Nailbomb

Nailbomb is an American heavy metal band formed in 1993 as a side project by Brazilian musician Max Cavalera (then the frontman of Sepultura) and British musician Alex Newport of Fudge Tunnel. They play a combination of primarily industrial metal and thrash metal, with elements of crust punk and sludge metal. The band recorded one studio album, Point Blank, and played a warmup live performance and their only official gig for 29 years at the 1995 Dynamo Open Air Festival two days later, after which the band disbanded. The band reunited for the first time in 29 years in Tempe, Arizona in November 2024.

==History== The roots of Nailbomb can be traced back to 1994, when Sepultura were touring behind the previous year’s Chaos A.D. album, with support from Fudge Tunnel. While on tour, Gloria Cavalera’s stepdaughter, Christina, started dating Newport. After the tour, the couple moved to Phoenix near the Cavaleras. Max liked Newport, so the two hung out and soon started jamming. They showed each other how their respective bands played riffs because they loved the sound of their albums, Newport asking how to play the "really fast" thrash riffs on Sepultura's Arise and Max asking how to get the "ultra-heavy" guitar tones on Fudge Tunnel's Hate Songs in E Minor. It was the idea of Cavalera's wife, Gloria, for the two to start a band, to which they were reluctant, saying they were "just messing around", but Gloria insisted.