Sepultura

Released: April 7, 1989

Songwriter: Max Cavalera Andreas Kisser Igor Cavalera Paulo Jr. Kelly Shaefer

Producer: Sepultura Scott Burns

I shall redeem myself from
The clutches that grasp at my inner self
No tomorrow will ease my oppression
My streak of hate leads my way

Look at me
My feelings turn
Stronger than hate

I can't decide on which way to turn
My choices are few and far between

Look at me
My feelings turn
Stronger than hate

I can't decide on which way to turn
My choices are few and far between

A lifetime of remorse
There’s no place that I’ve never been

Go

I stand above the remains
My vengeance I have regained
I don't know what lies on the floor
I won't be locked anymore

Standing here, I’ve lost all faith
I have no social equality
To live again would be a lie
My life is not worth the pain

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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