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MARC RIZZO Says He ‘Probably Should Have Quit SOULFLY Five Or Six Years Ago’

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Former SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo has said that he “probably should have quit” the band five or six years ago.

Rizzo spoke about his departure from SOULFLY in a new interview with “The Ex-Man” podcast hosted by Doc Coyle of BAD WOLVES, saying (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “There’s a lot of confusion that goes on there, obviously. Everybody knows the history of the band — a lot of confusion. Which is all right — there’s confusion everywhere in this world. But I definitely was putting in more than what I [was] getting out, obviously, and I think the fans have recognized that. They see the live show turned into that, the records turned into that. It’s pretty obvious what was going on. I’ve got hundreds of fans writing me every day understanding online here. It is what it is. It’s the politics of the band. It’s Max’s [Cavalera, SOULFLY frontman] band — that’s definitely his thing. Was I doing more as the years went on? Absolutely. And, obviously, you can see that in live shows. The live show’s right there in front of you — in black and white — what was going on. So, when this whole [pandemic] hit, it was just, like, 18 years in, and I’m working a day job now, and I wasn’t really getting great advice, per se, as far as what to do, as far as certain things and how to get loans [from the government] or whatever it was. I tried filing for those things. I took the information that was given to me, and none of it made sense. I couldn’t figure out anything. I tried applying for some of these things, and I couldn’t figure it out. So, however the other two guys in the band — Max and Zyon [Cavalera, SOULFLY drummer] — got whatever loan [to help them financially during the pandemic] is beyond me. If I can’t figure it out, then I’m sure they couldn’t figure it out. So there must have been some sort of band accountant or somebody that did stuff [for them].”

Marc went on to say that his working relationship with SOULFLY simply “ran its course. Honestly, I think I stayed too long,” he said. “I probably should have quit — I wanted to quit about five [or] six years ago. That’s when things, in my opinion, just started to go downhill. There’s a lot of things that are just obvious, again, if you watch the live show that I’m not even nitpicking about — the fans are talking about. If you go to any message board, the fans always talk about the same things about the live show. I think five or six years ago, I really probably should have split. But I felt bad, and I felt I had some loyalty to everybody and I didn’t wanna leave everybody hanging. Obviously, I had a major part in the riffing in the live show and on the records. But, thankfully, everything went down the way it did. COVID opened my eyes to a lot of things, and I’m in a way better place now.”

Rizzo joined SOULFLY in 2004, and has since appeared on all of the band’s subsequent records, including “Prophecy” (2004), “Dark Ages” (2005), “Conquer” (2008), “Omen” (2010), “Enslaved” (2012), “Savages” (2013), “Archangel” (2015) and “Ritual” (2018).