SEPULTURA bassist
Paulo Xisto Jr. has checked in from the band's European tour with
IN FLAMES, which has seen the Brazilian thrashers play more than 20 shows in less than 30 days.
Commented
Paulo: "We have been on tour for over two weeks now and have been great so far!!! We had passed through Scandinavia, Germany, Holland, U.K., Belgium. Yesterday and today we're in France heading on the way to Spain!!!
"The shows are been great as well the feedback coming from the crowd!!! We can say that
Mr. Mayorga [
Roy Mayorga,
SEPULTURA's fill-in drummer] is very much accepted at this point!!!!
"I have sent some pictures that have been taken from a friend that's on tour and has been videotaping every single show up to this point for a future documentary!!!"
According to a posting on
SEPULTURA's web site, the bandmembers had some fun on their days off, including visiting the Guinness factory in Dublin (Ireland), watching the Dutch soccer team
PSV pratice followed by a meet-and-greet with the team's players. Check out the pictures at
this location.
As previously reported,
SEPULTURA drummer
Igor Cavalera is taking a break from the group's touring activities to spend time with his second wife and their new son (who was born in January).
Mayorga, who played with
Igor's brother
Max for several years in the late '90s and again in 2001-2003, has been enlisted for
SEPULTURA's European tour with
IN FLAMES (which kicked off March 12 in Oslo, Norway), with the possibility that he will stick around for further touring activities beyond the spring.
SEPULTURA's current European tour is not the first time that the band have performed without
Igor Cavalera. Back in April 2005,
SEPULTURA completed a short tour of Mexico with the help of roadie
Guilherme Martin (ex-
VIPER,
TOYSHOP) after
Cavalera was unable to make the dates.