Nailbomb takes over European Festival circuit

Pulling themselves back out of the vault since 2017, activist band Nailbomb returns to the stages, this time with a European tour on the August festival circuit.  

Current lineup of Nailbomb personnel:
Max Cavalera (Soulfly GAAD, Cavalera, Killer Be Killed)
Igor Cavalera (Cavalera, GAAD, Healing Magic)
Jackie Cruz (GAAD, Jade Helm)
Travis Stone (Cavalera, Pig Destroyer)
Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer, Scour)**
Alex Cha (Pig Destroyer)**

Photo Line up below (Clockwise): Max Cavalera, Igor Cavalera, Alex Cha, Jackie Cruz, Travis Stone, Adam Jarvis

**Members will not be at Bloodstock or Alcatraz, to be replaced with Chris Moore (Repulsion, Coke Bust, Vosh) and Demir Soyer (Goetia) for selected dates. 

“Nailbomb is excited to welcome Chris Moore (Repulsion, Coke Bust, Vosh) and Demir Soyer (Goetia) to slay with us at Bloodstock, Alcatraz, and in Cervia, Italy”. 

Photo Line up below:
Demir Soyer (Goetia) / Chris Moore (Repulsion, Coke Bust, Vosh)

NAILBOMB 2025 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES 

Thur 31 July Lobinz, Germany @ Full Rewind Festival
Fri 1 Aug, Wacken, Germany @ Wacken Open Air
Sat Aug 2 TBD
Sun 3 Aug, Warsaw, Poland @ Progresja
Mon 4 Aug, Bratislava, Slovakia @ Majestic Music Club
Tues 5 Aug,Vienna, Austria @ Szene
Wed 6 Aug, Munich, Germany @ Backstage Week (Free & Easy Festival)
Fri 8 Aug, Derbyshire, UK @ Bloodstock Festival
Sat 9 Aug,Courtrai, Belgium @ Alcatraz Festival
Mon 11 Aug, Cervia, Italy @ Rock Planet
Tue 12 Aug, Martigny, Switzerland @ Sunset Bar
Wed 13 Aug, Toulouse, France @ Bikini
Thurs 14 Aug, Saint-Nolff, France @ Motocultor Festival
Fri 15 Aug, Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Dynamo Festival
Sat 16 Aug, Moravsky Krumiov, Czech Republic @ Rock Castle

Nailbomb, the bastard child of Max Cavalera and Alex Newport, is a timeless collection of ballistic artillery. Created as a side project just for fun, it evolved into one of the most well-known punk hate albums, relevant throughout the decades since its birth.

The record was created in the Cavalera family’s nanny’s bedroom in 1992-1993. Alex aimed the sampler and the two began throwing around beats, riffs, and noise, with smirks and laughter attached. Some days the washer and dryer took a beating. Some days the car’s tires burned rubber out front of the Altadena home. It all lead to a deal with Roadrunner Records, and a recording at Chaton Studios. An idea Gloria Cavalera imagined was now a reality. After the album was released, demand flowed in for live shows. The band got an offer they could not refuse, the legendary Dynamo Festival in Holland.

Alex and Max selected musicians they felt fit the atmosphere of the record. Three drummers were chosen for the various drumbeats, Iggor Cavalera (Sepultura), Peligro (Dead Kennedys) and Barry Schneider (Tribe After Tribe, R.I.P.). Dave Edwardson (Neurosis) was on bass, Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly) on sampler, and of course Max and Alex both on guitars and vocals.

In 2017, Nailbomb was resurrected. The political times were similar to the early 90’s. The frustration due to the entitlement of the wealthy and the corruption of politics and war lead to a resurfacing of the band. The new lineup featuring Max Cavalera, on guitars/vocals, Igor Amadeus capturing Alex Newport’s vocals and manning the sampler, Mike Leon on bass, Marc Rizzo on guitar and Zyon Cavalera on drums. This new lineup toured North America for 9 weeks before returning Nailbomb to the vault. Canada was especially treated in 2018 with a three-week tour starting on the west coast and coming out the eastside. It was a legendary tour because most bands have never done that.

November 9th at the Maximum Cavalera Max Cavalera Dynasty Show in Tempe, AZ at the Marquee Theatre, Nailbomb performed, once again. Performing with Soulfly, Incite, Go Ahead And Die, Healing Magic, Jade Helm and some of Phoenix’s top local acts. The band will consist of Max and Igor Amadeus on guitars and vocals, Travis Stone of Pig Destroyer and the Cavalera band on the 3rd guitar, Alex Cha also of Pig Destroyer on the sampler, Johny Chow of Stone Sour on bass and Adam Jarvis of Pig Destroyer and Misery Index will slam the drums on this once in a lifetime show.

Now in the 2020’s, frustration and anxiety growing around the world demands the bursting out of Nailbomb once again. 30 years later since its birth, in 1995, the Nailbomb hate project rises again in 2025. Who will bring the chaos to the stage? 

Don’t miss this fire!