MAX CAVALERA is still collecting stories for his second book
15-11-2024
In a new interview with Andrew McKaysmith of the Scars And Guitars podcast, Max Cavalera (SEPULTURA, SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, KILLER BE KILLED) was asked about the possibility of a follow-up to his 2014 autobiography “My Bloody Roots: From Sepultura To Soulfly And Beyond”. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I need to collect a couple of more stories first. But yeah, I think it’d be great to do a second part of that eventually, a little bit further down the road. I think also there’s a lot of really cool tour stories and I’ve been always thinking about this idea of a book of only tour stories. It’d be really cool too, because there’s so many great tour stories. The other day I was reading an article that I think Revolver did about the SEPULTURA–MINISTRY tour. And they interviewed everybody on it. And to me, that was cool to read all Al Jourgensen‘s [MINISTRY] point of view and HELMET‘s point of view of that tour that I didn’t know about it. And Al being a huge SEPULTURA fan, I didn’t even know that he was that massive of a SEPULTURA fan, that he kind of fought for us to be on that tour. Yeah, so maybe like a book of tour stories and then eventually sometime later another chapter, another book of the other stuff that I did. But you need to collect stories more first. [Laughs] And that’s what we’re doing right now.”
The “fully revised and updated” edition of “My Bloody Roots: From Sepultura To Soulfly And Beyond” was made available in July 2022 via Jawbone Press. The book includes a foreword by Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS, NIRVANA) and a brand new afterword by Randy Blythe (LAMB OF GOD).
Max has an extraordinary story to tell, and “My Bloody Roots” is an autobiography like no other. Much more than just another tale of rock ‘n’ roll debauchery, it’s a story of heartbreak and loss — and, ultimately, triumph. In it, Cavalera offers an unflinching account of life growing up in hardship in Brazil — a country not previously known for heavy metal — and the multimillion-selling success, against all odds, of the band he founded with his brother, Igor: SEPULTURA.
Then, for the first time, he reveals the full story behind his split with the band — after which he did not speak to his brother for years — and the formation of his SOULFLY, one of the most critically and commercially successful metal bands of recent decades. He also goes into unflinching detail on the devastating impact of the deaths of his father, stepson, and grandson; his struggles with drugs and alcohol; his eventual reunion with Igor in CAVALERA CONSPIRACY; and more.
This revised and updated edition continues to trace Max‘s career to the present day, covering the formation of his new band GO AHEAD AND DIE as well as the supergroup KILLER BE KILLED.
Max has been a professional musician since 1984 and has toured the world many times. He was a founder member of the metal band SEPULTURA, before forming SOULFLY, who released its latest studio album, “Totem”, in 2022, and whose drummer is his son Zyon. He also plays in CAVALERA CONSPIRACY with his brother Igor, GO AHEAD AND DIE with his son Igor, and in the supergroup KILLER BE KILLED.
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