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"Metal Crusade Tour" Starts This Week	Posted by ryan on 10.11.2007
Crash Music's "Metal Crusade Tour" begins later this week, and all three bands on the tour will feature someone from Soulfly. Marc Rizzo and his band will be playing, and Bobby Burns is playing with both of his other bands, Primer 55 and Love Said No, on the trek. Come out to the venue's and show your support for the tribe. Oct. 12, 2007 - Down The Street - Lowell, MA (MARC RIZZO only) Oct. 12, 2007 - Boomerz - St. Petersburg, FL (PRIMER 55 and LOVE SAID NO only) Oct. 13, 2007 - Rusty G's - Lowell, MA (MARC RIZZO only) Oct. 16, 2007 - Foxtown City Limits - Mulberry, KS Oct. 17, 2007 - Lizard Lounge - Witchita, KS Oct. 18, 2007 - The Hurricane - Kanasas City, MO Oct. 19, 2007 - the Eagles Club - Sioux City, IA Oct. 20, 2007 - The Reverb - Cedar Falls, IA Oct. 21, 2007 - the Dry Bean - Fitchburg, WI Oct. 22, 2007 - Doubles - Green Bay, WI Oct. 23, 2007 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI Oct. 25, 2007 - O'Malley's - Chicago, IL Oct. 26, 2007 - The Hayloft - Mt. Clemens, MI Oct. 27, 2007 - the Underground - Sandusky, OH Oct. 28, 2007 - the Billiard Club - Columbus, OH Nov. 1, 2007 - Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA Nov. 2, 2007 - Black Hole Rock Club - Baltimore, MD Nov. 4, 2007 - Gil's - Virginia Beach, VA Nov. 9, 2007 - House Of Bricks - Des Moines, IA Nov. 14, 2007 - Legends - Ft. Wayne, IN Nov. 15, 2007 - the Machine Shop - Flint, MI Nov. 16, 2007 - TNT's - Clinton, MI Nov. 17, 2007 - Paradox Rift - Huntington, WV Nov. 20, 2007 - Jester's Pub - Fayetteville, NC Nov. 24, 2007 - Keystones - New Orleans, LA Nov. 27, 2007 - Mojo Room - Port St. Lucie, FL Nov. 30, 2007 - Phoenix Hall - Louisville, KT Dec. 6, 2007 - the Roc Bar - Houston, TX Dec. 7, 2007 - Roadhouse Saloon - San Antonio, TX Dec. 9, 2007 - The Sets - Tempe, AZ Dec. 13, 2007 - the Malibu Inn - Malibu, CA Dec. 14, 2007 - Nova Hall - San Jose, CA Dec. 15, 2007 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR Dec. 16, 2007 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA Dec. 17, 2007 - Bourbon St. Uptown - Spokane, WA Dec. 18, 2007 - the Filling Station - Missoula, MT Dec. 19, 2007 - FOE - Billings, MT For fans in the Madison, WI area, Rizzo will be doing a live Interview on www.wjjo.com, on October 19th. Check out their website for more information and to tune in. view comments | post comments
Interview With Joe Nunez	Posted by ryan on 09.25.2007
During the 11th Annual D-Low Memorial Show on August 31st - Soulfly's only U.S. show this year and the first live performance from Cavalera Conspiracy - Soulfly Web was able to sit down and conduct interviews with all the members of both bands to get information on both of their upcoming albums straight from their mouths. Every two weeks we will be posting a new interview with another musician, and two weeks ago we began with a video interview with Max (available here). This week we continue the series with an interview with Soulfly drummer, Joe Nunez, available exlusively at MySpace.com/Soulfly. Soulfly entered Bobby Burns' Porch Studio on September 12th, and we haven't had a chance to check in with Joe since then, but this interview gives a good indication of what to expect. Check it out here! view comments | post comments
Marc Rizzo Rock House Method Instructional DVDs Available for Pre-Sale	Posted by ryan on 09.19.2007
As it was reported last January, Rock House Method - the leader in music instruction - invited Marc Rizzo to join their roster of instructors. On November 1st, Rock House Method will release two comprehensive DVDs that will be filled with the fundamental techniques that Marc uses in his music taught by Rizzo himself. There are two separate releases; one geared towards intermediate players and a followup one for advanced players. Intermediate: more info Advanced: more info Each DVD will come with free lesson booklet and membership to Rock House's lesson support site at www.rockhousemethod.com. This feature, exclusive to Rock House and its partners, offers students supplementary support for the lessons featured on the DVDs. Once registered students can interact with the community, utilize the additional learning tools and access other special features. Also, more dates are constantly being added to the Crash Music Tour - which features Bobby Burns' Primer 55 and Love Said No, Marc Rizzo and his band, and Single Bullet Theory from Pennsylvania. The tour will begin after Soulfly is finished recording album 6. Dates so far are: Oct. 15 2007 - The Haven Lounge - Winter Park, Florida Oct. 18 2007 - The Hurricane - Kanasas City, Missouri Oct. 19 2007 - the Eagles Club - Sioux City, Iowa Oct. 20 2007 - The Reverb - Cedar Falls, Iowa Oct. 21 2007 - the Dry Bean - Fitchburg, Wisconsin Oct. 26 2007 - the Hayloft - Mt. Clemens, Michigan Oct. 27 2007 - the Underground - Sandusky, Ohio Oct. 28 2007 - Katherdral - Toronto, Ontario Nov. 4 2007 - Gil's - Virginia Beach, Virginia Nov. 9 2007 - House Of Bricks - Des Moines, Iowa Nov. 14 2007 - Legends - Ft. Wayne, Indiana Nov. 15 2007 - the Machine Shop - Flint, Michigan Nov. 16 2007 - TNT's - Clinton, Michigan Nov. 17 2007 - Paradox Rift - Huntington, West Virginia Nov. 20 2007 - Jester's Pub - Fayetteville, North Carolina Nov. 24 2007 - Keystones - New Orleans, Louisiana Nov. 27 2007 - Mojo Room - Port St. Lucie, Florida Nov. 30 2007 - Phoenix Hall - Louisville, Kentucky Dec. 1 2007 - Exit In - Nashville, Tennessee Dec. 6 2007 - Roadhouse Saloon - San Antonio, Texas Dec. 12 2007 - the Malibu Inn - Malibu, California Dec. 14 2007 - Nova Hall - San Jose, California Dec. 15 2007 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, Oregon Dec. 16 2007 - El Corazon - Seattle, Washington Dec. 17 2007 - Bourbon St. Uptown - Spokane, Washington Dec. 19 2007 - Club Big House - Great Falls, Montana view comments | post comments
Interview with Max on YouTube	Posted by ryan on 09.10.2007
The first segment of Soulfly.com's D-Low Memorial interview series with all the members of Soulfly and the Cavalera Conspiracy is now online and can be viewed at Soulfly's official video channel, youtube.com/soulfly. During the 11th Annual D-Low Memorial Show - featuring Soulfly's only U.S. show this year and the first live performance from Cavalera Conspiracy - Soulfly.com and MySpace.com/Soulfly were able to sit down and conduct interviews with all the members of both bands to get information on both of their upcoming albums straight from their mouths. Every two weeks we will be posting a new interview with another musician, and this week we begin with Part 1 of 2 of our discussion with the frontman for both bands, Max Cavalera. In other Soulfly related news, guitarist Marc Rizzo has just been added to the bill for bassist Bobby Burns' Primer 55 reunion tour. Crash Music's Metal Crusade tour is now set to feature Primer 55 and Lovesaidno (both featuring Bobby Burns), the Marc Rizzo band, and Single Bullet Theory (ex-Pissing Razors), and it will begin soon after Soulfly has finished recording their album. You can find out more at myspace.com/crashtour. So far, dates are: Oct. 15 - The Haven LoungeWinter Park, Florida Oct. 18 - The Hurricane in Kansas City, Missouri Oct. 19 - Eagles Club in Sioux City, IA, Iowa Oct. 20 - The Reverb in Cedar Falls, Iowa Oct. 26 - The Hayloft in Mt. Clemens, Michigan Oct. 27 - The Underground in Sandusky, Ohio Oct. 28 - Kathedral in Toronto, Ontario Nov. 4 - Gil 'A in Virginia Beach, Virginia Nov. 27 - Mojo Room in Port St. Lucie, Florida Nov. 30 - Phoenix Hill in Louisville, Kentucky Dec. 1 - Exit Inn in Nashville, Tennessee Dec. 6 - Roadhouse Saloon in San Antonio, Texas Dec. 12 - The Malibu Inn in Malibu, California Dec. 15 - Hawthorne Theatre in Portland, Oregon Dec. 16 - El Corazon in Seattle, Washington Dec. 19 - Club Big House in Great Falls, Montana PS. Former Soulfly alumni Mikey Doling has a new band called Invitro, and they will be releasing their first album, When I Was A Planet, on September 11th. This is Mikey's first major release since leaving Soulfly, so show his new band some love and support here and pick up their new cd. Cheers! view comments | post comments
Post Tour Wrap-Up	Posted by ryan on 09.07.2007
