Max Cavalera is in Olympic shape, and good luck to you if you want to keep up with his crazy rhythm! Not only does the man lead all the projects he takes part in, but three of them delivered an album in the space of a year: Soulfly released Savages, Killer Be Killed created their first record, and now Cavalera Conspiracy is releasing a third album, Pandemonium. He did warn us the last time we talked: even without a single riff written, he had a precise idea what this album was going to sound like. It was to be inspired from grindcore, “very brutal, very aggressive, and fast”. Those same three words come back all the time in this new interview. Too bad for those (starting with his brother Igor) who have to deal with his “dictatorship” during recordings: Max is commander-in-chief and his vision is law. At least it proves that trust is still going strong between the two brothers, and that they’re closer now than ever. Actually, the only innocent victims are their immediate neighbors, and the cops who had to come pounding on the door…

Max tells us all about the very “underground” creation of the album, his motivations, and the musical relationship he’s had with Igor ever since they were children. And to think he’s already planning Soulfly’s tenth album next year…

Read the interview…