Yeah well, I've gotta be careful, that no inside facts affect this live review. Though these facts are not the unimportant. To get it straight, if Max does continue to play russian roulette with his health, Soulfly will definately be history sooner or later. I have met Mr.Cavalera over the past 20 years several times for different interviews and talks. And therefore I do have an almost perfect comparison, what's up to his conatantly increasing health matters. 
To be honest, after tonight's short rendevouz with Max, I seriously ask myself how he still can manage to play his show. But in other cases in the past, I have often watched this phenomena, as if a switch had just been turned round. And some aphatic weeping willow has devoloped into an exploding volcano, just to fall back again into this - out of this world - lethargy afterwards. 
Well let's see and wait what comes up...
It's been 13 years Soulfly so far, during those 7 albums have been made including the new longplayer 'Omen'. And this one again is still promoted within the 2nd part of the 2010 european tour. - Also here we got another of these american bands, where we ask ourselves, why they haven't moved over here to Europe yet for good. Because all those Heavy Metal Bands have focused their touring onto  Europe anyway. On the other hand, last time Soulfly have played here in Munich, it was the Backstage Werk, fitting in 1.200 people and now they hit the stage in the smaller Backstage hall. And although this one  is stuffed and crowded 'till the very last inch, - it's only 650 Headbangers this time - half the amount as last time, who have come here to check out once again Max Cavalera, guitarist Mark Rizzo, bassist Johnny Chow and Joe Nunez on drums. - On the other hand, this band still receives more attention than most of the other bands of this kind. 

The battle of Waterloo is started by Supportband Incite 

And because everything stays inside the family, I should mention that this band is lead by Gloria Cavaleras son Richie, who is the stepson of Max. Of course Rich is enjoying some advantage of the reputation of his oldies and is supporting Soulfly as well as Cavaleras Conspiracy on a regular base. So far so good, and there ain't no much more to say about Incite, who are appearing in almost complete darkness presenting us their kind of metal. The highpoint is is then 'The Slaughter' the title track of their debutalbum. But apart from that they still have to catch up some more individuality, though they've been on the road for six years or so.

I presume, Incite still have to work on their selfconfidence. But what is not there yet, can still happen, as they are still very young... So go for it....
http://www.myspace.com/incite1


A little later Max is up there on stage and no taifum can blow him away. 

He's leading his flagship with a serious attitude without moving the slightes wrinkle underneath his big foot beard. But beeing the only photographer in the front pit, I do recognize pretty soon, that Max does hard to sing and play the guitar at the same time. Most times he holds tight to the microphone, not to loose control. Voice wise not much has changed, and he's still growling out his hymns as 
 ‚Seek’n’Strike’, ‚Carved Inside’ or the Sepultura classic tunes ‚Arise’ and ‚Roots’. It is alos pretty obvious, that the new album 'Omen' includes much more aggressivity than the past albums. - However, - and whatsoever Cavalera is neclecting in guitarplaying, Mark Rizzo is catching up with. In fact this guy has worked out himself quite a reputation ins metal guitar circles.