1. Igor Cavalera has played in the bands Nailbomb and Strife.
17 Facts About Igor Cavalera
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Igor Cavalera is one half of DJ duo Mixhell, a project he founded with his wife Laima Leyton.
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Igor Cavalera has remained an official member of Soulwax since then.
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Igor Cavalera was into samba music as a child but, after seeing Queen live in 1981 along with his older brother Max, he started listening to rock music.
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When Sepultura was formed, Igor Cavalera was the youngest member at the age of 13, his brother Max was 14 at the time.
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On 21 April 1984, Igor Cavalera played, for the first time, on a real drum kit, which was borrowed from Helinho of the band Overdose, that played that night.
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Igor Cavalera joined Max's current band Soulfly on stage at the 2006 tenth annual D-Low Memorial Show, to play the Sepultura songs "Roots Bloody Roots" and "Attitude".
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Igor Cavalera is credited as having made a guest appearance on Biohazard's 2001 release Uncivilization on the track "Gone".
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Igor Cavalera served as a live musician for parodic heavy metal band Massacration under the pseudonym "El Covero" throughout 2004.
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Igor Cavalera later announced that he was quitting Sepultura due to "artistic incompatibility".
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In 2008 Igor Cavalera released the album Inflikted together with his brother Max in a project named Igor Cavalera Conspiracy.
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In 2012, Igor Cavalera performed drums for the entire Strife album Witness a Rebirth, released via 6131 Records.
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Igor Cavalera cites drummers Roger Taylor, Bill Ward, Dave Lombardo, Stewart Copeland and Mike Bordin among his major influences.
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Igor Cavalera further developed this style in the 1996 Roots album, adding more tribal elements to Sepultura's music.
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In later years, Igor Cavalera adopted a drumset conformation with upright toms and fewer cymbals, as seen in Live in Sao Paulo.
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Igor Cavalera has four children, born in 1996,2000,2002 and 2006.
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Igor Cavalera collects toys and football shirts and has many hobbies, including Brazilian jiu-jitsu, kickboxing, snowboarding, surfing, drawing and supporting Brazilian football club Palmeiras.