Soulfly @ The Belasco 4-18-26
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GWAR Brings the Bloodshed and Fun to LA with a Sold-Out Showcase!
Twenty years have gone by since last seeing GWAR, the theatrical, heavy metal shock rockers of the weird kind way back in 2006! Back then, they were a part of the tour titled "Sounds of the Underground Tour 2006". Which was held at the now no longer present venue in Los Angeles California called the Gibson Amphitheater in Citywalk next to Universal Studios Hollywood.
Back then, seeing them was fun. But this time around, I felt more engaging. The show was sold out this night at The Belasco, varies fans gathered from kids to adults young to old. Gotten inside the venue and catching hardcore punks King Parrot perform was enlightened. Their vocalist was funny, as fans stood against the barricade one point a fan filming the performance has the vocalist biting the persons phone, not letting go. To another part had him crowd surfing atop the audience to making funny faces it was a riot! The performance just felt hardcore that it was so right. The band and vocalist did well and made the crowd cheery and approved.
KING PARROT LIVE PHOTOS:
Next up came Soulfly fronted by one of the Calavera brothers Max, and his performance just felt a slight off. Vocals and guitars just were presented but it felt like he wasn't as his strongest maybe jet lag. Seeing Soulfly in 2020 in a smaller venue at the time; felt like they were in their prime. Seeing them here tonight didn't feel so well received. The performance was good, lots of rough housing, jumping, shouting the works. It just was repetitive at times. A lot of the songs sounding alike and not separate from one another, like they were seeping into one another. Soulfly was good but not as great.
SOULFLY LIVE PHOTOS:
Rounding off the evening was Gwar and they were very entertaining. Lots of people packed in the upper and lower levels. Loads of prop work, puppetry, bloodshed. Yep! The whole crowd practically was wearing white attire. So, everyone got spilled with the guts of the various characters upon the stage. Some included ICE, President Trump, Elon Musk among others. Such as the dinosaur! These were quite goofy and exciting to see live. The audience moved in such a tight packed space it made for the blood shed to be sprayed upon every which way possible no one was left untouched by the looks of it.
GWAR LIVE PHOTOS:
The band themselves were dressed up in their glorious costumes, that had bodily functions causing certain sprays to occur, the crowd wanting more. Now was it blood shed or something more? Perhaps food coloring? Who knows!
But everyone was having a blast regardless. In short Gwar puts on a show that is soaked in blood with so much laughter it causes an infection of good times.
SETLIST:
1. Fuck This Place
2. Crack in the Egg
3. Eigth Lock
4. Have You Seen Me?
5. Tormentor
6. Hate Love Songs
7. Lot Lizard
8. Saddam a Go-Go
9. I'm in Love (With a Dead Dog)
10. Metal Metal Land
11. El Presidente
12. Tyrant King
13. Hail, Genocide!
14. Gor-Gor
15. Mother Fucking Liar
16. Pink Pony Club (Chappell Roan Cover Song)
17. Sick of You
SOULFLY JOIN HEADLINERS GWAR ON 'THE GOR GOR STRIKES BACK TOUR'
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Arizona extreme metal trailblazers SOULFLY are set to join intergalactic shock rock legends GWAR on their extensive spring headlining run, 'The Gor Gor Strikes Back Tour.' This 34-date journey begins March 19th in Richmond, Virginia, and will include performances in major markets like Boston, Green Bay, and Portland before concluding in Charlotte, NC, on April 29th. Australian grind icons KING PARROT will serve as the opening act for all dates.
Max Cavalera states, "I can’t wait for Soulfly to storm the gates with Gwar!! I’m excited to be part of one of the coolest tours of 2026! Soulfly bringing the Chama tribal energy and Gwar, the ultimate theatrical madness band! I have been a fan of Gwar for a long time. It will be an honor to support them! Come on out and party with us every night!!"
GWAR's lead vocalist The Berserker Blothar states, “GWAR, Soulfly and King Parrot. This tour will be a ritual orgy of death, sex, violence and rock and fu**ing roll!! Let the severed heads rain, bouncing down the pyramid onto a heap of human skulls. Be there humans, or be left to suffer on this planet while we party in the stars!”
TOUR DATES:
03.19.2026 Richmond, VA @ The National
03.20.2026 Reading, PA @ Reverb
03.21.2026 Albany, NY @ Empire Live
03.22.2026 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
03.24.2026 Hartford, CT @ The Webster
03.25.2026 Wilmington, DE @ The Queen
03.26.2026 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
03.27.2026 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
03.28.2026 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
03.29.2026 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
03.31.2026 Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
04.01.2026 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
04.02.2026 Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
04.03.2026 Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere's
04.04.2026 Saginaw, MI @ The Vault
04.05.2026 Green Bay, WI @ EPIC Events Center
04.07.2026 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
04.08.2026 Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
04.09.2026 Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
04.10.2026 Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
04.12.2026 Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater
04.14.2026 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
04.15.2026 Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
04.17.2026 Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24
04.18.2026 Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
04.19.2026 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
04.20.2026 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater
04.21.2026 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
04.23.2026 Austin, TX @ Emo's
04.24.2026 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
04.25.2026 Mobile, AL @ Soul Kitchen Music Hall
04.27.2026 Chattanooga, TN @ The Signal
04.28.2026 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
04.29.2026 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
SOULFLY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM CHAMA AND RELEASES NEW SINGLE
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Coming straight from the deep jungles of Brazil to the arid expanses of Arizona, extreme metal trailblazers SOULFLY will deliver their tribally fueled thirteenth album CHAMA on October 24th 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. Once again, a remarkable testament to the Brazilian songwriter’s natural affinity for slamming yet rhythmic riffs that defined his signature sound to listeners around the world. A true return to the spiritual upbringing of SOULFLY that somehow bears a modern-day edge and vitality. Something that could only be attained by a true master of the craft, and Max has stunned us all again.
Today, SOULFLY offer fans the first taste from the album in the form of the first single, ''Storm The Gates'. A battle cry against control and greed, the track summons ancestral strength and unites the tribe in rebellion—heavy, primal, and unapologetically relentless.
Max Cavalera comments, "Chama is the Brazilian word for flame. It also means a 'calling'. Respect to Alex Pereira for usjng Itsari on his UFC walkouts. Chama is inspired by the energy of this moment This record is the sound of Soulfly’s fire! I cannot wait to play these songs live for the Tribe! Chama!"
Zyon Cavalera states, “With each Soulfly record I’ve played on, I can feel my evolution happening in real time. This record was no different as I got to handle a good amount of the production for the first time. Trying to take the band to places we have never been before was a blast and I look forward to more production work in the future!”
Pre-order/pre-save Chama::
https://soulfly.bfan.link/chama
Stream 'Storm The Gates':
https://soulfly.bfan.link/storm-the-gates
