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SEPULTURA Vocalist Shouts Out For Going Vegetarian

October 30, 2007

While India prepares to be "invaded' by world-renowned Brazilian metal-hardcore band SEPULTURA, petaDishoom — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India's youth division — is getting a jump on the rest of the country. That's because the band's lead singer, Derrick Green — who long ago went vegetarian after learning about the suffering of animals raised and killed for food — jumped at the chance to sit down for an exclusive interview with petaDishoom.com. As an added bonus, three lucky fans who visit the site will win a free SEPULTURA CD. Visitors to the site can also read an exclusive interview with METAKIX, who opened for SEPULTURA in Delhi on October 28, 2007.

In the interview, Green, who joined SEPULTURA in 1998, explains why he refuses to eat meat and the importance of respecting animals and fellow humans. He also discusses the band's graphic video for the song "Convicted in Life", which contains real footage of animal abuse, and depicts — in a twist of karma — pig slaughterers who turn into pigs, and chicken harvesters who get their brains eaten by hens.

"You can really tell how civilized a society is by the way that it treats its animals — everything is connected," says Green, who kicked the meat habit 23 years ago after reading Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle", which recounts the cruelty of abattoirs. "Even at a young age, it's important to learn to have compassion for [others] … to have that respect and knowledge about other animals and other people as well."

SEPULTURA and METAKIX join a growing list of stars — including INXS' JD Fortune, Moby, THE BLACK EYED PEAS, RAZORLIGHT, BOMBAY ROCKERS and THE SONIK GURUS — who have teamed up with petaDishoom to inspire kids to challenge outdated, cruel attitudes about animals.

For more information, visit petaDishoom.com.

Watch SEPULTURA's "Convicted in Life" video:

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