New footage capturing Nailbomb’s full set from January 20 at the 1720 venue in Los Angeles, California is available to watch below.
Nailbomb is the long-running project led by Max Cavalera, formerly of Sepultura and currently fronting Soulfly.
The band’s present lineup features a three-guitar attack with Cavalera joined by his son, Igor Amadeus Cavalera, and Travis Stone. The rhythm section is rounded out by Adam Jarvis — known for his work with Misery Index and Pig Destroyer — on drums, and Jackie Cruz of Go Ahead And Die on bass.
In a last year’s interview with “Bloodstock TV,” Cavalera reflected on the decision to revive Nailbomb for a full festival run. He explained that the band’s one-off performance at the Marquee Theatre sparked an overwhelming reaction that he couldn’t ignore. “Man, it would be a waste not to take that to Europe,” Cavalera stated, noting that the project’s visceral, punk-infused energy was born for the festival stage.
Nailbomb went on to complete a European tour in the summer of 2025, making appearances at several major festivals, including Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany, Alcatraz in Kortrijk, Belgium, and Bloodstock Open Air at Catton Park in Derbyshire, United Kingdom.
Despite the excitement surrounding the live reunion, Cavalera was clear about the project’s future: there will not be a second Nailbomb studio album. He believes that the one-album format contributes to its unique, cult status. “Unfortunately, I don’t think we’re gonna have another Nailbomb record. We’re gonna kind of leave that like that, kind of really cult. It’s kind of cool that it’s like that. Some of those things are best left like that,” Cavalera said, emphasizing his desire to preserve the project’s legacy. However, he stressed the importance of playing the material live, calling Point Blank “among my favorite things I’ve ever done in my whole career.”
What has surprised Cavalera most is the continued relevance of the 1994 album’s politically charged lyrics. He noted that songs like “World Of S**t” and “Guerrillas” feel even more timely in the current geopolitical climate, from the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine to the political turmoil in the United States. “I think Donald Trump made Nailbomb come back,” Cavalera joked. He believes that music’s function is to “shake people up” and make them aware of the world around them, a purpose the album fulfills even more effectively today than it did three decades ago.
