Soulfly - Conquer (CD + DVD)
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Free Music Review: Soulfly Makes A Pure Thrash Metal Album!
Hit: 5 Stars
I heard in an interview that Conquer was written and recorded quite quickly and fluently which right of the bat seems like quite a different approach for the band, who's frontman Max Cavalera spends much time traveling to other countries finding and being influenced by other worldly sounds and music before writing a record. Instead though, it appears on Conquer that Max simply stuck to what he knows best, good o'l fashioned thrash metal! (The first 9 tracks of Conquer are beasty thrash anthems.) What's really cool though is that Soulfly is really coming together as a band. You can tell when you hear Conquer that the rest of the guys got to express themselves alot more so on this record and really shine, especially talented guitarist Marc Rizzo. This may be so because of Max's preoccupation with Cavalera Conspiracy (although Bobby Burns and Marc Rizzo are in the band as well, the Cavalera brothers are prob. the primary song writers) or maybe Max has just been feeling really nostalgic lately (also mentioning in the interview influences from Bolt Thrower and Slayer among others). Even though this album is for the most part less experimental and has less/fewer "grooves" and "vibes" than previous records(besides the melodic _Soulfly VI_ and the heavy brooding 7 minute epic _Touching The Void_), it totally shreds and makes for high quality headbanging material! The lyrics and subject matter on Conquer are typically cliche and the same as everything else Max has expressed in all his other songs, but that's pretty much my only criticism... other than that if you REALLY like old school Testament, Exodus, Slayer, and Sepultura like I do, you will find much satisfaction in Soulfly's latest Conquer.
The DVD rocks too; the setlist, performance, crowd energy, picture quality,ect. The camera changes about every 5 sec. though, which didn't really bother me, but I know it does alot for some viewers I know, just to let you all know before you get it...
Free Music Review: Pleasantly Surprised
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm a longtime Sepultura fan, and when Soulfly's first CD came out, I thought it was good, but a little too nu-metal. I remained a fan of both groups as their paths took them in different musical directions over the following decade. After forgetting about both for awhile, I rediscovered them through Cavalera Conspiracy, which was good, but didn't have enough musical diversity to make me want to have repeat listens.
After reading a few reviews of Conquer on wikipedia, I decided to give it a chance. Man am I glad I did. This is the best CD I've heard from Cavalera since the Roots/Chaos A.D. era. Every single song has its own unique sound, and they all work together to make an amazing album. I haven't felt this way about a metal cd since Machine Head's The Blackening. Granted, I'm not the biggest metal fan anymore, but this CD had me hooked from start to finish.
I haven't watched the DVD yet, so I can't comment on whether it is good or not. It was filmed in 2005, so it doesn't have anything from this album on it. I own a Sepultura live show on DVD, and the energy Cavalera brings on the stage is impressive. So I'm sure the DVD is worth paying a few extra bucks for.
The CD also comes with three bonus tracks. All of them are solid, but I can see why they left them off the regular cd.
I don't really want to get into a track by track breakdown, because every song is great. It'd just be repetitive praise. Just know that the lyrics and vocals are great, the guitar work is fantastic, and the drums and bass fit each song perfectly.
If you liked Sepultura before Cavalera left, and have ever liked Soulfly, you should definitely buy this CD.
Free Music Review: Album Of The Year
Hit: 5 Stars
yes folks we have it right here 2008 album of the year and it is Labor Day weekend so not much left to come out besides the new Metallica so anyway lets get down to business this one took me by surprise because the last Soulfly album Dark Ages was borderline incredible this one is arguably thier finest moment clocks in at 71 minutes or so and never a dull moment they tear your head off with their thrash and then they get into experimental tribal stuff which is common for them but just briefly in most songs, highlights include most everything but # 1 blood fire war hate is a great starter # 3 paranoia # 4 warmageddon # 7 fall of the Psychophants #8 Doom and especially # 10 touching the void total Black Sabbath worship {they even say in the lyric sheet [to Black Sabbath]and then end it with Soulfly VI [instrumental] which is something that Ritchie Blackmore would have done on any Rainbow album good stuff indeed and the bonus tracks of Bad Brains and I really liked Marilyn Mansons The Beautiful People HELL YAH
if Max Cavalera stepped in the ring with all 9 members of SLIPKNOT and compared new albums 9 people would be dead and Max would have 9 Stonehenge masks as a trophy
Free Music Review: surprised me!
Hit: 5 Stars
after the last,say,3-4 Soulfly albums(actually,everything after the debut)I lost touch when primitive came out.seemed like Max was trying so desperately to get them to break into the mainstream by going nu-metal,but he forgot that mainstream folks refuse to get past growling vocals and won't take the time to read lyrics:with dark ages and now conquer he's realized this and has gotten back to his roots.dark ages was o.k.--heavy,faster,more solos;but it just didn't click with me.Yesterday I bought conquer on a whim thinking"well,if it's like most the other stuff I'll just give it to bro";after hearing David Vincent from Morbid Angel on the first track my mind was pretty much made up that even if the rest of the cd was flakey "fun-metal" fare I'd keep it for the first track.the rest of it played and I was VERY impressed!this is the closest that Max or anyone from the Sepulcamp has come to getting that 90's heart-felt metal intensity back into the music!I figured that this would pale in comparrisson to the Cav Con album,but just the opposite!Free Music Review: A Sonic BOOM! to your face and ears like that!
Hit: 5 Stars
Ready, Aim, FIRE! Ready, Set, ATTACK! You see, these were the first words that came up to my mind the first time I listened to Soulfly's Conquer CD/DVD set. It's fast, aggresive, and a good ol battle attack, it's just like you are ready for a brawl! Once you are at a pit in a Soulfly gig, ooh boy! (believe me, I have seen it with my very own two eyes) Needless to say it is ON!
Every track spits fire in its own way inlcuding the bonus tracks of the Bad Brains and Marilyn Manson covers, they nailed it good!
The DVD gets even better as you start to view it, although they do not perform any of the Conquer tracks in it, since it was filmed and captured live in 2005 in Warsaw, Poland. Outstanding material, Soulfly! Well, of course I know this, because they definitely haven't lost their edge and sound!