Nailbomb is a heavy metal band formed in 1993 as a side project by Brazilian musician Max Cavalera (then-the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Sepultura) and British musician Alex Newport of Fudge Tunnel.
[5] Nailbomb hosted other musicians to play guest spots, including D.H. Peligro (Dead Kennedys), Max Cavalera's brother Igor Cavalera (Sepultura co-founder), and guitarist Dino Cazares (co-founder and guitarist of Fear Factory).
[4] Nailbomb's second album, Proud to Commit Commercial Suicide, was a live recording capturing the band's appearance at the 1995 Dynamo Open Air Festival in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
In addition to Cavalera, the lineup for this show was his son Igor and Travis Stone both on guitar, bassist Johny Chow, sampler Alex Cha and drummer Adam Jarvis.
[6] In early November 2024, it was announced Nailbomb would be playing the Alcatraz festival in Kortrijk, Belgium in August 2025.