Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal band. It was formed in Belo Horizonte by two brothers, Max and Igor Cavalera, who learned to master their instruments autodidácticamente: Max and Igor guitar drums, hanging out with some friends from the neighborhood where they lived, in the harsh economic reality and social Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Paulo Pinto on bass and Jairo T on second guitar.

The main influences of Sepultura (a group that also influenced the creation of a thrash metal harder) are Ratos de Porão, Motörhead, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Pantera and others. The band has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. His style has varied throughout his discography, including aspects such as death metal, thrash metal, industrial music and elements of world music in Brazil.