There are moments in this gig where reality bends a little — where you’re suddenly sitting across from someone who didn’t just shape heavy music, they scarred it into the planet.
That was me with Max Cavalera, rolling into Adelaide with Soulfly like a dust storm made of riffs, rebellion and forty years of spiritual warfare.
Max talks about music the way warriors talk about scars.
We dug deep into the ignition spark behind CHAMA, the rage, the ritual, the fire that still burns in his chest, and the creative battles he still willingly steps into.
And just as we got rolling, the Australian tour became impossible to ignore — because Soulfly aren’t just visiting, they’re invading.
Sat 24 Jan – Perth, Perth HPC (Froth & Fury Festival)
Mon 26 Jan – Brisbane, The Tivoli
Tue 27 Jan – Sydney, The Enmore Theatre
Fri 30 Jan – Melbourne, The Forum
Sat 31 Jan – Adelaide, Adelaide Showgrounds (Froth & Fury Festival)
From there, Max opened up about the resurrection of Nailbomb, the return of that filthy industrial rebellion, and the wild electricity of sharing the stage with Zyon, creating a father-son groove engine that hits harder than anything else in metal right now.
And then we talked festivals — the sweaty, chaotic communion of Froth & Fury, where kids sit on their parents’ shoulders, the air smells like beer and fireworks, and Soulfly crack open the sky.
Max has a message for those kids too… and what he hopes they take home from seeing the legend in full destructive mode.
If you want polite PR answers, scroll elsewhere.
If you want raw Max, real Max, battle-moded Max, this interview is waiting for you.
This is the gospel.
I bite crowd surfers.
Killer.
