Sepultura are saying goodbye, and they’re doing it on their own terms. The Cloud of Unknowing EP is out now via Nuclear Blast Records, a 4-track farewell release that captures the full spectrum of the band’s creativity across more than 4 decades, and it’s one of the most emotionally resonant things they’ve ever committed to tape. Listen here.
The EP arrives as the band continues their ‘Celebrating Life Through Death’ farewell tour, currently heading into a massive European summer run. With over 40 years of history, 14 gold records, and performances across more than 80 countries, Sepultura stand as one of the most important and influential metal bands ever to take a stage, and ‘The Cloud of Unknowing’ serves as their bittersweet final creative statement.
New track “The Place” is out now alongside an official video, with vocalist Derrick Green explaining the song’s driving idea. “This song deals with immigrants who have come to a place seeking refuge and start a new life. Once assimilated into a false sense of security and relentless propaganda they began to act out against what they hate about themselves. The transition begins to escape from the self hatred and the lashing out against people who believed in the same ideas. I feel the lyrics truly follow the transitions of the song. Starting with disappointment and arriving at anger.”
That lyrical depth and moral clarity have defined Sepultura’s best work throughout their career, and “The Place” demonstrates those instincts remain sharp and uncompromised right to the end.
The EP is available in multiple vinyl formats including Oxblood, Transparent Petrol, Crystal Clear, and Transparent Red variants, each accompanied by a CD of the EP in a card wallet. The European farewell run covers festival appearances at Hellfest, Graspop, Rock in Rio Lisboa, Wacken Open Air, Bloodstock Festival, Copenhell, Tons of Rock, and more, running through August 9 in Dublin.
‘The Cloud of Unknowing’ EP Tracklist:
- All Souls Rising
- Beyond the Dream
- Sacred Books
- The Place
Remaining ‘Celebrating Life Through Death’ Tour Dates:
June 6 – South Of Heaven, NL
June 7 – Metalfest, CZ
June 8 – Zagreb, Croatia @ Tvornica Kulture
June 9 – Milan, Italy @ Circolo Magnolia
June 10 – Rome, Italy @ Eur Social Park
June 12 – Greenfield Festival, CH
June 13 – Novarock, AT
June 14 – Würzburg, Germany @ Pothalle
June 17 – Saarbruecken, Germany @ Garage
June 19 – Hellfest, FR
June 20 – Graspop, BE
June 21 – Rock in Rio Lisboa, PT
June 23 – Oberhausen, Germany @ Turbinenhalle
June 24 – Potsdam, Germany @ Waschhaus Potsdam
June 25 – Copenhell, DK
June 26 – Huskvarna, Sweden @ Folkets Park
June 27 – Tons of Rock, NO
June 30 – Release Festival, GR
July 31 – Wacken Open Air, DE
August 1 – Helsinki, Finland @ Tavastia (SOLD OUT)
August 2 – Tallinn Rock Festival, EE
August 5 – Leyendas Del Rock, ES
August 7 – Bloodstock Festival, UK
August 9 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena