Concert Reviews

Sepultura Concert Photos and Review - Last US Show Ever!

by Brooks Robinson

Updated May 31, 2026

Sepultura

Almost any night spent at LA’s Wiltern Theater is a good one. You can tell you’re getting close to a good time when the aqua blue terra cotta tile building with the huge neon marquee comes into view. The 95-year-old art deco venue holds 2300 people for concerts, has pristine sound, and has hosted everyone - Madonna, David Bowie, Prince – and countless others – tonight’s artist would be a little louder.

Sepultura

You could tell Friday was a big night, because the line on fans waiting to get in stretched down Wilshire Blvd and around the block. There was obvious excitement in the air, and looking at the Wiltern’s massive neon marquee and seeing SEPULTURA – SOLD OUT provided the explanation. This was Sepultura’s last-ever show in America, and people were beyond excited to see the last stop on the “Celebrating Life Through Death” tour, before it heads to Europe for the summer, and culminates in one final show in Brazil in November – if you lived in North America and wanted to see Sepultura, this was your last chance.

Sepultura formed in Brazil in 1984, and have made a huge impact serving as Brazil’s metal ambassador to the rest of the world. There have been lineup changes through the years, and the current roster isn’t the same one that started things off 40-plus years ago, but people want to hear these songs live, and they were delivered beyond expectation on Friday.

For all of its art deco finery, and seemingly hoity toity environment for which it was built, the Wiltern Theater is no stranger to heavy shows, and Friday night was no exception. The mosh pits were ferocious, and only limited by the confines of the space. People were there to say goodbye to their favorite band in grand style, and enjoy the show in all the various ways metal fans do. In return, Sepultura delivered a blistering nineteen song set featuring songs from nine albums. Dave Grohl added to the night by playing a floor tom during the drum-circle-esque rendition of “Kaiowas”, but celebrity musicians aside, the night was rightly about Sepultura. They were in amazing form all night, and appropriately finished off both the night and their incredible history of playing live in America with an explosive rendition of “Roots Bloody Roots”

Sepultura is:

Andreas Kisser – Guitar
Derrick Green – Vocals
Paulo Jr. – Bass
Greyson Nekrutman – Drums

Setlist:

1) Inner Self

2) All Souls Rising

3) Desperate Cry

4) Kairos

5) Means to an End

6) Attitude

7) Against

8) Choke

9) The Place

10) Escape to the Void

11) Kaiowas

12) Dead Embryonic Cells

13) Slave New World

14) Beyond the Dream

15) Territory

16) Refuse/Resist

17) Arise

18) Ratamahatta

19) Roots Bloody Roots

Exodus

You know you’re at a great show when people are just as excited to see the opening bands as they are the headliner, and that was the case tonight. Pioneers of Bay Area thrash, Exodus formed in 1979, and crushed it on Friday just as hard as they did back in the day. Their new album Goliath came out a couple of weeks ago, and fans were treated to two new songs from the album - “3111” and “Goliath”.

Exodus is known for blazing fast guitar shredding, raw aggression, and sticking to their thrash roots – there was never a phase where fans complained about them cutting their hair, or selling out – Exodus was only interested in getting heavier, faster, and pushing the boundary of musical brutality.

When the lights came up and guitar legend Gary Holt emerged from the darkness on stage left, it was impossible to look away, except that in addition to Gary’s bludgeoning guitar pyrotechnics, four other uber-talented musicians were holding down their own section of stage real estate. Rob, Lee, Jack, and Tom all added their vital parts to the mix that is Exodus – a band with the sole goal and purpose of kicking ass. Song after crushing song went by, and the fans responded as only Exodus fans do - take a look at the photo with the long-exposure of the mosh pit – it’s a timelapse of a constantly moving sea of circling fans driven by the music screaming out of the amps and PA system, and perfectly sums up what the night was about. This is what the crowd came for, and Exodus was more than happy to deliver.

Exodus is:

Gary Holt – Guitar
Rob Dukes – Vocals
Lee Altus – Guitar
Jack Gibson – Bass
Tom Hunting – Drums

Setlist:

1) 3111

2 Bonded by Blood

3) Deathamphetamine

4) Blacklist

5) Goliath

6) A Lesson in Violence

7) The Toxic Waltz

8) Strike of the Beast

Biohazard

Biohazard first came on my radar when I shot their video for “Authority” in 1996. They had started in Brooklyn a decade prior, and were pioneers in fusing genres not often associated with each other. Years before Nu metal bands like Limp Bizkit and Korn came on the scene, Biohazard was ripping it up with Onyx and Cyprus Hill, and creating new sounds and beats out of seemingly disparate music like hardcore punk, metal, and hip-hop.

Biohazard had a relatively short set, but they made the most out of it. Five of the six songs played were from 1992’s fan favorite Urban Discipline, and the band played them like there was no tomorrow. This is music that was made to be played loud, and shared in the dark with thousands of metal friends, and Biohazard delivered on this promise in spades. These guys have been playing together for decades, and understand that it’s important to not only deliver on the music, but also to put on a show. Billy with his jumps, a shirtless Evan looking like he’s reporting to central casting for a Marvel movie, Danny killing it behind the kit, and Bobby burning up his fretboard song after song. Biohazard is a fantastic live band, and they showcased what it is that makes them so special after all of these years.

Biohazard is: