Sepultura Announce ‘The Cloud Of Unknowing’ EP Ahead of Final Australian Tour
The Brazilian heavy metal legends have also shared the EP’s lead single ‘The Place’.
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After a career spanning more than four decades, Brazilian heavy metal icons Sepultura are hanging up their instruments and calling it a day. Before they ride off into the sunset, the quartet have been touring the globe on their Celebrating Life Through Death farewell tour, which hits Australia this month.
Ahead of the Aussie leg of the tour, Sepultura have announced one final release: The Cloud of Unknowing EP, out Friday 24 April via Nuclear Blast Records (pre-order here).
The EP consists of four tracks and acts as both a celebration of the band’s legacy and a final goodbye, with vocalist Derrick Green having this to say about ‘The Place’, which is the first taste of the EP.
“This song deals with immigrants who have come to a place seeking refuge and start a new life. Once assimilated into a false sense of security and relentless propaganda, they began to act out against what they hate about themselves. The transition begins to escape from the self hatred and the lashing out against people who believed in the same ideas. I feel the lyrics truly follow the transitions of the song. Starting with disappointment and arriving at anger.”
Sepultura’s run of Australian shows follows sold-out concerts across Latin America, Europe and the US. “We’ve always had the best fans in the world, who supported us with praise and criticism, who were demanding and intelligent, who grew together with the band and have always been loyal,” the band says. “Without you, none of this would have been possible. This album and this tour are for you. Dear SepulNation, we love you and always will.”
Sepultura’s Celebrating Life Through Death tour begins in Perth at the Metro City on Friday 20 March. It continues with dates at Adelaide’s The Gov on Monday 23 March, Melbourne’s Northcote Theatre on Wednesday 25 March, Sydney’s Liberty Hall on Friday 27 March and Brisbane’s The Tivoli on Sunday 29 March.
Tickets are on sale now via destroyalllines.com.
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Originally founded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, Sepultura became a force of nature in the groove metal scene.
Across a career spanning more than 40 years, Sepultura have released 15 studio albums – 14 of which went gold – sold more than 20 million records worldwide and garnered more than 150 million streams on Spotify for their landmark 1996 record Roots.
Fans of Sepultura have one final chance to see the quartet of vocalist Derrick Green, guitarist Andreas Kisser, bassist Paulo Jr. and drummer Greyson Nekrutman perform live when the band hits Australian shores later this month.
Catch Sepultra performing at The Gov on Monday 23 March. Tickets on sale via destroyalllines.com.
Sepultura Celebrating Life Through Death… Australian Tour Dates 2026
Friday 20 March – Metro City, Perth, WA
Monday 23 March – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 25 March – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 27 March – Liberty Hall, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 29 March – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
