Amazing reaction, amazing album 💪🤘. Yesterday Cavalera released the single Morbid Visions, re recorded, Daniel Gonzales from Possessed is a lead guitarist, Igor Amadeus on the bass, i cant wait for a re recorded records Morbid Visions and Bestial Devastation,, Arthur Rizk is again producer 🤘, and this year also we are waiting for a new Go Ahead And Die album
The album kills. Max is full of energy and sounds furious, more aggressive than ever, in great shape. Arthur Rizk played the lead guitars very well. I think Max and Arthur are a great team. The album has all the best elements of black metal, death metal, thrash metal, groove metal. I would love to see an interview you guys do with Max Cavalera.
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, here lately Max has been on fire with the projects he's involved in. He's really tapped into that love of all the old school stuff that influenced him and he was a part of as well as newer stuff. He's blended it all well here and the mix is just flat out nasty. We've actually interviewed him before if you haven't seen it. It's under our Thralls Roundtable playlist.
I'm a longtime fan of Soulfly and I happen to think that this new album is their best since Savages. It has stronger riffs and more tribal elements than the past two albums. My favorite songs would be Filth Upon Filth, Rot in Pain, Ancestor, and Spirit Animal.
Necrotic Nick- I've been a fan for years and I did drift away for a bit. I wasn't a big fan of Savages but Ritual really got me back into them and this is just fucking intense. Easily one of their most brutal, raw offerings in their entire career. Filth Upon Filth, the title Track and Rot in Pain are way up there for favorites on here.
Such a great review as always! I am looking forward to listening to this album & I would absolutely love to see Max on the channel with you guys again. Your interview with him is one of my favorites and I will always tell people to check it out. Thanks again for another review & for having one of the best metal channels on YT.
Necrotic Nick- Thank you so much! I'm hoping schedules line up in the future so we can all nerd out with Max here. My head might explode Scanners style if that happens but I'll try not to completely lose my shit. Again, all the kind words are always appreciated. Take care!
After 15 listens to the album :Spirit Animal is a sick song, with dark and evil voices and guitars in Cannibal Corpse Skull full of maggots style,Ecstasy of Gold is another masterpiece with old school Entombed and Sepultura vibe, Ancestors, Totem and The Damage Done are more like old school Obituary, Carcass, Sepultura. Rot in Pain is a mix of Morbid Angel, Deicide, Carcass and old Sepultura. Filth Upon Filth is a another masterpiece, old school death metal with Obituary vibe and Slayer. Scouring The Vile is a fucking killer song, old school Sepultura and Obituary. Superstition is amazing track, old school Sepultura, Arise, BTR 🤘🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- I love how visceral this album sound. It just sound vicious and to the point with all the old school nods but also retains a lot the stuff I distinctly love about Soulfly. Killer album.
Best soulfly album in my opinion along with the first one,dark ages and Prophecy,nice to put some tribal sounds in some of those thrash/groove/obituary sounding songs. Arthur Rizk seems to be a huge Cavalera fanboy to help him make an album like this
Necrotic Nick- I thought Ritual was pretty solid but this blows it away. This is just heavy as hell and real call back to the music that Max helped pioneer. Rizk did an awesome job producing and on lead guitars on this one. I wasn't sure what I was going to get here but this ended up being killer from start to finish.
I always loved John Tardy's unique vocal style. Sounds like he's literally puking into the microphone. I wonder if he was among the first to do that. I need to check out Totem. Sounds like it's awesome.
Necrotic Nick- I'm a giant John Tardy fan. He's still one of my favorite vocalists in the death metal to this day. His approach is over the top in all the right ways for death metal. This was a ripper of an album though. Fierce old school vibe to it.
I had no idea that this would be so good. I've never been a huge fan of anything from Max post-Sepultura, not so much because I dislike it but because I've just not been interested enough to want to dive in properly. I think this may well have changed that. This is fucking phenomenal, and it has already taken a place on my year end list, and I love pretty much everything about it. It's heavy as balls, it grooves hard, the guitar work is superb, drum work is great. It's just brilliant. Take a fucking bow Max, he's really been on fire in the past couple of years! 🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I didn't know what to expect but hearing how vicious Go Ahead and Die was I had a feeling that energy would bleed into Soulfly. It seems Max is much more in touch with his roots here and I think hearing a lot of bands adopt a more old school approach to extreme metal may have really spurred him into action since his early material is a big influence a lot of that sound. This is hands down the most vicious Soulfly has ever sounded. This may end up on my year end list as well. I was jamming it in the car earlier and it sounds fucking fantastic. I'm going to be jamming this one a lot I feel.
