Cavalera, featuring brothers Max and Iggor Cavalera, will perform their former band Sepultura's 1993 album "Chaos A.D." in its entirety on the Return to Chaos U.S. tour, kicking off in September 2025. The tour will feature special guest Fear Factory and include shows alongside Slayer, Lamb of God, Power Trip, Sanguisugabogg and many more purveyors of extreme metal. Featuring... Continue Reading →
Two titans of the extreme metal scene—Iggor Cavalera (Cavalera, Petbrick, ex-Sepultura) and Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Dark Sky Burial)— have joined forces for a split album through long-running U.K.-based Cold Spring Records. Brooding dark ambient, industrial strength noise and heavy synth-laden electronics create what feels like the lost soundtrack to some dystopian fever dream on "Neon Gods/Own... Continue Reading →
Ukrainian metal band Jinjer has released the new single "Someone's Daughter" and a music video to go along with it. The song is available on all streaming services, and the video can be seen below. "'Someone’s Daughter' is an artistic attempt to cast the light on the inner world of women, who in various scenarios... Continue Reading →
Cavalera--brothers Max and Iggor Cavalera--will hit the road starting in late August 2023 on the Morbid Devastation Tour with Exhumed and Incite. The brothers recently re-recorded "Morbid Visions" and "Bestial Devastation," the debut releases from their former band, Sepultura. They will be joined on tour by Igor Amadeus Cavalera (Healing Magic, Go Ahead and Die)... Continue Reading →
Max and Iggor Cavalera, founding members of Seplutura, will present the "Max & Iggor Return Beneath Arise” tour starting in May 2022. The brothers will perform a hybrid set list exclusively of cuts from the classic Sepultura albums "Beneath the Remains" (1989) and "Arise" (1991). Since Sepultura's formation over 30 years ago, the Cavalera brothers have each seen unparalleled success in the music... Continue Reading →
New Orleans sludge metal band Crowbar has unleashed the music video for "Bleeding from Every Hole," from its upcoming album "Zero and Below" (March 4, 2022, MNRK Heavy; pre-order here). The new album is Crowbar's 12th studio effort and first since 2016's "The Serpent Only Lies." “I really love this track," guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein said.... Continue Reading →
After decades as a recording and touring artist, and 19 albums to his name, Kirk Windstein still finds his inspiration from the pursuit of the almighty riff. And through his work with his signature band Crowbar, the “supergroups” Down and Kingdom of Sorrow, and his 2020 solo album “Dream in Motion,” Windstein has put a... Continue Reading →
Pioneering New Orleans, Louisiana, sludge metal band Crowbar will release its long-awaited new full-length, "Zero and Below," on March 4, 2022, via MNRK Heavy. The band has unveiled the record's artwork, track listing and first single/video, "Chemical Godz," all of which can be seen below. "Zero and Below" is Crowbar's 12th studio album and first since... Continue Reading →
With just about the entire world under a lockdown and events and tours halted, just what have our favorite metal bands and artists been up to during quarantine? Find out inside!
I've been writing that the last few years have been a celebration of Max Cavalera and his incredible career in metal, first with the mighty Sepultura, and now with the Soulfly tribe. With "Ritual" being released last year, Soulfly now has 11 studio of albums just on its own. It's truly unbelievable.
Below, in what is becoming a regular column here, Live Metal's Jeff Maki caught up once again with the iconic guitarist, vocalist and ambassador of metal, Max Cavalera. "Ritual," touring, and all things Soulfly are discussed. Plus, did anyone know that Max is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? I didn't. And is rock really "dead?" Max has the best answer we've heard yet. Read on ...
