Packed with a diverse blend of metal, thrash, hardcore, progressive, and doom, Reluctant Hero, which was released last week, has songs that will appeal to fans of Deftones or High On Fire, such as the title track, described by Puciato as “a mixture of Neurosis and Def Leppard.”
Phoenix New Times recently spoke with Cavalera about about divvying up vocals between three metal legends, his proudest moment on the album, and his dream collaborations.
Phoenix New Times: Congrats on the new album! It was written and recorded mostly prior to this year, correct? Max Cavalera: The music was done last year, and then the vocals we did this year. It was all in different sessions, even the writing every year almost since the debut.