Soulfly
Explore the band's historical lineups, musicians, and studio albums.
Active11 formations13 studio albums
Formation chronology
Newest first
Formation 11 of 11
May 3, 2025 – Present
Members
- Max CavaleraLead Vocals, Rhythm GuitarFrom May 2025
- Mike De LeonLead GuitarFrom May 2025
- Igor Amadeus CavaleraBass, Backing VocalsFrom May 2025
- Zyon CavaleraDrums, PercussionFrom May 2025
Formation facts
- On Chama, Zyon produced with Arthur Rizk, Igor Amadeus recorded the bass, and Mike De Leon finally put Soulfly leads on tape — lucky thirteen, he called it.
- Into 2026 the official tribe is still Max, Mike De Leon, Igor Amadeus and Zyon — headline dates on the books, Chama out, the band listed as that four.
Studio albums
- Chama (Oct 2025)
Formation 10 of 11
Jan 5, 2023 – Apr 9, 2025
Members
- Max CavaleraLead Vocals, Rhythm GuitarJan 2023 – Apr 2025
- Mike De LeonLead GuitarJan 2023 – Apr 2025
- Mike LeonBassJan 2023 – Apr 2025
- Zyon CavaleraDrums, PercussionJan 2023 – Apr 2025
Formation facts
- On 5 January 2023 Soulfly posted a photo and six words: Welcome Mike DeLeon, to the Soulfly Tribe. He had not yet recorded a note with them. He then toured more than two years beside Mike Leon — a different person, on bass.
- On 9 April 2025 Soulfly and Mike Leon said they were going in different directions after a decade. The tribe still had Mexico City on 3 May, with Igor Amadeus filling in.
Formation 9 of 11
Sep 2021 – Jan 4, 2023
Members
- Max CavaleraLead Vocals, Rhythm GuitarSep 2021 – Jan 2023
- Mike LeonBassSep 2021 – Jan 2023
- Zyon CavaleraDrums, PercussionSep 2021 – Jan 2023
Formation facts
- Dino Cazares covered the 2021–22 dates. In the studio, producer Arthur Rizk played the Totem leads — he told Max they were not just producing.
- Max called Totem a two-year writing journey with Zyon — father and son building the record before the guests and the solos arrived.
Studio albums
- Totem (Aug 2022)
Formation 8 of 11
Sep 2015 – Aug 2021
Members
- Max CavaleraLead Vocals, Rhythm GuitarSep 2015 – Aug 2021
- Marc RizzoLead Guitar, Flamenco GuitarSep 2015 – Aug 2021
- Mike LeonBassSep 2015 – Aug 2021
- Zyon CavaleraDrums, PercussionSep 2015 – Aug 2021
Formation facts
- With Archangel already tracked and a UK run on the calendar, Max put both sons onstage: Zyon on drums, Igor Amadeus on bass. He told the press you would probably never see that lineup again.
- On Max Trax, Max said Marc Rizzo did not leave Soulfly — the band decided to part ways for personal reasons, after eighteen years.
- Rizzo said it was a healthier environment for him and his family, with time for Hail the Horns and the solo work that actually credited him.
Studio albums
- Ritual (Oct 2018)
Formation 7 of 11
Nov 19, 2012 – May 1, 2015
Members
- Max CavaleraLead Vocals, Rhythm GuitarNov 2012 – May 2015
- Marc RizzoLead Guitar, Flamenco GuitarNov 2012 – May 2015
- Tony CamposBassNov 2012 – May 2015
- Zyon CavaleraDrums, PercussionNov 2012 – May 2015
Formation facts
- After Bangkok, Soulfly named Max's 19-year-old son Zyon as touring drummer for the next North American run. The heartbeat from Refuse/Resist was now behind the kit for real.
- On 1 May 2015 Campos posted that the Fear Factory gig was the one he had wanted when Static-X fell apart. He thanked Max and Gloria, and left after recording Archangel — which still belongs to this lineup, even though it hit stores in August.
Studio albums
- Archangel (Aug 2015)
- Savages (Oct 2013)
Formation 6 of 11
Sep 2011 – Oct 23, 2012
Members
- Max CavaleraLead Vocals, Rhythm GuitarSep 2011 – Oct 2012
- Marc RizzoLead Guitar, Flamenco GuitarSep 2011 – Oct 2012
- Tony CamposBassSep 2011 – Oct 2012
- David KinkadeDrums, PercussionSep 2011 – Oct 2012
Formation facts
- Tony Campos, the Static-X bassist, became Soulfly's permanent low end in June 2011, with his first show booked for Lokerse that July — after months of borrowed bassists.
