"They didn't like it," Cavalera remembers of his then-label's reaction. The musician initially seemed a bit hazy on the now 20-year-old tale that saw him hastily announce the new name on French TV.

No pressure but this should really happen in other countries (Sweden) too,” a follower mentioned, suggesting tour expansion ...

For Soulfly frontman Max Cavalera, music has always been a family affair. Cavalera, along with older brother Iggor on drums, was a founding member of Brazilian thrash/death metal legends Sepultura in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As excitement builds for their highly anticipated tour, heavy metal band Soulfly is now dealing with a major setback. It’s been a ...

Max Cavalera of Soulfly is a very mellow speaker. His Brazilian accent is thick, and there’s a lilting quality to the way he punctuates his sentences with phrases like “You know?” or “It’s killer, man ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Also joining Cavalera’s two bands for the east-coast shows are Snot, who are returning to Australia for the first time in over a ...

Marc Rizzo, the Soulfly guitarist recently dismissed from the Max Cavalera-led heavy metal act for "personal reasons," has rejoined Ill Niño, the Latin metal group with whom he previously performed.

Finding a heavy metal artist with musical and lyrical depth, cultural significance and an interesting history isn't an easy undertaking, but it is possible. Meet Max Cavalera, singer, guitarist and ...

I think it’s fair to say the Max Cavalera/Marc Rizzo split has turned into a full-on feud. The drama began late last week, when Cavalera’s Soulfly announced that Dino Cazares (Fear Factory) would be ...

Max Cavalera’s band Soulfly will be hitting the road this fall performing 1994’s Point Blank, the sole album by Max’s Nailbomb project. They’ve got some amazing openers, including weed pun lovers ...

I think that record was meant to played live. It’s just because it was a project, we never did much with it. We only did the two shows; one in a club and the festival in Holland. But that’s what’s ...

The 1990s heavy metal pioneers are about to ignite U.K. stages once again. Soulfly, fronted by Max Cavalera, announced a special collaboration with his side project, the thrash metal group Nailbomb, ...