{"id":578643,"date":"2026-08-08T14:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/578643\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:40:09","slug":"metal-legends-sepultura-are-bowing-out-in-style-as-they-steal-the-show-at-bloodstock-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/578643\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal legends Sepultura are bowing out in style as they steal the show at Bloodstock 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Whatever your thoughts on who or what constitutes Sepultura<\/a>, the fact that this is a band who have been a constant in the world of heavy music for four decades now is a remarkable achievement. This evening their 40th anniversary farewell celebration tour (now into 42 years) reaches Bloodstock for their final ever show on UK soil.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a clear air of excitement for such an occasion in the field and the band are greeted like heroes as they walk onstage and launch in the immortal Inner Self. For a song that was released in 1989 it still sounds unbelievably fresh; a grooving, thrashing masterpiece, it\u2019s an example of precisely why this band are held in such high regard.<\/p>\n

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Of course, as much as those in attendance want all of the classics from Sepultura\u2019s golden, Max Cavalera-fronted era, you\u2019d be a fool for sleeping on their more recent material. There\u2019s a very good argument to be made that Derrick Green is one of metal\u2019s most underrated frontmen; Kairos and Means To An End, both songs from his time in the band, sound massive today, and Green performs them in his usual commanding manner.<\/p>\n

Sepultura also rip through three brand new songs from their recent The Cloud Of Unknowing EP, something that most bands on their final run would never even consider doing. The almost proggy The Place actually sounds more than at home in amongst their more legendary material.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, though, as great as all of this is, things really reach fever pitch with the set’s final lap. Can any band in heavy music match Territory, Refuse\/Resist, Arise, Ratamahatta and Roots Bloody Roots as five-song run? Bloodstock clearly doesn\u2019t think so and goes absolutely feral for 20 minutes of pure metal perfection.<\/p>\n

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As the final chords of Roots\u2026 ring out, guitarist Andreas Kisser thanks everyone for 42 years of support and to congratulate Bloodstock on its 25th anniversary; as he does Green stands beside him, glassy eyed and clearly emotional, knowing that this will be his last time in front of a UK Sepultura crowd. What a band, what a way to sign off.<\/p>\n

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