The following is the discography of Sepultura, a Brazilian heavy metal band. Sepultura was formed in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera. After several lineup changes, Paulo Jr. and Jairo Guedz became permanent members for the band's first studio album Morbid Visions, released in 1986 through Cogumelo Records. Guitarist Jairo Guedz left Sepultura following the band's first tour and was replaced by Andreas Kisser. With the new lineup, Sepultura recorded Schizophrenia in 1987. Beneath the Remains, the first album from the band's contract with Roadrunner Records, was released in 1989, followed by Arise in 1991 and Chaos A.D. in 1993. Sepultura's best-selling album Roots, was released in 1996 and debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200.
In 1996, vocalist Max Cavalera left the band and formed Soulfly. The other members announced that they would continue under the Sepultura name and were searching for a replacement. Derrick Green was chosen to replace Cavalera, and with the new vocalist the band released Against in 1998. Nation was released in 2001, the band's last studio album with Roadrunner Records. Sepultura signed to German label SPV and released Roorback. Dante XXI was released in 2006 as a concept album inspired by the literary classic Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Igor Cavalera left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Jean Dolabella. In 2009 Sepultura released A-Lex, a concept album about A Clockwork Orange, followed by 2011's Kairos. Drummer Eloy Casagrande replaced Dollabella and in 2013 the band released The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart, which was loosely based on sci-fi film Metropolis. In 2017, Sepultura released their fourteenth studio album Machine Messiah, and followed this in 2020 with their fifteenth studio album Quadra. In 2024, Casagrande left the band and was replaced by Greyson Nekrutman with whom the band released their final studio recording, The Cloud of Unknowing, in 2026.
Studio albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsAUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: Under a Pale Grey Sky and "Tribus": All ARIA Charts: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.AUTFRAGERNLDSWESWIUKUK RockUSUSInd.1986Morbid Visions Released: 10 November 1986 Label: Cogumelo — — — — — — — — — — —1987Schizophrenia Released: 30 October 1987 Label: Cogumelo — — — — — — — — — — —1989Beneath the Remains Released: 7 April 1989 Label: Roadrunner — — — 96 — — — — — — —1991Arise Released: 26 March 1991 Label: Roadrunner 194 — — 25 68 46 24 40 — 119 — BPI: Silver1993Chaos A.D. Released: 28 September 1993 Label: Roadrunner/Epic 27 19 6 11 21 11 15 11 — 32 — ARIA: Gold BEA: GoldBarcinski & Gomes 1999, page 143. BPI: Gold NVPI: Gold RIAA: Gold1996Roots Released: 20 February 1996 Label: Roadrunner 3 2 4 7 6 5 16 4 — 27 — ARIA: Gold BEA: Gold BPI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold MC: Gold NVPI: Gold RIAA: Gold SNEP: Gold1998Against Released: 6 October 1998 Label: Roadrunner 25 23 33 23 76 33 — 40 — 82 — US: 129,8562001Nation Released: 20 March 2001 Label: Roadrunner 40 41 91 28 — — 84 88 — 134 4 US: 62,0652003Roorback Released: 27 May 2003 Label: SPV/Universal Music — — 77 46 — — 69 129 — — 17 US: 4,0002006Dante XXI Released: 14 March 2006 Label: SPV — — 166 64 — — — — 8 — 45 US: 2,300 CYP: Gold 2009 A-Lex Released: 27 January 2009 Label: SPV — 53 150 82 — — 68 — 22 — 48 US: 1,600 2011 Kairos Released: 12 July 2011 Label: Nuclear Blast — 75 87 49 — — 45 — 26 — 48US: 2,500 2013 The Mediator Between Headand Hands Must Be the Heart Released: 29 October 2013 Label: Nuclear Blast — — 153 76 — — 96 — 22 — 50 US: 1,8002017Machine Messiah Released: 13 January 2017 Label: Nuclear Blast/Sony Music 82 33 114 27 — — 27 165 9 — 11 US: 1,9002020Quadra Released: 7 February 2020 Label: Nuclear Blast 112 17 