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Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera ((:masimiliˈɐnu ɐ̃ˈtonju kɐvɐˈleɾɐ), born August 4, 1969) is a Brazillian singer, guitarist, and songwriter who currently plays in heavy metal bands Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, and Killer Be Killed. In 1984, he co-founded the acclaimed heavy metal band Sepultura with his brother Igor Cavalera and played as the band's lead singer and rhythm guitarist until he left in 1996. Cavalera was also involved in a short-lived side project called Nailbomb. == Life and career == His father, Graziano Cavalera, was an employee of the Italian Consulate in São Paulo and died at 40 years of age and is buried in Belo Horizonte; Cavalera was nine when his father died. Cavalera's family was in a state of financial crisis and family turbulence when he formed Sepultura with his younger brother Igor. In the early 1990s, he relocated to Phoenix, Arizona. He did not begin to make spiritual-music until after he quit Sepultura. His earlier lyrics for Soulfly were influenced by religion and spirituality, though he is critical of religion. His later albums, starting with ''Dark Ages'', began to incorporate lyrical themes of violence, warfare, anger and hatred. His albums have all been dedicated to God, and he has often been depicted by the press as a man of religion, especially in the United States, something that Cavalera himself says he does not understand: I do hate a lot of 'religion,' but people like Christ – yeah they inspire me. I mean if you look at Christ, He was hanging around with the lowlifes, prostitutes and the losers you know, not going around with those high society motherfuckers you see trying to sell Jesus today! When asked in an interview whether he was a Christian and whether Soulfly was a Christian band, he said: No. I mean, if I was a Christian I would wear all these different kinds of omens. Because Christian people are so close-minded. A priest would not accept that. So I don't like the concept of Christianity in terms of being so close-minded. It is the same with music. Sometimes I compare preachers to close-minded musicians or close-minded listeners, who only like one kind of music. Some preachers are the same. And they don't tolerate Hindus, Buddhists or whatever. Only them. It's bullshit. So Soulfly is not a Christian band at all. Very much opposite. But we are very spiritual. Spiritual has nothing to do with Christianity anyway. It has been here since the beginning of time.〔()〕 In another interview, he was asked about the Varg Vikernes church burnings. He quoted, "I support church burnings 100 percent, but why don't we just burn everything. Mosques, temples, all religious buildings." However, he later claimed his views changed about the church burnings and called them "too violent." He has stated that he does believe in God, "But it might be different than the God the preacher preaches about." Of enduring influence to his music, is the untimely death of his stepson, Dana Wells, who was killed after the release of ''Roots'' in 1996. The songs "Bleed," "First Commandment," "Pain," "Tree of Pain" and "Revengeance" are tributes to Wells, as well as Deftones' song "Headup," in which Cavalera featured and co-wrote. He reunited with his brother Igor, in their band Cavalera Conspiracy, and wrote and performed on Soulfly's ''Conquer'', released in 2008.〔(Exclusive: Talking Music & Horror with Max Cavalera of SOULFLY )〕 In November 2011, Cavalera announced that he is working on an autobiography, for publication in 2013: his co-writer is the British author Joel McIver and the book's foreword has been written by Dave Grohl.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MAX CAVALERA's Autobiography To Include Foreword By DAVE GROHL )〕 During an interview with Metal Shock Finland, Andreas Kisser described Max's autobiography as science fiction.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepulturas-andreas-kisser-says-max-cavaleras-autobiography-is-like-science-fiction/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Max Cavalera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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