My favorite channel, and Max Cavalera is my favorite singer. Totem is a beast of the album,this year we have a new Cavalera albums, te recorded Morbid Visions and Bestial Devastation and Go Ahead And Die
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I love hearing that old school sound that Max has reconnected with really hit Soulfly harder than hell. This is flat out sick.
After a few listens I can say: Brutal album. Max is totally returning to his old roots. This album has elements of the best old school albums, elements of Sepultura: Schizophrenia, BTR, Arise, Obituary, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Slayer 🤘
Necrotic Nick- I still jam it a lot. This album just scratches a particular itch for me. I has all the late 80's early 90's deaththrash but still has that Soulfly groove throughout it. They nailed it this time for sure.
Wuz up y'all! Sou brasileiro I'm brazilian and I've been SEPULTURA and SOULFLY fan since little skater kid I was back in the 90's and I always will, HELL YEAH! This new album kick ass and makes me remember some parts off the Beneath The Remains era no doubt... I enjoyed to hear John Tardy on Scouring The Vile a lot, old freakin' school! Spirit Animal is another good one, title track TOTEM and Filth Upon Filth I dig it a lot too... I'm All over this album ya METALHEADZ. Max still carrying The METAL torch as he must do till the end and definitely ONE OF THE GREATEST METAL FRONTMAN'S EVER... Hoping to watch him on the Thralls of METAL again soon. KEEP THOSE HORNS UP fellas, Chifres Erguidos sempre🤘🤟
Just saw your review Thralls and of course purchased this album straight away and can't wait to be hypnotised by Soulfully while my head bangs to the heavy grooves. Thanks for another great review Nick, Shredlord and Miller. Rock On SOULFLY and THRALLS OF METAL!!
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, it's truly an honor and I'm still not over the shock of seeing our name in the linear notes there. Truly wild but I love it.
Killer album!!. Old school Sepultura (Schizophrenia, Morbid Visions, Beneath The Remains, Arise, Chaos Ad), Nailbomb, Obituary, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Slayer.. Wow. By the way, Spirit Animal have a vibe of Cannibal Corpse Skull full of maggots, Behemoth, Sepultura (Criminals In Uniform), and early Gojira
Go Ahead and Die, Soulfly album Totem and now Cavalera with re recorded albums Morbid Visions and Bestial Devastation, yea 🤘🤘. I cant wait for a new Cavalera album and Go Ahead And Die and your reaction 💪🤘
Good review as always fellas this album is heavy as f and has so many different elements and influences on it how could anybody that's into Metal not enjoy this album.Straight up Banger of an album for sure.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I just feel like there was no holding back on this one and they just let the riffs flow on here. It's such a brutal listen which makes it stand out in their discography too. This could end up being one of my favorites by them and I do love a lot of their albums.
The album is aggressive and excellent, it has great songs that remind you irresistibly of the best death metal and thrash metal songs of the eighties and early nineties, lots of good riffs. I like all the songs, Max is full of energy, old school voice. There is a lot of black metal, death metal, thrash, groove, fantastic album. I hope Max will continue like this Go Ahead And Die, Cavalera Conspiracy...🤘🤘🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- I had a feeling this would be a very different release for Soulfly. It's still recognizable as Soulfly but there's way more of Max's old school sound from the 80's and early 90's here. This album has an intensity that makes it stand out in their discography too. I'm hoping for many more albums like this in the future.
Sooooo glad I caught this. I was not a fan of this band when they started, I just didn't "get it". Was hoping for Sepultura 2, which it obviously wasn't. But listening to Totem, just wow, holy shit. So my question is, without me going and listening, how many albums back do I need to go?
Necrotic Nick- I got into them at the beginning and I do have a nostalgic love for the earlier albums but man this is closer to what I initially got into with Sepultura. I'd say check out Dark Ages, Ritual and Enslaved in terms of Soulfly's back catalog. Those definitely have a heavier bite to them and don't have really any of the nu metal sound.
Soulfly is probably the first metal band I got into, and man I love these guys. This album did not disappoint whatsoever, Max and the gang brought it on this one. Definitely going to stay in my rotation for a while.
Necrotic Nick- I started with Sepultura but I've always followed Max's career and I'd say this is another big highlight in it. This album is straight and to the point brutality and sounds urgent as fuck. Definitely going to be jamming this a lot.
@@thrallsofmetal Shred made a great point about Max being underrated as a riff master. I feel like the dude still gets slept on after such a consistent body of work, he is a savage.
Thralls of metal is by far no1 of all metal RUclips shows. Off the topic you guys should check out a death/thrash band from Chicago called Burnt Offering. Self titled album from 89.
