CAVALERA has become synonymous with Extreme Metal music, a name that to this day still holds the highest regard, a family legacy built upon decades of musical aggression. In 2023, Max and Igor Cavalera achieved what some would say was an impossible feat; they revisited their earliest releases, “Morbid Visions” and “Bestial Devastation”, and re-recorded them with bone-breaking intensity. A risk that few would dare to even attempt, yet they artfully and prolifically attained their trademark raw sound by means that could only be described as magic or time travel.
It seems that the ball would not stop rolling as now they are entering the final chapter of their early-days trilogy. “Schizophrenia” is an iconic album in terms of early Thrash and Death Metal, a household name for those of us invested in Extreme Metal. This was the point where the Cavaleras refined their dark, dingy, speed-influenced songs, into something a bit more mature, developed, and technical. Decades later, they have once more unlocked the asylum that is “Schizophrenia”, opening the doors to that banished, twisted recording which will be unleashed unto to world on June 21 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Today, the band releases the pummelling second single, entitled “From The Past Comes The Storms”. Costin Chioreanu was once again enlisted to create the animated music video.
Max Cavalera states: ” ‘From The Past Comes The Storms’ is a ferocious album opener. It is a pioneer song using the ’80s metal movement’s mentality. I love the apocalyptic vision in Costin’s video, bringing the circle of life and death and war and pain. This is going to be a banger to play live!”
Iggor Cavalera comments: “ ’From The Past Comes The Storms’ was one of the first songs we wrote for ‘Schizophrenia’, also included in a demo version. I love the rawness between the old school Black/Death Metal influences mixed with thrash. The video illustrates the vibe of the song very well!”
No stranger to collaborations, the Cavalera brothers enlisted Travis Stone (PIG DESTROYER) on lead guitars, and that choice becomes obvious within the first song. The full lineup would consist of more Cavalera alumni, as Igor Amadeus Cavalera (GO AHEAD AND DIE, HEALING MAGIC) once more brought his talents on bass to the fold. Thundering and thrumming the low end with brute force, it is clear that the double Iggor and Igor combination is a rhythm section to be reckoned with.
It should come as no surprise that the Cavalera brothers always felt that these songs deserved a fresh take with modern production. From April 15th to June 5th, 2023 the band re-recorded the album at Focusrite Room in Mesa Arizona. Mixing and mastering was handled by Arthur Rizk.
“Schizophrenia” ’s album cover has obsessed and fascinated fans for decades. The brothers left no stone unturned and no detail unnoticed, also revisioning the original cover artwork of the album, restored in hand-painted watercolors by Eliran Kantor.
This summer, Cavalera will be traveling across Europe and the UK on their Third World Trilogy tour. The trek will kick off on June 12th in Leichester and will make stops in Wroclaw, Oslo, and Barcelona before ending in Switzerland on July 21st.
“Schizophrenia” track listing:
- Intro
- From the Past Comes the Storms (Sepultura cover)
- To the Wall (Sepultura cover)
- Escape to the Void (Sepultura cover)
- Inquisition Symphony (Sepultura cover)
- Screams Behind the Shadows (Sepultura cover)
- Septic Schizo (Sepultura cover)
- The Abyss (Sepultura cover)
- R.I.P. (Rest in Pain) (Sepultura cover)
- Nightmares of Delirium
You can watch the official animated music video for “From The Past Comes The Storms” below:
