Cavalera Conspiracy

About

Brazilian heavy metal band Cavalera Consiracy was formed in 2007, a year that marked the end of Max and Igor Cavalera's ten-year feud. The brothers originally founded the band Sepultra in the 1980s but parted ways after management disagreements. While the two musicians were both working on different musical projects, Max invited Igor to play with his band Soulfly and then after the show, suggested that the they begin a new band. With Soulfly guitarist Marc Rizzo and the lead singer of Gojira Joe Duplantier on bass, Max and Igor recorded Cavalera Conspiracy's debut album Inflikted, released in 2008. The band followed the album with the "Ikfliktour" tour of Europe, during which it demonstrated its sound as combination of hardcore punk and Sepultura-esque death and groove metal guitar solos. Duplantier's commitments to Gojira kept him from touring with Cavalera Conspiracy so he was replaced by Fireball Ministry bassist Johny Chow, who contributed to Cavalera Conspiracy's second album Blunt Force Trauma, released in 2011.