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Soulfly
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1997
- Genre:
- Nu-Metal with Tribal influences (early); Groove/Thrash/Death Metal (later)
- Lyrical themes:
- Spirituality, War, Violence, Slavery, Politics
- Current label:
- Nuclear Blast
- Years active:
- 1997-present
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. Soulfly started playing nu-metal (on the first album and "Primitive") which was extremely popular at the time; albums ...
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| Current | |
| Max Cavalera | Vocals, Guitars (rhythm), Berimbau, Sitar (1997-present), Bass (2000) |
| See also: Cavalera Conspiracy, Go Ahead and Die, Killer Be Killed, ex-Guerrilha, ex-Nailbomb, Max & Iggor Cavalera, Metal All Stars, ex-Sepultura | |
| Zyon Cavalera | Drums (2013-present) |
| See also: ex-Cavalera Conspiracy (live), ex-Lody Kong, ex-Mold Breaker | |
| Mike Leon | Bass (2015-present) |
| See also: Cavalera Conspiracy (live), Sorcerer (USA), Max & Iggor Cavalera (live), ex-Havok, ex-The Absence, ex-Arsis (live) | |
| Past | |
| Cello Dias | Bass (1997-2003), Percussion (2000) |
| See also: ex-Agony, ex-The Mist, ex-Abloom, ex-Against All Will, ex-Ankla, ex-Dead Heart Saints, ex-Jet Black Racing, ex-Onesidezero, ex-Roadrunner United, ex-Secret Mind | |
| Roy Mayorga | Drums (1997-1999, 2001-2003) |
| See also: Ministry, Hellyeah, ex-Amebix, Mothra, Stone Sour, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Sepultura (live), ex-Winter (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 (lead) (1997-1998) |
| See also: ALMAZ, Maquinado, Marisa Monte, Nação Zumbi | |
| Logan Mader | Guitars (lead) (1998-1999) |
| See also: Meshiaak, Once Human, ex-Machine Head, ex-Blue, ex-Idol-X, ex-Logan Mader / J.S. Clayden, ex-Medication, ex-New Black, ex-Pale Demons, ex-Stereo Black | |
| Mike Doling | Guitars (lead) (1999-2003) |
| See also: Channel Zero, ex-Kronix, Invitro, ex-Abloom, ex-Mothra, ex-Snot, ex-Solid Steel | |
| Joe Nuñez | Drums (2000-2001, 2003-2011) |
| See also: Return Fire, ex-Slampede, ex-Stripping the Pistol | |
| Bobby Burns | Bass, Vocals (backing) (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 | |
| Marc Rizzo | Guitars (lead, flamenco) (2003-2021) |
| See also: Marc Rizzo, ex-Thanatopsis, Acoustic Vendetta, Hail the Horns, Ill Niño, Marc Rizzo & the Corrupters, Revenge Beast, ex-Cavalera Conspiracy, ex-Committee of Thirteen, ex-Crankcase, ex-Inpsychobleedia, ex-Max & Iggor Cavalera, ex-Misfits (live), ex-WhiskeyDick (live) | |
| Tony Campos | Bass, Vocals (additional) (2011-2015) |
| See also: Asesino, Fear Factory, Attika 7, Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, Hail the Horns, Max & Iggor Cavalera, Static-X, ex-Brujeria, ex-Dia de los Muertos, ex-Ministry, ex-Possessed, ex-Prong, ex-Cavalera Conspiracy (live), ex-Agony (live), ex-Attika | |
| David Kinkade | Drums (2011-2012) |
| See also: The Monarch, ex-Borknagar, ex-Insatanity, ex-Arsis (live), ex-Malevolent Creation (live), ex-Council of the Fallen, ex-D.O.T.A.C., ex-Kastasyde, ex-Divine Empire, ex-Monarch | |
| Current (Live) | |
| Dino Cazares | Guitars (2021-present) |
