Max and Igor Cavalera have been touring together as their namesake, Cavalera, playing classic metal anthems from their days in the mighty Sepultura, for the past few years. After ripping through their iconic 1980’s thrash metal era, the brothers have finally arrived at Sepultura’s landmark 1993 breakthrough album, Chaos A.D. This record is easily one of the most essential metal albums of the ’90s if not of all time. It should come as no surprise that their show at the House of Blues Anaheim sold out, packing the venue to the gills with approximatey 1,700 crazed metal fans dying to hear Max and Igor performing some of their favorite metal anthems for the first time in ages.

Fear Factory’s mechanized assault prepped the crowd for the mania that was Cavalera’s headlining set. Released over 30 years ago, the songs on Chaos A.D. warn of corruption, political strife, poverty and war…which meant tunes like “Propaganda” felt right at home in 2025. In the 90’s the Cavalera brothers hoped to shine a light on the turmoil they saw growing up in the Third World, and here we are well into the 21st century where even in the heart of the Imperial core, more and more Americans would probably regard Chaos A.D. as a startlingly accurate prediction for the world we’ve all come to dwell in.

Sepultura has existed without the Cavalera brothers for some time and are currently in the middle of a global farewell tour before they officially retire. Many of these iconic songs have been played live by that band, but hearing Igor shatter his cymbals and Max’s unmistakable voice like the way these tracks were recorded is something that just can’t be topped. The moment that Cavalera opened with “Refuse/Resist” the audience inside the House of Blues lost their minds. Bodies flew over the barricade; beers launched into the air, and voices dried up shouting along to “Slave New World” and “Biotech Is Godzilla.”

No one can predict the future, but it stands to reason that Cavalera are probably going to tour celebrating their final Sepultura record, 1996’s Roots. If/when that happens, do not miss the opportunity to see this tribute live. Max has been killing it with Soulfly forever, and the original music they’ve released as Cavalera Conspiracy has been stellar, but it’s obvious exploring their legacy with Sepultura has lit a fire inside Max and Igor Cavalera that is all kinds of astonishing and simply cannot be missed.

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