As of late last week, Soulfly has finished their tour behind Dark Ages, and now Max, Joe, Marc, and Bobby are planning to enter the studio early next week to begin tracking on Soulfly's sixth studio album. The next album will be recorded in Bobby and Tim Lau's studio in Florida - the Porch Studio - and will be produced by Max. The European tour went extremely well, and the tribe was well represented at every stop. Press from the tour can be found below: Photos: Sziget - August 9th at Sziget RockXPress - August 9th at Sziget Metalhead - August 10th at Brutal Assault Georges Schneider - August 11th at Picture On Dave B. - August 11th at Picture On FFM-Rock - August 13th at Colos Saal Soulfly France - August 18th at Summer Breeze Lars Jansen - August 25th at Huntenpop Heart4Metal - August 25th at Huntenpop Metal Rage - August 26th at Melkweg Ryan Buege - Soulfly on August 31st at D-LOW Ryan Buege - Cavalera Conspiracy on August 31st at D-LOW Interviews: Sziget - August 9th w/ Max Webcsatorna - August 9th w/ Max Musig Review - August 11th w/ Max Metalhead - August 12th w/ Max RADIO T Mosh Club - August 19th w/ Max Rockster.tv - August 24th w/ Max Toazted - August 25th w/ Max Videos: Brutal Assault - Two songs live on August 10th Pukkelpop - Full set live on August 16th And finally, cheers to everyone involved with this year's D-Low Memorial Show and thank you to all the fans that came. It will be a night that will live in the memory of everyone there, and it promises to be only a small glimpse into what the next year will hold. To view SoulflyWeb.com's exclusive photos for the debut live performance of Max and Marc's new project with Iggor Cavalera and Joe Duplantier, the Cavalera Conspiracy (formerly referred to on this site as Inflikted), and photos of Soulfly's set at the 11th Annual D-Low Memorial click here. Also, SoulflyWeb.com and MySpace.com/Soulfly conducted interviews with each member of Soulfly and the Cavalera Conspiracy that night, and throughout the next two months we will be releasing them for you all to see. Every two weeks, beginning next Monday with an interview with Max at youtube.com/soulfly, a new interview will be posted here at Soulfly.com. view comments | post comments
2007 Tour Starts Tomorrow; Exclusive Merch	Posted by ryan on 08.08.2007
Just yesterday Soulfly's plane touched down in Frankfurt, and tomorrow the band will begin the first day of their one and only tour of 2007 at the Sziget Festival in Budapest Hungary. The European portion of the tour will contain 18 shows without a break, covering 8 countries between August 9th and 26th. In honor of the tour, Razamataz.com has produced a run of exclusive Soulfly shirts which will be available for purchase here. These shirts were designed for Soulfly especially by Razamataz, and will only be available for a limited time through their website and on the tour. All of the dates for Europe are listed below: Aug. 9 - Sziget in Budapest, Hungary Aug. 10 - Brutal Assault in in Jaroměř, Czech Republic Aug. 11 - Picture On in Wallern im Burgenland, Austria Aug. 12 - Event Center in Hohenems, Austria Aug. 13 - Colos Saal in Aschaffenburg, Germany Aug. 14 - Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany Aug. 15 - Jolly Joker in Braunschweig, Germany Aug. 16 - Pukkelpop in Hasselt, Belgium Aug. 17 - Salento Summer Festival in Vernole, Italy Aug. 18 - Summer Breeze in Dinkelsbühl, Germany Aug. 19 - Talschock in Chemnitz, Germany Aug. 20 - Backstage Werk in München, Germany Aug. 21 - Kulturfabrik Kofmehl in Solothurn, Switzerland Aug. 22 - Schüür in Lucerne, Switzerland Aug. 23 - Festhalle Durlach in Karlsruhe, Germany Aug. 24 - Area 4 Festival in Ludinghausen, Germany Aug. 25 - Huntenpop Festival in the Netherlands Aug. 26 - Melkweg in Amsterdam, Netherlands Also, the lineup for the 11th Annual D-Low Memorial Festival has begun to take a bit more shape as well. Tale Of A Massacre, Here Lies Treachery, Siop, and Car Bomb are confirmed to open the show, followed by the newly reunited Arizona thrash legends Sacred Reich. It has also been confirmed that Inflikted, Max and Igor Cavalera's newly announced side project with Soulfly's Marc Rizzo and Gojira's Joe Duplantier will be taking the stage before Soulfly's set for their first public live performance ever and will be playing material from their forthcoming debut album, which is in the post-production stages and is tentatively planned for an early 2008 release. Soulfly will close the show on the night of the 31st, and will retreat to the studio after that to begin recording for the sixth Soulfly album! Ticket