Max Cavalera
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Max Cavalera (born Massimiliano Antonio Cavalera on August 4, 1969 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a musician. Until 1996 he was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the metal band Sepultura, before forming Soulfly in the late 1990s.
His music explores religious topics, often with a very critical tongue. As his albums have all been dedicated to God, he has often been depicted by the press as a man of religion, especially in America; something that Cavalera himself cannot understand. As he himself put it:
"I do hate a lot of 'religion' but people like Christ - yeah they inspire me. I mean if you look at Christ, He was hanging around with the lowlifes, prostitutes and the losers you know, not going around with those high society motherfuckers you see trying to sell Jesus today!"[1]
In the early 1990s he relocated to Phoenix, Arizona U.S.A., with his American wife/manager Gloria, and is now a U.S. citizen.
Cavalera plays an ESP signature guitar. Designed to his specifications, the guitar features a Seymour Duncan SH6 Distortion pickup, and is adorned with his signature Brazilian flag graphic. A budget version is sold under the LTD moniker, which has a stock pickup and lacks the flag design. While his signature guitar is shipped fully strung with six strings, Cavalera's own guitar is only strung with four.
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In the mid-1990s Cavalera was also involved in a short-lived side project Nailbomb. He has collaborated with many different artists whilst in both Sepultura and Soulfly. Of late he joined forces with former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl to produce "Red War" which appeared on the self-titled release of Dave Grohl's newest project, Probot.
Cavalera has worked with the following people and bands, among others:
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Cavalera also has appeared in The Scorpion King in an off-camera role. He provided the guttural screams for Dwayne Johnson
