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EP Review: Sepultura- The Cloud of Unknowing






Words by Anselm Anderson




Sepultura is getting ready to close the chapter on their remarkable forty-year career with the release of their final four-track EP, The Cloud of Unknowing, arriving this Friday, April 24th, via Nuclear Blast Records.




The Brazilian Quartet wraps things up on a high note with their most heartfelt and inventive work yet. Each track explores a different side of the band’s emotions, blending thunderous drums, sweeping orchestral arrangements, and their signature fierce vocals and riffs. The band brought in American drummer Greyson Nekrutman for their latest tour across North America, Europe, and Latin America. His prodigious talent adds a fresh layer to the band’s often wild and chaotic brand of tribal metal. Nekrutman’s precise yet powerful hits blend seamlessly as the rest of the band pour their energy into this final chapter of their career.



The band chose the legendary Criteria Studios as the place to record The Cloud of Unknowing, produced by longtime friend and collaborator, Stanley Soares, who brings the journey full circle on this release. The band recorded the album in ten days with no prior planning but a list of old demos by guitarist Andreas Kisser.




The album kicks off with the fierce “All Souls Rising,” inspired by Madison Smartt Bell’s book about the slave rebellion in 1780s Haiti. Its blistering, high-speed metal merges seamlessly with anthemic chants and a powerful orchestral arrangement. Next up is the power ballad "Beyond the Dream," a melancholic track featuring clean vocals.





Photo Courtesy of Nuclear Blast Records




""Sacred Books" kicks off with Sepultura's signature hostility, featuring harsh vocals, melodic guitar parts infused with jazz instrumentals, and thunderous basslines. The track bears similarities to modern metal bands like Lamb of God.


And finally, the dark grooves of "The Place" bring this farewell to a close. Sepultura mixes eerie melodic vocals and instrumentals with angry vocals, massive thumping drums, and a roaring guitar line.

Sepultura bids farewell with something short but sweet—a release packed with their most compelling songwriting, sharp political insights, and powerful guitar riffs, serving as a heartfelt tribute to the boys from Brazil.






"The Cloud of Unknowing" arrives on April 24th via Nuclear Blast Records via all major streaming platforms and retail outlets.





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