| See also: Asesino, Fear Factory, Divine Heresy, ex-The Douche Lords, Die Klute, Jasta (live), ex-Brujeria, ex-Excruciating Terror (live), ex-BodyBag, ex-Hated... and Proud!, ex-Roadrunner United, ex-Ulceration | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Dave Chavarri | Drums (1999) |
| See also: ex-Gothic Slam, ex-Stryker, Ill Niño, Terror Universal, ex-M.O.D., ex-Merauder, ex-Pro-Pain, ex-Lȧȧz Rockit, ex-Cry for Liberty | |
| David Ellefson | Bass (2003, 2005, 2006) |
| See also: Altitudes & Attitude, Ellefson, Metal Allegiance, ex-Knight Fury, ex-Temple of Brutality, Hail!, The Lucid, ex-Killing Machine, ex-KK's Priest, ex-Megadeth, ex-The Alien Blakk, ex-Tim Ripper Owens (live), ex-F5, ex-Angels of Babylon, ex-Fallen Angels, ex-MegaPriest, ex-Renegade | |
| Dan Lilker | Bass (2006) |
| See also: Blurring, Evil Wrath, Nuclear Assault, ex-Brutal Truth, ex-Crucifist, ex-Extra Hot Sauce, ex-Hemlock, ex-Nokturnal Hellstorm, ex-Overlord Exterminator, ex-Redrum, ex-S.O.D., ex-The Ravenous, ex-NunFuckRitual, notS.O.D. Fist Banging Maniacs, Stormtroopers of Beer, Tales of a Therion, United Forces, ex-Anthrax, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Venomous Concept, ex-Autopsy (live), ex-Dark Angel (live), ex-Lock Up (live), ex-Exit-13, ex-Crab Society, ex-Human Garbage, ex-Last Satanic Dance, ex-Malformed Earthborn, ex-Sick of It All, ex-White Heat | |
| Johny Chow | Bass (2010-2011) |
| See also: Max & Iggor Cavalera, Souls of We, Stone Sour, ex-Cavalera Conspiracy, ex-Fireball Ministry, ex-Echo 3, ex-Maximum Penalty, ex-My Ruin, ex-Pushed, ex-Systematic | |
| Zyon Cavalera | Drums (2011, 2012, 2012-2013) |
| See also: ex-Cavalera Conspiracy (live), ex-Lody Kong, ex-Mold Breaker | |
| Juan Karlos Lora German | Drums (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| See also: Kingdom of Sorrow (live), ex-Santuario, ex-Repentance, ex-Straight Line Stitch, ex-Inpsychobleedia | |
| Igor Cavalera Jr. | Bass, Vocals (backing) (2015), Keyboards, Vocals (lead) (2017-2018) |
| See also: Go Ahead and Die, Healing Magic, Lody Kong, ex-Cavalera Conspiracy (live), ex-Mold Breaker | |
| Max Cavalera | Vocals, Guitars (rhythm), Berimbau, Sitar (1997-present), Bass (2000) |
| See also: Cavalera Conspiracy, Go Ahead and Die, Killer Be Killed, ex-Guerrilha, ex-Nailbomb, Max & Iggor Cavalera, Metal All Stars, ex-Sepultura | |
| Zyon Cavalera | Drums (2013-present) |
| See also: ex-Cavalera Conspiracy (live), ex-Lody Kong, ex-Mold Breaker | |
| Mike Leon | Bass (2015-present) |
| See also: Cavalera Conspiracy (live), Sorcerer (USA), Max & Iggor Cavalera (live), ex-Havok, ex-The Absence, ex-Arsis (live) | |
| Cello Dias | Bass (1997-2003), Percussion (2000) |
| See also: ex-Agony, ex-The Mist, ex-Abloom, ex-Against All Will, ex-Ankla, ex-Dead Heart Saints, ex-Jet Black Racing, ex-Onesidezero, ex-Roadrunner United, ex-Secret Mind | |
| Roy Mayorga | Drums (1997-1999, 2001-2003) |
| See also: Ministry, Hellyeah, ex-Amebix, Mothra, Stone Sour, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Sepultura (live), ex-Winter (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 (lead) (1997-1998) |
| See also: ALMAZ, Maquinado, Marisa Monte, Nação Zumbi | |
| Logan Mader | Guitars (lead) (1998-1999) |
| See also: Meshiaak, Once Human, ex-Machine Head, ex-Blue, ex-Idol-X, ex-Logan Mader / J.S. Clayden, ex-Medication, ex-New Black, ex-Pale Demons, ex-Stereo Black | |
| Mike Doling | Guitars (lead) (1999-2003) |
