SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser says he would be open to play with Max and Iggor Cavalera for a final performance, yet he acknowledges the improbability of such an event coming to fruition.
During a recent appearance on Conectados program on Transamérica radio, in São Paulo, Andreas spoke about the possibility of reuniting with Cavalera brothers.
Andreas said (via TMDQA! and translated from Portuguese via Google translate): “I think the idea of a last and final show, it would be interesting to have the members, including, obviously, [the Cavalera brothers].” We have Jean Dolabella, Eloy [Casagrande] himself, Jairo Guedz, other musicians who took part, such as Roy Mayorga and Max and Iggor himself”.
“But man, this is something that… this will be a little later. I would really like to invite everyone, right? But that doesn’t just depend on us.”
When discussing his relationship with Max, Andreas said: “Man, I don’t know, I saw him, I don’t know, like six, seven years ago, at a festival. We greeted each other. Dude, there’s no such thing as seeing each other and hanging out at each other’s necks, there’s no such thing as that, you know? We don’t have this aggressiveness or hatred thing. I don’t hate Max at all, I respect Max and Iggor a lot. If it happens, it will be beautiful. But also, if it doesn’t happen, we’ll celebrate it the same way.”
During a last year’s with the “Mike Nelson Show,” Igor Cavalera discussed the possibility of the classic SEPULTURA lineup reunion.
He said: “I have to be honest with you, man. The reunion, in my opinion, it’s me and my brother — that’s the person that I wanna be united with. So, for me, if the other stuff, it doesn’t happen, I can’t really be too bummed about it. Of course, it would be amazing, but the real reunion for me is just me and my brother being together. That’s what makes me happy.”
In 2020 interview with “Scars And Guitars,” SEPULTURA bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. said that a reunion with former frontman Max Cavalera would have to happen “naturally.”
When asked if he has had any contact with Max in the last 10 years or so, Paulo replied: “Not at all. Zero. [Laughs] We just separated. Each one of us went to [his] own path.”
Addressing the possibility of a reunion with Max, Paulo said: “I don’t know about the future, but right now — I don’t like to force the situation that’s not there anymore. If one day it comes to terms, it has to come naturally.
“So far, that hasn’t happened. But I really don’t bother and think about that too much anymore. That was 20 years ago. And I just keep going. You cannot make everybody happy in this world. The best thing [you can do is] learn from your mistakes and keep walking and try to do better in the future.”
Igor‘s brother, Max, left the band in 1996 after the rest of the band split with his wife Gloria as their manager. Igor Cavalera stuck around with the group for another 10 years before leaving SEPULTURA and re-teaming with Max in CAVALERA CONSPIRACY.
SEPULTURA kicked off their farewell tour on March, 1st at Arena Hall in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The packed venue signified the band’s first concert with Greyson Nekrutman (formerly of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) as their new touring drummer, who replaced SEPULTURA‘s longstanding drummer Eloy Casagrande in February.
