Band travels around the world with the farewell tour Celebrating Life Through Death, to end in 2026
THE Grave will cease activities after his farewell tour, Celebrating Life Through Death. The end is expected for 2026, with a show in São Paulo — still without a confirmed date or location — that could bring together all the former members, even the brothers. Max and Iggor Cavalera.
When announced in December 2023, the decision surprised fans, given that the Grave is having a great time on stage and released one of his most praised albums in 2020, Block. Furthermore, its oldest member, the guitarist Andreas Kisseris only 56 years old.
However, motivations that go beyond the band’s events are linked to the end. In an interview with LoudTV (via Blabbermouth), Kisser Said his wife’s death, Patriciainfluenced the option for closure. She was 52 years old and passed away from colon cancer.
The musician says:
Yes, definitely, definitely [o fim do Sepultura está associado à morte de Patricia]. […] The process was very painful and difficult, but it has been an open-ended experience: getting to know myself, my family, new opportunities to talk about life because of death.”
In the view of Andreas“Brazil is one of the worst places to die”, since “many people are forgotten by society”. Therefore, he made the decision to create the movement Mothertriciawhich, in his words, “inspires and encourages people to talk about death in many aspects” — including topics such as euthanasia, assisted suicide and palliative care.
We had the privilege of giving my wife palliative care, because of the health plan, but most people in Brazil don’t have that. We started this movement and a music festival [Patfest] which recently had its third edition, raising funds for people who receive and provide palliative care in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.”
See this photo on InstagramA post shared by Andreas Kisser (@andreaskisser)
Andreas Kisser and respect for finitude
With the loss of Patricia, Andreas Kisser started to see the end differently. The Sepultura guitarist emphasizes that death is his greatest teacher.
I’m learning a lot about life because I respect finitude. We can’t control this. We are all going to die. You will die. The camera will die. [Risos] Any electronic device will stop working. We cannot choose. What we can choose is to live in the moment. The intensity of the present is much more intense if you respect finiteness.”
Even in other fields, finiteness is important. The guitarist comments:
If you go to the cinema and it has no end, there is no meaning, there is no message. A book, a job, this interview… anything you do in your life has to end. We think in phases: beginning, cause and effect; beginning, middle and conclusion. It’s life. Let’s respect that. Let’s not try to live forever, with AI and robots and all that stuff. Let’s be human and respect finitude, respect death.”
Her own Patricia discussed death openly, according to Andreas. She even made requests that previously sounded like a joke, but were respected.
People have this idea that if you talk about dying, bad things will happen and things like that. It’s totally the opposite. THE Patricia used to talk about dying: ‘When I die, please don’t forget my pillow. Don’t forget my blanket. And put my pajamas and socks on my feet because I don’t want to get cold.’ We all laughed at the time, but when she died, we did it. I can’t explain in words the feeling of fulfilling a wish for your loved one. It’s simple things. And it brings you peace, understanding and a feeling of gratitude for having been part of our lives for so many years. I have three children [com ela] and many of Andreas that I used to be died with her. But I’m discovering another one that’s emerging from that.”
Sepultura and the Celebrating Life Through Death tour
To date, the Grave performed more than 60 shows on the tour Celebrating Life Through Deathpassing through South, Central and North America, as well as Europe and Asia. The last show announced so far takes place on December 14th, in Recife, but new dates are expected to be announced soon.
Furthermore, the band completes Derrick Green (voice), Paulo Jr. (low) and Greyson Nekrutman (drums) intends to release an EP with new tracks and a live album recorded throughout the tour. There are no details yet regarding these materials.
Source: Rollingstone
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