Biography
Only a strong and talented musician may leave the team created by him at the peak of Glory. The story Soulfly began with protest and tragedy in the Max Cavalera family, and eventually helped to heal the soul wounds.The history of creation and composition
When in the 80s Brazilian guitarist, Max Cavaller created the first loud project - the metal group Sepultura, he could not imagine, with what difficulties will face. In August 1996, his adopted son was killed in the car accident and a close friend of the whole team was given Wales.
Max was very worried and did not forgive musicians that they began to perform a short time after the tragedy. Another turning point was the dismissal of the wife of Max, Gloria Cavalers, from the post of manager Sepultura. As a result, the guitarist left the team in which he played for more than 20 years.
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The history of the creation of the SoulFly group originates in 1997. In difficult times, Max decided to create music in which the sounds and various religions can "combine sounds and various religions." He invited Jackson's guitarist banner, Majorgu's drummer and Basist Sello Diaza.
The debut performance of the new team took place in Phoenix in a commemorative day - August 16, 1997, exactly one year after the death of Welles. The group went on stage, not having a name. His Max announced only in autumn on the air of the French channel: "Soulfly (from English" Flight of the Soul ") - Only this phrase can accurately determine all our creativity, the entire concept of the group."
Music
In the fall of 2017, the group began work on the first album "Soulfly", which six months later went out. Max laid the beginning of a good tradition to invite musician friends to record tracks: Christian Walbers, Fred Derst, Dj Lethal. During this period, the composition was changed: Jackson Bandera went to Brazil, and his place was taken by Guitarist Logan Mader.
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The release of the second album took place in 2000 and was well accepted by listeners. The collection rose to the 11th place in the British Chart and on the 32nd - in American. The first SOULFLY songs were released in the genre of New Metal, and the following works have already pleased the fans with elements of a groove metal.
The third album in the discography of the group was published in 2002 called "3". Max Cavalera confuded in an interview that this number "there is some kind of magical aura". In the same year, the team went on tour to North America and Europe, and at their end all the musicians, except for Cavalers, left the group.
In 2003, Max collected a new composition and stated: "With each new album Soulfly, we changed the composition and, most likely, we will continue to continue." The updated composition at once with two bassists began working on the 4th "Prophecy" album, which was released in 2004. Serbian musicians helped the team.
In 2005, the documentary film "The Song Remains Insane" on the life and work of the group, with records of concerts and interviews, was released on DVD.
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A number of tragic events Nastig Max Cavalera in the process of recording the 5th album. On December 8, 2005, during the concert they shot his close friend - a guitarist Darrella Ebot, and after 2 days a 8-month granddaughter died. Nevertheless, the fans waited for the release of "Dark Ages". In this work, the Genre of Music has changed - now it has become a mixture of grooves and trash metal.
The sixth album "Conquer" was presented in mid-2007. Musicians remember that songs appeared spontaneously during the jam sessions right in the studio. Critics and the public positively perceived such an experiment.
In 2010, the team recorded the seventh in the discuscript of the OMEN disk, and in 2012 - "Enslaved". Compared with previous works, the music was heavier and faster in the tempo, the elements of Dat-Metal were added.
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October 2013 was marked by the exit of the tenth collections of Savages songs. Above the 39th lines in Finnish Chart, he did not rise. Cover photo developed artist Paul Stottler.
In 2015, Archangel album, called the "mystical journey" critics, and in 2018 Ritual.
The texts of the SOULFLY group raise the questions of spirituality, faith and human vices: malice and hatred, violence and aggression. In some compositions, ethno-motifs of South American music are traced.
SOULFLY now
Now Max Cavaller with the team work over the 12th album under the working title "Killer Be Killed".In 2019, the musicians continue to ride with concerts in Europe, shoot clips and perform at festivals, such as Rock Pod Kameňom.
Discography
- 1998 - "SOULFLY"
- 2000 - "Primitive"
- 2002 - "3"
- 2004 - "Prophecy"
- 2005 - "Dark Ages"
- 2008 - "Conquer"
- 2010 - "Omen"
- 2012 - "Enslaved"
- 2013 - "Savages"
- 2015 - "Archangel"
- 2018 - "Ritual"
Clips
- 1998 - "BLEED"
- 2000 - "Back to the Primitive"
- 2004 - "Prophecy"
- 2007 - "SEEK N Strike"
- 2008 - "Unleash"
- 2010 - "SEEK N Strike"
- 2015 - "Archangel"