15 Things Only Max Cavalera Fans Would Understand

15. His Spiritual Beliefs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPDJJrzLYVM

Many heavy metal artists like to covey an image of satanic and demonic beliefs, in most cases to give them a scary edge or appeal to their genre in a more believable fashion. Cavalera however blazes his own trail in this regard by quite openly discussing faith and divine spirituality in a lot of his work, particularly with his soul searching brethren Soulfly.

In a recent interview Cavalera alluded to his more spiritual side by saying "I’m really open-minded. Music is my true religion. It’s what I believe in. It’s what I love. It’s what I worship. It’s music. But I do have a spiritual side. I believe God has really given me a lot of strength through the years...", indicating that his holy union is one of music and religion combined but not in an overtly preachy manner.

His music perfectly captures the internal struggles of man and faith through the use of punishing apocalyptic music laden with the spirit of a warrior type lyrics, showing that religious music doesn't just have to be confined to a particular genre or mood but that it can also be used as an alerting war cry. He brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "baptism by fire".