{"id":37113,"date":"2017-10-23T14:30:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T18:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=37113"},"modified":"2017-10-23T14:30:58","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T18:30:58","slug":"on-stage-spotlight-the-cavalera-brothers-cement-their-metal-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=37113","title":{"rendered":"On Stage (Spotlight): The Cavalera brothers cement their metal legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff,<\/strong> Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Max and Iggor Cavalera are the original founding members of Brazilian heavy metal legends Sepultura, and specifically the team behind the band\u2019s early albums — including seminal releases such as \u201cArise,\u201d \u201cChaos A.D.\u201d and \u201cRoots.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cavalera brothers have gone on to cement their legacy in metal music — Max with Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy (also featuring Iggor) and Killer Be Killed and Iggor with his highly-acclaimed project MIXHELL.<\/p>\n

Last year, they stormed across America with off their much-anticipated \u201cReturn to Roots Tour.\u201d In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Sepultura classic album \u201cRoots,\u201d Max and Iggor — along with their Cavalera Conspiracy brothers Marc Rizzo on guitar and Johny Chow on bass — performed the album in its entirety at each show.<\/p>\n

Now, Brazilian metal master Max Cavalera is back on the road with Soulfly on a tour with Cannabis Corpse that plays October 23 at the Voltage Lounge (421 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, 215- 964-9602, www.Voltagelounge.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Once again, a side project plays a big role in the show \u2013 Max Cavalera\u2019s former side project Nailbomb.<\/p>\n

Cavalera created a massive buzz earlier this year when he announced Soulfly\u2019s North American \u201cPoint Blank\u201d tour.<\/p>\n

Each night on the tour, the iconic top-charting band – featuring Max Cavalera on vocals and guitar, Mike Leon on bass and backing vocals, renowned guitarist Marc Rizzo on leads, and Zyon Cavalera on drums and percussion – will perform Nailbomb\u201ds classic full-length album, \u201cPoint Blank,\u201d in its entirety.<\/p>\n

Nailbomb was an industrial-influenced thrash metal project established by Cavalera and Alex Newport of Fudge Tunnel in 1994. The band recorded one studio album, \u201cPoint Blank,\u201d and played one live performance before disbanding the following year.<\/p>\n

The album has remained an underground favorite of heavy metal fans since its release, and as expected, the original announcement of this tour stirred up a frenzy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea for this came from my wife,\u201d said Max Cavalera, during a recent phone interview from his home in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was her idea to have Soulfly play the Nailborn record. I gave it a little thought and realized it was a good idea \u2013 Soulfly, a powerhouse band, playing \u2018Nailborn,\u2019 a powerhouse album. Fans always have wanted to hear Nailborn.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Point Blank\u2019 is one of the five favorite albums I ever did and it\u2019s still relevant today. We are rolling and it\u2019s fun. It\u2019s a different rush of adrenalin for us. At my age and at this point in my career, I need a breath of fresh air.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Cavalera toured last year with his brother, they focused on the \u201cRoots\u201d album.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cNailborn\u2019s record is a lot different than \u2018Roots,\u2019\u201d said Cavalera. \u201cWith Nailborn, the energy, the anger, the brutality that I love about metal is all there.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cavalera Company tour was great. I love being on the road. I feel more comfortable on the road than I do at home. The shows are my favorite part. Each day had 23 hours of messing around and one hour of the show \u2013 the greatest hour of the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy son Zyon Cavalera plays drums for Soulfly and is also in the opening band Lody Kong with his brother Igor Cavalera \u2013 a band that is a three-piece like Mot\u00f6rhead.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this tour, it\u2019s like a metal Partridge Family on the road. It\u2019s hilarious \u2013 and it\u2019s fun. It\u2019s exciting to see the kids doing good things. I\u2019m such a big metal fan that it gets me really excited to see them playing this music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Soulfly \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/ibEkdJkXrFY<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The tour also has Cannabis Corpse and Noisem on the all-metal bill.<\/p>\n

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Cannabi Corpse<\/p><\/div>\n

Cannabis Corpse is a marijuana-themed death metal band that formed in 2006 in Richmond, Virginia. Since then, Cannabis Corpse has released three albums and one EP.<\/p>\n

The band features members of Municipal Waste, GWAR, and Antietam 1862. The band\u2019s name originates from a parody of the name for veteran death metal band Cannibal Corpse.<\/p>\n

The band delivers a deadly dose of brutal death metal with its long-awaited new album \u201cLeft Hand Pass,\u201d which also features guitarist Ray Suhy.<\/p>\n

Under the influence of the genre legends who preceded them, the trio give rise to unrelenting piece of crushing, weed-themed death replete with their signature, THC-fueled, horror fiction lyrics.<\/p>\n

While the Cannabis Corpse songs are fully original, the group\u2019s album and song titles are parodies of many other death metal bands\u2019 album and song titles \u2013 for example, \u201cTube of the Resinated\u201d from Cannibal Corpse\u2019s \u201cTomb of the Mutilated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Philip \u201cLandphil\u201d Hall and his brother Josh \u201cHallHammer\u201d Hall along with Andy \u201cWeedgrinder\u201d Horn recorded a demo which eventually became \u201cBlunted at Birth\u201d and the band signed with Richmond, Virginia-based Forcefield Records.<\/p>\n

\u201cI formed the band in 2006 with my brother,\u201d said Philip Hall, during a phone interview last week as the band traveled to a gig in Seattle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re twin brothers and we spend a lot of time together. We had a lot of the same experiences and we liked a lot of the same bands. We enjoy playing together and we were looking for some good technical death metal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were making some death metal we liked and it snowballed from there. It was well-received so we decided to put a live band together. At first, all the guys were from Richmond. But, band members have come and gone. In 10 years, we\u2019ve really improved a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLeft Hand Pass\u201d has received a lot of positive reviews in the metal community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were working on the album for the last two years,\u201d said Hall. \u201cJosh and I self-produce all our music. We do all the tracking and editing ourselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the tracks are ones I\u2019ve written. Then, my brother and I record them and send them to Ray. We still live in Richmond while Ray lives in Red Bank, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our live show, we play a mix of everything. We just try to make our set as brutal as possible \u2013 brutal, old-school dark metal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Cannabis Corpse \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/kpIQ8uiGWZg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The all-ages show at the Voltage Lounge will start at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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