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“RITUAL” WILL KICK YOUR ASS OFF uu Tracklists: Both ancient and modern cultures rely heavily on rituals. From “The tribal elements of early SOULFLY are evident,” exclaims DIGI: 01. Ritual religious proceedings that date back millennia to daily 21st cen- Max. “I feel like we have a good lineup and catchy grooves—it’s 02. Dead Behind The Eyes tury routines such as checking social media, humanity gravitates good to get back to the grooves!” 03. The Summoning towards ritualistic behavior for the appearance of order and a Continuing a long tradition of friends and family joining the cere- 04. Evil Empowered 05. Under Rapture semblance of control over life’s chaos. Perhaps more than any mony, “Dead Behind The Eyes” welcomes LAMB OF GOD singer 06. Demonized other artform, ceremonious behavior defines heavy metal. Thou- Randy Blythe into the fray. He and Max lock into a deadly call- 07. Blood On The Street sands of fans worship at the altar of a speaker or congregate in and-response in homage to “Hellraiser” that’s as vicious as it is 08. Bite The Bullet person for the sermon of a live show. 09. Feedback! vital. 10. Soulfly XI Two decades into their storied career, SOULFLY continue to en- “”Dead Behind the Eyes” is about the “Hellraiser” character, Ce- gender near cultish zeal with each subsequent album and tour. nobite,” he goes on. “It’s also about how the monks from old times LP (33 RPM) In that sense, the group’s eleventh full-length, “Ritual” [Nuclear Side A chastised themselves.” 01. Ritual Blast], lives up to the promise of its name with a metallic ceremony Meanwhile, “Under Rapture” thrives on machine gun riffing and 02. Dead Behind The Eyes of the highest order. The iconic gold-certified quartet—Max Cav- a cameo courtesy of death metal demigod Ross Dolan of IMMO- 03. The Summoning alera [vocals, guitar], Marc Rizzo [lead guitar], Zyon Cavalera 04. Evil Empowered LATION. Max elaborates, “ ”Under Rapture” is about how we 05. Under Rapture [drums], and Mike Leon [bass]—cast their word in bludgeoning think about life and death and why we all need to have spiritual Side B riffs, thunderous percussion, and menacing growls. beliefs in our lives.” 01. Demonized The title proves apropos to say the least. 02. Blood On The Street You can also believe in SOULFLY. 03. Bite The Bullet “I’ve always felt that metal is very ritualistic,” affirms Max. “I also Twenty-plus years since their self-titled debut, they maintain an 04. Feedback! like one word titles,” he smiles. 05. Soulfly XI unchallenged spot in true metal’s pantheon. Their legacy spans During 2018, Max and Co. began to prepare this latest body of the gold-certified SOULFLY as well as classics such as PRIMITIVE, work. Three years prior, Archangel marked something of a rebirth. 3, PROPHECY, DARK AGES, CONQUER, OMEN, ENSLAVED, Its extreme tendencies engendered unanimous critical praise from SAVAGES, and most recently, ARCHANGEL. Moreover, a tradi- the likes of Loudwire, Metalsucks, Metalinjection, Blabbermouth, and more as they toured with SOILWORK, DECAPITATED, and tion of collaboration encompasses some of metal’s greatest team- many others. Notably, they also performed the classic Nailbomb ups ranging from Chino Moreno of DEFTONES and Corey Taylor debut, Point Blank, in its entirety on a much-praised 2017 run. of SLIPKNOT to Tom Araya of SLAYER and Todd Jones of NAILS. Returning from the road, they hit the studio with GRAMMY However, “Ritual” represents a full circle moment for the group. Award-winning producer Josh Wilbur [LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM, Not only does it mark the band’s two-decade anniversary, but it ALL THAT REMAINS] for the very first time. Drawing on longtime also will be the third album to feature Max’s son Zyon behind the fandom, he immediately clicked with the musicians from behind drum kit. the board. In the end, the “Ritual” sees SOULFLY at its strongest. “Josh brought a lot of energy to the recording process, and I love “When you listen to this, I hope you can feel the real meaning of his sound,” the frontman goes on. “He produced this record as a SOULFLY and what it means to our Tribe,” Max leaves off. “SOUL- SOULFLY fan. He really made an album that he always wanted FLY fans don’t have boundaries like many fans of different metal to hear.” genres, and they can appreciate a variety of styles and spiritual A tribal chant builds behind an eerie wail before transforming topics. I am very proud of SOULFLY after 20 years in the Metal into a neck-snapping groove on the album opener and title track world. Having Zyon on drums is a great feeling. I am passing the “Ritual.” Elsewhere, double bass drives “Evil Empowered” as deft torch. Our Tribe is stronger than ever!” – shredding steamrolls towards a soaring scream of “Rise above.” Rick Florino, June 2018 Territory: World www.soulfly.com • www.facebook.com/soulflyofficial • www.nuclearblast.de/soulfly Style: Metal

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