- Tracking Enslaved, David Kinkade called the new songs Arise on crack — then later said it was just studio adrenaline, waking at eight to blast with Zeuss until 2 a.m.
- Kinkade's last Soulfly show was 23 October 2012 in Bangkok. He told fans music was no longer worth the cost — he was going home to his family.
Studio albums
- Enslaved (Mar 2012)
Formation 5 of 11
Oct 2003 – Jul 18, 2010
Members
- Max CavaleraLead Vocals, Rhythm GuitarOct 2003 – Jul 2010
- Marc RizzoLead Guitar, Flamenco GuitarOct 2003 – Jul 2010
- Bobby BurnsBassOct 2003 – Jul 2010
- Joe NunezDrums, PercussionOct 2003 – Jul 2010
Formation facts
- Max told a campus paper he never wanted Soulfly to be Metallica — the same four guys forever. Bring in people who catch his ear, then let the record change.
- On 17 August 2006 at the D-Low Memorial in Tempe, Igor Cavalera walked onstage with Soulfly and played Sepultura songs with Max — their first shared stage in about a decade. He was a guest that night, not a Soulfly member.
- On 18 July 2010 Bobby Burns tweeted that he and Soulfly had decided to part ways. The next day the band called it amicable and said Johny Chow — already playing with Max and Marc in Cavalera Conspiracy — would be loaned in until they found a permanent bassist.
Studio albums
- Omen (May 2010)
- Conquer (Jul 2008)
- Dark Ages (Oct 2005)
- Prophecy (Mar 2004)
Formation 4 of 11
Nov 2001 – Sep 2003
Members
- Max CavaleraLead Vocals, Rhythm GuitarNov 2001 – Sep 2003
- Mikey DolingLead GuitarNov 2001 – Sep 2003
- Marcelo DiasBassNov 2001 – Sep 2003
- Roy MayorgaDrums, PercussionNov 2001 – Sep 2003
Formation facts
- In September 2003 Max and Gloria fired Marcelo Dias. Mikey Doling and Roy Mayorga walked with him. Max called the revolving door no big deal. For the other three it was the end of that tribe.
Studio albums
- 3 (Jun 2002)
Formation 3 of 11
Nov 1999 – Oct 2001
Members
- Max CavaleraLead Vocals, Rhythm GuitarNov 1999 – Oct 2001
- Mikey DolingLead GuitarNov 1999 – Oct 2001
- Marcelo DiasBassNov 1999 – Oct 2001
- Joe NunezDrums, PercussionNov 1999 – Oct 2001
Formation facts
- Joe Nunez arrived from Chicago on a Dave Lombardo recommendation and sat down as Roy's replacement while the band prepared the follow-up to the debut.
- In October 2001 a source close to Nunez told the press he had confronted Gloria Cavalera over a contract that barely paid between tours — and that she would not reopen it. Treat that as the attributed report it is, not a signed confession.
Studio albums
- Primitive (Sep 2000)
Formation 2 of 11
Apr 1998 – Jan 1999
Members
- Max CavaleraLead Vocals, Rhythm GuitarApr 1998 – Jan 1999
- Logan MaderLead GuitarApr 1998 – Jan 1999
- Marcelo DiasBassApr 1998 – Jan 1999
- Roy MayorgaDrums, PercussionApr 1998 – Jan 1999
Formation facts
- Logan Mader, fresh from Machine Head, took the vacant guitar and carried Soulfly onto festival stages, including Dynamo Open Air on 30 May 1998 — still playing Sepultura songs beside the new ones.
Formation 1 of 11
1997 – Apr 1998
Members
- Max CavaleraLead Vocals, Rhythm GuitarJan 1997 – Apr 1998
- Jackson BandeiraLead GuitarJan 1997 – Apr 1998
- Marcelo DiasBassJan 1997 – Apr 1998
- Roy MayorgaDrums, PercussionJan 1997 – Apr 1998
Formation facts
- Max Cavalera found the word Soulfly screaming it on Deftones' Headup — a 1997 song written with Chino Moreno for Dana Wells — before he had a band of that name.
- Roadrunner wanted something cooler, like Limp Bizkit or Korn. Max kept Soulfly anyway and said the name on French television.
- The debut was how Max crawled out of grief after Dana and Sepultura. In the studio he still needed a song that felt like the wound — that song was Bleed.
- Friends packed the first record: Chino, Fred Durst, Fear Factory, Benji Webbe. It sounded like a rescue party, not a supergroup stunt.
- Jackson Bandeira — Lúcio Maia from Nação Zumbi — played the debut's lead guitar, then went home to Recife. The record is his; the world tour is not.
Studio albums
- Soulfly (Apr 1998)