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Soulfly
- Country of origin:
- Brazil
- Location:
- Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais / Phoenix, Arizona
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1997
- Genre:
- Nu-Metal with tribal influences (early), Groove/Thrash Metal (later)
- Lyrical themes:
- Spirituality, War, Violence, Slavery, Politics
- Current label:
- Nuclear Blast
- Years active:
- 1997-present
| Current | |
| Max Cavalera | Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) (1997-present) |
| See also: Cavalera Conspiracy, ex-Guerrilha, ex-Nailbomb, ex-Sepultura | |
| Marc Rizzo | Guitars (lead) (2003-present) |
| See also: Cavalera Conspiracy, Marc Rizzo, ex-Committee of Thirteen, ex-Crankcase, ex-Ill Niño, ex-Inpsychobleedia | |
| Tony Campos | Bass (2011-present) |
| See also: Asesino, Ministry, Prong, Cavalera Conspiracy (live), Attika 7, ex-Agony, ex-Dia de Los Muertos, ex-Possessed, ex-Divine Heresy (live), ex-Attika, ex-Static-X | |
| Past | |
| Cello Dias | Bass (1997-2003) |
| See also: Agony, Against All Will, Jet Black Racing, ex-The Mist, ex-Abloom, ex-Ankla, ex-Dead Heart Saints, ex-Secret Mind | |
| Roy Mayorga | Drums (1997-1999, 2001-2003) |
| See also: ex-Amebix, Mothra, Stone Sour, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Sepultura (live), ex-Crisis, ex-ABLOOM, ex-Ankla, ex-Black President, ex-Maggott SS, ex-Medication, ex-Nausea, ex-Pale Demons, ex-Thorn, ex-Onesidezero (live), ex-Shelter (live) | |
| Jackson Bandeira | Guitars (1997-1998) |
| See also: ALMAZ, Maquinado, Marisa Monte, Nação Zumbi | |
| Logan Mader | Guitars (1998-1999) |
| See also: ex-Machine Head, ex-Blue, ex-Idol-X, ex-Logan Mader / J.S. Clayden, ex-Medication, ex-New Black (changed name), ex-Pale Demons, ex-Stereo Black | |
| Mike Doling | Guitars (1999-2003) |
| See also: Channel Zero, ex-Kronix, Invitro, ex-Abloom, ex-Mothra, ex-Snot | |
| Joe Nuñez | Drums (2000-2001, 2003-2011) |
| See also: ex-Slampede, Stripping the Pistol | |
| Bobby Burns | Bass (2003-2010) |
| See also: Beautiful, Bobby Burns, Killer in the Workplace, Primer 55, ex-King Street, ex-Love Said No, ex-Paris Is Burning, ex-To My Enemy | |
| David Kinkade | Drums (2011-2012) |
| See also: ex-Borknagar, ex-Insatanity, ex-Kastasyde, ex-Arsis (live), ex-Malevolent Creation (live), ex-Council of the Fallen, ex-D.O.T.A.C., ex-Divine Empire, ex-Monarch | |
| Current (Live) | |
| Zyon Cavalera | Drums (2011, 2012, 2012-present) |
| See also: Lody Kong, ex-Mold Breaker | |
| Past (Live) | |
| David Ellefson | Bass (2006) |
| See also: Angels of Babylon, David Ellefson, Knight Fury, Megadeth, Temple of Brutality, Hail!, ex-Avian, ex-Killing Machine, ex-Tim "Ripper" Owens (live), ex-F5 | |
| Dan Lilker | Bass (2006) |
| See also: Brutal Truth, Evil Wrath, Nokturnal Hellstorm, Nuclear Assault, NunFuckRitual, Venomous Concept, Lock Up (live), ex-Crucifist, ex-Exit-13, ex-Extra Hot Sauce, ex-Hemlock, ex-Redrum, ex-Stormtroopers of Death, ex-The Ravenous, ex-Overlord Exterminator, United Forces, ex-Anthrax, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Autopsy (live), ex-Dark Angel (live), ex-Human Garbage, ex-White Heat | |
| Johny Chow | Bass (2010-2011) |
| See also: Cavalera Conspiracy, Fireball Ministry, Souls of We, Stone Sour (live), ex-Echo 3, ex-Maximum Penalty, ex-My Ruin, ex-Pushed, ex-Systematic | |
