Cavalera Conspiracy, shortened to Cavalera on Sepultura-related re-recordings and tours, brought the Chaos A.D. tour to the House of Blues Anaheim on Tuesday, October 7. The lineup was stacked with LA metal band Thrown into Exhile, Relapse Records’ DC death metal band Genocide Pact, and tourmates from the original Chaos A.D. tours, Prong and Fear Factory.

East Coast thrash groove metallers Prong took the stage third on the lineup with the packed crowd primed and ready to go.  Mainstay vocalist/guitarist Tommy Victor and company opened the set with “Broken Peace” off 1994’s Cleansing and stuck to that album for most of the set including the crusher “Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck.” Their latest release State of Emergency is out now.

In the direct support slot were Fear Factory with their signature progressive industrial metal. Not only did Fear Factory tour with Sepultura during the original Chaos A.D. tour cycle, but they also received help from Max Cavalera to get their Roadrunner Records deal. “Demanufacture” opened the set, and the album made up the bulk of the setlist for the 30th anniversary of the album’s release.

Guitarist Dino Cazares, the only remaining original member, played custom 7 and 8 string custom headless Ormsby guitars. New frontman, the Italian Milo Silvestro, proved he’s not just a young Burton C. Bell clone. He commanded the stage with his own style and talent. Bassist Tony Campos is out with Static-X on the Mudvayne L.D. 50 tour, so Butcher Babies’ Ricky Bonazza filled in. Havok’s Pete Webber became an official member in 2023 with Silvestro and held his own behind the drumkit.

The Cavalera brothers, Max and Iggor, are still considered by many to be the core of Sepultura even decades after their respective departures. The younger Igor Cavalera on bass solidifies that this was as much the Cavalera show as it was a Sepultura show. Chaos A.D. has been credited by many musicians as opening the door to groove metal and nu-metal.

Arguably a fan favorite from not just Chaos A.D., but the entire Sepultura catalog, “Refuse/Resist” opened the set. While the album was played in full, the tracklist was shuffled after the blistering opening song. A cover of Black Sabbath’s “Symptom of the Universe” was also added to the setlist. The performance was as strong as a Sepultura performance back in 1993 during the album’s release. The tour ends of October 18 in Dallas.