Cavalera Return to Their Bestial Metal Roots at Manchester’s Academy [Photos]

For those of a certain age, seeing Max and Igor Cavalera sharing a stage is something to get very excited about. The first time I saw the two brothers touring together, they played in Brazilian metal superstars Sepultura at a club in Manchester where the temperature was off the scale. Considering that we’re barely a few miles from that no longer existing venue, it seems strange that the Academy in Manchester is only just three-quarters full by the time the Cavalera brothers walk out onto the stage to perform their classic Morbid Visions / Bestial Devastation set. Keeping it in the family, opening on the tour are Arizona thrashers Incite a band fronted by Richie Cavalera, Max’s stepson. “We’re Incite, and we play heavy fucking metal,” announces Cavalera as the Arizona band kicks off their s...

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