information for the D-Low Show can be found by clicking the link below: Aug. 31 - 11TH ANNUAL D-LOW MEMORIAL SHOW at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ In other news, Brazil's Roadie Crew and Argentina's Jedbangers magazines recently collaborated on a tribute piece to Soulfly's own, Max Cavalera, and the article is finally available for fans to read. In addition to arranging a lengthy interview with Max, conducted by Thiago Sarkis and Fernando Ibanez, the two publications invited several world-renowned musicians who witnessed and/or toured with Cavalera in the early years of his career to talk about his importance to the heavy metal scene and to reveal interesting stories about him and SEPULTURA. To read what members of Motörhead, Pantera, Kreator, Atheist, Entombed, and Morbid Angel had to say about Max, click here. Roadie Crew's latest issue (#103, info), which features the article on Max as it's cover story, is on sale now, and the article for Jedbangers will be in the issue with Megadeth's Dave Mustaine (#20, info) on the cover and will be on sale next week. Finally, Bobby Burns newest project, Love Said No has recently made their debut 5 Song EP available for purchase via a PayPal link on their Myspace page, myspace.com/lovesaidnorocks. Two songs from the EP are available for preview at that page, as well. Bobby is also lining up his first live shows ever for Love Said No, which will come when Soulfly finishes in the studio. For their first tour, Bobby will have to pull double duty, as the project will open for the reunion tour of his newly reformed Primer 55 project! You can go to myspace.com/officialprimer55 for all the info on the Crash Music Metal Crudsade Tour which will run from October 16th thru December 22nd. view comments | post comments
The Ultimate Devotion Available July 31st	Posted by ryan on 07.24.2007
Marc Rizzo's first album, Colossal Myopia, was a surprise to many people, even some of his most devoted fans. For the first time ever, Marc stepped out from behind a vocalist to reveal his deep musical roots which span a wide range of styles, from classical and flamenco to shred and thrash. After nearly 3 years of touring throughout the East Coast and then across the entire U.S. doing small club shows with his band, promoting his unique mind bending style and improving his chops, Rizzo went back into the studio to record the followup to his solo debut. The Ultimate Devotion will be available on July 31st. Marc is still in California with the Dirty Icon team recording for his newly announced project with the Cavalera brothers and Joe Duplantier, and he has scheduled a record release party at the Musicians Institute of Technology in Los Angeles on July 31st. If you can't be in LA to celebrate the release with Marc, go to Shrapnel Records website and order the cd now here! Support Rizzo on these shows with Flaw before Soulfly heads out for Europe in August and go to myspace.com/marcrizzo, as well: Jul. 24 - Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California Jul. 25 - Fat Cat Music Lounge in Modesto, California Jul. 26 - Club Underground in Reno, Nevada Jul. 27 - Hawthorne Theatre in Portland, Oregon Jul. 30 - El Corazon in Seattle, Washington Jul. 31 - Release Party at Musicians Institute of Technology in Los Angeles, California Aug. 3 - The F.O.E. in Billings, Montana In additional news, the newly reunited Sacred Reich has been confirmed as an opener for the 11th Annual D-Low Memorial Festival in Tempe on August 31st! So far, other acts slated to appear include Car Bomb, Siop, Here Lies Treachery, Tale Of A Massacre, and possibly some others. One more date has been added to the 2007 Soulfly Tour in Europe, and it will be at the Area 4 Festival in Germany on August 24th with bands such as Tool, ...Trail of Dead, Sparta, and From Autumn to Ashes. The tour will be an even mix of club shows and open air festivals. Ticket information for Area 4 and all the other shows on this tour can be found by clicking links below. Aug. 9 - Sziget in Budapest, Hungary Aug. 10 - Brutal Assault in in Jaroměř, Czech Republic Aug. 11 - Picture On in Wallern im Burgenland, Austria Aug. 12 - Event Center in Hohenems, Austria Aug. 13 - Colos Saal in Aschaffenburg, Germany Aug. 14 - Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany Aug. 15 - Jolly Joker in Braunschweig, Germany Aug. 16 - Pukkelpop in Hasselt, Belgium Aug. 17 - Salento Summer Festival in Vernole, Italy Aug. 18 - Summer Breeze in Dinkelsbühl, Germany Aug. 19 - Talschock in Chemnitz, Germany Aug. 20 - Backstage Werk in München, Germany Aug. 21 - Kulturfabrik Kofmehl in Solothurn, Switzerland Aug. 22 - Schüür in Lucerne, Switzerland Aug. 23 - Festhalle Durlach in Karlsruhe, Germany *Aug. 24 - Area 4 Festival in Ludinghausen, Germany Aug. 25 - Huntenpop Festival in the Netherlands Aug. 26 - Melkweg in Amsterdam, Netherlands Aug. 31 - 11TH ANNUAL D-LOW MEMORIAL SHOW at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ * Update: Newly scheduled show view comments | post comments
Soulfly Tour 2007	Posted by ryan on 07.13.2007
Six dates in Germany have been added to August itinerary to all-but complete Soulfly's plans for their one and only tour of 2007 thus far. It's possible that one or two more dates will be added, so stay tuned if you're hoping for a date near you. For the most part, though, all of the dates are accounted for and Soulfly are set to come back in full force from their break to incite some violence as they venture through Europe, on to the 11th Annual D-Low Memorial Show in Arizona, and then retire to the studio to begin recording Soulfly sixth studio album in September. With that said, here are the dates: Aug. 9 - Sziget in Budapest, Hungary Aug. 10 - Brutal Assault in in Jaroměř, Czech Republic Aug. 11 - Picture On in Wallern im Burgenland, Austria Aug. 12 - Event Center in Hohenems, Austria Aug. 13 - Colos Saal in Aschaffenburg, Germany Aug. 14 - Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany Aug. 15 - Jolly Joker in Braunschweig, Germany Aug. 16 - Pukkelpop in Hasselt, Belgium Aug. 17 - Salento Summer Festival in Vernole, Italy Aug. 18 - Summer Breeze in Dinkelsbühl, Germany Aug. 19 - Talschock in Chemnitz, Germany Aug. 20 - Backstage Werk in München, Germany Aug. 21 - Kulturfabrik Kofmehl in Solothurn, Switzerland Aug. 22 - Schüür in Lucerne, Switzerland Aug. 23 - Festhalle Durlach in Karlsruhe, Germany Aug. 25 - Huntenpop Festival in the Netherlands Aug. 26 - Melkweg in Amsterdam, Netherlands Aug. 31 - 11TH ANNUAL D-LOW MEMORIAL SHOW at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ Click the links for ticket information, and see you all there! view comments | post comments
Max Update #2	Posted by ryan on 07.08.2007
The second installment of Soulfly Web's Q&A sessions with Soulfly vocalist Max Cavalera was recorded yesterday, and today it has been added to the site. In my short conversation with Max this week, we discussed the upcoming album from his recently formed side project with his brother Igor Cavalera on drums, Soulfly guitarist Marc Rizzo on lead guitar, and Gojira guitarist and vocalist Joseph Duplantier on bass - which he, Igor, and the rest of the guys enter a studio in Los Angeles to begin recording TODAY! We also talked about his vocal contributions to east coast hip-hop artist Ill Bill's new album The Hour Of Reprisal, the current state of writing on Soulfly's next album, and the 11th Annual D-Low Memorial Show that has planned for Tempe, Arizona on August 31st. To follow Max another step on the path to the eventual release of both his album from this new project with Igor as well as the next album from Soulfly, click the link below to see what he has to say about all of these topics. MAX UPDATE #2 view comments | post comments
Joe Nunez Checks In; 11th Annual D-Low Memorial Festival on August 31st!	Posted by ryan on 07.04.2007
Soulfly drummer Joe Nunez has sent along this update from Chicago, where he is working, playing, resting, and preparing for the next Soulfly album: "This summer I've been working construction and rehearsing with my side project, Slampede. Our new singer/guitar player, Kevin Kowalski, is the latest addition to our band and we've been shredding ever since. We will be looking forward to playing live in the near future and updating our myspace/websites later this year! You can check out some music from our last album, The Revolution, at myspace.com/slampede. I've also been breaking in my new Gen-X drums by Premier, and I'm loving it. I've really been hitting it hard and practicing for the new Soulfly