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Two lineups of Soulfly performing live in 2015 (top) and 2016 (bottom).

Soulfly is an American heavy metal band from Phoenix, Arizona. Formed by vocalist and rhythm guitarist Max Cavalera following his departure from Sepultura in 1997, the group originally included lead guitarist Jackson Bandeira, bassist Marcelo "Cello" Dias and drummer Roy "Rata" Mayorga.[1] Bandeira left after the recording of the band's self-titled debut album, with former Machine Head guitarist Logan Mader taking his place in April 1998 for the album's touring cycle.[2] Mader had left by the following January,[3] with Mikey Doling joining in his place.[4] Mayorga departed the group in July 1999,[5] with Joe Nunez announced as his replacement in November.[6] Nunez performed on the 2000 album Primitive, but left the following October due to concerns with his "financial arrangement with the group". Mayorga returned in his place.[7]

In September 2003, Dias was fired from Soulfly by Cavalera and his wife Gloria (the band's manager), which prompted Doling and Mayorga to leave.[8] The departed members were quickly replaced by returning drummer Nunez, Primer 55 guitarist Bobby Burns on bass, and former Ill Niño guitarist Marc Rizzo.[9] The group's lineup subsequently remained stable for a number of years, before Burns left in July 2010, shortly after the release of Omen.[10] Fireball Ministry's Johny Chow filled in for a string of tour dates,[11] before Tony Campos (formerly of Static-X) joined as Burns' full-time replacement in 2011.[12] Shortly after Campos' addition, Nunez left Soulfly and was replaced temporarily by Cavalera's son Zyon.[13] Borknagar's David Kinkade subsequently joined in September, performing on the group's eighth studio album Enslaved.[14]

Kinkade played his final show with Soulfly on October 23, 2012, when he decided to retire from music.[15] Zyon Cavalera subsequently returned to the band in Kinkade's place.[16] In May 2015, Campos left Soulfly to join Fear Factory,[17] with Havok's Mike Leon taking over a few months later.[18] In August 2021, it was announced lead guitarist Marc Rizzo had left the band,[19] and that his replacement on the 2021 North American tour would be Dino Cazares of Fear Factory,[20] Cazares continued to tour with the band into 2022.[21] On January 5, 2023, the band announced Mike DeLeon of Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals as the band's new touring guitarist.[22] It was later revealed that other guitarists were also planned to cover many of the tour dates for 2023.[23]

Members

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Current

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Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
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 Max Cavalera 1997–present
  • lead vocals
  • rhythm guitar
  • sitar
  • berimbau
 all Soulfly releases
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 Zyon Cavalera
  • 2011 (touring)
  • 2012–present
  • drums
  • percussion
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 Mike Leon 2015–present
  • bass
  • backing vocals
  • Ritual (2018)
  • Totem (2022)

Former

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Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
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 Marcelo "Cello" Dias
(Marcello D. Rapp) 		1997–2003
  • bass
  • backing vocals
  • percussion
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 Roy "Mata" Mayorga
  • 1997–1999
  • 2001–2003
  • drums
  • percussion
  • backing vocals
  • Soulfly (1998)
  • Tribe (1999)
  • 3 (2002)
Jackson Bandeira
(Lúcio Maia) 		1997–1998
  • lead guitar
  • backing vocals
  • Soulfly (1998)
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 Logan Mader 1998–1999 Tribe (1999)
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 Mikey Doling 1999–2003
  • lead guitar
  • percussion
  • backing vocals
  • Primitive (2000)
  • 3 (2002)
  • The Song Remains Insane (2005) – two tracks only
Joe Nunez
  • 1999–2001
  • 2003–2011
  • drums
  • percussion
 Primitive (2000) and all Soulfly releases from Prophecy (2004) to Omen (2010)
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 Marc Rizzo 2003–2021[24]
  • lead guitar
  • flamenco guitar
 all Soulfly releases from Prophecy (2004) to Ritual (2018)
Bobby Burns 2003–2010
  • bass
  • backing vocals
 all Soulfly releases from Prophecy (2004) to Omen (2010)
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 Tony Campos 2011–2015
  • Enslaved (2012)
  • Savages (2013)
  • Archangel (2015)
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 David Kinkade 2011–2012
  • drums
  • percussion
 Enslaved (2012)

