In a new interview with Metal Wani Editor In Chief Owais 'Vitek' Nabi, Sepultura frontman Derrick Green discusses the band’s upcoming album, Machine Messiah, completing three decades of Sepultura, how it inspired them to write another chapter of their career in their fourth decade, writing songs with different styles and why they are pushing the musical boundaries even further with Machine Messiah.

He also talks about how everyone in the band was actively involved and prepared for this album, working with Swedish producer Jens Bogren for the first time, lyrical aspects and how Jens Bogren pushed him vocally.

He also throws light on the diversity of Sepultura’s sound, why they preferred to have orchestrations on this record, Andreas Kisser writing lots of classical music parts on the record, touring with Kreator in Europe and North America with Testament next year.

Sepultura’s Machine Messiah will be released on January 13th via Nuclear Blast Records. Fans, who pre-order the album digitally now will receive the track "I Am The Enemy" immediately. Pre-order Machine Messiah now at this location.Pre-order the digital version (including “I Am The Enemy”) here.

Machine Messiah was produced by the band and Jens Borgen (Soilwork, Opeth, Katatonia, Amon Amarth) of Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden. The cover artwork for Machine Messiah was created by Filipino artist Camille Della Rosa.

"I found the work of Camille Della Rosa during some research I was doing to look for alternative artists to work on the cover of our new album," states Andreas Kisser. "I had the concept in my mind and the name of the album, Machine Messiah, but that didn’t matter much since I was looking for different styles and ideas, different artists. When I saw her paintings I was really impressed by her style, full of colors and meaning, very unique, and alive! She comes from the Philippines, a place where we performed some years ago and we could feel the intensity of their culture, very powerful! She has that power in her paintings and drawings!

“The main inspiration around Machine Messiah is the robotization of our society nowadays. The concept of a God Machine who created humanity and now it seems that this cycle is closing itself, returning to the starting point. We came from machines and we are going back to where we came from. The messiah, when he returns, will be a robot, or a humanoid, our bio-mechanical savior.

“The painting “Deus Ex-Machina” is a masterpiece! I was really shocked to see how her concept of the painting was a perfect fit to our concept! The cover was done 6 years ago for our new album and she didn’t know it! Neither did I but I’m glad we crossed each others paths. Camille’s work is intense and in your face. We are lucky to have such a great artist working with us, she’s kind and very talented. She brings something new and exciting to a career of 32 years during which amazing artists have created memorable and iconic album covers.

“I’m very happy with everything about Machine Messiah, it is a Sepultura album but with a new direction and intensity, a new musical challenge, a step forward! Can’t wait to show the world our music for the new Messiah coming."  

Machine Messiah tracklisting:

“Machine Messiah”
“I Am The Enemy”
“Phantom Self”
“Alethea”
“Iceberg Dances”
“Sworn Oath”
“Resistant Parasites”
“Silent Violence”
“Vandals Nest”
“Cyber God”

“I Am The Enemy” lyric video:

Album teaser:

Studio Diary videos:

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In early 2017, German thrash giants Kreator will tour Europe in support of their upcoming record. Legendary guitarist/singer Mille Petrozza and his crew will be accompanied by a varied as well as iconic billing. Sepultura are announced to be direct support to the headliners, followed by visionary Swedish melodic death metallers Soilwork and Belgium’s finest death/grind outfit, Aborted.

Tour dates:

February
2 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
3 - Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
4 - Hamburg, Germany - Mehr! Theater
6 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio
7 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
12 - Tallinn, Estonia - Rock Cafe
13 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Siemens Arena
15 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja
17 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof
18 - Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
19 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
21 - Trezzo, Italy - Live Club
22 - Grenoble, France - Summum
23 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
24 - Madrid, Spain - Riviera
25 - Toulouse, France - Bikini
26 - Paris, France - Bataclan
28 - Manchester, England - Academy

March
1 - Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
2 - London, England - O2 Forum
3 - Torhout, Belgium - De Mast
4 - Essen, Germany - Grugahalle

Testament will launch a massive North American tour starting next April. Joining them are Sepultura and Prong.

Dates:

April
6 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
7 - Gas Monkey Live - Dallas, TX
8 - Aztec Theater - San Antonio, TX
9 - House Of Blues - Houston, TX
10 - House Of Blues - New Orleans, LA
12 - The Ritz Ybor - Tampa, FL
13 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
14 - House Of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
15 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA
16 - The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC
19 - The National - Richmond, VA
20 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
21 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA (New England Metal & Harcore Festival)
22 - The Paramount - Huntington, NY
23 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
24 - Ram's Head Live - Baltimore, MD
26 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC
27 - Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON
28 - Majestic Theatre - Detroit, MI
29 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
30 - Agora Theatre - Cleveland, OH

May
2 - Concord Music Hall - Chicago, IL
3 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
4 - The District - Sioux Falls, SD
6 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
7 - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT
9 - Roseland Theater - Portlant, OR
10 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
11 - Showbox Market - Seattle, WA
12 - The Revolution Concert House - Boise, ID
15 - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff, AZ
16 - House Of Blues - San Diego, CA
17 - Livewire - Scottsdale, AZ
18 - House Of Blues - Anaheim, CA
19 - Regency Ballroom - San Francsco, CA
20 - Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas, NV