record! Hopefully, we'll be out on the road again and then recording soon...Cheers!! Joe" In other news, Soulfly has just scheduled the date for the 11th Annual D-Low Memorial Festival. On August 31st, after Soulfly returns from their short tour of Western Europe, they will perform alongside several other as-of-yet-unannounced very special guests at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ. This will be Soulfly's only U.S. show before they begin tracking the next Soulfly album in September. The D-Low Memorial Festival is a special event every year; in recent years, the show has been filmed for The Song Remains Insane DVD release, and last year Igor Cavalera joined Soulfly on stage for the first time ever - reuniting Max and his brother to make music again. There's no telling what's in store for this year's festival, but it promises to be brutal. Check out luckymanonline.com to purchase tickets for the show. See you there! view comments | post comments
August 2007 Tour Confirmations Pt. II	Posted by ryan on 06.30.2007
More dates have been lined up for the Soulfly's short run through Europe in August. So far, Soulfly is confirmed for the following festivals/cities: Aug. 9 - Sziget in Budapest, Hungary Aug. 10 - Brutal Assault in in Jaroměř, Czech Republic Aug. 11 - Picture On in Wallern im Burgenland, Austria Aug. 12 - Event Center in Hohenems, Austria Aug. 16 - Pukkelpop in Hasselt, Belgium Aug. 17 - Salento Summer Festival in Vernole, Italy Aug. 18 - Summer Breeze in Dinkelsbühl, Germany Aug. 20 - Backstage in München, Germany Aug. 21 - Kulturfabrik Kofmehl in Solothurn, Switzerland Aug. 22 - Schüür in Lucerne, Switzerland Aug. 25 - Huntenpop Festival in the Netherlands Aug. 26 - Melkweg in Amsterdam, Netherlands Additional dates will be announced to fill in the open gaps in the schedule. Stay tuned for updates and more ticket information. view comments | post comments
Busy, Busy Burns	Posted by ryan on 06.26.2007
Soulfly bassist Bobby Burns has just sent along an update for us from his home in Florida: "Wow.. shit; I've been SO fucking busy. On the Primer55 front, I just signed a deal with Crash Music Inc., and we'll be re-releasing the very first P55 record "As Seen On TV". It's going to be a CD/DVD type of thing, and it should be really cool. I have a band with Eric Rogers (ex-Stereomud vocalist) and Frank Fonserain (ex-Stuck Mojo drummer) called Love Said No. I've been bouncing back and forth from Atlanta to here in Orlando for that. We recorded at my studio, The Porch, and I couldn't be happier with it! Our myspace and all that shit will be up before I head out once again with Soulfly for Europe. I also just posted a few tunes that I did for my side project with Billy Keeton (ex-Skrape vocalist) and Will Hunt (Tommy Lee, Dark New Day drummer), and you can find that over at myspace.com/kingstreetmusic Other than that, I'm just gearing up for Europe, and I'm excited as hell to get to work on the new Soulfly record!!!!!! It's gonna be fuckin' sick." For those who don't know, Primer55 was Bobby's main musical outlet before he joined Soulfly full-time in 2003. The band formed in 1997, became a staple for the rapcore scene following their first two releases, toured with a bunch of quality bands, and sold a couple hundred thousand albums. After 2001, Primer55 ceased to play together and it was unclear whether they would work with each other as a band again. However, in the last year, Bobby and Primer55 vocalist Jason began to write some music again, and just last week they announced that the project has recently signed to Crash Music Inc. Their first release through the label will be a two-disc digipack constisting of an audio CD featuring a collection of unreleased tracks and a DVD of rare concert footage. For more information go to myspace.com/officialprimer55. Bobby will be joining the crew at "All Knowing Force" tonight, Tuesday June 26th, for a live interview that will be broadcast for free online at AllKnowingForce.com at 10PM EST! Among other things, they will be discussing the resurrection of Primer55 and the happenings of Soulfly, so tune in. Listeners are often encouraged to call on the studio line during the show to ask questions directly; to ask a question to Bobby call "All Knowing Force" at (347) 410-9416 or message via IM (AIM) to "allknowingforce" during the show tonight. myspace.com/bobbyleeburns view comments | post comments