63 5 — — 13 — 5 — — US: 3,250 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Live albums YearAlbum detailsPeakpositionsAUSFRASWI2002Under a Pale Grey Sky Released: 22 September 2002 Label: Roadrunner9852992005Live in São Paulo Released: 8 November 2005 Label: SPV———2014Metal Veins – Alive in Rock in Rio Released: 20 September 2014 Label: Eagle Vision———2021SepulQuarta Released: 13 August 2021 Label: Nuclear Blast——22 "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Compilation albums YearAlbum detailsPeakpositionsAUSUS1996The Roots of Sepultura Released: 29 November 1996 Label: Roadrunner42—1997Blood-Rooted Released: 3 June 1997 Label: Roadrunner1161621997B-Sides Released: 1997 Label: Roadrunner——2006The Best of Sepultura Released: 12 September 2006 Label: Roadrunner152— "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Extended plays YearAlbum details1985Bestial Devastation Released: 1 December 1985 Label: Cogumelo1992Third World Posse Released: 1992, exclusivelyin Australia and peaked at number #116 Label: Roadrunner Records1996Natural Born Blasters Released: 1996 Label: Roadrunner Records2002Revolusongs Released: 22 November 2002 Label: SPV/Universal Music2026The Cloud of Unknowing Released: 24 April 2026 Label: Nuclear Blast
LP YearAlbum details2015Sepultura Under My Skin Released: 5 June 2015 Label: Nuclear Blast
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions AlbumAUS FINPennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin: levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. Otava Publishing Company Ltd, 2003. FRAGERIRLNLDNORNZLSWEUK 1991 "Arise"—————————— Arise "Under Siege (Regnum Irae)"—9———————91 "Dead Embryonic Cells"—————————— 1993 "Refuse/Resist"19510——29————51 Chaos A.D. 1994 "Territory"1433——8——50—66 "Slave New World"1019——————3246 1996 "Roots Bloody Roots"4422642273520—1419 Roots "Ratamahatta"115————————23 "Attitude"—16———————46 1998 "Choke"160————————91 Against 1999 "Against"—————————— "Tribus"82————————— 2006 "Convicted in Life"—————————— Dante XXI 2011 "Kairos"—————————— Kairos 2013 "The Age of the Atheist"—————————— The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart 2015 "Sepultura Under My Skin"——————————Sepultura Under My Skin 2016 "I Am the Enemy"—————————— Machine Messiah "Phantom Self"—————————— 2019 "Isolation"—————————— Quadra "Last Time"—————————— 2020 "Means to an End"—————————— "Guardians of Earth"—————————— "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Video albums Year Video details US chartpeak1992Under Siege (Live in Barcelona) Released: 14 January 1992 Label: Roadrunner 131995Third World Chaos Released: 27 June 1995 Label: Roadrunner 61997We Are What We Are Released: 28 January 1997 Label: Roadrunner 192002Chaos DVD Released: 7 October 2002 Label: Roadrunner 382005Live in São Paulo Released: 8 November 2005 Label: SPV —2014Metal Veins – Alive in Rock in Rio Released: 20 September 2014 Label: Eagle Vision—
1.Billboard Top Music Video Charts.
Music videos Year Title Album Director1989"Inner Self"Beneath the RemainsAurelio Diaz1991"Dead Embryonic Cells"AriseBill Henderson1992"Arise"1993"Refuse/Resist"Chaos A.D.Peter Christopherson"Territory"Paul Rachman1994"Slave New World"Thomas Mignone1996"Roots Bloody Roots"Roots"Ratamahatta"Fred Stuhr"Attitude"Block1998"Choke"AgainstRaul Machado2003"Bullet the Blue Sky"RevolusongsRicardo Della Rosa2004"Mind War"Roorback2005"Refuse/Resist" (live)Live in São PauloLecuck Ishida2006"Convicted in Life"Dante XXILuis Carone2008"Ostia"Geraldo Moraes 2009"We've Lost You"A-LexAndré Moraes"What I Do!"Sepultura2013"The Vatican"The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the HeartRafael Kent2014"Da Lama ao Caos"2016"Phantom Self"Machine MessiahMauricio Eça2019"Isolation" Quadra2020"Means to an End"Otavio Juliano and Luciana Ferraz"Guardians of Earth"Raul Machado
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