Finally available outside of North America. Published by Decibel and distributed by Cult Never Dies. Includes many rare and unseen photos. Penned by David E. Gehlke, author of No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost. Turned Inside Out: The Official Story of Obituary is the only fully authorised biography of Obituary, providing an unprecedented look into the band's career through in-depth interviews with band members past and present, recording engineers, scene contemporaries and music industry veterans who've worked directly with the band throughout Obituary's nearly four-decade career, studio recollections, road stories and scores of exclusive photos. Includes a special foreword from by Max Cavalera (SEPULTURA, SOULFLY).
My Bloody Roots is the brutally honest story of life in two of the world’s best-known heavy metal bands, Sepultura and Soulfly, by one of the global metal scene’s most respected musicians. Much, much more than just another tale of rock’n’roll debauchery, it’s a story of heartbreak and loss—and, ultimately, triumph. In it, Cavalera offers an unflinching account of life growing up in hardship in Brazil—a country not previously known for heavy metal—and the multi-million-selling success, against all odds, of the band he founded with his brother, Iggor: Sepultura. Then, for the first time, he reveals the full story behind his split with the band—after which he did not speak to his brother for years—and the formation of his Soulfly, one of the most critically and commercially successful metal bands of the past two decades. He also goes into unflinching detail on the devastating impact of the deaths of his father, stepson, and grandson; his struggles with drugs and alcohol; and his eventual reunion with Iggor in Cavalera Conspiracy. Max Cavalera has a unique and extraordinary story to tell, and My Bloody Roots is an autobiography like no other. This is essential reading for all fans of metal. Max Cavalera has been a professional musician since 1984 and has toured the world many times. He was a founder member of the award-winning Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura before forming Soulfly, an immensely successful group who continue to play headline slots at the world’s largest festivals and released their ninth studio album, Savages, in 2013. He also plays in Cavalera Conspiracy, the band he formed with his brother Iggor in 2006. Joel McIver is a leading authority on metal and the bestselling author of more than 20 books on acts including Metallica, Slayer, and Black Sabbath. He also co-wrote the autobiography of sometime Deep Purple/Black Sabbath alumnus Glenn Hughes (Jawbone, 2011). Since 1996, his writing has appeared in magazines and newspapers such as Rolling Stone, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, and Total Guitar.
'Roots, Karma, Chaos' behandelt die Geschichte von Sepultura und Soulfly – zwei der bekanntesten Heavy-Metal-Bands der Welt – offengelegt von einem Musiker, den die Szene allerorts respektiert wie kaum einen zweiten. Das Buch ist viel mehr als eine Aneinanderreihung von Ausschweifungen eines Rockstars. Max Cavalera legt eine schonungslose Lebensbeichte ab – über die Entbehrungen einer Jugend in Brasilien, das lange auf keiner Metal-Landkarte verzeichnet war, und die Millionenerfolge einer Band gegen alle Widrigkeiten, die er gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Iggor gegründet hat: Sepultura. Max gibt erstmals die genauen Hintergründe seiner Trennung von Sepultura preis, in deren Verlauf jahrelang Funkstille zwischen ihm und seinem Bruder herrschte, ehe er auf die Gründung von Soulfly eingeht, eine der kommerziell erfolgreichsten Metal-Bands des neuen Jahrtausends. Daneben spricht die Ikone unumwunden über die erschütternden Nachwirkungen der Tode seines Vaters, Stiefsohns und Enkels sowie seine Probleme mit Alkohol und anderen Drogen – nicht zu vergessen seine Aussöhnung mit Iggor bei Cavalera Conspiracy. Mit der Unterstützung von Joel McIver, Autor von mehr als 25 Büchern, ist so eine absolute Pflichtlektüre für jeden Metal-Fan entstanden. Mit einem Vorwort von Dave Grohl.
Metalová legenda Max Cavalera, frontman Sepultury a Soulfly, přichází s brutálně upřímným ohlédnutím za více než třicetiletým působením na světové hudební scéně.
Cavalera vypráví příběh o těžkých začátcích, zármutku a ztrátách, které jsou však v závěru korunovány úspěchem a slávou. Předkládá nekompromisní pohled na život i na první hudební pokusy v Brazílii, kde by asi málokdo prorokoval závratný úspěch obyčejnému, někdy problémovému klukovi, který prostě chtěl hrát nejtvrdší metal.
Kniha poprvé odhaluje samotný vznik Sepultury, i to, co nakonec stálo za Maxovým odchodem z kapely a co způsobilo, že s jejím spoluzakladatelem, bratrem Iggorem, poté nepromluvil několik dlouhých let. Mapuje také zrození dalšího projektu, kapely Soulfly, která je kritiky i fanoušky označována za metalovou špičku posledních dvou desetiletí. Cavalera ale odkrývá i osobní život – mimo jiné zničující dopad, který na něj měla nejprve smrt otce, poté i nevlastního syna a vnuka, dále problémy s alkoholem a drogami, a konečně i znovuobnovený vztah s bratrem Iggorem v projektu Cavalera Conspiracy.
Život Maxe Cavalery je neobyčejným příběhem plným zvratů, a jeho autobiografie je tak nezbytnou četbou pro každého opravdového metalového fanouška.
My Bloody Roots is the brutally honest story of life in two of the world's best-known heavy metal bands, Sepultura and Soulfly, by one of the global metal scene's most respected musicians. Much, much more than just another tale of rock 'n' roll debauchery, it's a story of heartbreak and loss--and, ultimately, triumph. In it, Cavalera offers an unflinching account of life growing up in hardship in Brazil--a country not previously known for heavy metal--and the multi-million-selling success, against all odds, of the band he founded with his brother, Iggor: Sepultura. Then, for the first time, he reveals the full story behind his split with the band--after which he did not speak to his brother for years--and the formation of his Soulfly, one of the most critically and commercially successful metal bands of the past two decades. He also goes into unflinching detail on the devastating impact of the deaths of his father, stepson, and grandson; his struggles with drugs and alcohol; and his eventual reunion with Iggor in The Cavalera Conspiracy. Max Cavalera's has a unique and extraordinary story to tell, and My Bloody Roots is an autobiography like no other. This is essential reading for all fans of metal.
