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The Hindu : Legendry thrash metal band Sepultura will be making a stop at Bangalore on November 3. They are headlining Kingfisher Metalfest ’07. The tour of India for the band has included shows at Delhi and Shillong. Indian band Brahma will open the concert.

Sepultura trace their origins to Brazil. Formed in 1984, their name means “tomb” in Portuguese, which they chose after Max Cavalera, one of the founding members, was translating the lyrics of the Motörhead song “Dancing on Your Grave”.

The band plays music which though heavy isn’t quite death metal. They draw a lot of inspiration from their roots and mix in a lot of samba into their numbers.

Their rise to fame began with critically acclaimed release Schizophrenia in the late ’80s.

They followed that with Beneath The Remains, Arise, Chaos A.D. and Roots.Some of their iconic numbers are “Territory”, “Refuse/Resist”, “Roots Bloody Roots”, “Ratamahatta”, “Arise” and “Kaiowas”. They have also performed covers of numbers by bands such as Black Sabbath. They were part of 1996 Ozzfest main stage alongside Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Danzig, Biohazard and Fear Factory. Their last release was Dante XXI in 2006based on Dante’s “The Divine Comedy”.

Today the band does not include the Cavalera brothers. It features Andreas Kisser (guitar), Derrick Green (vocals/guitar), Paulo Jr. (bass) and Jean Dolabella (drums).

They are famous for a tight stage act and the ability to get the audience to lose themselves in the music. It helps that their music is described as politically correct. They have dealt with issues such as the Israel-Palestine conflict and protests such as the Tiananmen Square massacre in their numbers.

The concert is at Palace Grounds. Tickets are priced at Rs. 800 and Rs. 500.

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