SEPULTURA's Final Curtain Call With ANDREAS KISSER

Words and interview by: Kyra Jade
Even if you chose the hermit crab life, you’ve still most likely heard the name Sepultura. They aren’t strangers around here and have been showing us how it’s done for over 40 years. Their fanbase are notoriously passionate and loyal to the band often stating they are not only pioneers, they are one of the most influential metal bands in history. You'll only need to scratch the surface of Sepultura’s lore to see the influence they’ve had on metal music over the years, never afraid to bend genres and play from the heart.
Sadly all good things must come to an end and after years of dedicating themselves to life on the road, it's time for their final curtain call. Long standing Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser was kind enough to spend time with HEAVY MAG to reminisce about memories spanning from the start of the band to recent times.
Their Celebrating Life Through Death farewell tour has been in motion for two years now and I wanted to know how the whole experience has been so far and if fans are showing up with different emotions being their last soirée.
Andreas unpacked their upcoming EP The Cloud of Unknowing by sharing what their goals were for this release to how they went about the writing and recording process. I was curious to hear about Andreas’ influences and gain insight about growing up in Brazil with minimal exposure to international bands - yet still manage to find his calling to metal. Once that phone is ringing, it’s hard not to pick up!
It would be remiss and down right irresponsible of me not asking about the Roadrunner United 25th anniversary showcase, right? On paper it seems impossible to have so many talented musicians coming together to pull off this one of a kind meeting of the gods, but they did. I’ll confess, I would have sacrificed my first born child to be at that showcase and hearing these memories spoken about with such love and fondness via Andreas was like Christmas morning for me.
After reminding myself that I can’t fan girl or geek out right now, we finished the interview off bonding over mutual love for our fallen heroes. I mentioned my Mt. Rushmore would have to be Jimi Hendrix, Ozzy Osbourne, Eddie Van Halen and of course, Lemmy Kilmister. Without hesitation Andreas lit up and uttered a sentence that immediately cemented him as a certified legend in my books,
“Motorhead is alive and well in my heart and soul forever, until I die. Lemmy is one of the gods you know? He is going to guide us forever.”
I couldn’t agree more. In fact, to summon Lemmy; all you need is a well made Jack Daniel’s and coke with a side of cigarette smoke and he will appear quicker than saying Beetlejuice three times. Best spirit guide anyone could ask for. I’ve done what I always do by getting too excited and over sharing… go check out the rest of the interview for yourself. I hope you enjoy it.
Until next time, legends!


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