In a recent interview with IMPACT Metal Channel, Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser shared his unfiltered thoughts on Max and Igor “Iggor” Cavalera’s decision to revisit and re-record some of Sepultura’s earliest works, including Morbid Visions and Bestial Devastation. The re-recordings also include Schizophrenia, Andreas’s debut album with the band. While the move has sparked overall positive reactions among fans, Kisser’s take on the subject was less than enthusiastic.
Asked about his opinion, Kisser offered (as transcribed by Blabbermouth): "I don't think anything. I mean, it's a weird choice that they had. I think artistic value is zero. Maybe they're going for some money or something, but there's no reason to do something like that."
"I much rather prefer The Troops Of Doom, the new band from Jairo [former Sepultura guitarist Jairo 'Tormentor' Guedz], which are doing a really amazing tribute to that era, very honest, doing new stuff, writing new music… But if they're having a good time, so let it be. I don't care, man. I just think it's totally unnecessary. It's really very disrespectful from themselves, for their own selves in the past," he added.
Kisser didn’t hold back, further questioning the logic behind the Cavalera brothers’ move. “It’s weird to see a guy [Max] who always says, ‘Oh, I did this,’ ‘I did all that,’ ‘I’m so creative,’ and ‘I did everything by myself,’ and doing this shit, like re-recording riffs that we did 30, 40 years ago. It doesn’t click, the rhetoric with the example. But whatever. I just don’t think that — the artistic value is zero.”
Amid the critique, Kisser also shed light on Sepultura’s future plans as the band approaches the conclusion of their farewell tour. Contrary to what fans might expect from a “farewell,” the group is actively working on new material with their drummer Greyson Nekrutman.
Kisser revealed, “Yes, we’re working on new songs, actually, with Greyson. We have an amazing chemistry. He’s an amazing musician, an amazing guy. We’re gonna put together, with the live album that we are recording, every show. The idea is to put together 40 songs in 40 different cities around the world. And together we’re gonna have four songs, new songs with Greyson, in this big package.”
As for what fans can anticipate from these fresh tracks? Kisser left it open-ended with a tease: “The unexpectable. Wait and see. Who knows?”
