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Album Review

Longtime fans of Sepultura who feared that ex-leader Max Cavalera would conform to the tempting (and lucrative) alternative music scene upon his departure need not worry. Like his last release with Sepultura, the superb Roots, experimentation (Brazilian tribal drumming/rhythms, samples, unearthly sound effects, etc.) is a catalyst here on Soulfly, but gut-wrenching heavy metal is the foundation for almost all of the tracks. The energy and intensity don't let up for a second throughout this debut, as heard on the grinding tracks "Eye for an Eye," "Bumbklaatt," and "The Song Remains Insane." Max had stated in interviews his fondness for reggae legend Bob Marley, and the title track proves to be his first foray into reggae/dub territory (and serves as a nice break from the rest of the album's over the top metal). The album also contains guest appearances by several leading hard rockers — Chino Moreno from the Deftones, Fred Durst and DJ Lethal from Limp Bizkit, Eric Bobo from Cypress Hill, and Burton C. Bell, Dino Cazares, and Christian Olde Wolbers from Fear Factory. Soulfly is the perfect vehicle for Cavalera's unique heavy metal vision, and a great way to kick off the second part of his recording career.

Customer Reviews

reminiscing...

i just listened to this album tonight for the first time almost ten years, and was surprised to hear how good it was. (i guess there is a reason why i listened to it for weeks straight back in high school.) it really sort of sounds like the b*st*rd brother of sepultura's tour-de-force, 'roots', which makes sense as max carried those ideas forward to his new band. if you love 'roots', and want some more of the same, this album is for you; if 'roots' was a bit too hard for you, this album will hurt your head.

Memories from Wyoming (?)

Discovered these guys in Mammoth Music in Riverton, WY in 1998ish, the store clerk put this in the CD player there and I was pretty wowed. So many reviews on here start out "This is Max Cavalera (or some other artist) at their very best! zmfg 10/10 *drool*" but I'm not going to do that. I really didn't listen to much Sepultura before this but I really did enjoy the hell out of the first Soulfly CD. Good songs include Bumba, First Commandment, Umbabarauma, and Quilombo. I did like the album Primitive better but it all started here. Not really a Christian myself or anything, but there's a lot of honesty here. He did kinda beat the Dana thing like a dead horse over the following decade, might be time to move on now man.

Great

This is a great CD period the songs are balanced from insane thrash to more peaceful songs. Has many Latin American influences and sounds just really good

Biography

Formed: 1997

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

Upon his exit from Sepultura in late 1996, singer/guitarist/songwriter Max Cavalera almost automatically set out to form his next musical endeavor, the ultra-heavy Soulfly. Besides leaving one of the most popular heavy metal bands in the world, which he'd co-founded in the early '80s, he also had to deal with the unsolved murder of Dana Wells, his stepson and best friend. Using music as therapy to overcome his depression, Cavalera put together a band that included Roy "Rata" Mayorga on drums (ex-Thorn)...
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