SOULFLY / CAVALERA CONSPIRACY guitarist Marc Rizzo has announced three solo shows in support of his new album, Legionnaire. These will be his only solo apperanaces prior to hitting the road with Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy for the summer. They are as follows:

May

6 - The Penny Arcade - Rochester, New York
7 - Dingbatz - Clifton, New Jersey
8 - Voices Rock Club - Lowell, Massachusetts

The Legionnaire tracklisting: is as follows:

'Release The Kraken'

'...By Great Odins Beard'

'Bandidas'

'Victim In Shred'

'The Emerald Goblet'

'The Wrath Of Crom'

'Peaks And Vallies'

'Legionnaire'

'Life And Will'

'Fenestrelle Fortress'

'The Metallurgist'

Download Legionnaire on iTunes here.

Julia Neuman at Metal Assault caught up with Rizzo when Soulfly performed at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, OH on March 20th. An excerpt from the interview is available below:

Julia: (New Soulfly album) Omen is scheduled for release on May 25th. What really stands out about this album for you?

Marc: "It's right to the point. There's a real hardcore, punk vibe to the record. Short tunes. This record is kind of different for us and I think the fans are going to like it a lot."

Julia: When you were writing the album did you have it in mind that you wanted short songs, or was that more of an unplanned thing? Did you go into it with specific musical goals in mind?

Marc: "I think Max's goal was to put out a record that seemed a little more to-the-point, a real thrash metal or hardcore vibe. I know he definitely wanted to go in that direction when we started making the record, so I guess in the end it turned out to be like that."

Julia: You released a few solo albums yourself in which you incorporated a lot of different styles of music other than metal. Do you prefer the songwriting dynamic that you get with a group or do you prefer writing on your own, where maybe you're not quite as limited musically?

Marc: "I like both. I like working with the guys in Soulfly and collaborating but then I also like doing my own thing. I do like being able to do whatever I want to and really indulging in guitar music. It's nice to be able to do just the guitar thing, because that's what my solo stuff is, just instrumental guitar music. So I like being able to just go off into that world too."

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