So, here we are again. A show with Cavalera Conspiracy, that isn’t really Cavalera Conspiracy as it is Max and Igor Cavalera playing old Sepultura shit. With the other members of Cavalera Conspiracy, so in a way it’s still Cavalera Conspiracy. Anyway, that’s why this is listed under Cavalera Conspiracy, because I don’t feel like creating a new band folder every time these guys dig out another old album to play. So now you know.

Anyway, last time the band was here in this capacity, playing Roots, I had a few issues with the delivery, but concluded that this was as good as we could expect from them.
Well, I was wrong. Dead wrong!
This night, Igor Cavalera was alive and kicking. Max Cavalera was alive and kicking. Marc Rizzo was alive and kicking, although to be fair, that’s just how he always is. And of course, Mike Leon was alive and kicking.
Most important though, was that Max and Igor seemed like they were back in shape - well, a shape good enough to perform and put something in it, I mean.

The albums, yes there were two, that Max and Igor threw their love on for this tour were Arise and Beneath The Remains. I got into the band with Chaos A.D., but know that many have a fond relationship with the earlier, more raw material. And this night was for them.
Even though my relationship with the music wasn’t as strong as it was for others here, I still enjoy it, and still enjoy catching these guys live when I can. Especially when they play and perform like this!
Max Cavalera wasn’t just standing around, he started out with getting his foot on the monitor for some effective posing, but didn’t stay long, as he walked around when he had the chance, and even walked out on the edge of the stage to liven the crowd up, which was highly effective. Rizzo and Leon helped with this as well, so in all the band did a strong job in getting things going. Max Cavalera even got a good sing-along going at the start of Mass Hypnosis, and it was easy to see that the result pleased him.

We didn’t get everything from either album, but it was a good selection of songs nonetheless. The evening started out with a Beneath The Remains set, after which there was a very short breather before the band returned and played an Arise set, with some special treats in the form of a short War Pigs (Black Sabbath) riffing in Altered State, and then a double Motörhead cover, where they played Orgasmatron and Ace Of Spades.
The encore put us back on track with Sepultura material, but they mixed the timeline up a bit, and gave us Troops Of Doom from the band’s first full length album, and Roots Bloody Roots from their last one (well, you know what I mean).

I had seen an improvement in Max Cavalera already when Soulfly visited Copenhell the year before, but it was still great to see that the whole band worked well in this form as well. I don’t remember seeing Max this active before in the flesh, and it was a great experience. Fingers crossed that they manage to maintain this momentum for the future.

Setlist:

Beneath The Remains set:
Beneath The Remains (Sepultura cover)
Inner Self (Sepultura cover)
Mass Hypnosis (Sepultura cover)
Slaves Of Pain (Sepultura cover)
Primitive Future (Sepultura cover)

Arise set:
Arise (Sepultura cover)
Dead Embryonic Cells (Sepultura cover)
Desperate Cry (Sepultura cover)
Altered State (Sepultura cover)
Infected Voice (Sepultura cover)
Orgasmatron (Motörhead cover)
Ace Of Spades (Motörhead cover)

Encore:
Troops Of Doom (Sepultura cover)
Roots Bloody Roots (Sepultura cover)
Beneath The Remains / Arise / Dead Embryonic Cells (Sepultura cover)