MORBID VISIONS With MAX CAVALERA Part 1

Cavalera is a name with its fingerprints all over the history of
heavy metal, an inspiring family legacy built upon decades of
musical aggression, starting all the way back in 1984 in Brazil
with Sepultura.
Over the last couple of years, Max and Iggor Cavalera revisited
their first three releases, Morbid Visions, Bestial Devastation,
and Schizophrenia, re-recording them for Nuclear Blast Records with
a new level of intensity that impossibly captures the raw, youthful
and trademark sounds of these iconic and pioneering releases. This
month will see them bring the songs that laid the groundwork for
not just their own legacy, but that of both the death and thrash
metal genres, to Australia for a series of live offerings that will
add yet another chapter to their non-stop commitment to extreme
metal.
HEAVY caught up with Max Cavalera for a chat so good we have had to
split it over two weeks…
"Nostalgic brutality brother," he smiled when asked what delights
Cavalera have planned for us. "Let me break it down for you why I
say nostalgic brutality. It's because it's the closest thing you
can get to 1980s Brazil extreme metal scene. Morbid Visions,
Bestial devastation, Schizophrenia… it's the brutality of those
records, the way they're meant to sound, the way we meant them to
sound. Just like the re-recordings, except it's live. It's all
real, live shit. No gimmicks. No other crap. It's plug your amp and
go."
In the full interview, we discuss the set list in more detail,
including potential cover songs and new tracks from re-recorded
albums. Max shared his emotional experience of performing alongside
family members, highlighting the unique chemistry between seasoned
and younger musicians, and likening their bond to a "mafia" that
ensures a lasting musical legacy. He also elaborated on the
motivation behind re-recording classic albums, driven by a desire
to enhance sound quality while maintaining the raw essence of the
originals, identifying Schizophrenia as the standout performance
and Morbid Visions as his favorite for its sonic qualities.
Max introduced the other members of the band besides himself and
Iggor, their plans on how to re-record those three classic albums
to improve on the originals, what things they focused on and
more.
In part 2, coming next week, we talk about his mindset going into
the studio, any difficulties he may have faced, what memories
revisiting the albums brought back, having his son with him for the
new recordings and plenty of other stuff.


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