Touring

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Image Name Years active Instruments Notes
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 Jason Roeder 1999 drums Roeder performed drums after the departure of Roy Mayorga on the Bring da Shit to North America tour.
Dave Chavarri Chavarri performed drums after the departure of Roy Mayorga and before Joe Nunez joined the band.[25]
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 David Ellefson
  • 2003
  • 2005
  • 2006
 bass Ellefson substituted for Bobby Burns in Soulfly several times, as well as performing on Prophecy.[26][27][28]
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 Dan Lilker 2006 Lilker filled in for Bobby Burns in late 2006, when the regular bassist was recovering from a stroke.[28]
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 Johny Chow 2010–2011 Chow performed with Soulfly after the departure of Bobby Burns in 2010 until Tony Campos joined in 2011.[11]
Kanky Lora
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
 drums Lora has substituted for Zyon Cavalera on several tours between 2013 and 2016.[29][30]
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 Igor Cavalera, Jr.
  • 2015
  • 2017–2018
  • bass and backing vocals (2015)
  • keyboards, samples and co-lead vocals (2017–18)
 Following the departure of Tony Campos, Cavalera played bass on a UK tour in 2015.[31] He later contributed keyboards and co-lead vocals during a North American tour in 2017 and 2018 on which the band performed Nailbomb's Point Blank in full.
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 Dino Cazares 2021–2022
  • lead guitar
  • backing vocals
 Cazares joined the band in August 2021 after the rumored departure of Marc Rizzo. Cazares had previously made guest live appearances during the Soulfly touring cycle.
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 Mike DeLeon 2023–present lead guitar DeLeon took over from Cazares as touring guitarist.

Timeline

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Lineups

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Period Members Releases
1997 – April 1998
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Cello Dias – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jackson Bandeira – lead guitar, backing vocals
April 1998 – January 1999
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Cello Dias – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Logan Mader – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Tribe (1999)
January – July 1999
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Cello Dias – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mikey Doling – lead guitar, backing vocals
 none
July – November 1999
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Cello Dias – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mikey Doling – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Chavarri – drums (touring substitute)
November 1999 – October 2001
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Cello Dias – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mikey Doling – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Joe Nunez – drums, percussion
October 2001 – September 2003
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Cello Dias – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mikey Doling – lead guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • 3 (2002)
September 2003 – July 2010
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Joe Nunez – drums, percussion
  • Bobby Burns – bass, backing vocals
  • Marc Rizzo – lead guitar
July 2010 – June 2011
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Joe Nunez – drums, percussion
  • Marc Rizzo – lead guitar
  • Johny Chow – bass (touring substitute)
 none
June – July 2011
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Joe Nunez – drums, percussion
  • Marc Rizzo – lead guitar
  • Tony Campos – bass, backing vocals
July – September 2011
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Marc Rizzo – lead guitar
  • Tony Campos – bass, backing vocals
  • Zyon Cavalera – drums, percussion (touring substitute)
September 2011 – October 2012
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Marc Rizzo – lead guitar
  • Tony Campos – bass, backing vocals
  • David Kinkade – drums, percussion
November 2012 – May 2015
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Marc Rizzo – lead and flamenco guitars
  • Tony Campos – bass, backing vocals
  • Zyon Cavalera – drums, percussion
May – September 2015
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Marc Rizzo – lead guitar
  • Zyon Cavalera – drums, percussion
  • Igor Cavalera Jr. – bass, backing vocals (touring substitute)
 none
September 2015 – August 2021
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Marc Rizzo – lead guitar
  • Zyon Cavalera – drums, percussion
  • Mike Leon – bass, backing vocals
August 2021 – January 2023
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Zyon Cavalera – drums, percussion
  • Mike Leon – bass, backing vocals
  • Dino Cazares – lead guitar, backing vocals (touring substitute)
January 2023 – present
  • Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar, berimbau
  • Zyon Cavalera – drums, percussion
  • Mike Leon – bass, backing vocals
  • Mike DeLeon – lead guitar (touring substitute)
 none

References

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