Soulfly aren’t wasting much time after ‘Chama’, with Max Cavalera confirming he has already started developing ideas for the band’s next album.
Speaking during a new interview with ‘Laughing Monkey With Shawn Ratches’, Cavalera revealed that work has begun on what will eventually become the follow-up to Soulfly’s 13th studio album.
‘Chama’ only arrived last October through Nuclear Blast Records, but Cavalera clearly views that record as something larger than another entry in Soulfly’s catalogue (per Lamb Goat). In his mind, it established the foundation for where the band can go over the coming decade.
‘I have already some ideas for the new Soulfly, because I really believe ‘Chama’ is kind of a record that is a really special record for me because I think it’s a record that set up the blueprint for what Soulfly is gonna become on the next 10 years.’
That makes whatever comes next particularly important. Rather than ripping everything apart and beginning another reinvention, Cavalera wants to push further into the territory ‘Chama’ established.
‘So I think the next record is even more important than ‘Chama’, because it’s a continuation of what we started, and I think it’s something that we can actually evolve with it. We can develop that further and go deeper into this idea.’
Max Cavalera Has Plenty Of Praise For Zyon
Cavalera also singled out drummer and son Zyon Cavalera, whose increasingly prominent role behind the kit appears to be helping drive this version of Soulfly forward.
‘I love the musicianship that’s going on. Zyon’s playing his ass off right now. We nickname him ‘The Octopus’, because he looks like an octopus.’
Apparently that assessment isn’t limited to proud-dad territory either, Cavalera says Zyon has become a magnet for other musicians watching Soulfly from side stage at festivals.
‘People love to watch him, man. It’s cool. We play festivals and you see other bands’ drummers on the side of the stage, and they don’t even look at me. They just look at Zyon the whole night. It’s pretty cool.’
There’s no release date, title or recording timeline attached to Soulfly’s next album yet. At this stage, Cavalera is talking about ideas rather than a finished record.
Still, his comments make one thing fairly clear: ‘Chama’ wasn’t intended as a destination. It was the beginning of whatever Soulfly are becoming next.
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