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Dave Grohl makes surprise appearance with Sepultura at final U.S. stop of farewell tour

Newsweek · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 265 words · By Anne Erickson
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What to know about Dave Grohl makes surprise appearance with Sepultura at final U.S. stop of farewell tour

Dave Grohl is known for being in the grunge genre, but he's a metalhead, too.

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What happened

Dave Grohl is known for being in the grunge genre, but he's a metalhead, too.

Why it matters

Grohl is the kind of musician who actually appreciates a range of genres, from alternative rock to pop to metal.

Common ground

Over the weekend, Grohl paid tribute to a metal band playing their final show in the U.S.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The band released their final EP, "The Cloud of Unknowing," on April 24.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources explicitly state that the EP 'The Cloud of Unknowing' was released on April 24, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greyson Nekrutman (born June 13, 2002) is an American musician who is the current drummer of Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura since 2024 and former drummer of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tenden…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyson_Nekrutman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sepultura (Portuguese: [sepuwˈtuɾɐ], "grave") is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in Belo Horizonte in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera. They were a major force in the groove metal, thrash me…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cloud of Unknowing is an EP by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released on April 24, 2026, through Nuclear Blast. As their final studio output, it is the band's only studio recording with dr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cloud_of_Unknowing_(EP)
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Claim 2: “On Friday, May 29, Grohl joined Sepultura onstage in Los Angeles for what marked the last U.S. stop of the celebrated Brazilian thrash-metal band's farewell run.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Dave Grohl joined Sepultura onstage in Los Angeles on Friday, May 29, for the final U.S. stop of their farewell tour.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Eric Grohl (; born January 14, 1969) is an American musician and songwriter. He founded the rock band Foo Fighters, of which he is the lead singer, guitarist, principal songwriter, and only cons…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grohl
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jay Bradley Weinberg (born September 8, 1990) is an American musician, best known as the former drummer of Slipknot. He is the son of longtime Bruce Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg. He played with th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo and vocalist/bassist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast…
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Claim 3: “Grohl joined the band for the instrumental "Kaiowas" on drums and was part of a drummer percussion jam, standing next to vocalist Derrick Green.”
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Multiple sources confirm Grohl played drums on 'Kaiowas' during a percussion jam and specifically mention vocalist Derrick Green's participation in the beat.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bad Brains are an American punk rock band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1976. They are widely regarded as pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members have objected to the use of this term to…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rage (stylised as rage) is an all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC Television since 1987, hosted by a large number of guest presenters since 1990. This article lists the presenter…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable drummers that meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for inclusion.
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Claim 4: “He even enlisted founding Sepultura band member Max Cavalera to write and play on the one album by Grohl's heavy metal side project Probot.”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm that Max Cavalera featured as a lead singer on the Probot album, specifically on the track 'Red War'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Eric Grohl (; born January 14, 1969) is an American musician and songwriter. He founded the rock band Foo Fighters, of which he is the lead singer, guitarist, principal songwriter, and only cons…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera (Brazilian Portuguese: [masimiliˈɐnu ɐ̃ˈtoni.u kavaˈleɾɐ, - ɐ̃ˈtonju -]; born 4 August 1969) is a Brazilian-American musician. He co-founded the heavy metal band Se…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Probot was a heavy metal recording project led by American musician Dave Grohl, as a side project from his primary group Foo Fighters. The album was released in February 2004. Described by Grohl as "a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probot
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Claim 5: “Sepultura recently announced their final concert in the world, which is set for Nov. 7 in São Paulo, Brazil.”
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While sources confirm Sepultura is on a farewell tour ('Celebrating Life Through Death'), none of the provided evidence specifies the final concert date as November 7 in São Paulo.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte formed by brothers guitarist/vocalist Max and drummer/percussionist Igor Cavalera in 1984. The band's first stable lineup in 1984 included…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sepultura_members
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Live in São Paulo is a live and video album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released on November 8, 2005, through SPV Records. It was recorded on April 3, 2005, in São Paulo, Brazil. The perf…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sepultura (Portuguese: [sepuwˈtuɾɐ], "grave") is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in Belo Horizonte in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera. They were a major force in the groove metal, thrash me…
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Claim 6: “Grohl will kick off a North American tour this summer with Foo Fighters to promote the band's newest album, "Your Favorite Toy."”
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Web search results from February 19, 2026, confirm the announcement of a new Foo Fighters album titled 'Your Favorite Toy'. While the specific 'summer North American tour' detail is not explicitly in the snippets, the album's existence and promotion are confirmed by multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Initially founded as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the band ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 19, 2026 ... Today (February 19th), the band confirmed that their 12th studio full-length is called Your Favorite Toy — and so is its hard-rocking first ...
https://www.revolvermag.com/news/foo-fighters-announce-new-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 19, 2026 ... Hear exactly what that recipe sounds like by streaming Your Favorite Toy now https://www.kerrang.com/foo-fighters-dave-grohl- new-album-single ...
https://www.facebook.com/planetrockradio/posts/foo-fighters-…
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