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Max Cavalera

1969 - Today

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Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera (Portuguese: [masimiliˈɐnu ɐ̃ˈtonju kɐvɐˈleɾɐ]; born 4 August 1969) is a Brazilian musician. He co-founded the heavy metal band Sepultura in 1984 with his brother Igor Cavalera, and was the band's lead singer and rhythm guitarist until his departure in 1997. He currently plays in the heavy metal bands Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Killer Be Killed and Go Ahead and Die. Cavalera was also involved in a short-lived side project called Nailbomb. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max Cavalera is the 749th most popular musician (down from 718th in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 263rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Max Cavalera ranks 749 out of 3,175Before him are Johnny Horton, Tim Rice, Steve Gadd, Brian Bennett, Ingrid Haebler, and Lang Lang. After him are McCoy Tyner, Chrissie Hynde, Jack Sherman, Ahmad Jamal, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, and Tom Araya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Max Cavalera ranks 102Before him are Ilir Meta, Ali Daei, Michael Sheen, Shannon Lee, Billy Porter, and Paul Rudd. After him are Andrew Cunanan, Zach Galifianakis, Faustino Asprilla, Fernando Couto, Lei Jun, and Ivica Vastić.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Max Cavalera ranks 259 out of 2,236Before him are Jair da Rosa Pinto (1921), Aloísio Lorscheider (1924), Angelo Sormani (1939), Tite (1961), Julinho (1929), and Rodrigo Santoro (1975). After him are Ederson (1993), Marco Antônio da Silva (1966), Djalminha (1970), Paulo Cézar Caju (1949), Bernardo Guimarães (1825), and Oscar (1991).

Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Max Cavalera ranks 13Before him are Milton Nascimento (1942), Baden Powell (1937), Toquinho (1946), Rita Lee (1947), Nelson Freire (1944), and Hermeto Pascoal (1936). After him are Zequinha de Abreu (1880), Eumir Deodato (1942), Airto Moreira (1941), Luiz Bonfá (1922), Dorival Caymmi (1914), and Marcos Valle (1943).