DERRICK GREEN

FRONTMAN WITH LEGENDARY

Brazilian brutes Sepultura for the last 24 years, Derrick Green is modern metal’s favourite gentle giant. To celebrate the release of his band’s new album, SepulQuarta (a star-studded live set culled from weekly lockdown sessions), Derrick chatted with Hammer about the joys of punk rock, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, the power of positive thinking and the surprising but delightful outcome of an alcohol-free existence.

LOUD, AGGRESSIVE MUSIC IS THE BEST MUSIC

“Music was introduced into my life at a very young age because my mom was a music teacher. So at home we had a piano, and she’d play classical music all the time. She also played gospel music, because she played at church. But I got really into rock music once I started meeting other kids who introduced me to The Beatles and AC/DC and Judas Priest. I was like, ‘Yes! This is so cool!’ I started ordering tapes, from Cheap Trick to Pat Benatar and even Ted was what I wanted to do.”