Nailbomb

Nailbomb
Max Cavalera (left) and Alex Newport (right) at the Dynamo Open Air in June 1995
Background information
Origin	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Genres	Industrial metal, groove metal, thrash metal
Years active	1994–1995[1]
Labels	Roadrunner
Associated acts	Sepultura, Fudge Tunnel, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Theory of Ruin
Past members	Max Cavalera Alex Newport

Nailbomb was a metal band formed in 1994 as side project by Brazilian musician Max Cavalera of Sepultura, Cavalera Conspiracy and Soulfly and English musician Alex Newport of Fudge Tunnel.^[2] The band recorded one studio album, Point Blank, and played one live performance before disbanding the next year.^[2]

History

Nailbomb hosted other musicians to play guest spots, including D.H. Peligro (Dead Kennedys), Max Cavalera's brother Igor Cavalera (Sepultura co-founder), and guitarist Dino Cazares (co-founder and guitarist of Fear Factory).^[2] Nailbomb's second album, Proud to Commit Commercial Suicide, was a live recording capturing the band's appearance at the 1995 Dynamo Open Air Festival in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.^[2]

Band members

Members^[3]

• Max Cavalera – (Sepultura, Cavalera Conspiracy, Soulfly) – vocals, guitars, bass, samples
• Alex Newport – (Fudge Tunnel, Theory of Ruin) – vocals, guitars, bass, samples

Session members^[3][4]

• Igor Cavalera (Sepultura, Cavalera Conspiracy) – drums
• Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) – guitar
• Dino Cazares (Fear Factory, Brujeria, Divine Heresy) – guitar

Live members^[3]

• Igor Cavalera (Sepultura, Cavalera Conspiracy) – drums
• D.H. Peligro (Dead Kennedys) – drums
• Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard, Damnocracy) – bass
• Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly, Delerium) – keyboards
• Barry C Schneider (Tribe After Tribe) – drums
• Scoot (Doom) – bass
• Dave Edwardson (Neurosis) - vocals, bass
• Richie Cavalera (Incite) – guitar
• Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory) - bass at first live show

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [5]	NLD [6]	GER [7]
Point Blank	Released: March 8, 1994[8] Label: Roadrunner Records Formats: CD, CS, digital download	62	70	63

Live albums

Title	Album details
Proud to Commit Commercial Suicide	Released: October 24, 1995[9] Label: Roadrunner Records Formats: CD, digital download

Video albums

Title	Album details	Sales
Live at Dynamo	Released: November 8, 2005[10] Label: Roadrunner Records Formats: DVD	US: 200+[11]

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nailbomb-mn0000856763/biography
2. McIver, Joel (2002). Nu-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk. Omnibus Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-7119-9209-6.
3. "Band List, Industrial Metal, Nailbomb" at spirit-of-metal.com
4. "Life at Dynamo DVD 2005" at artistdirect.com
5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 387. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
6. "Nailbomb Dutch Albums Chart". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
7. "Nailbomb German Albums Chart". musicline.de. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
8. http://www.allmusic.com/album/point-blank-mw0000111548
9. http://www.allmusic.com/album/proud-to-commit-commercial-suicide-mw0000178989
10. http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-dynamo-dvd-mw0001436523
11. "SOUNDSCAN Report: SOAD, RUSH, QOTSA, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, OZZFEST, CRADLE OF FILTH". www.blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2014-07-14.

External links

• Nailbomb guest members and biography at VH1.com