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SOULFLY Album Details, Tons Of Info

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ripped from blabbermouth:
SOULFLY will release its eighth album, “Enslaved”, on March 13 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at Tallcat Studios in Phoenix, Arizona and was produced by Chris “Zeuss” Harris, the seasoned knob twiddler behind some of the most notable bands in metal today, such as SHADOWS FALL, HATEBREED, THE RED CHORD and more. SOULFLY vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera also shared production duties.

SOULFLY‘s current lineup features Max and guitar dynamo Marc Rizzo, with STATIC-X‘s Tony Campos taking up the bass. The lineup is rounded out by drummer David Kinkade (BORKNAGAR, ARSIS, MALEVOLENT CREATION), a new-school, extreme skinsman whose brutality behind the kit brings a new flavor to the band.

While many groups barely make it to a third album, SOULFLY is still going strong two decades deep. 2012 also marks the band’s 15th anniversary of making a tribally-influenced metallic racket and what better way to celebrate than with a new record? The album will be released via longtime label Roadrunner, which has been SOULFLY‘s home for the course of its career. The label has also been Cavalera‘s home for the duration of his career, which began in the ’80s as a member of SEPULTURA, who essentially rewrote the rules of heavy music when they arrived on the scene; Max continues to do the same today.

As is customary with SOULFLY, the band will introduce some new and unexpected elements into the mix, including a guest violinist. SOULFLY also collaborates with two metal veterans: Dez Fafara of DEVILDRIVER and Travis Ryan of CATTLE DECAPITATION. With Dez and Max sharing a longtime connection through the Roadrunner family, it was only a matter of time before Fafara guested on a SOULFLY album.

Cavalera wrote a song, “Revengeance”, about his slain stepson Dana Wells, whose death was the catalyst for the creation of SOULFLY. He partners with his sons Igor and Richie on vocals, while his other son Zyon plays drums. It is the first time Max has performed with three of his sons.

The band tracked 14 songs, 11 of which will be on the record, with the other three being made available for the special edition.

Track titles are as follows:

* Resistance
* World Scum
* Intervention
* Gladiator
* Legions
* American Steel
* Redemption Of Man By God
* Treachery
* Plata O Plomo
* Revengeance
* Chains
* Slave
* Bastards
* Soulfly VIII

Travis Ryan — who was a replacement for SOULFLY‘s original choice, OCEANO‘s Adam Warren — recorded his portion of the vocals at Frick’in Studios in San Marcos, California with engineer Dan Frick.

Commented Ryan: “It’s an honor to receive a call from someone you had pictures of on your wall as a kid asking you to be on a new album of theirs. I literally had a picture of Max [Cavalera, SOULFLY mainman] and Gloria [Max's wife and manager] holding [Gloria's son] Richie in her arms that I ripped out of a copy of Metal Maniacs on my wall when I was 15 or 16. Now they’re asking for my artistic hand in one of their creations; [it] just doesn’t get much more surreal than that. Very honored and the song is very ‘death metal-ish’ and completely crushes. Happy to be a part of it!”

Zeuss stated about Travis‘ contribution, “The vocals fucking rule!!!! Fits the song perfect… Very refreshing for me to hear these days.”

Static-X – Behemoth

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Abandon me
A horror scene
A time storm
A pile up.

Exterminate it
Calculate it
Ricochet
Smart bullet.

Get louder
Get higher
Get true to form
Behemoth.

Verify
Storm of the eye
To detonate the fusion.

Get it?

Wrecking
Dragging
Nagging
Sagging
Blocking
Cocking
Smoking
Choaking.

Get louder
Get higher
Get true to form
Behemoth.

Verify
It’s hard to see
Diffusing the tune up.

