Sepultura’s Final EU Show: A Mighty Performance Wrapped In Perplexing Production

OSLO, NORWAY - JUNE 27: (L-RF) Paulp Jr., Greyson Nekrutman, Derrick Green and Andreas Kisser from Sepultura execute connected shape during the Tons of Rock show astatine Eikebergsletta connected June 27, 2026 successful Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Redferns)

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There was a batch to emotion astir Sepultura’s last EU outing hosted astatine Dublin, Ireland’s 3Arena. The Brazilian metallic outfit headlined what felt for illustration a small-festival of featured bequest and young talented acts. Whether it was the hardcore icons Biohazard aliases the breathtaking decease metallic unit Crypta, each of the opening acts felt perfectly successful tune pinch the different shades of sonic aggression that Sepultura has painted pinch for complete 40 years. Moreover, for a set that’s good into their farewell tour, Sepultura didn’t execute for illustration they were moving connected fumes aliases fresh to propulsion successful the towel.

Sepultura’s Performance Was Topnotch

One would beryllium difficult pressed to find different metallic set from the mid 80s’ that’s putting connected arsenic air-tight of a unrecorded capacity arsenic the existent lineup of Sepultura is. It astir surely helps that the set recruited drum prodigy Greyson Nekrutman earlier embarking connected their farewell tour. Nekrutman’s tenacity down the kit and his assurance pinch each era of the band’s worldly elevated the full capacity and showcased the set playing pinch a chemistry that fewer bequest bands negociate to ever reach.

Longtime guitarist Andreas Kisser besides stood retired for his notably laser focused precision connected guitar, particularly connected the band’s older thrash worldly for illustration “Inner Self," “Desperate Cry” and “Escape to the Void” disconnected 1987’s Schizophrenia. Kisser has ever showcased himself arsenic a versatile musician which was evident from the wide scope of worldly the set performed, peculiarly connected their exceptional 2026 EP The Cloud Of Unknowing.

While Sepultura exceedingly delivered from a capacity standpoint, they couldn’t thief but lessen the effect of their last EU show pinch their perplexing usage of what looked for illustration poorly generated AI aliases AI enhanced video contented passim the mostly of their set.

Addressing The Robot In The Pit

Sepultura’s euphony has shaped and influenced galore of metallic and hardcore music’s astir notable bands. Given their formidable reputation, it was puzzling and disappointing to spot a set that’s truthful seminal and appreciated successful today’s segment decorativeness disconnected their bequest pinch what looked for illustration AI generated visuals. It didn’t heighten the band’s different stupendously tight performance, successful truth it only took the upwind retired of their sails for really distractingly level and often inappropriate the contented looked.

For instance, it felt painfully ironic erstwhile the set charged into their masterful protestation anthem “Refuse/Resist,” only to past showcase a montage of hollow protestors robotically pumping their fists and expressing their ire astatine the system.

To make matters much confusing, the was a prime number of songs wherever the set did usage handcrafted footage from either euphony videos, aliases a postulation of aged circuit flyers, aliases a elemental unrecorded camera provender of them connected stage. This guidance worked perfectly. It kept the attraction connected the euphony and the band’s performance, and it’s a shame the set didn’t conscionable instrumentality pinch this guidance for the full show.

Bottom Line

Sepultura will everlastingly beryllium 1 of the of astir seminal and formidable bands successful dense music. Despite the truth it feels overseas to spot Sepultura extremity without its founding members Max and Igor Cavalera, Sepultura’s existent and longstanding lineup has continued to execute exceptionally well. While the capacity was stone solid, it was disappointing and puzzling to spot the set usage what looked for illustration AI generated video production. The genres that Sepultura caters to person agelong weighted manus crafted art, as person the fans successful these communities, and Sepultura’s medium artwork is among immoderate of the astir recognizable and appreciated useful successful dense music, making it the much disappointing to witness. Hopefully this is not a increasing inclination pinch different precocious caliber acts successful the genre.