Sepultura's album Against was released in 1998
In an interview with Metal Underground, Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser spoke about Derrick Green's 20 years with Sepultura: “[Sarcastically] We're still trying things with Derrick. It's a transition phase. [Laughs] We're still not sure. [Laughs] It's incredible. It shows that we made the right choice, and Derrick did too, in joining us. Twenty years has been an incredible journey. I think Against is the most important album of our career. Without it, we couldn't continue as Sepultura. We were a trio at the beginning, Derrick came in to complete the team, we were losing that extra guy, that extra factor with ideas and information. When Derrick joined, we completed Against and it was a very difficult time, for sure. [Max Cavalera] left at the highest point of our career, up to that point. Roots, we still had many things related to Roots for '97 and '98, etc. Suddenly we basically started from scratch. We lost a singer, we lost a manager, we lost the producers of our album, we basically lost everything, We stayed with Roadrunner Records, made two albums, Against and Nation, which were crucial for the band to re-establish itself and begin a new phase of its career.
“Here we are, celebrating 34 years of our career. I think we're at our best moment (…) Our life backstage was a mess. It's no wonder it happened when it did, because we didn't have communication anymore or anything like that, it was chaotic, it was crazy, at the same time on stage it was great, we were very professional to go on stage and really have fun, but everything else was really crazy. Now, no, we have everything very organized. We enjoy being with each other, we hang out, we talk about different things, that's how it should be, we're not here suffering, just trying to get a paycheck. We really do what we love. It's a privilege for us to be here with a tour like this, with the fanbase we have, with the record label we're with, the manager we have now, everything is fantastic, we worked very hard. It was very difficult to be here today and I think these 20 years are the most important for us. Of course, you have the golden years of Sepultura in the beginning, coming from Brazil, discovering the world and everything else. To rebuild everything, to start almost from scratch, it feels like a real achievement.” "Incredible, to be here now and have this kind of opportunity with Sepultura. It's great."
Sepultura continues touring in support of their album Machine Messiah , which was released in January 2017 via Nuclear Blast.
