Upon his exit from Sepultura in late 1996, singer/guitarist/songwriter Max Cavalera almost immediately set out to form his next musical endeavor, the band described as one of the few bands both heavy and globally aware, Soulfly. Besides leaving one of the most popular thrash metal bands in the world, which he co-founded in the early ’80s, he also had to deal with the unsolved murder of his stepson, as well as best friend, Dana Wells.

Using music as therapy to overcome his depression, Cavalera put together a band that included Roy Mayorga (ex-Thorn, Nausea, Crisis, Medication, Shelter and currently Stone Sour) on drums, Jackson Bandeira on second guitar (ex-Chico Science and current Nacao Zumbi), while former Sepultura lightman Marcelo Dias (ex-The Mist, XXX, Slaughter, and Mayhem) rounded out the quartet on bass.

Their self-titled debut album was released in the spring of 1998. After the release of that album Jackson left the band to be replaced by Logan Mader ... read more »