cavalera, the band was a major force in the
death metal,
thrash metal and
groove metal genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments drawing influence from
alternative metal,
world music,
nu metal,
hardcore punk and
industrial metal. Sepultura has had several changes in its lineup since its formation, with Max and Igor Cavalera departing in 1996 and 2006, respectively. Sepultura's current line up consists of vocalist
Derrick Green, guitarist
Andreas Kisser, bassist
Paulo Jr. and drummer
Eloy Casagrande.