"In Brazil, especially in the early 80s, it was all about Samba – nobody would talk about metal." Five minutes with Sepultura legend Iggor Cavalera

Iggor Cavalera wearing sunglasses and standing against a multi coloured wall.

It's been over 40 years since the Cavalera brothers, Max and Iggor, joined forces to form Sepultura in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although both brothers have been out of the band for decades by this point, their impact on the metal world remains, Seps never far from the tongues of anyone speaking about the many global metal bands to emerge in the decades since they first rose to acclaim.

So when Botswanan death metallers Overthrust came to London for their first ever UK tour in July, it made perfect sense that they'd hit up Iggor, now based in the city, to play a support slot with them. Hammer caught up with the legendary drummer to talk global metal, legend status and how he's still discovering bands from around the world.