Max Cavalera: “Success Can Destroy People. You Don’t Get Angry Anymore, And You Have Nothing To Rebel Against”
Max Cavalera is someone who prefers to look forwards in life. It helps when it comes to throwing himself into new projects, which he does regularly, but it’s less than ideal for reflecting on a career that spans over three decades. Especially when his work still tends to be divided into the ‘before’ and ‘after’ of his sudden, bitter split from Brazilian metal kings Sepultura in 1996. Sharon Osbourne famously tipped them to be “the next Metallica”, but the rift that caused Max to leave ran deep. And it was messy, bound up in family – his brother Igor remained Sepultura’s drummer for a decade after his departure – the grief caused by the sudden death of Max’s stepson Dana, and accusations from other members that the band’s then manager – and the vocalist’s wife – Gloria, was priori...
