In the video below from FaceCulture, Max Cavalera talks about how he had to takes risks early on in his career to make Sepultura into the band it is today. He hopes he can inspire others to chase their dreams as well.
Cavalera has become synonymous with extreme metal music, a name that to this day still holds the highest regard, a family legacy built upon decades of musical aggression. In 2023, Max and Iggor Cavalera achieved what some would say was an impossible feat; they revisited their earliest releases, Morbid Visions, and Bestial Devastation, and re-recorded them with bone-breaking intensity. A risk that few would dare to even attempt, yet they artfully and prolifically attained their trademark raw sound by means that could only be described as magic or time travel.
The band recently announced their "Third World Trilogy" US Tour. The 30-trek will kick off on February 19 at Queen B in Cottonwood, Arizona and will make stops in Seattle, Brooklyn, and Orlando before concluding at the Van Buren in Phoenix on March 30. Joining the tour are Oakland death metallers Necrot, and California thrash/hardcore band Dead Heat.
Max Cavalera states, "We are really excited to bring the 'Third World Trilogy', featuring Schizophrenia, to the US! If you want to hear fast riffs, pummelling drums, thunderous bass, and schizophrenic leads, jump in our pit!!"
Iggor Cavalera comments, “I’m super excited about this upcoming us tour, is one of those rare chances to see our first releases on our most purest form performed live. I hope to see you all in the pit!!! Don’t sleep on these dates. You have been warned. X”
Purchase tickets here.
Tour dates:
February
19 - Cottonwood, AZ - Queen B Vinyl Cafe*
20 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco
22 - Chico, CA - Senator Theater
23 - Reno, NV - Virginia Street Brewhouse
24 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
26 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
27 - Portland, OR @Roseland Theater
March
3 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall
5 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
6 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
7 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre
9 - Boston, MA - Paradise
11 - Albany, NY - Empire Live
12 - Wilmington, DE - The Queen
13 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
14 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore
15 - Greensboro, NC - Hanger 1819
16 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theater
17 - Orlando, FL - The Abbey
18 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
20 - New Orleans, LA - Howlin' Wolf
21 - Houston, TX Hell's Heroes Fest ^
22 - Oklahoma City, OK - Beer City
23 - Dallas, TX - Echo Music Hall
24 - Wichita, KS - WAVE
26 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater
27 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace
28 - Albuquerque, NM - El Rey Theater
30 - Phoenix, AZ - Van Buren
* no Necrot
^ no support
No stranger to collaborations, the Cavalera brothers enlisted Travis Stone (Pig Destroyer) on lead guitars, and that choice becomes obvious within the first song. The full lineup would consist of more Cavalera alumni, as Igor Amadeus Cavalera (Go Ahead And Die, Healing Magic) once more brought his talents on bass to the fold. Thundering and thrumming the low end with brute force, it is clear that the double Iggor and Igor combination is a rhythm section to be reckoned with.
It should come as no surprise that the Cavalera brothers always felt that these songs deserved a fresh take with modern production. From April 15th to June 5th, 2023 the band re-recorded the album at Focusrite Room in Mesa, Arizona. Mixing and mastering was handled by Arthur Rizk (Soulfly, Go Ahead And Die, Turnstile) and engineering was completed by John Aquilino.
Schizophrenia’s album cover has obsessed and fascinated fans for decades. The brothers left no stone unturned and no detail unnoticed, also revisioning the original cover artwork of the album, restored in hand-painted watercolors by Eliran Kantor.
With the impressive catalog that the Cavalera brothers have created over the years, you will soon see that Schizophrenia will also sit amongst their greatest achievements. Max and Iggor have relinquished an album that for many years was locked away behind rusty, iron cell doors, barred by straight jackets and haunted by madness. From the past comes the storms as Schizophrenia is set loose on the world once more!
Purchase Schizophrenia here. Watch the visualizer video created by Costin Chioreanu for "Nightmares Of Delirium", below:
Cavalera is:
Max Cavalera - Vocals, Guitar
Iggor Cavalera - Drums, Percussion
Igor Amadeus Cavalera - Bass
Travis Stone - Lead Guitar
