In a new interview with Metal Hammer, guitarist Andreas Kisser and vocalist Derrick Green answered fan questions.
A fan asked Kisser if he would reunite with his former bandmates Max Cavalera and Igor Cavalera. The rocker’s response wasn’t negative, however, he set a condition for a final show with the band. He said:
“I won’t deny that it would be great to have a very last show with their participation, but it has to be great. It has to have people who are there to celebrate and not trying to discuss who was right or wrong on decisions from the past. In the end, we are celebrating now as the Sepultura of today. If they want to be a part of it, it would be amazing.”
A Reunion Must Be ‘In The Right Way’
Kisser’s comments come less than two weeks after Max was asked by Sakis Fragos if Sepultura’s current lineup had invited him to join their final concert at the end of the farewell tour. He responded:
“I have not [been approached]. In fact, I think I saw one thing Andreas, of course said, like, ‘Why are we gonna ask them [Max and Igor to take part]? They’re gonna spoil the party,’ which is very typical of Andreas to say that.”
He added:
“I don’t know. I think I’m gonna let things happen the way they’re gonna happen. I’m not gonna force anything, and if there comes a time where we feel that we should make a reunion — okay, fine, as long as we do it the right way. Just like with these re-recordings [of early Sepultura albums that Igor and I are doing under the Cavalera name]. I think we made them the right way — honest, proper, from the heart.”
Sepultura broke up in 1996 when Max left after the rest of the band split with his wife Gloria, who was their manager. Max’s brother Igor stayed with the band for another ten years before leaving Sepultura and teaming up with Max again in Cavalera Conspiracy.