List of Soulfly members

Soulfly is an American heavy metal band from Phoenix, Arizona. Formed by vocalist and rhythm guitarist Max Cavalera following his departure from Sepultura in 1997, the group originally included lead guitarist Jackson Bandeira, bassist Marcelo "Cello" Dias and drummer Roy "Rata" Mayorga.[1] Bandeira left after the recording of the band's self-titled debut album, with former Machine Head guitarist Logan Mader taking his place in April 1998 for the album's touring cycle.[2] Mader had left by the following January,[3] with Mikey Doling joining in his place.[4] Mayorga departed the group in July 1999,[5] with Joe Nunez announced as his replacement in November.[6] Nunez performed on the 2000 album Primitive, but left the following October due to concerns with his "financial arrangement with the group". Mayorga returned in his place.[7]

Two lineups of Soulfly performing live in 2015 (top) and 2016 (bottom).

In September 2003, Dias was fired from Soulfly by Cavalera and his wife Gloria (the band's manager), which prompted Doling and Mayorga to leave.[8] The departed members were quickly replaced by returning drummer Nunez, Primer 55 guitarist Bobby Burns on bass, and former Ill Niño guitarist Marc Rizzo.[9] The group's lineup subsequently remained stable for a number of years, before Burns left in July 2010, shortly after the release of Omen.[10] Fireball Ministry's Johny Chow filled in for a string of tour dates,[11] before Tony Campos (formerly of Static-X) joined as Burns' full-time replacement in 2011.[12] Shortly after Campos' addition, Nunez left Soulfly and was replaced temporarily by Cavalera's son Zyon.[13] Borknagar's David Kinkade subsequently joined in September, performing on the group's eighth studio album Enslaved.[14]

Kinkade played his final show with Soulfly on October 23, 2012, when he decided to retire from music.[15] Zyon Cavalera subsequently returned to the band in Kinkade's place.[16] In May 2015, Campos left Soulfly to join Fear Factory,[17] with Havok's Mike Leon taking over a few months later.[18]

Members

Current

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Max Cavalera	1997–present	lead vocals rhythm guitar sitar berimbau bass	all Soulfly releases
	Marc Rizzo	2003–present	lead and flamenco guitars	all Soulfly releases from Prophecy (2004) onwards
	Zyon Cavalera	2011 (touring) 2012–present	drums percussion	Enslaved (2012) – one track only Savages (2013) Archangel (2015) Ritual (2018)
	Mike Leon	2015–present	bass backing vocals	Ritual (2018)

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Marcelo "Cello" Dias (Marcello D. Rapp)	1997–2003	bass backing vocals percussion	Soulfly (1998) Tribe (1999) Primitive (2000) 3 (2002) The Song Remains Insane (2005) – two tracks only
	Roy "Mata" Mayorga	1997–1999 2001–2003	drums percussion backing vocals	Soulfly (1998) Tribe (1999) 3 (2002)
	Jackson Bandeira (Lúcio Maia)	1997–1998	lead guitar backing vocals	Soulfly (1998) Tribe (1999)
	Logan Mader	1998–1999		none
	Mikey Doling	1999–2003	lead guitar percussion backing vocals	Primitive (2000) 3 (2002) The Song Remains Insane (2005) – two tracks only
	Joe Nunez	1999–2001 2003–2011	drums percussion	Primitive (2000) and all Soulfly releases from Prophecy (2004) to Omen (2010)
	Bobby Burns	2003–2010	bass backing vocals	all Soulfly releases from Prophecy (2004) to Omen (2010)
	Tony Campos	2011–2015		Enslaved (2012) Savages (2013) Archangel (2015)
	David Kinkade	2011–2012	drums percussion	Enslaved (2012)

Touring

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Notes
	Dave Chavarri	1999	drums	Chavarri performed drums after the departure of Roy Mayorga and before Joe Nunez joined the band.[19]
	David Ellefson	2003 2005 2006	bass	Ellefson substituted for Bobby Burns in Soulfly several times, as well as performing on Prophecy.[20][21][22]
	Dan Lilker	2006		Lilker filled in for Bobby Burns in late 2006, when the regular bassist was recovering from a stroke.[22]
	Johny Chow	2010–2011		Chow performed with Soulfly after the departure of Bobby Burns in 2010 until Tony Campos joined in 2011.[11]
	Kanky Lora	2013 2014 2015 2016	drums	Lora has substituted for Zyon Cavalera on several tours between 2013 and 2016.[23][24]
	Igor Cavalera, Jr.	2015 2017–2018	bass and backing vocals (2015) keyboards and co-lead vocals (2017–18)	Following the departure of Tony Campos, Cavalera played bass on a UK tour in 2015.[25] He later contributed keyboards and co-lead vocals during a North American tour in 2017 and 2018 on which the band performed Nailbomb's Point Blank in full.

Timeline

Lineups

Period	Members	Releases
1997 – April 1998	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Jackson Bandeira – lead guitar, backing vocals Cello Dias – bass, percussion, backing vocals Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion, backing vocals	Soulfly (1998) Tribe (1999)
April 1998 – January 1999	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Logan Mader – lead guitar, backing vocals Cello Dias – bass, percussion, backing vocals Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion, backing vocals	none
January – July 1999	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Mikey Doling – lead guitar, backing vocals Cello Dias – bass, percussion, backing vocals Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion, backing vocals
July – November 1999	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Mikey Doling – lead guitar, backing vocals Cello Dias – bass, percussion, backing vocals Dave Chavarri – drums (touring substitute)
November 1999 – October 2001	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Mikey Doling – lead guitar, backing vocals Cello Dias – bass, percussion, backing vocals Joe Nunez – drums, percussion	Primitive (2000) The Song Remains Insane (2005) – two tracks
October 2001 – September 2003	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Mikey Doling – lead guitar, percussion, backing vocals Cello Dias – bass, percussion, backing vocals Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion, backing vocals	3 (2002)
September 2003 – July 2010	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Marc Rizzo – lead and flamenco guitars Bobby Burns – bass, backing vocals Joe Nunez – drums, percussion	Prophecy (2004) Dark Ages (2005) The Song Remains Insane (2005) Conquer (2008) Omen (2010)
July 2010 – June 2011	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Marc Rizzo – lead and flamenco guitars Johny Chow – bass (touring substitute) Joe Nunez – drums, percussion	none
June – July 2011	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Marc Rizzo – lead and flamenco guitars Tony Campos – bass, backing vocals Joe Nunez – drums, percussion
July – September 2011	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Marc Rizzo – lead and flamenco guitars Tony Campos – bass, backing vocals Zyon Cavalera – drums (touring substitute)
September 2011 – October 2012	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Marc Rizzo – lead and flamenco guitars Tony Campos – bass, backing vocals David Kinkade – drums, percussion	Enslaved (2012)
November 2012 – May 2015	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Marc Rizzo – lead and flamenco guitars Tony Campos – bass, backing vocals Zyon Cavalera – drums, percussion	Savages (2013) Archangel (2015)
May – September 2015	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Marc Rizzo – lead and flamenco guitars Igor Cavalera Jr. – bass (touring substitute) Zyon Cavalera – drums, percussion	none
September 2015 – present	Max Cavalera – lead vocals, guitar, sitar, berimbau Marc Rizzo – lead and flamenco guitars Mike Leon – bass, backing vocals Zyon Cavalera – drums, percussion	Ritual (2018)

References

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External links

• Soulfly official website