Qreview! Wayne Static – Pighammer

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Wayne Static comes back with something more deep, more thoughtful and more progressive. Pighammer is a look into the evolution of Wayne Static. Not really, Pighammer is a Static-X album: more “evil disco”!! The riffs are chunky and think, like a bowl of beef stew. Tasty and leaving you gassy. The vocals are classic Wayne Static, raspy high growling. With Tony not in the mix, there are no low vocals on this album. Also, with Koichi gone as well there are a lack of solo’s on the album. With that said though, it’s still quality Static-X music. Electronic presence with great rhythm guitar work.

Pighammer is definitely nothing new or innovative. With Wayne being the creative force behind the project it’s basically the same stuff he has churned out for 10 years. Static-X fans will love this, if you are not a fan of that then this may not work for you either. This album does feel sexier though. Some of the electronic parts and feminine vocals put out a “let’s get fucked up and fuck all night” vibe…which is odd now that Wayne is “sober” from all of that craziness.

Pighammer is heavy and raw. It’s a mix of Wisconsin Death Trip, Shadow Zone and Cult of Static. Elements from those 3 albums are definitely present on this album. Which is good because those 3 album are really good. Songs like Chrome Nation and Thunder Invader bring some of the heaviest riffs on the album, as well as interestingly done electronic work. I love the ending of Thunder Invader, it end with a creepy little ambient noise and a dance beat over it….done well and it’s not too in your face. Wayne Static provides us with some great evil disco beats.

She and The Creatures Are Everywhere are great songs with Wayne doing a different, softer vocal style on them. Just talking on one and almost a whisper on the other. There are fast parts on this album, just like any Static-X album…then there are some slower and shall I say more doom parts on it.

Pighammer brought it. With some of the finer elements from past Static-X albums mixed with a newer and more focused Wayne Static. This was definitely one of those album I had to build up to. Upon first listening…I didn’t care for it….then I liked it….then I liked it more…and now I have parts stuck in my head and I love the album. Wayne should be proud of himself, after all of these years he can still manage to keep me interested in such simple music. He is crafty at what he does and everything he puts out never ceases to amaze me. Enjoy, Pighammer. Even though I hate the album name…

Pros: excellent quality: production and music are great. Music is catchy and heavy.

Cons: Fans of Static-X will love it. If you’re not a fan then you’ll probably hate it.

4.5 out of 5

Fav Tracks: Assassin’s of Youth, Thunder Invader, Static Killer, She, Chrome Nation, Shifter, Slave, The Creatures Are Everywhere, Behind the Sky

Catch a glimpse of what is happening at Camp Static

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Rehearsal room footage (no performance though) of Wayne Static and crew chilling before a practice. Wayne then shows the setlist and jokingly covers up some of it with his hands. From what I can see, most of his set will be Static-X classics. Check it out below.

 

Random Lyric of the Day! Static-X “Behind the Wall of Sleep”

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[BLACK SABBATH COVER]

Precious cups within the flower
Deadly petals with strange power
Faces shine a deadly smile
Back up on you at your trial
Chill and numbs from head to toe
Icy sun with frosty glow
Why’d you go reaching your sorrow?
Why’d you go read no tomorrow
Feel your spirit rise with the priest
Feel your body falling to its knees
Take your walk of remorse
Take your body to a corpse
Take your body to a corpse
Take your body to a corpse
If you want all remorse
Take your body to a corpse
Now from darkness, there springs light
Wall of Sleep is cold and bright
Wall of Sleep is lying broken
Sun shines in, you are awoken

Random Lyric of the Day! Static-X – “Invincible”

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This moment in time
This moment defined
How is it I feel nothing?
Just don’t say goodbye
You say to me
I’m trying to do the right thing

This moment in time
This moment defined
How is it I feel nothing?

It’s alright

And we sneak a call
And we’re like thieves
I love the times like these
Just don’t say goodbye
Just won’t you please
I’m trying to do the right thing

It’s alright

All my life I was in the cold
Now I find I feel nothing more
Leave me to learn
Leave me to hurt
Now I’m not so invincible

It’s just come to this you know