Igor Leaves Sepultura

[unclemeat]

It's Official: Drummer IGOR CAVALERA Quits SEPULTURA - June 12, 2006
Drummer Igor Cavalera has officially announced his departure from SEPULTURA (as exclusively reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on January 13, 2006 and subsequently denied by both the band and Igor).

In a statement released today (June 12) to the Brazilian media, Igor attributed the split to "artistic incompatibility" with his SEPULTURA bandmates — guitarist Andreas Kisser, bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. and vocalist Derrick Green.

"I believe my time in SEPULTURA has come to an end," Igor said in the statement. "I have a lot of pride in everything we have done, but I feel that the group's current formation does not meet my expectations as a musician and a person. Since my last tour with SEPULTURA, which took place in Europe in December 2004, I have sensed that my ideas were not compatible with those of the rest of the band.

"I would really like to thank all of the fans that supported me and continue supporting our music. I would also like to thank everybody that worked to make SEPULTURA the band that it had become."

Igor announced earlier in the year that he was taking a break from the group's touring activities to spend time with his second wife and their new son (who was born in January). Filling in on drums during the band's European tour with IN FLAMES was Roy Mayorga, who played with Igor's brother Max in SOULFLY for several years in the late '90s and again in 2001-2003.

Igor is the second Cavalera to leave SEPULTURA. In 1996, Max Cavalera exited the group after the rest of the band fired Max's wife Gloria as SEPULTURA's manager.

SEPULTURA are rumored to have selected Jean Dolabella (ex-UDORA) as their new permanent drummer following Roy Mayorga's decision to join STONE SOUR as a full-time member.

"artistic incompatibility"? interesting?

[Shevy]

The guitar studio sessions for the new Sep album sounded a little more aggressive than the crap they've been releasing lately. It's possible the other three in the band were like, "This stuff sells", while Igor was complaining, "It's not tribal enough!"

Don't know. Don't care. Arise was the last album by them I really liked, and I just don't see them putting together another gem like that in the near future. At best they'll fart around until they come up with a Chaos A.D. II.

[thrashed]

New sepultra is boring as hell. I didn't honestly like Chaos A.D much, their album's before that were great though.

Overall, I don't really give a shit.

[masterblastersdead]

thats very sad.
the band has to change the name

[thrashed]

Thank you for that intelligent comment.

[Shevy]

Well, he kind of has the point. It was the Cavalera brothers' band, even though they still have one original member left at this point.

[thrashed]

Maybe that's the reason modern Sep. sucks so much?

[Shevy]

In all honesty, I think their demise was pretty much inevitable. The Andreas/Paulo/Igor line-up has been together since Schizophrenia, and Max played a big role in Roots before moving onto Soulfly.

[Nico Mc Brain]

who is the other original left? The last sepultura album I bought was Chaos AD I havent heard anything from them since then

[Shevy]

The remaining original member is Paulo.

[Follow The Hollow]

SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera recently spoke to Holland's Toazted.com about the possibility of a reunion with his former SEPULTURA bandmates at some point in the not-too-distant future. Asked about the rumor that a reunited SEPULTURA was in talks several months ago to play this year's Ozzfest, Max said, "There's been a lot of rumors. SEPULTURA is one of the most rumored things out there. [Laughs] I talked to my brother [ex-SEPULTURA drummer Igor Cavalera] recently. He has a new son named Antonio, which is my middle name. He says he looks a lot like me. I've only seen a picture. I plan to visit him sometime next year. We're in a very good relationship, which is great, after all this bullshit. Ten years Life is too short to hold [grudges]. So I think in a weird way, God has a way to manage these things and he's putting it all together now. With or without the reunion I don't really care it's important that we're brothers blood, family it's a great thing. But to tell you the truth, it would be cool to have a reunion. Even my kids wanna see it. My [stepson] Richie is like, 'Oh, my God, I've gotta I know I saw SEPULTURA, but I was too little, I don't remember.' And SEPULTURA has touched so many people. So it would be really, really cool."

With regards to how a SEPULTURA reunion might affect SOULFLY, Max said, "I think SOULFY [and SEPULTURA] are completely different things. SOULFLY has its own identity and its own vibe. And it will not conflict with SEPULTURA, I don't think it's two completely different things. And touring with BLACK SABBATH last year I was really inspired. It was so good to see Those guys, they hated each other for a long period, and you see that they make up and they go on tour, and they I don't know. You can really see that Ozzy loves BLACK SABBATH. It's in his blood. He loves [the band]. How can you not? It was inspiring for me. So I think I understand more now why people want to see SEPULTURA [reunion]. It makes more sense now than it did When we first split up, I was like, 'No, I'm never doing that shit again. Screw this, I hate this shit,' but I think different now. It's working itself [out]. When it happens, it'll happen, and it'll be good."

[Shevy]

It'll sound like a cross between Roots and a cash register.