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Sepultura, Andreas Kisser, Max Cavalera, T/W, Torhout/Werchter, Belgium, 2nd July 1994
Sepultura founders Max and Iggor Cavalera have turned down the offer to perform at the band’s final show

By Matt Owen Published

Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser says both were approached but declined the invitation

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Max Cavalera performs live with a V-style electric guitar and a mic stand decorated with bullets.
Max Cavalera on Sepultura’s bloody roots, the rise of Soulfly and how metal became the family business

By Jon Wiederhorn Published

Max Cavalera takes GW back to the beginning in Brazil and the search for a sound more brutal than anyone, the bitter splits and blessed reunions, and what comes next for Soulfly and Cavalera

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Max Cavalera from the American heavy metal band, Soulfly, performs on stage on the 2nd day of Vilar de Mouros music festival held between 21 to 24 August 2024 in the north of Portugal
Sepultura co-founder Max Cavalera looks back on his first-ever electric guitar, “The Rotten” – and the moment he discovered metal

By Janelle Borg Published

The metal icon also discusses how Judas Priest and the Brazilian thrash metal band Dorsal Atlântica were crucial in inspiring him and his brother to pursue music seriously

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Two weeks ago, a Sepultura reunion looked likely – but now Max Cavalera has changed his mind

By Phil Weller Published

Having already buried the hatchet with his brother, Igor, Cavalera says there’s no longer any need for a classic-era Sepultura return

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Henri Cash of Starcrawler performs on day 3 of Festival d'été de Québec on July 08, 2023 in Quebec City, Quebec.
10 guitarists who played with missing strings on purpose… and the weird reasons why

By Will Ainsley Published

Forget six strings: for some guitarists, all you need is one…

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“I met Ritchie Blackmore during the Sepultura days. At first, he wasn’t interested in talking to anybody. But the minute I asked, ‘Do you like football?’ he said, ‘Yes – come with me!’” Max Cavalera names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

By Amit Sharma Published

The metal pioneer reveals how to score private time with Ritchie Blackmore, the reality of trying to cover Tony Iommi, what Chuck Shuldiner would be doing today – and why he’s finally playing all six strings… on a James Hetfield guitar

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[L-R] Max Cavalera and Marc Rizzo
Soulfly's Max Cavalera says “soap opera” surrounding Marc Rizzo's exit fueled the “fire” and “anger” of new album Totem

By Sam Roche Published

The band's 12th album, Totem, is out today via Nuclear Blast, and if it sounds angry then that's because it is

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Max Cavalera of Soulfly performs on stage during second day of Hell And Heaven 2020 on March 15, 2020 in Toluca, Mexico.
Soulfly announce 12th studio album, Totem, share destructive new single, Superstition

By Matt Owen Published

Due August 5, Totem will be the extreme metal band's first LP since the departure of guitarist Marc Rizzo, whose position has been filled by producer and shredder Arthur Rizk

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Max Cavalera of Soulfly
Max Cavalera on Marc Rizzo's departure from Soulfly and the possibility of Dino Cazares appearing on the band's next album

By Greg Prato Published

The Soulfly leader and former Sepultura frontman talks his proudest guitar moments, the controversy surrounding Rizzo's exit and 30 years of Arise

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Marc Rizzo
Soulfly part ways with guitarist Marc Rizzo

By Sam Roche Published

“He did not leave the band. We decided to part ways with him due to personal reasons,” says frontman Max Cavalera

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