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Sepultura

Band Belo Horizonte Brazil Formed 1984

Sepultura formed in 1984 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Sepultura has 26 chart appearances on 18 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2009–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Roots Bloody Roots”, which appears on 18 lists with a best position of #10. The station that charted Sepultura most often is Studio Brussel (Flanders, Belgium), with 26 appearances.

26appearances

18countdowns

4songs charted

1stations

0#1 finishes

2009–2026years

Sepultura means "grave" in Portuguese, and the band that took the name in Belo Horizonte in 1984 dug in like it meant to fill one. Brothers Max and Igor Cavalera started it, Max howling and riffing, Igor battering the kit, with Paulo Jr. signing on at bass almost at once. Andreas Kisser took over guitar from Jairo Guedz, and the classic four-piece was in place.

Roadrunner Records came calling in 1988 after the Schizophrenia album, and Beneath the Remains made them an international proposition in 1989. Then came the run that matters: Arise in 1991, Chaos A.D. in 1993 and Roots in 1996, each one dragging thrash and death metal somewhere stranger. Chaos A.D. slows the blast down into a groove you could march to, and "Refuse/Resist" sounds like a riot getting organized. Roots goes further still, folding hardcore, nu metal bounce and world-music textures into "Roots Bloody Roots" and "Ratamahatta", the sound of a Brazilian band that refuses to sound like anyone else.

Max walked out in the wake of Roots, and Derrick Green took the microphone in 1997. Igor followed his brother out the door in 2006, leaving Paulo Jr. and Kisser to carry the name through a string of drummers, up to Greyson Nekrutman. In March 2024 they set off on a farewell tour meant to close the book for good.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by Sepultura on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Roots Bloody Roots	837	18	#10	–	–
2	Refuse/Resist	235	5	#21	–	–
3	Ratamahatta	29	2	#52	–	–
4	Arise	20	1	#57	–	–

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2026	51	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2026)
2025	59	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2025)
2024	51	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2024)
2023	52	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2023)
2022	34	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2022)
2021	35	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2021)
2020	36	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2020)
2019	23	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2019)
2018	28	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2018)
2017	27	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2017)
2016	46	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2016)
2015	37	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2015)
2014	54	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2014)
2013	41	Refuse/Resist	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2013)
2013	46	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2013)
2012	21	Refuse/Resist	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2012)
2012	34	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2012)
2011	18	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2011)
2011	49	Refuse/Resist	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2011)
2011	57	Arise	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2011)
2011	70	Ratamahatta	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2011)
2010	17	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2010)
2010	39	Refuse/Resist	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2010)
2009	10	Roots Bloody Roots	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2009)
2009	38	Refuse/Resist	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2009)
2009	52	Ratamahatta	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2009)

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