{"product_id":"the_cloud_of_unknowing","title":"The Cloud Of Unknowing","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Cloud of Unknowing is a four-track EP by Brazilian thrash metal legends Sepultura, released on April 24, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records. It is the band's final studio recording, released in the midst of their farewell tour \"Celebrating Life Through Death,\" and serves as the swansong of a career spanning over 42 years. The EP is also notable as the first and only studio recording to feature 23-year-old American drummer Greyson Nekrutman, who joined the band in 2024 after longtime drummer Eloy Casagrande departed to join Slipknot. The sessions came together organically and quickly — the four songs were arranged and recorded in just ten days at Criteria Studios in Miami, produced by longtime collaborator Stanley Soares, with guitarist Andreas Kisser describing the process as entirely spontaneous and free of commercial pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite its brevity — running just over 16 minutes — the EP is notably varied, touching on multiple facets of Sepultura's long career. As Apple Music describes it, the chaotic grindcore-meets-orchestral opener \"All Souls Rising\" was inspired by Madison Smartt Bell's novel about the Haitian slave rebellion of the 1790s; \"Beyond the Dream\" is a power ballad featuring clean vocals from Derrick Green and tasteful guitar work from Kisser; \"Sacred Books\" rails against organized religion with modern thrash and evocative piano runs; and closer \"The Place\" addresses the immigrant experience through a combination of fragile verses and aggressive choruses. The Razor's Edge calls it \"a whirlwind trip through the history of Sepultura,\" and Markus' Heavy Music Blog concludes that it is \"a well-crafted final release from a band that is still touring before the final show brings the curtain down on their 40+ year career.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl \/ 12\" Album with CD - Oxblood Red Vinyl W\/ Etching + CD","offer_id":53620119863610,"sku":"38428","price":35.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-17_at_7.55.32_PM_fba46b38-eb82-406f-81aa-9bca2e2a611d.jpeg?v=1781740648","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/the_cloud_of_unknowing","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}