Nailbomb Explained

Nailbomb is a heavy metal band formed in 1993 as a side project by Brazilian musician Max Cavalera (then-the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Sepultura) and British musician Alex Newport of Fudge Tunnel.^[1] They played a combination of primarily industrial metal and thrash metal.^[2] The band recorded one studio album, Point Blank, and played a warmup live performance and their only official gig for 29 years at the 1995 Dynamo Open Air Festival two days later, after which the band disbanded.^{[3] [4]} The band reunited for the first time in 29 years in Tempe, Arizona in November 2024.^[5]

History

Nailbomb hosted other musicians to play guest spots, including D.H. Peligro (Dead Kennedys), Max Cavalera's brother Igor Cavalera (Sepultura co-founder), and guitarist Dino Cazares (co-founder and guitarist of Fear Factory). Nailbomb's second album, Proud to Commit Commercial Suicide, was a live recording capturing the band's appearance at the 1995 Dynamo Open Air Festival in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

The project was largely defunct for over two decades, with no intention of the band ever reuniting or releasing any new material, until Cavalera announced in April 2017 he would play the entire Point Blank album on tour with his band Soulfly. Newport was not involved in the performances, citing his busy schedule as the reason. Instead, Cavalera drafted his son Igor Cavalera Jr., who had previously toured as a bassist and backing vocalist for Soulfly, to perform Newport's vocal and keyboard/sampler parts.

On August 14, 2024, Max Cavalera announced that Nailbomb would reunite for its first show in 29 years as part of the "Max Cavalera Dynasty Show", which took place at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona on November 9. In addition to Cavalera, the lineup for this show was his son Igor and Travis Stone both on guitar, bassist Johny Chow, sampler Alex Cha and drummer Adam Jarvis.^[6] In early November 2024, it was announced Nailbomb would be playing the Alcatraz festival in Kortrijk, Belgium in August 2025.^[7]

Band members

Members^[8]

• Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy) – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, samples
• Alex Newport (Fudge Tunnel, Theory of Ruin) – vocals, lead guitar, bass, samples

Session members^[9]

• Igor Cavalera (Sepultura, Cavalera Conspiracy) – drums
• Andreas Kisser (Sepultura, De La Tierra, Kisser Klan) – lead guitar
• Dino Cazares (Fear Factory, Brujeria, Divine Heresy) – rhythm guitar

Live members^[8]

• Igor Cavalera (Sepultura, Cavalera Conspiracy) – drums (1995)
• D.H. Peligro (Dead Kennedys) – drums (1995)
• Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard, Damnocracy) – bass (1995)
• Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly, Delerium) – keyboards (1995)
• Barry C. Schneider (Tribe After Tribe) – drums (1995)
• Richie Cavalera (Incite) – rhythm guitar (1995)
• Michael "Scoot" Dickens (Doom) – bass (1995)
• Dave Edwardson (Neurosis) - bass, backing vocals (1995)
• Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory) – bass (1995)
• Igor Amadeus Cavalera (Cavalera Conspiracy, Healing Magic) – guitar (2024)
• Travis Stone (Cavalera Conspiracy, Pig Destroyer, Noisem) – guitar (2024)
• Johny Chow (Stone Sour, Fireball Ministry) – bass (2024)
• Alex Cha (Pig Destroyer) – samples (2024)
• Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer, Misery Index, Scour) – drums (2024)

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Video albums

External links

• • Nailbomb guest members and biography at VH1.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nailbomb Biography, Songs, & Albums . 2023-06-26 . AllMusic . en.
2. Web site: Nailbomb - Point Blank Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic . .
3. Web site: 2000-10-20 . NAILBOMB Press Conference . 2024-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20001020144158/http://www.dse.nl/inferno/issue5/nailbomb.html . October 20, 2000 .
4. Book: McIver, Joel . Nu-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk . Omnibus Press . 2002 . 0-7119-9209-6 . 89.
5. Web site: MAX CAVALERA To Revive NAILBOMB For One-Off 'Dynasty Show' In Arizona. Blabbermouth.net. August 14, 2024. August 14, 2024.
6. Web site: MAX CAVALERA To Revive NAILBOMB For One-Off 'Dynasty Show' In Arizona. Blabbermouth.net. August 14, 2024. August 14, 2024.
7. Web site: Watch: MAX CAVALERA Revives NAILBOMB For One-Off 'Dynasty Show' In Arizona. Blabbermouth.net. November 11, 2024. November 11, 2024.
8. http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Nailbomb-l-en.html "Band List, Industrial Metal, Nailbomb"
9. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3477681,00.html "Life at Dynamo DVD 2005"
10. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 387.
11. Web site: Nailbomb Dutch Albums Chart. dutchcharts.nl. July 14, 2014.
12. Web site: Nailbomb German Albums Chart. musicline.de. July 14, 2014.
13. Web site: Point Blank - Nailbomb - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic.
14. Web site: Proud to Commit Commercial Suicide - Nailbomb - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic.
15. Web site: Live at Dynamo [DVD] - Nailbomb - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic]. AllMusic.
16. Web site: SOUNDSCAN Report: SOAD, RUSH, QOTSA, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, OZZFEST, CRADLE OF FILTH. November 30, 2005. www.blabbermouth.net. July 14, 2014.