Max Cavalera

About

Max Cavalera (born 4 August 1969 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a Brazilian-American musician who co-founded Sepultura with his brother Igor in 1984, fronting the band through its most influential years in thrash and groove metal. After leaving Sepultura in 1996 he formed Soulfly, which has released thirteen studio albums blending groove metal, death metal and Brazilian tribal sounds. He also records and tours with the Cavalera project (formerly Cavalera Conspiracy) alongside Igor, and is a member of the supergroup Killer Be Killed.

Tracks

Roots Bloody Rootsiconic composition by Sepultura from the album Roots (1996), over 134 million plays on Spotify

Refuse/Resistthrash/groove anthem by Sepultura Chaos A.D. (1993), over 64 million plays

Jumpdafuckupmost-listened composition by Soulfly on Spotify, over 58 million plays

Soulfly (album, 1998)debut album by Soulfly, gold record; reached 79th place on Billboard 200

Chamathirteenth album by Soulfly, released in October 2025 on Nuclear Blast; produced by Zyon Cavalera

Recent shows

Upcoming · 1

Sat 1.8. 12:00 Lower Vítkovice Industrial Area, Ostrava Festivalový pas 3 100… · ≈ 128 €

Ostrava in Flames 2026

The twelfth edition of the Ostrava in Flames metal festival features SOULFLY, KORPIKLAANI, BLOODBOUND, and other international metal acts in the iconic Dolní Vítkovice industrial area.

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