Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA have issued the following statement:

“Due to the delay in obtaining a visa for the band to enter the United States, we regret to inform all fans that the previously announced North American tour is being cancelled. We apologize to the fans, promoters, and the bands who were going to be part of the Tsunami Of Metal tour – UNEARTH, KATAKLYSM, SCAR THE MARTYR, ANCIIENTS, and DARK SERMON.”

Fans that purchased advanced tickets will be entitled to a full refund.

The tour was to feature these dates:

November

1 - House Of Blues - Hollywood, CA**
2 - Ramona Mainstage - Ramona, CA**
3 - Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA**
4 - Neumos - Seattle, WA**
7 - Skyway Theater - Minneapolis, MN**
8 - Pops Nightclub - Sauget, IL#
9 - Harpo's - Detroit, MI#
10 - Wolstein Center - Cleveland, OH#
11 - House Of Blues - Chicago, IL#
13 - Empire - Springfield, VA#
14 - Palladium - Worcester, MA#
15 - Phoenix Theater - Toronto, ON – CANADA#
16 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC – CANADA#
17 - Reverb - Reading, PA#
18 - Gramercy Theater - New York, NY#
20 - Beacham Theater - Orlando, FL#
21 - Grand Central - Miami, FL#
23 - Queen City Music Hall – Ft. Worth, TX#
24 - Emo's East - Austin, TX#

** with Scar The Martyr, Dark Sermon

# with Anciients & Dark Sermon

Released today in the US and Canada, Sepultura’s new album, The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart, was recorded with renowned producer Ross Robinson (KORN, MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY) and co-produced by Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, INCANTATION).

According to DP Sepultura, Sepultura's new album, The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be the Heart, released October 25th in Brazil via Substantial Music, now strides to be a great success in the band’s history.

All 4,000 units of the album that the record company had ordered were acquired by retailers on the first day of its release. In informal conversations with the record company sales staff, many retailers reported that the positive comments about the new work of the band, and the huge anticipated demand from fans, obliged them to increase the stock of the product.

A number of new copies have been ordered by the label to the factory, and should hit stores in the coming days.

The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart is out in North America today, October 29th via Nuclear Blast, and is streaming in its entirety below:

The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart tracklisting:

'Trauma Of War'

'The Vatican'

'Impending Doom'

'Manipulation Of Tragedy'

'Tsunami'

'The Bliss Of Ignorants'

'Grief'

'The Age Of The Atheist'

'Obsessed'

'Da Lama Ao Caos' (CHICO SCIENCE & NAÇÃO ZUMBI cover)

Bonus tracks:

'Stagnate State Of Affairs'

'Zombie Ritual' (DEATH cover)

Album trailers:

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3: