Sepultura discography

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Sepultura discography
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Sepultura performing at Metalmania in 2007
Studio albums15
Live albums3
Compilation albums4
Video albums6
Music videos21
EPs4
Singles21

The following is the discography of Sepultura, a Brazilian heavy metal band. Sepultura was formed in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera. After several lineup changes, Paulo Jr. and Jairo Guedz became permanent members for the band's first studio album Morbid Visions , released in 1986 through Cogumelo Records. Guitarist Jairo Guedz left Sepultura following the band's first tour and was replaced by Andreas Kisser. With the new lineup, Sepultura recorded Schizophrenia in 1987. Beneath the Remains , the first album from the band's contract with Roadrunner Records, was released in 1989, followed by Arise in 1991 and Chaos A.D. in 1993. Sepultura's best-selling album Roots , was released in 1996 and debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200.

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In 1996, vocalist Max Cavalera left the band and formed Soulfly. The other members announced that they would continue under the Sepultura name and were searching for a replacement. Derrick Green was chosen to replace Cavalera, and with the new vocalist the band released Against in 1998. Nation was released in 2001, the band's last studio album with Roadrunner Records. Sepultura signed to German label SPV and released Roorback . Dante XXI was released in 2006 as a concept album inspired by the literary classic Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Igor Cavalera left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Jean Dolabella. In 2009 Sepultura released A-Lex , a concept album about A Clockwork Orange , followed by 2011's Kairos . Drummer Eloy Casagrande replaced Dollabella and in 2013 the band released The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart , which was loosely based on sci-fi film Metropolis . In 2017, Sepultura released their fourteenth studio album Machine Messiah , and followed this in 2020 with their fifteenth studio album Quadra .

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
AUS
[1] 		AUT
[2] 		FRA
[3] 		GER
[4] 		NLD
[5] 		SWE
[6] 		SWI
[7] 		UK
[8] 		UK Rock
[9] 		US
[10] 		US
Ind.
[11]
1986 Morbid Visions
  • Released: 10 November 1986
  • Label: Cogumelo
———————————
1987 Schizophrenia
  • Released: 30 October 1987
  • Label: Cogumelo
———————————
1989 Beneath the Remains ———96———————
1991 Arise
  • Released: 2 April 1991
  • Label: Roadrunner
———2568462440—119—
1993 Chaos A.D.
  • Released: 19 October 1993
  • Label: Roadrunner/Epic
271961121111511—32—
1996 Roots
  • Released: 12 March 1996
  • Label: Roadrunner
324765164—27—
1998 Against
  • Released: 6 October 1998
  • Label: Roadrunner
252333237633—40—82—
2001 Nation
  • Released: 20 March 2001
  • Label: Roadrunner
40419128——8488—1344
2003 Roorback
  • Released: 27 May 2003
  • Label: SPV/Universal Music
——7746——69129——17
2006 Dante XXI
  • Released: 14 March 2006
  • Label: SPV
——16664————8—45
2009 A-Lex
  • Released: 27 January 2009
  • Label: SPV
—5315082——68—22—48
2011 Kairos —758749——45—26—48
2013 The Mediator Between Head
and Hands Must Be the Heart
  • Released: 29 October 2013
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
——15376——96—22—50
2017 Machine Messiah
  • Released: 13 January 2017
  • Label: Nuclear Blast/Sony Music
823311427——271659—11
2020 Quadra
  • Released: 7 February 2020
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
11217635——13—5——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak
positions
AUS
[17] 		FRA
[3] 		SWI
[7]
2002 Under a Pale Grey Sky
  • Released: 22 September 2002
  • Label: Roadrunner
985299
2005 Live in São Paulo
  • Released: 8 November 2005
  • Label: SPV
———
2014Metal Veins – Alive in Rock in Rio———
2021SepulQuarta
  • Released: 13 August 2021
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
——22
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak
positions
AUS
[1] 		US
[10]
1996 The Roots of Sepultura
  • Released: 29 November 1996
  • Label: Roadrunner
42—
1997 Blood-Rooted
  • Released: 3 June 1997
  • Label: Roadrunner
—162
1997B-Sides
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Roadrunner
——
2006 The Best of Sepultura
  • Released: 12 September 2006
  • Label: Roadrunner
——
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

YearAlbum details
1985 Bestial Devastation
  • Released: 1 December 1985
  • Label: Cogumelo
1992Third World Posse
  • Released: 1992, exclusively
    in Australia
  • Label: Roadrunner Records
1996Natural Born Blasters
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Roadrunner Records
2002 Revolusongs
  • Released: 22 November 2002
  • Label: SPV/Universal Music

LP

YearAlbum details
2015Sepultura Under My Skin
  • Released: 5 June 2015
  • Label: Nuclear Blast

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[1] 		FIN
[29] 		FRA
[3] 		GER
[4] 		IRL
[30] 		NLD
[5] 		NOR
[31] 		NZL
[32] 		SWE
[6] 		UK
[8]
1991"Arise"——————————Arise
"Under Siege (Regnum Irae)"—————————91
"Dead Embryonic Cells"——————————
1993"Refuse/Resist"————29————51Chaos A.D.
1994"Territory"————8——50—66
"Slave New World"————————3246
1996"Roots Bloody Roots"4422642273520—1419Roots
"Ratamahatta"—————————23
"Attitude"—16———————46
1998"Choke"—————————91Against
1999"Against"——————————
"Tribus"82—————————
2006"Convicted in Life" [33] ——————————Dante XXI
2011"Kairos"——————————Kairos
2013"The Age of the Atheist"——————————The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart
2015"Sepultura Under My Skin"——————————Sepultura Under My Skin
2016"I Am the Enemy"——————————Machine Messiah
"Phantom Self"——————————
2019"Isolation"——————————Quadra
"Last Time"——————————
2020"Means to an End"——————————
"Guardians of Earth"——————————
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Video albums

YearVideo detailsUS chart
peak
1992 Under Siege (Live in Barcelona)
  • Released: 14 January 1992
  • Label: Roadrunner
13 [34]
1995Third World Chaos
  • Released: 27 June 1995
  • Label: Roadrunner
6 [35]
1997We Are What We Are
  • Released: 28 January 1997
  • Label: Roadrunner
19 [36]
2002Chaos DVD
  • Released: 7 October 2002
  • Label: Roadrunner
38 [37]
2005 Live in São Paulo
  • Released: 8 November 2005
  • Label: SPV
—
2014Metal Veins – Alive in Rock in Rio—
1. ^ Billboard Top Music Video Charts.