| Max Cavalera | Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) (1997-present) |
| See also: Cavalera Conspiracy, ex-Guerrilha, ex-Nailbomb, ex-Sepultura | |
| Marc Rizzo | Guitars (lead) (2003-present) |
| See also: Cavalera Conspiracy, Marc Rizzo, ex-Committee of Thirteen, ex-Crankcase, ex-Ill Niño, ex-Inpsychobleedia | |
| Tony Campos | Bass (2011-present) |
| See also: Asesino, Ministry, Prong, Cavalera Conspiracy (live), Attika 7, ex-Agony, ex-Dia de Los Muertos, ex-Possessed, ex-Divine Heresy (live), ex-Attika, ex-Static-X | |
| Cello Dias | Bass (1997-2003) |
| See also: Agony, Against All Will, Jet Black Racing, ex-The Mist, ex-Abloom, ex-Ankla, ex-Dead Heart Saints, ex-Secret Mind | |
| Roy Mayorga | Drums (1997-1999, 2001-2003) |
| See also: ex-Amebix, Mothra, Stone Sour, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Sepultura (live), ex-Crisis, ex-ABLOOM, ex-Ankla, ex-Black President, ex-Maggott SS, ex-Medication, ex-Nausea, ex-Pale Demons, ex-Thorn, ex-Onesidezero (live), ex-Shelter (live) | |
| Jackson Bandeira | Guitars (1997-1998) |
| See also: ALMAZ, Maquinado, Marisa Monte, Nação Zumbi | |
| Logan Mader | Guitars (1998-1999) |
| See also: ex-Machine Head, ex-Blue, ex-Idol-X, ex-Logan Mader / J.S. Clayden, ex-Medication, ex-New Black (changed name), ex-Pale Demons, ex-Stereo Black | |
| Mike Doling | Guitars (1999-2003) |
| See also: Channel Zero, ex-Kronix, Invitro, ex-Abloom, ex-Mothra, ex-Snot | |
| Joe Nuñez | Drums (2000-2001, 2003-2011) |
| See also: ex-Slampede, Stripping the Pistol | |
| Bobby Burns | Bass (2003-2010) |
| See also: Beautiful, Bobby Burns, Killer in the Workplace, Primer 55, ex-King Street, ex-Love Said No, ex-Paris Is Burning, ex-To My Enemy | |
| David Kinkade | Drums (2011-2012) |
| See also: ex-Borknagar, ex-Insatanity, ex-Kastasyde, ex-Arsis (live), ex-Malevolent Creation (live), ex-Council of the Fallen, ex-D.O.T.A.C., ex-Divine Empire, ex-Monarch | |
| Current | |
| Zyon Cavalera | Drums (2011, 2012, 2012-present) |
| See also: Lody Kong, ex-Mold Breaker | |
| Past | |
| David Ellefson | Bass (2006) |
| See also: Angels of Babylon, David Ellefson, Knight Fury, Megadeth, Temple of Brutality, Hail!, ex-Avian, ex-Killing Machine, ex-Tim "Ripper" Owens (live), ex-F5 | |
| Dan Lilker | Bass (2006) |
| See also: Brutal Truth, Evil Wrath, Nokturnal Hellstorm, Nuclear Assault, NunFuckRitual, Venomous Concept, Lock Up (live), ex-Crucifist, ex-Exit-13, ex-Extra Hot Sauce, ex-Hemlock, ex-Redrum, ex-Stormtroopers of Death, ex-The Ravenous, ex-Overlord Exterminator, United Forces, ex-Anthrax, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Autopsy (live), ex-Dark Angel (live), ex-Human Garbage, ex-White Heat | |
| Johny Chow | Bass (2010-2011) |
| See also: Cavalera Conspiracy, Fireball Ministry, Souls of We, Stone Sour (live), ex-Echo 3, ex-Maximum Penalty, ex-My Ruin, ex-Pushed, ex-Systematic | |
| Added by: Goatfangs | Modified by: theunrelentingattack |
| Added on: 2012-04-11 23:26:03 | Last modified on: 2013-05-14 14:37:00 |
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After leaving Sepultura in 1996, Max Cavalera formed Soulfly with the idea of combined sounds and spiritual beliefs after losing his stepson Dana Wells. Originally, with each new Soulfly album came a new line-up, as well as world music influences from a diverse array of locations. Recent albums have tended toward a groove/thrash metal sound ...