10 Stars Of Rock & Metal With Famous Second Bands

10. Max Cavalera

At just 15 years of age, Max Cavalera co-founded the Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura with his brother Igor. Their early albums, Morbid Visions (1986) and Schizophrenia (1987), saw them rise to become the biggest heavy band in their home country. Their stock rose as they released their next albums, Beneath The Remains (1989) and Arise (1991), drawing comparisons with the likes of Slayer, and they soon found themselves a worldwide audience.

Next, Sepultura released the ground breaking Chaos AD (1993), which started to veer away from their thrash sound into a tribal/groove-orientated direction. As singer and rhythm guitarist, Max was the face and the heartbeat of the band, and when they released their massive follow up, Roots (1996), Sepultura seemingly had the world at their feet. But around this time, the rest of the band were beginning to become alienated from Max, who at this point had also married their manager Gloria.

After a bust up on tour, Max was told that the rest of the band wanted to seek new management. Feeling betrayed, he walked away from Sepultura, giving up the name of the band he had formed, and created Soulfly. Sepultura found a new singer, and in 1998 went head to head with the release of their new album and Soulfly’s self-titled debut. Max came out on top, with Soulfly selling considerably more copies. And in a highly prolific second career, he’s gone on to create a further eleven albums to date.