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=) And how they give it some slow parts in the songs like unleash with the slow part in the middle and the end of doom. Ive been a really big fan of max calavera and his music, when this album was released I got it and it was incredible. Very fast and good guitar solos, especially in paranoia and doom. This album is very very VERY good and i love it.
'Paranoia' is a killer mid paced number. Brutal.That said, those who liked Soulfly's debut and more nu-metal approach wont enjoy this as much. There are more 'Sepultura' sounding tracks as well. 'Doom', 'Unleash', 'Blood, Fire, War, Hate' and 'Enemy Ghost' absolutely kill and are in the same league as anything 'Lamb of God' does but has that Max inflicted flavor. People who like the Roots and Remains era of Sepultura will definitely enjoy this over older Soulfly discs. Max Cavelera seems to be coming full circle with the thrash metal stylings of old at this point.
Really they all go together anyway. Especially on 'Warmageddon' and 'Blood,Fire,War,Hate' which has a very reminiscent sound of 'Remains' era Sepultura.There are guitar solos on this that are very good and fit songs appropriately. It is a terrible way to end the album. Instrumental and does not fit in the context as the rest of the disc. This disc is not unlike previous releases but has a stronger Metal element. Cavalera Conspiracy and veteran Sepultura fans should have this though. But doubt many will admit to liking that era anyway. And 'For Those About To Rot' is a decent track with a touch of Brazilian/Tribal flavor.Those are my favorites, but other tracks hold well.
Max does not do anything particularly 'new' but there is a renewed energy on this disc that takes over where 'Dark Ages' started. 'Touching the Void' has a real slow-creeper sound reminiscent of Soulfly meets Sabbath. This works well with the down-tuned guitars. It is Heavy as hell. I understand trying to stick in something different, but it is unwarranted. Straight forward tracks of Riffs that crawl under your skin. There are definitely More Thrashed out moments and it is very bottom heavy Produced making it sound thicker. Well done but could have been edited down a little at the end.
Also, be sure to listen more than once. Just don't expect anything earth-shattering or new and you wont be disappointed. Soulfly do not disappoint and evolve stronger than ever on this disc. As stated previously, nothing out of the ordinary musically but its executed tightly and with a no holds barred approach. There aren't nearly as many skip-able tracks as there were on 'Prophecy' and 'III'.I would totally skip the 'Soulfly VI' track at the end.
ALSO BUY THE NEW CAVALERA CONSPIRACY ALBUM. I WENT AND BOUGHT EVEN THE "DARK AGES" ALBUM WHICH SOUNDS LIKE "ROOTS BLOODY ROOTS" OR CHAOS A.D. I HEARD SOULFLY PLAYING ON YOUTUBE-PRIMITIVE.AND IT SOUNDED ALRIGHT. AFTER I BOUGHT "INFLIKTED-CAVALERA CONSPIRACY" I HEARD THEM PLAY ON HEADBANGERSBALL, TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE ALBUM CAME OUT, AND MAX SOUNDS JUST LIKE SEPULTURA DAYS- I BOUGHT THE ALBUM AND IT IS NO DESSAPOINMENT. IF YOU LIKE OLD SEPULTURA, YOU'LL DEFINETELY LIKE THIS ONE.
took me few couple of weeks to understand how amazing this album is and how cleverly thrash metal elements have been used. awesome album.
another great album from soulfly. a must have for any fan of soulfly this is an awesome album,but I would of liked a little more of the darkages flavor (just my opinion), but Marc Rizzo's guitar work is awesome again. the dvd live performance is awesome.
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