| See also: Channel Zero, ex-Kronix, Invitro, ex-Abloom, ex-Mothra, ex-Snot, ex-Solid Steel | |
| Joe Nuñez | Drums (2000-2001, 2003-2011) |
| See also: Return Fire, ex-Slampede, ex-Stripping the Pistol | |
| Bobby Burns | Bass, Vocals (backing) (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 | |
| Marc Rizzo | Guitars (lead, flamenco) (2003-2021) |
| See also: Marc Rizzo, ex-Thanatopsis, Acoustic Vendetta, Hail the Horns, Ill Niño, Marc Rizzo & the Corrupters, Revenge Beast, ex-Cavalera Conspiracy, ex-Committee of Thirteen, ex-Crankcase, ex-Inpsychobleedia, ex-Max & Iggor Cavalera, ex-Misfits (live), ex-WhiskeyDick (live) | |
| Tony Campos | Bass, Vocals (additional) (2011-2015) |
| See also: Asesino, Fear Factory, Attika 7, Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, Hail the Horns, Max & Iggor Cavalera, Static-X, ex-Brujeria, ex-Dia de los Muertos, ex-Ministry, ex-Possessed, ex-Prong, ex-Cavalera Conspiracy (live), ex-Agony (live), ex-Attika | |
| David Kinkade | Drums (2011-2012) |
| See also: The Monarch, ex-Borknagar, ex-Insatanity, ex-Arsis (live), ex-Malevolent Creation (live), ex-Council of the Fallen, ex-D.O.T.A.C., ex-Kastasyde, ex-Divine Empire, ex-Monarch | |
| Current | |
| Dino Cazares | Guitars (2021-present) |
| See also: Asesino, Fear Factory, Divine Heresy, ex-The Douche Lords, Die Klute, Jasta (live), ex-Brujeria, ex-Excruciating Terror (live), ex-BodyBag, ex-Hated... and Proud!, ex-Roadrunner United, ex-Ulceration | |
| Past | |
| Dave Chavarri | Drums (1999) |
| See also: ex-Gothic Slam, ex-Stryker, Ill Niño, Terror Universal, ex-M.O.D., ex-Merauder, ex-Pro-Pain, ex-Lȧȧz Rockit, ex-Cry for Liberty | |
| David Ellefson | Bass (2003, 2005, 2006) |
| See also: Altitudes & Attitude, Ellefson, Metal Allegiance, ex-Knight Fury, ex-Temple of Brutality, Hail!, The Lucid, ex-Killing Machine, ex-KK's Priest, ex-Megadeth, ex-The Alien Blakk, ex-Tim Ripper Owens (live), ex-F5, ex-Angels of Babylon, ex-Fallen Angels, ex-MegaPriest, ex-Renegade | |
| Dan Lilker | Bass (2006) |
| See also: Blurring, Evil Wrath, Nuclear Assault, ex-Brutal Truth, ex-Crucifist, ex-Extra Hot Sauce, ex-Hemlock, ex-Nokturnal Hellstorm, ex-Overlord Exterminator, ex-Redrum, ex-S.O.D., ex-The Ravenous, ex-NunFuckRitual, notS.O.D. Fist Banging Maniacs, Stormtroopers of Beer, Tales of a Therion, United Forces, ex-Anthrax, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Venomous Concept, ex-Autopsy (live), ex-Dark Angel (live), ex-Lock Up (live), ex-Exit-13, ex-Crab Society, ex-Human Garbage, ex-Last Satanic Dance, ex-Malformed Earthborn, ex-Sick of It All, ex-White Heat | |
| Johny Chow | Bass (2010-2011) |
| See also: Max & Iggor Cavalera, Souls of We, Stone Sour, ex-Cavalera Conspiracy, ex-Fireball Ministry, ex-Echo 3, ex-Maximum Penalty, ex-My Ruin, ex-Pushed, ex-Systematic | |
| Zyon Cavalera | Drums (2011, 2012, 2012-2013) |
| See also: ex-Cavalera Conspiracy (live), ex-Lody Kong, ex-Mold Breaker | |
| Juan Karlos Lora German | Drums (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| See also: Kingdom of Sorrow (live), ex-Santuario, ex-Repentance, ex-Straight Line Stitch, ex-Inpsychobleedia | |
| Igor Cavalera Jr. | Bass, Vocals (backing) (2015), Keyboards, Vocals (lead) (2017-2018) |
| See also: Go Ahead and Die, Healing Magic, Lody Kong, ex-Cavalera Conspiracy (live), ex-Mold Breaker | |