Soulfly

Soulfly
Soulfly performing at Rockharz Open Air in Germany, 2015
Background information
Origin	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Genres	Groove metal thrash metal death metal nu metal (early)
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Nuclear Blast Roadrunner
Spinoffs	Cavalera Conspiracy
Spinoff of	Sepultura
Members	Max Cavalera Zyon Cavalera Mike Leon
Past members	Marc Rizzo Marcelo "Cello" Dias Roy Mayorga Lúcio Maia Logan Mader Mikey Doling Joe Nunez Bobby Burns David Kinkade Tony Campos
Website	soulfly.com

Soulfly is an American heavy metal band formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1997. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 1996. To date the band has released twelve studio albums, one tour EP, twenty-three singles, one video album, and twelve music videos. Their debut album, Soulfly, was released on April 21, 1998, while their most recent album, Totem, was released on August 5, 2022.

Soulfly incorporates many styles of metal with Brazilian tribal and world music, much like Cavalera's previous band Sepultura. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality, political and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, slavery, hatred and anger. All of their first six studio albums debuted on the United States Billboard 200, with a peak position at number 32 for their second album, Primitive.^[1] Soulfly has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.^[2]