Go Ahead And Die is the colossally heavy band co-fronted by Max Cavalera and his son Igor Amadeus Cavalera. This one-of-a-kind father/son collaboration combines old school thrash with some serious punk attitude. Max is without a doubt the God-Father of all things heavy and Go Ahead And Die adds to that legacy. The band just completed the Unhealthy Mechanisms Tour 2024 that had them play 58 shows in 64 days and they made a stop at the Glasshouse in Pomona, CA on Friday night March 22 to deliver a night of brutality to Southern California. Orlando Florida’s Deathcore masters BodyBox have been in the direct support slot for the entire tour and SoCal’s own Deep Within have been on the tour for the last 2 weeks of this Heavy Metal Brigade.

After three local opening bands Deep Within took the stage and the fans definitely knew who these hard rockers were as fist pumping and a circle pit ensued. The music sounded somewhat of a combination of Static-X mixed with Wednesday 13 and they without doubt took the intensity level of the Glasshouse up a few notches.

When Bodybox began their set the circle pit erupted as the Death Metal masters blasted through 30 minutes of total destruction. These guys toured in support of Max Cavalera’s other band Soulfly in 2023 so the fans are no strangers to this music and Bodybox had one job and they successfully completed their task of pumping up the crowd in preparation for Go Ahead and Die.

At 10:25 the lights dropped and Igor Cavalera took the center stage mic as bassist Jackie Cruz and drummer Johnny Valles took their spots then Max Cavalera hit the stage and the band blasted into the first three songs (“Desert Carnage”, “Split Scalp” and “Tumors”) off the new album as the Glasshouse erupted with headbanging and circle pits. Although the band has released two albums, this is their first tour and they certainly delivered on their promise of bringing extreme sweat and aggression to the stage every night.

With Go Ahead And Die, Max has stated he has given the keys to the car to Igor and he is sitting in the back seat and boy is Igor a chip off the ole block as he has the same intensity in his vocal delivery and guitar riffs as his Dad. Max and Igor trade off lyrics all night long and Max is a bit more guitar focused as he lets Igor be the frontman. Max served up some serious metal riffage and solos that you don’t usually see from him in Soulfly or Cavalera Conspiracy.

The band played the entire Unhealthy Mechanisms album and select cuts from their self-titled debut including the blistering track “Truckload Full of Bodies”. The rhythm section consisting of Jackie Cruz on bass and the hard-hitting Johnny Valles on drums kept the thumping loud and mean and along with the Cavalera’s guitars equaled some of the grittiest, raw, extreme punk infused metal out there today.

The night ended with Max wearing a sheriff’s uniform with matching hat as the band concluded their performance in Pomona with the song “Drug-O-Cop”. WOW – lots of blood, sweat and beers at The Glasshouse. With Max so busy with all of his projects (one of the busiest musicians in the business) who knows if Go Ahead And Die will ever tour again which would be a shame but at the same time it makes the performance on this night that much more special and a memory to soon not be forgotten.

Go Ahead And Die Setlist:

Desert Carnage | Split Scalp | Tumors | Truckload Full of Bodies | Toxic Freedom | No Easy Way Out | M.D.A. (Most Dangerous Animal) | Chasm | I.C.E. Cage | Prophet's Prey | Worth Less Than Piss | Blast Zone | Unhealthy Mechanisms | Drug-O-Cop