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My Bloody Roots: From Sepultura to Soulfly and Beyond: The Autobiography Paperback – May 1, 2014

by Joel McIver (Author), Cavalera Max (Author)
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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.

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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 eleven studio albums, and whose drummer is his son Zyon. He also plays in Cavalera Conspiracy with his brother Iggor, Go Ahead And Die with his son Igor, and in the supergroup Killer Be Killed.

Joel McIver is the author of thirty-four books and writes for several publications as a journalist. He is also the editor of Bass Player magazine. He has written for Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, and he is the occasional guest on BBC. Classic Rock magazine has called him "by some distance Britain's most prolific hard rock/metal author." He wrote the official biography of the world's biggest death metal band, Cannibal Corpse and co-wrote Megadeath's bio from bass player David Ellefson.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jawbone Press (May 1, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 190827963X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1908279637
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.37 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.88 x 8.5 inches
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Joshua Ferguson
5.0 out of 5 stars Bad ass!
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024
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If you are a fan of Sepultura, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy or any band that Max is involved with, you have to read this book! I couldn't put it down. Great stories, you will love it!
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Florin Ungur
5.0 out of 5 stars A flip side to the coin
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023
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Obviously, I had to know Max's side of the story too. The other side being "Relentless: Thirty Years of Sepultura" by Jason Korolenko.
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Marco C
4.0 out of 5 stars this book is Max through and through...you won't read it - you'll inhale it as you do with anything SepulMax creates
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2014
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This is a tale of a man who loves what he does and the people he does it with - throughout this book, beyond the story and the characters, you will feel Max's passion jumping at you. His style of writing coincides with the way he composes: in bursts that hit you hard, in intense waves that can be tough to follow if you are looking for seamless structure, but with an unrivaled intensity that keeps you smiling.

Cavalera is and will forever be one of those characters that changed an entire music genre. I still remember picking up the copy of Metal Forces that named 'Beneath the Remains' album of the month...just as I remember buying the LP and melting my stereo playing it over and over again. From then on, I've been following his career as he grew in the respected extreme music icon he is today.
Maybe no single album can match some of Metallica's or Slayer's masterpieces, but if you put together a 'best of', I think Max will come out ahead of the masters, and his story will clarify why.

Pick up the book, crank your CD player on and Jumpda****up.
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Downstroy
5.0 out of 5 stars These Roots will Always Remain...
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2014
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I'll start off by saying this is a highly biased review, there was no way I was not going to enjoy reading this. I grew up in Zimbabwe and Sepultura and then Soulfly meant more to me than words can say when I was a teenager in the 90s. I had no idea that the crowd noise at the end of Terrorist was from the 1980 Bob Marley concert in Zimbabwe – so badass. I’ve listened to both the Bob Marley recording and Primitive so many times but never caught it. I digress... Seeing a metal band with intelligent and inspirational lyrics from the southern hemisphere getting out and becoming so well known worldwide blew my mind. They were (and Soulfly is) a prime example of music giving a voice to the voiceless. It wasn’t just that they were outcast metal–heads like me, they also inspired me to learn more about oppression and injustices in the world – they inspired me to be a better person. Sepultura, and particularly Max’s lyrics, inspired me to learn about Brazilian history and my own country’s history (which was not taught in school, we only learned European history). I am now an anthropologist/archaeologist, and Roots is without a doubt one of the reasons I initially became interested in anthropology.

So yeah, the book is a fun, quick read with input from family and friends who have been involved in Max's various projects and life throughout the years. It was great to see the history of the bands through Max's eyes and remember just how inspirational he has been to my own life. Max has been through some heavy s*** and it’s so good to see that he is still positive and even more driven than ever!
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kevin vigil
5.0 out of 5 stars Live your life today as there is no tomorrow
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2014
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First off I will say I am a huge max cavalera fan I have followed his career sense sepultura and I always loved his music whether it be soulfly nailbomb killer be killed cavalera conspiracy or Maxultura is what I called it cause of their new singer in sepultura derrick green but anyway about the book I had VERY HIGH expectations for this book and my expectations for this book were filled I LOVED IT! I dont know how it got some negative press about it he tells you his life story his struggles you can feel the pain of max through these pages it was a deep read I read it in 2 days and I would read it at stop lights on my kindle at red lights!!! It was that good he sucks you in from the very beginning max talks about how sepultura formed some crazy stories funny stories and death and music and well..... HIS ENTIRE CAREER I will say that it was defenetly 5 star book hell id give it more if I could its beyond perfect so do yourself a favor grab some max cavalera music turn it up and read this awesome book I PROMISE you wont regret it keep amd open mind while reading its very sad and personel you will dig it so stop reading this review and PICK UP THE BOOK NOW!!
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Azura Halid
5.0 out of 5 stars Metal Awesome Book!
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2014
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For any metal fan growing up in the 90's you might have come across a band called Sepultura, and the post - 2000's the same again with a band called Soulfy. They were fronted by the same man and he was Max Cavalera. I knew my own musical history and love both Chaos AD, Arise, Beneath the Remains have been a hungry teenager snapping up from heavy to heavier musics. This book is trying to lay the rumours and speculation to rest, althought the matter of Sepultura reunion long laid to rest my years ago. Joel writes brilliantly and makes the story so easy to read and much convincing. I knew a little of how and why Max parted ways with Sepultura, but the truth of it all was actually hard to read, but I did do little research beforehand. The result really shocked me and with Max not spoke to his brother for almost 10 years that doesnt suprise me.
Overall the book is brilliant. I think if you're a fan of either both Sepultura or Soulfly then you will eventually come to read this book. Yeah, this is an awesomw book!
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Thomas Gass
5.0 out of 5 stars Kurzweilig und informativ
Reviewed in Germany on May 5, 2021
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Kurzweiliges Buch, das mich sehr gut unterhalten hat. Auch wenn die großen Skandale, Exzesse und Enthüllungen fehlen, die man von anderen Musikerbiografien kennt, bekommt man einen guten Eindruck von dem musikverrückten Familienmenschen Max Cavalera.
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Cliente Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in Brazil on May 13, 2017
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Great book!
It's good when a famous describe their live without change the reality.
He describes all live, it's interesting.
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FRN72
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in Canada on April 28, 2015
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One story that I wanted to read for a long time. It's a remarkable story. Sepultura's story is amazing, the talent behind the powerful music is a must read.
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AndreA
5.0 out of 5 stars Max Cavalera a cuore aperto
Reviewed in Italy on August 23, 2014
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La vita di Max è un pezzo di Storia del Metal: in questo libro non ne tralascia alcun dettaglio e anzi è infarcita di gustosi aneddoti. Imperdibile per i fan dei Sepultura e per gli amanti della musica Metal in generale.
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Izzi Enzo.
4.0 out of 5 stars Pas mal.
Reviewed in France on August 19, 2014
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Pas mal de révélations pour le fan,mais peut etre trop simple mais efficace.L'anglais reste facile par contre pour le néophyte.
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