Max Cavalera’s CV is longer than your life story. Since co-founding Sepultura as a Belo Horizonte teen in 1984, the singer/guitarist has become one of extreme music’s most prolific veterans. He’s beloved not just for his anthem-dispensing stint with his original band, which he sadly and acrimoniously left in 1996, but also steering the ship in Soulfly, reuniting with his drummer brother Iggor in Cavalera Conspiracy, teaming with his son in Go Ahead And Die, and much, much more.
Max’s achieved so much that the only person who can truly, succinctly summarise his career is the man himself. So, we sat down with the maverick metalhead at a recent Soulfly show and got him to name his five greatest tracks. Read his choices below, and be sure to check out the expanded video version and a playlist of his picks underneath.
