Sepultura

Released: March 25, 1991

Songwriter: Max Cavalera Andreas Kisser Igor Cavalera Paulo Jr.

Producer: Sepultura Scott Burns

[Verse 1]
Obscured by the sun
Apocalyptic clash
Cities fall in ruin
Why must we die?

[Chorus]
Obliteration of mankind
Under a pale grey sky
We shall arise

[Verse 2]
I did nothing, saw nothing
Terrorist confrontation
Waiting for the end
Wartime conspiracy

[Bridge]
I see the world - old
I see the world - dead

[Verse 3]
Victims of war, seeking some salvation
Last wish, fatality
I've no land, I'm from nowhere
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

[Verse 4]
Face the enemy
Manic thoughts
Religious intervention
Problems remain

[Chorus]
Obliteration of mankind
Under a pale grey sky
We shall arise

Sepultura 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.

The first Sepultura show was on December 4th, 1984. The band played two songs that never were re-recorded or released.

The band name comes from a Portuguese translation of Motörhead’s song “Dancing on Your Grave” which is “Dançando na sua Sepultura”. Sepultura means “grave” (sepulchre) in Portuguese (and in some other Latin-based languages). Originally, they wanted to call the band Tropa de Choque (Shock Troops), but found that the name had been used before.

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