My Bloody Roots: From Sepultura to Soulfly and Beyond: The Autobiography (Revised & Updated Edition)

by Max Cavalera, Joel McIver, Dave Grohl (Foreword by), Randy Blythe (Afterword)

Overview

My Bloody Roots is the brutally honest story of life in two of the world’s best-known heavy metal bands, Sepultura and Soulfly, by one of the global metal scene’s most respected musicians. 

Max Cavalera has a unique and extraordinary story to tell, and My Bloody Roots is an autobiography like no other. Much more than just another tale of rock’n’roll debauchery, it’s a story of heartbreak and loss—and, ultimately, triumph. In it, Cavalera offers an unflinching account of life growing up in hardship in Brazil—a country not previously known for heavy metal—and the multimillionselling success, against all odds, of Sepultura, the band he founded with his brother, Iggor. 

Then, for the first time, he reveals the full story behind his split with the band—after which he did not speak to his brother for years—and the formation of his Soulfly, one of the most critically and commercially successful metal bands of recent decades. He also goes into unflinching detail on the devastating impact of the deaths of his father, stepson, and grandson; his struggles with drugs and alcohol; his eventual reunion with Iggor in Cavalera Conspiracy; and more. 

This revised and updated edition continues to trace Max’s career to the present day, covering the formation of his new band Go Ahead And Die as well as the supergroup Killer Be Killed, making it truly essential reading for all fans of metal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781911036913
Publisher:	Outline Press, Limited
Publication date:	07/26/2022
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	262,578
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Max Cavalera has been a professional musician since 1984 and has toured the world many times. He was a founder member of the awardwinning Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura before forming Soulfly, an immensely successful group who continue to play headline slots at the world's largest festivals and released eleven studio albums, and whose drummer is his son Zyon. He also plays in Cavalera Conspiracy with his brother Iggor, Go Ahead And Die with his son Igor, and in the supergroup Killer Be Killed.

Joel McIver is the author of thirty-four books and writes for several publications as a journalist. He is also the editor of Bass Player magazine. He has written for Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, and he is the occasional guest on BBC. Classic Rock magazine has called him "by some distance Britain's most prolific hard rock/metal author."

Table of Contents

A Note from the Author 5

Foreword Dave Grohl 6

Introduction 9

Prologue 11

Chapter 1 1969-81: My Bloody Roots 12

Chapter 2 1981-83: Skulls, Schools, and Rats' Dicks 25

Chapter 3 1984-85: 'We're Sepultura. Fuck You All.' 36

Chapter 4 1985-86: Ultra-Violence 48

Chapter 5 1986-87: Bestial Days, Morbid Times 58

Chapter 6 1988-89: The Remains of America 67

Chapter 7 1990-91: Arising 86

Chapter 8 1991-92: Pissing Off Lemmy, Vomiting on Vedder 99

Chapter 9 1992-93: Welsh Castle Magic 114

Chapter 10 1994-95: Nailbomb, or How to Destroy Dynamo 127

Chapter 11 1995-96: Jungle Adventures 138

Chapter 12 1996: Tragedy and Betrayal 152

Chapter 13 1997-98: The Birth of Soulfly 167

Chapter 14 1999-2000: Getting Primitive with Probot 179

Chapter 15 2001-05: Prophesying the Dark Age 193

Chapter 16 2006: Reunions and Resolutions 203

Chapter 17 2007-13: Flying Free 212

Chapter 18 2014-17: Angels Arise 228

Chapter 19 2018-22: New Beginnings 237

Epilogue 247

Afterword Randy Blythe 254

Discography 257

Acknowledgments 259

Index 262

Editorial Reviews

‘A unique story that mixes tales of excess with personal exorcism.’ Metal Hammer

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