...and yes, I do listen to music of Chick Corea and the Petshop Boys, John Lee Holler and Bootsy Collins. Which doesn't mean, that I don't come here tonight in our beloved Backstage temple to check out Max Cavalera & Co. Just to admit it all over again, there is really only two kinds of music - good and bad one. Everything else is a matter of the individual taste and an openminded interest for new and different stuff. 
Yiipppiieehh Max gets the place shaking  again with such a lot of power, that the battle of rome is a seniors teaparty - compared to this here. 
1 = um 2 = dois 3 = três that's how every second songs starts off with, shooting out to this thrashmetal culture freaks  faster than the speed of sound. Sold out is the slogan, which means about 1.200 bavarian lovers of brasilian folkmusic ala' Soulfly. 

Support comes from Hämatom, a german Metalband, who I missed partly because of my delay. But what ever I caught of this set, sounded rather interesting. 


                                                                                            


At least one good thing is expecting me here this evening. It's the fact, that there is only one supportact and not half a dozens, like so often at events of that kind in the past. As a photographer usually you are responsible for the mainact. But because you never know, when the headliner is going on stage exactly, you'd rather be early just to make sure. And then you discover horrofied, that there will be three or even four supportacts 'till you working time starts. I mean, there is always one or the other supportact, who I discover for myself. But like I mentioned before, one of those supporters would be enough for me, - actually exspecially for me, as I am almost fit for the guiness book of records what's up to the amount of concerts every year. 
However tonight I'm lucky with only two bands on the whole, and at 9.45 p.m. Maximiliano, Antonio Cavalero and his Soulflys are  entering the stage to spoil us with their smooth melodies of brasilian thrashmetal art. And.... to celebrate their 10th anniversary. 

Holy shit, it's almost unbelievable,  how fast time goes by. 
Next to Max is guitarist Marc Rizzo and bassist Bobby Burns and on the drums in the background Joe Nunez takes care of the neccessary swing. Like always Max sings about his view of the world and point zero mood into his stylish made up microphone including a gasmask and some straws. Suitably the current album is entitled 'Dark Ages', which came out in march 2005. And by the way, the brazilian native kid is also a trendsetter with his Bob Marley dreadlock hairstyle. I've spotted at least 3 dozens of fans having the same. So what? Bob Marley is god for Max, and Max is god for the rest of the world..... yeah almost!

And you won't believe it, but after some time within the high energy thunderstorm of southamerican soundclouds, suddenly there is some softer guitar tunes in a true latin style, produced by guitarist Marc Rizzo, who shows, that he truly is some talent on his instrument. The boss himself does not use the E and H string on his guitar, that why he calls it his guitar "4-Stringz", just to mention it on th edge. You can't make it our really anyway at this kind of chamber concert. Oh, and before I forget, it is still a Cavalera family business, so shown on stage inbetween. Nice break as well as the drum solos of guitarist, bassist and singer with the help of a fan in their golden centerfold. 

Fact is, the brazilian raindance has been transferred into the Backstage Werk and takes care for flying bodies and steaming, sweaty clouds and freaked out crowd. Max shouts out his message with all his possible power and in his best english, but nobody really understands a word, what he's talking about in his songs. Who cares, because up there it's him, it's Max with his dreadlocks and his toothhole (and I think, he's got that one for a long time, even back in 1989, when I saw him first time live on stage at the Marquee Club in London, England.) But as we say so, brands are there to make somebody individually.including a special aura and beauty. And Max wouldn't be Max without his beloved toothhole. It's as easy as that. 

End is good, everything is good and the success talks for itselves and lets us hope for more music and developement from the amazonas jungle. First of all, there is a new project with his brother Igor in the plans,and then we wait and see, when hopefully it'll be again..1 = um 2 = dois 3 = três  

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