SOULFLY recruits Chase Bryant of Warbringer for European Summer Run

Max Cavalera states, “Welcome to the tribe CHASE!”

He adds, “Chase will be playing bass for Soulfly on our ‘Spirit Animal’ Europe Tour 25! Chase is an amazing player, technical but also full of thrash vibes! Soulfly will play festivals like Graspop and Copenhell and we’ll go from Germany to Bulgaria dropping groove bombs everywhere! JUMPDAFUCKUP TRIBE!!!”

SOULFLY 2025 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

Sat 7 June, Maastricht, Netherlands @ South of Heaven

Sun 8 June, Essen, Germany @ Turock

Mon 9 June, Poznan, Poland @ Tama

Tues 10 June, Belgrade @ Dorcol Platz

Wed 11 June, Riga, Latvia @ Meina Piektdiena

Thur 12 June, Tallinn, Estonia @ Helitehas

Sat 14 June, Helsinki, Finland @ Tavastia

Sun 15 June, Tanpere, Finland @ Olympia

Tues 17 June, Uppsala, Sweden @ Parksnackan

Thurs 19 June, Oslo, Norway @ John Dee

Fri 20 June, Copenhagen, Denmark @ Copenhell

Sat 21 June, Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop

Mon 23 June, Frankfurt, Germany @ DasBett

Tues 24 June, Cham, Germany @ La Cham

Wed 25 June, Tubingen, Germany @ Sudhaus

Fri 27 June, Dischigen, Germany @ Rock am Hartfeldsee Festival

Sat 28 June, Hauteville @ Abyss Festival

Sun 29 June, Berne, Switzerland @ Muhie Hunziken

Mon 30 June, Saarbrucken, Germany @ Garage

Wed 2 July, Ballenstedt, Germany @ Rockharz Festival

Thurs 3 July, Budapest, Hungary @ Rockmaraton

Fri 4 July, Zwierzyniec, Poland @ Rockowisko Zwoierzyniec

Sun 6 July, Stip, North Macedonia @ D Festival

Tues 8 July, Sofia, Bulgaria @ Maimunarnika

Wed 9 July, Bucharest, Romania @ Quantic

Thurs 10 July, Belgrade, Serbia @ Dorcol Platz

Fri 11 July, Vizovice, Czech Republic @ Masters of Rock

Sat 12 July, Graz, Austria @ PPC

Sun 13 July, Zagreb, Croatia @ Vintage Industrial Bar

Tue 15 July, Milan, Italy @ Legend

Wed 16 July, Pordenone, Italy @ Capitol

Thurs 17 July, Zurich, Switzerland @ Dynamo

Fri 18 July, Weil am Rhein, Germany @ Baden in Blut Metal Open Air

Sat 19 July, Bertingen, Germany @ Rock unter den Eichen

Sun 20 July, Imsming, France @ Mozhell

About Soulfly:

At the dawn of the new millennium, Rolling Stone declared, “SOULFLY seem built to last.” More than two decades, countless worldwide tours, and a dozen albums later, that prophecy rings true. Underground icon, extreme metal trailblazer, third world warrior, and leader of a diverse and dedicated tribe, Max Cavalera not only survives but thrives, blasting out riff after killer riff.

About Totem:

The same voice, body, and spirit which launched Soulfly in 1997 summons impossibly heavy noise to this day, throwing down ten slabs of monstrous music on SOULFLY’s twelfth album, 2022’s Totem. Produced by Max alongside Arthur Rizk, whom Revolver described as “the secret weapon behind POWER TRIP, CODE ORANGE, and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY,” Totem attacks without apology. It brims with the blackened-thrash and death metal bite of modern SOULFLY classics like Ritual (2018) and Archangel (2015), with nods to the heavy groove of Primitive (2000) and Prophecy (2004). “I really dig what Arthur does in the underground scene, with records by bands like OUTER HEAVEN, PISSGRAVE, BLACK CURSE,” Max explains. “Those are crazy productions, man. They’re off-the-wall and crazy-sounding. I wanted a SOULFLY record with a sonic character like that, so Arthur was the perfect guy. At one point during the production, he came up to me and he was like, ‘You know Max, we’re not just doing another SOULFLY record. We’re doing the best SOULFLY record.’ I liked that attitude.”

Among the most prolific musicians in the genre’s history, Max led SEPULTURA from Brazil to the world stage, making fans out of OZZY OSBOURNE, DEFTONES, and Dave Grohl along the way. He co-founded NAILBOMB, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, GO AHEAD AND DIE, and KILLER BE KILLED, issuing album after album to spirited acclaim from critics and fans. But no project is as singularly identified with Max as SOULFLY, whose gold-selling self-titled debut arrived with unrivaled determination and spirit. SOULFLY, the moniker Max conjured, is an original portmanteau like ‘Lookaway’ or ‘Straighthate.’ The idea rose from one of the indigenous spiritual practices that inspire Max. “Many South American tribes believe the souls of their ancestors fly around them when they play music. They can even feel the souls of the animals sacrificed to create their instruments. It’s heavy shit.”

The songs on Totem originated with a back-to-basics songwriting approach inspired by Max’s son, Zyon.SOULFLY’s drummer since 2012, Zyon asked Max one day to show him how Sepultura created their early classics. The elder Cavalera describes the process as putting riffs together like pieces in a puzzle, or bricks in a pyramid. “Zyon and I jammed for many weeks, creating the foundation.” Max first envisioned SOULFLY as a band with an evolving lineup, eager to “shake the tree” with an infusion of new creative blood from time to time. Many amazing players and guest musicians appear throughout the discography. Totem is the band’s fourth album with Zyon and second with bassist Mike Leon. “Some of my favorite records are ones where everything changed, and I had to find a way to make something work,” Max says. “A lot of my best records came from struggles, like SEPULTURA’s Chaos A.D., the first SOULFLY album, and Prophecy.” Chris Ulsh of Mammoth Grinder and Power Trip plays a guitar solo in album closer Spirit Animal. John Powers, Rizk’s bandmate in the group Eternal Champion, contributes several solos to the album, and Rizk plays rhythm and lead guitars as well. “Arthur ended up jamming with me a lot on the record. He’s a great guitar player,” Max says. Like every SOULFLY album before it, Totem includes a dedication to God in the liner notes. And as ever, Max follows his spiritual muse into evolving and diverse territory, taking inspiration from multiple traditions and practices. Songs like ‘Superstition,’ ‘Ancestors,’ and the title track lean heavily into one of the album’s themes, which deals with nature as a spiritual force. “I wanted to make a record connected to spirit animals, forests, environmental stuff,” he says. “I’ve always been fascinated by nature. Traveling so much, I’ve gotten to see some amazing places,” he continues, citing examples like Iceland, the fjords of Norway, and the Badlands of South Dakota. ‘Superstition’ specifically is inspired by Superstition Mountain, located in Arizona. “Far beyond all the things that you know / superstition, harder than stone,” Max says in the song.

Like all innovative musical heroes, Max makes anthems for the people. SOULFLY is a celebration of family and legacy. Whatever Max Cavalera hammers out on the bridges of his four-string guitars, it always sets souls free.