Exclusive Soulfly Cover Available in Kerrang! Issue 1164	Posted by ryan on 06.20.2007
As of today, June 20th, the Kerrang! Magazine that is available on your local magazine shelves and online at kerrang.com includes Higher Voltage, an exclusive free covers compilation that includes Soulfly's most recently recorded song from the studio. In April, Soulfly made the decision to go to L.A. to work on an interpretation of the Marilyn Manson original, "The Beautiful People". The decision to do this cover might seem odd to some Soulfly fans, but Max justifies his decision with these words: "although we're from very different music and visual styles, there's much respect and admiration and we both don't give a fuck about this bullshit society we live in." When Soulfly Web interviewed Max in April, he had this to say about Soulfly's decision to contribute their interpretation of a "classic" rock song to the Kerrang compilation. "Kerrang! sent me a list of songs that I could do for the compilation from England with many different covers we could do. Most of the stuff was classic; stuff like AC/DC, Def Leppard, and Marilyn Manson. There was even Sepultura, but there was no way I'm going to cover my own song for Kerrang!. Then I thought that Marilyn Manson would be cool, because it's a very weird song already. It's a heavy song, in a way, but it's also very different from the type of stuff that we usually play. So I thought it could be one of those songs that I can do into a cool cover, and I can stamp the Soulfly spirit and my vibe on top of it. It was very exciting, and I'll tell you what, Marc went crazy in the studio. He recorded guitar for 11 hours or something like that. It was in L.A. and was engineered by Logan Mader (currently of the production team Dirty Icon), who is a former Soulfly member and the former Machine Head guitarist. So it's going to be very cool, very kick ass, and I can't wait for people to hear it." Along with Soulfly's cover of Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People", Higher Voltage features contributions from other contemporary rock acts, including covers from metal bands like a rendition of Dead Kennedys' "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" by Darkest Hour and a cover of Metallica's "Creeping Death" by Bullet For My Valentine. The Higher Voltage compilation will only be available with issue 1164 of Kerrang. Upon hearing the final mix that Logan sent to Kerrang!, Max had this to say: "The track came out just as I was hoping it would: direct and to the point. Like a hostage crisis, cannibal holocaust, or like Marilyn Manson meets the Brazilian Godzilla with four heads ready to destroy the planet." For more information on the Higher Voltage compilation go to www2.kerrang.com/2007/06/_lostprophets_davidian_origina.html. To learn how to pick up your copy of this week's issue of Kerrang! (issue 1164) and the exclusive Soulfly cover, go to www2.kerrang.com/newissue. view comments | post comments
Max Update #1	Posted by ryan on 06.18.2007
To continue with the mission of conveying Max's writing techniques and also to keep fans well informed on the writing and recording of the next Soulfly album, we will be getting an update direct from the mouth of Max every other week. Twice a month, Max will sit down with Soulfly Web for a brief Q&A session that will cover a range of selected topics, and his answers will then be published here on the site on the following Monday. For now, the interviews with Max will be transcripted into text, but later in the summer - closer to recording time and especially the album release - we plan on eventually broadcasting the show direct to your computer as a podcast. We're jumping right into it this week with MAX UPDATE #1. In this week's round of questions and answers we cover topics such as Max's writing influences on the next album, Soulfly's expected recording and fall tour schedule, and the nature of a project the was revealed by Sirius that Max has begun to work on with his former Sepultura bandmate and brother, Igor Cavalera. MAX UPDATE #1 view comments | post comments

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