From memory, alex got to become friends with max after touring together,i think he eventually married the daughter of max s wife, so they were even family. Max cavalera s father, graziano cavalera, was an employee of the italian consulate in belo horizonte. The three eldest, glorias children, were adopted by cavalera, making cavalera their legal father. Although both of the bandmembers fulltime bands specialized in extreme metal sounds, nailbomb somehow found a way to create even more dense and harsh metallic sounds. The album combines the thrashmetal fury of sepultura with the robotic industrial clangor of fudge tunnel. Max cavalera on making nailbombs cult classic point. His run with sepultura is very well documented, which to be honest is why i wanted to read it. This was a band he and alex newport put together as a side project one album and a few live gigs. Limited 180gm audiophile vinyl lp pressing including insert.
Max cavalera on nailbombs point blank, coming to marquee. Nailbomb was a side project by sepulturas max cavalera and producer engineer alex newport in the mid1990s. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Nailbomb was a industrial metal band formed in 1994 as side project by brazilian musician max cavalera of sepultura, cavalera conspiracy and soulfly and english musician alex newport of fudge tunnel. And alex asked me if i could show him how to play the really fast thrash riffs from albums like 1991s arise. Max liked newport, so the two hung out and soon started jamming.
However, alex newport was not part of these performances due to his busy schedule. In addition, cavalera makes some money from the sales of his autobiography. Point blank is the only studio album by heavy metal band nailbomb, released on march 8, 1994 by roadrunner records. Nailbomb was a side project by sepulturas max cavalera and producerengineer alex newport in the mid1990s. I loved the ultraheavy guitar tones on fudge tunnels 1991 album hate songs in e minor and alex showed me how he plays them, cavalera says. The album cover is a picture of the aftermath of the infamous jonestown suicides. Their strident political dissidence is more focused than ever, referring explicitly to injustices in their native brazil. Soulflys max cavalera reveals surprising conversations with kurt. Nailbomb was an industrial metal band formed as side project by max cavalera from sepultura, soulfly and cavalera conspiracy, and alex newport from. Nailbomb interview with max cavalera and alex newport 90 s. The album was played live in its entirety for the first time ever in 2017 by max cavalera with his band soulfly, more than 20 years after the release of the album and the bands break up.
My bloody roots by max cavalera goodreads share book. That one time soulflys max cavalera pissed on a star. Alex newport fudge tunnel cofounder of nailbomb mike patton faith no more, mr. Proud to commit commercial suicide is a live album by industrial metal band nailbomb and captures the bands only live appearance at the 1995 dynamo open air festival. We put the weight of a real bandbecause soulfly is a real band with a lot. Max cavalera to perform nailbombs entire point blank album. In paradise valley, arizona, in 1994, max cavalera and alex newport came together to create nailbomb. Point blank is their only studio album, originally released in 1994 by roadrunner records. Alex newport is undoubtedly a huge industrialnoise fan, and this component plays a huge role in nailbombs style but the driving element of point blank is, first of all, the hardcore punk attitude that max cavalera was cultivating at the time, which was. Nailbomb recorded one studio album, entitled point blank. The other half of nailbomb, alex newport fudge tunnel, is an audio engineer who has been at the recording helm of a number of great records. Taking a trip back in time to 1993, max cavalera partnered up with fudge tunnels alex newport to create nailbomb, and they released their only studio album, point blank, the following year. Nailbomb was the industrialtrash metal collaboration of max cavalera of sepultura and alex newport of fudge tunnel, it was a shortlived project as the group only released a studio album point blank in 1994, did only two live shows, one at a small venue called club dinamo and their last concert at the 95 dynamo open air festival, which was later released that same year as proud to commit. A fusion of industrial pounding and metallic thrash, they released a live album in 1995 proud to commit commercial suicide and the project was abandoned.
Provided to youtube by roadrunner records wasting away nailbomb point blank. Nailbomb was a heavy metal band formed in 1994 as side project by brazilian musician max cavalera of sepultura, cavalera conspiracy and soulfly and english musician alex newport of fudge tunnel. Max cavalera is best known for those of us who remember as being in sepultura. Me and alex got together and he plays in fudge tunnel, which was a real. Although both of the bandmembers fulltime bands specialized in extreme metal sounds, nailbomb somehow found a way to create even more dense and harsh metallic sounds it also proves to be more repetitive, with the odd sample and drum machine detected here and there. Its been over two decades since you put out the nailbomb album point blank with alex newport. The sonic love child of max and fudge tunnels alex newport, this 1994 one off album from their nailbomb union showcased dense. Mixed by alex newport producer alex newport vocals insults, guitar, bass, sampler max cavalera. Ascap, except exploitation published by vile musicpeaceville.
Although max cavalera is originally from belo horizonte, brazil, and alex newport from wolverhampton, england, they both resided in phoenix, arizona while nailbomb was active. Max cavalera project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Nailbomb live at the dynamo festival eindhoven 1995 full. The foundation was a humorous punk hate of everything grown up. Cavalera s family was in a state of financial crisis and family turbulence when he formed sepultura with his younger brother igor. Since 1992, cavalera has lived in phoenix, arizona with his wife gloria b. Massimiliano antonio max cavalera is a brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter who. Max cavalera has never been a stranger to crazy behavior or controversy, so its no surprise to anyone his book comes with its own fair share of criticism. Nailbomb was a brief project between exsepultura singerguitarist max cavalera and exfudge tunnel singerguitarist alex newport. Nailbomb point blank 2016, red, 180 grams, vinyl discogs. Max cavalera and alex newport recording point blank.
The music is thrash with some industrial influences straight from the 90s. Max cavalera on making nailbombs cult classic point blank. I always loved dinos guitar sound and riffs, says cavalera. This book is a must read if youre a big fan of sepultura, soulfly or max cavalera in general. Nailbomb interview with max cavalera and alex newport. Point blank explicit by various artists on amazon music. Cbs sf talks to soulflys max cavalera cbs san francisco. Alex newport wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Max cavalera net worth, wife, children, height, book. But the best known was of course nailbomb which featured alex newport from fudge tunnel with max cavalera from sepultura. Nailbomb was the industrialtrash metal collaboration of max cavalera of sepultura and alex newport of fudge tunnel, it was a shortlived project as the group. But dave is a big fan of my stuff i got him to do the intro for my book. Max cavalera to play full nailbomb album on upcoming tour. While it was an interesting premise with hyperpolitical themes and had the famed alex newport working with max, the songs just lack the heart and focus that a lot of max s career has had.
The band recorded one studio album, point blank, and played one. Soulfly max cavalera on nailbombs point blank dead. Nailbomb max cavalera sepultura alex newport fudge tunnel. Along with the current soulfly lineup, igor cavalera has joined nailbomb in the absence of alex newport who could not be part of the reunion due to prior commitments. Nailbomb was a side project of max cavalera and alex newport that consequently split up after their only live gig at the dynamo festival in 1995, where the album proud to commit commercial suicide was recorded. The albums title is in reference to the fact that the band promised that they would only ever release one album. Nailbomb, a oneoff side project of sepulturas max cavalera and fudgetunnels alex newport. In 1994, max and english musician alex newport started a heavy metal band, called nailbomb. The side project nailbomb was started by max cavalera and alex newport in the mid1990s. Sep 5, 2019 nailbomb max cavalera sepultura alex newport fudge tunnel. Currently, he plays in heavy metal bands killer be killed, cavalera conspiracy, and soulfly. On the day of souflys appearance as nailbomb at the london music hall in london, ontario, canada.