Music videos

YearTitleAlbumDirector
1989"Inner Self" Beneath the Remains Aurelio Diaz [38]
1991"Dead Embryonic Cells" Arise Bill Henderson [38]
1992"Arise"
1993"Refuse/Resist" Chaos A.D. Peter Christopherson [38]
"Territory" Paul Rachman [38]
1994"Slave New World" Thomas Mignone [38]
1996"Roots Bloody Roots" Roots
"Ratamahatta"Fred Stuhr [38]
"Attitude"Block [38]
1998"Choke" Against Raul Machado [39]
2003"Bullet the Blue Sky" Revolusongs Ricardo Della Rosa [39]
2004"Mind War" Roorback
2005"Refuse/Resist" (live) Live in São Paulo Lecuck Ishida [40]
2006"Convicted in Life" Dante XXI Luis Carone [41]
2008"Ostia"Geraldo Moraes [42]
2009"We've Lost You" A-Lex André Moraes [43]
"What I Do!"Sepultura [44]
2013"The Vatican" The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart Rafael Kent [45]
2014"Da Lama ao Caos"
2016"Phantom Self" Machine Messiah Mauricio Eça
2019"Isolation" Quadra
2020"Means to an End"Otavio Juliano and Luciana Ferraz
"Guardians of Earth"Raul Machado [46]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: "Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
    • Under a Pale Grey Sky and "Tribus": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 248.
    • Machine Messiah: "ARIA Chart Watch #404". auspOp. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
    • Quadra: "Sepultura enter the worldwide charts with new album "Quadra"". 21 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Austria Top 40 – Hitparade Österreich" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 "Les charts français" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Discographie von Sepultura". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Dutch charts portal" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  6. 1 2 "Swedish charts portal" (in Swedish). swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  7. 1 2 "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  8. 1 2 "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "Chart Log UK". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  10. 1 2 "Sepultura Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  11. ↑ "Sepultura Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  12. 1 2 "The BPI – Search the Awards Database". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  14. 1 2 Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 143.
  15. 1 2 "Goud/Platina Muziek". The Dutch Association of Producers and Importers of image – and sound carriers. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  16. 1 2 "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  17. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 248.
  18. ↑ "SEPULTURA: Discography: Career Albums". MusicMight . Retrieved 24 May 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  19. ↑ "Gold und Platin Datenbank". Verband der Österreichischen Musik Wirstchaft. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  20. ↑ "Search Certification Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  21. ↑ "Les Certifications Albums – Année 1997" (in French). National Union of Phonographic Publishing. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  22. 1 2 "SEPULTURA Frontman Says His Band is Better off on a Smaller Record Label". 5 October 2003.
  23. 1 2 3 "ANDREAS KISSER: For A Band Like SEPULTURA, Record Sales Don't Really Matter". Blabbermouth. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  24. ↑ "SEPULTURA: 'Dante XXI' Certified Gold in Cyprus". Blabbermouth.net. 21 March 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  25. ↑ "SEPULTURA: 'Kairos' First-Week Sales Revealed". 20 July 2011.
  26. ↑ "SEPULTURA: 'Mediator Between Head and Hands' First-Week Sales Revealed". 6 November 2013.
  27. ↑ "Metal By Numbers 1/25: Code Orange crush the chartsMetal Insider". Metal Insider. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  28. ↑ "Metal by Numbers 2/19: Getting lost in the charts | Metal Insider". 19 February 2020.
  29. ↑ "Finnish charts portal". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  30. ↑ "Search the charts" (in Irish). Irish charts. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
  31. ↑ "Norwegian charts portal" (in Norwegian). norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  32. ↑ "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  33. ↑ "Sepultura – Convicted in Life". Discogs. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  34. ↑ "Top Music Video – Under Siege". Billboard . 11 April 1992. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
  35. ↑ "Top Music Video – Third World Chaos". Billboard . 5 August 1995. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
  36. ↑ "Top Music Video – We Are What We Are". Billboard . 8 March 1997. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
  37. ↑ "Top Music Video – Chaos DVD". Billboard . 14 September 2002. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
  38. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Chaos DVD (DVD). Roadrunner Records. 2002.
  39. 1 2 Live in São Paulo (DVD). Steamhammer/SPV. 2005.
  40. ↑ "Refuse/Resist | Sepultura | Music Video | MTV". MTV Networks. 20 December 2005. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  41. ↑ "Convicted in Life | Sepultura | Music Video | MTV". MTV Networks. 5 September 2006. Archived from the original on 25 February 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  42. ↑ "Sepultura: "Ostia" Video Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  43. ↑ "Broadcast Yourself" . Retrieved 24 November 2010– via YouTube.[ dead YouTube link ]
  44. ↑ "Broadcast Yourself" . Retrieved 24 November 2010– via YouTube.[ dead YouTube link ]
  45. ↑ "Broadcast Yourself". 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2013– via YouTube.
  46. ↑ "SepulQuarta – LIVE Q&A with David Ellefson (Megadeth & Metal Allegiance), Andreas & Paulo". 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2020– via YouTube.

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