SOULFLY return to Sulingen in 2026, a band whose name has been a focal point between brute force, spiritual energy and global rhythms since the late 1990s. Max Cavalera & Co. will be taking to the Reload stage for the second time since their appearance in 2012 – and will once again be bringing with them precisely the mixture of groove and thrash metal, tribal interludes and uncompromising live power that has made the band a permanent fixture on the international scene.

SOULFLY emerged in 1997 from the open wounds, but also the unbroken creative urge of former SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera. Since then, the band has released a body of work that constantly moves between world-weariness, social anger and spiritual searching. Their latest album Chama (2025) picks up exactly where they left off: heavy grooves, densely arranged, but always open to the ritual breathlessness that has characterized Cavalera for decades.

Live, SOULFLY has always been an organism of pulsating drums, deep riffs and rousing call-and-response moments. Anyone who knows the band knows that you don’t just watch SOULFLY – you are drawn into a maelstrom of energy, history and community spirit.

In 2026, the band provides a point of contrast in the line-up: a bridge between metallic earthiness, a world-music pulse and a front figure whose voice and presence have long been part of the collective metal DNA. Anyone who likes to experience how diverse hardness can sound at Reload will not want to miss SOULFLY.