Max Cavalera left Sepultura in 1996.
In an interview with Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon, Soulfly and Cavalera's Conspiracy vocalist and guitarist Max Cavalera spoke about the time he left Sepultura in 1996, shortly after the band released one of their biggest hits, the album Roots .
“The first three months were total depression. I didn’t want to play anymore, I was so disappointed with everything. It’s like you work your whole life towards a goal, and then you know, I didn’t have it anymore, I felt very desolate, hopeless. But, little by little, people helped me get back to playing. I had encouragement from people like Ozzy (Osbourne) – we had dinner at his house and it was really cool – and from Gloria [Max’s wife and manager] who was also important, really getting… practically making me come back and write more. And then I wrote a demo that was two songs – ‘Eye For An Eye’ and ‘No’ – That totally charmed Monte Conner [producer] at Roadrunner. We sent him a cassette version, and he loved it. And, from that moment on, we never looked back. It was like, ‘That’s it. We’re creating something new.’”
Soulfly is putting the finishing touches on their next album, which is expected to be released in the second half of the year via Nuclear Blast, with producer Josh Wilbur, who has previously worked with Lamb Of God, Gojira, and All That Remains.
