Soulfly

American nu metal / groove and thrash metal band Soulfly was formed in Phoenix (Arizona) in 1997 by Max Cavalera, formerly singer and guitarist with Sepultura. With its homonymous debut album in 1998, followed by Prophecy (2004) and Conquer (2008), Soulfly has far surpassed the status of a new guitarist's project to become a leading metal entity. In 2010, the album Omen offered the right mix of groove metal, Sepultura thrash metal and the nu metal of previous albums. In 2012, Enslaved marks the arrival of two new members to an ever-changing band. The following album Savages (2013) saw the induction of Max Cavalera's son Zyon Cavalera on drums, while on its successor and tenth album, Archangel (2015), son-in-law Igor Cavalera Jr. made a vocal appearance. Three years later, the eleventh album in twenty years, Ritual (2018), features contributions from Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) and Ross Dolan (Immolation). The trio comprising Max Cavalera, Zyon Cavalera and Mike DeLeon since 2015 returns to the studio to deliver their 13th album Chama in October 2025.