Lody Kong is an American sludge metal/hardcore punk band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2011. The band is known for being led by brothers Igor Amadeus and Zyon Cavalera, both sons of former Sepultura and current Soulfly frontman Max Cavalera. The band released one album, Dreams and Visions in 2016, and has been inactive since 2018.
Lody Kong formed in 2011[1] after the split of metalcore quintet Mold Breaker, which included Zyon and Igor on drums and guitar, respectively. Recruiting local musicians John Bauer (lead guitar) and Shea "Shanks" Fahey (bass), Igor covered vocal duties and Lody Kong began writing material, adopting their name from their friend Cody Long. In 2012 they released their first demo tracks "Rumsfield" and "Crazy Joe", and opened for Soulfly on the inaugural Maximum Cavalera Tour.
After the tour in early 2013, the quartet entered the studio with producer Roy Mayorga to record their debut EP, entitled No Rules and released digitally on December 17 via Minus Head Records, after being available on tour throughout the year (with Zyon eventually joining his father in Soulfly), along with a music video for the track "Monkeys Always Look".[2] In 2014 they released an extra track entitled "Some Pulp", while in 2015 Igor toured on bass guitar with Soulfly after the departure of Tony Campos. News surfaced in late 2015 that the group were set to release an album in 2016 consisting of recordings made up to two years previously with producer John Gray.[3]
In January 2016 Lody Kong announced their debut album, Dreams and Visions, will be released on March 25 worldwide via Mascot Label Group.[4] During the 2016 Maximum Cavalera Tour they debuted new members, Travis Stone (lead guitar) and Noah Shepherd (bass). On February 26, they released a lyric video for the song "Chillin', Killin'".[5] Shepherd left the band later in 2016 with Igor moving to vocals and bass. Since 2018 the band has been inactive, with members focussing on other projects: Zyon with Soulfly, Igor Jr with Go Ahead and Die (as Igor Amadeus Cavalera) and Travis with Pig Destroyer. Igor and Travis have also formed the stoner metal band Healing Magic, releasing their first EP in 2020.
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^LODY KONG Featuring MAX CAVALERA's Sons: 'No Rules' EP Released Digitally. Blabbermouth.net. December 24, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
^Lody Kong (Soulfly) To Release Debut Album The PRP. November 13, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
^CAVALERA BROTHERS DETAIL LODY KONG DEBUT. Team Rock. January 27, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
^THIS LODY KONG SONG IS FILTHY IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY. Rock Sound. February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
^LODY KONG to Release Debut Album 'Dreams and Visions' on March 25, 2016; Reveal Cover Artwork and Track Listing Pure Grain Audio. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
lody, kong, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2016, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lody Kong news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Lody Kong is an American sludge metal hardcore punk band from Phoenix Arizona formed in 2011 The band is known for being led by brothers Igor Amadeus and Zyon Cavalera both sons of former Sepultura and current Soulfly frontman Max Cavalera The band released one album Dreams and Visions in 2016 and has been inactive since 2018 Lody KongLody Kong performing in 2015Background informationOriginPhoenix Arizona U S GenresSludge metal grunge hardcore punkYears active2011 2018 inactive LabelsMascotMembersIgor A Cavalera Zyon Cavalera Travis StonePast membersJohn Bauer Shea Shanks Fahey Noah ShepherdWebsiteLody Kong on Facebook Contents 1 History 2 Musical style 3 Band members 3 1 Current lineup 3 2 Former members 3 3 Timeline 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksHistory editLody Kong formed in 2011 1 after the split of metalcore quintet Mold Breaker which included Zyon and Igor on drums and guitar respectively Recruiting local musicians John Bauer lead guitar and Shea Shanks Fahey bass Igor covered vocal duties and Lody Kong began writing material adopting their name from their friend Cody Long In 2012 they released their first demo tracks Rumsfield and Crazy Joe and opened for Soulfly on the inaugural Maximum Cavalera Tour After the tour in early 2013 the quartet entered the studio with producer Roy Mayorga to record their debut EP entitled No Rules and released digitally on December 17 via Minus Head Records after being available on tour throughout the year with Zyon eventually joining his father in Soulfly along with a music video for the track Monkeys Always Look 2 In 2014 they released an extra track entitled Some Pulp while in 2015 Igor toured on bass guitar with Soulfly after the departure of Tony Campos News surfaced in late 2015 that the group were set to release an album in 2016 consisting of recordings made up to two years previously with producer John Gray 3 In January 2016 Lody Kong announced their debut album Dreams and Visions will be released on March 25 worldwide via Mascot Label Group 4 During the 2016 Maximum Cavalera Tour they debuted new members Travis Stone lead guitar and Noah Shepherd bass On February 26 they released a lyric video for the song Chillin Killin 5 Shepherd left the band later in 2016 with Igor moving to vocals and bass Since 2018 the band has been inactive with members focussing on other projects Zyon with Soulfly Igor Jr with Go Ahead and Die as Igor Amadeus Cavalera and Travis with Pig Destroyer Igor and Travis have also formed the stoner metal band Healing Magic releasing their first EP in 2020 Musical style editLody Kong s music differs greatly from the members other projects and associated acts such as the metalcore of Mold Breaker or groove metal of Soulfly Critics and media have referred to the band as a mix of sludge metal hardcore punk grunge and thrash metal 6 Band members editCurrent lineup edit Igor Amadeus Cavalera vocals 2011 present bass 2016 present rhythm guitar 2011 2016 Zyon Cavalera drums 2011 present Travis Stone lead and rhythm guitar 2016 present Former members edit John Bauer lead guitar 2011 2016 Shea Shanks Fahey bass 2011 2016 Noah Shepherd bass 2016 Timeline editDiscography editDemos Bird EP 2012 self released Extended plays No Rules 2013 Minus Head Records Studio albums Dreams and Visions 2016 Mascot Label Group References edit Lody Kong Songs Albums Reviews Bio amp More AllMusic Retrieved February 12 2024 LODY KONG Featuring MAX CAVALERA s Sons No Rules EP Released Digitally Blabbermouth net December 24 2013 Retrieved February 26 2016 Lody Kong Soulfly To Release Debut Album The PRP November 13 2015 Retrieved February 28 2016 CAVALERA BROTHERS DETAIL LODY KONG DEBUT Team Rock January 27 2016 Retrieved February 26 2016 THIS LODY KONG SONG IS FILTHY IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY Rock Sound February 26 2016 Retrieved February 26 2016 LODY KONG to Release Debut Album Dreams and Visions on March 25 2016 Reveal Cover Artwork and Track Listing Pure Grain Audio February 2 2016 Retrieved February 28 2016 External links editLody Kong at AllMusic nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lody Kong amp oldid 1210329132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