Necrotic Nick- Thank you so much, bro! That means a lot to us. I'll check it out when I get a chance. I'm already working on a collection update for the stuff I got.
Necrotic Nick- This legit sounds nothing like their earlier stuff. This is more on par with early Sepultura, Nailbomb and Go Ahead and Die honestly. It's way more brutal and raw than they've ever been on this one. I hope you dig it as much as I did.
@@thrallsofmetal I just listened to the album and what I have to say is that it really kick ass. Im impressed. I see myself listening to it day and night. Can't wait to have it in my hands. Thanks for the review.
Max Cavalera doesn't have a single bad album with SEPULTURA and SOULFLY, not a single weak recording. That guy is something else. I'm not a fan of other projects but the main band Soulfly always deliver, no different with Totem. I'm stoked.
Amazing album. Old school of the eighties, death metal, thrash metal, black metal, with a bit of groove metal and tribal sound. The album reminds me of the best albums of Sepultura, Schizophrenia, Arise, BTR, and a bit of Chaos Ad, every song is fast, some start with a slower rhythm and then the madness and fast rhythm starts.
Necrotic Nick- I'd even say even the early to mid 90's are on here too. There's a lot of stuff that reminded me of the intensity of Nailbomb as well as Chaos AD in spots. There's a great balance of speed and groove on here. This might be the most brutal offering Soulfly has given us yet. I like this trend.
Soulfly's best album in a long time...good mix of death thrash and groove...great production...fresh new solo's and leads from Arthur Rizk to...was starting to get sick of rizzo's style the last couple albums
Necrotic Nick- As much as I dug Ritual this is a way more vicious album all together. I love the intensity of the songs and how they really explore every facet of Max's career. Rizk did a killer job on here too both in the leads and the production.
I finally got around to listening to this. I will say that I think Totem is the best album Soulfly has put out since maybe Enslaved, but maybe after multiple listens, it might be better. After Enslaved, I did not like Savages at all (easily my least favorite Soulfly album). Archangel was a nice return to form, and Ritual is fine but I thought it was a step down from Archangel. Totem, wow did Max bring it with this album. This album is really strong. Max sounds extremely inspired and it's chalk full of riffs and cool guitar work.
Necrotic Nick- As much as I dug Ritual, this one is even more brutal and intense. He pretty much encapsulated every era of his career in on massive album. This one just feels different than any of Soulfly's albums in general. There's more urgency to it and is just so damn raw. I dig the fuck out of it.
@@thrallsofmetal I had kinda low expectations for Totem originally because it felt like while Soulfly's past couple albums are fine, Max and Co. seemed like they were going through the motions and felt like they were on autopilot. I expected Totem to be more of the same, but I was surprised at how much I like this album. It's proof Max Cavalera still has it and still has plenty of good material left in the tank. He sounds great and the songs are pretty memorable and hooky. And yeah, it's brutal heavy. Might be one of the heaviest Soulfly albums, tbh. It's in the consideration one of the best albums I heard so far this year.
@@thrallsofmetal Yeah, well, after a couple more spins: The solos are hilariously random, some of them sound like they were trying to do the Rizzo thing (harmonized twin noodling), as if Max had Rizk in the studio for a limited time, gave him a heap of coke and tried to get the most out of him. And then forcibly paste as much of his frantic work as possible in. I wonder if this record will be remembered as a stand out one in say 15 years or if it's going to be just one of the lots of uninteresting records after Dark Ages.
Necrotic Nick- I thought it was pretty interesting and as much as this album was focused on the brutality I really liked the cool shift in mood. Killer album overall.
I love this channel, and Max is my idol. What a great album, amazing. Old school Sepultura, Arise, BTR, Shizophrenia, with some Obituary vibe and Slayer, and a little Chaos Ad era, but this album is a beast.💪
Necrotic Nick- Thank you so much, man! I'm right there with you. I've idolized Max since I was teen when I heard Arise and to hear him really embrace a lot of that old sound again in Soulfly brings me back to those teenage years. Killer album.
One of the best Soulfly album. Max is in a great shape, hes voice sounds dark and evil. I love his work with Arthur Rizk. Arthur Rizk is the great producer and also great guitarist. I love Cavalera Conspiracy album Psychosis, Go Ahead And Die more, and now Soulfly have a amazing album, wow. I love all elements, fast parts in style of old school Sepultura, Schizophrenia era, Arise, BTR, and slowed parts reminds me a lot of Obituary and some groove reminds me a lot of old Soulfly and Chaos Ad of Sepultura. I love instrumental, in the style of old The Cure and Sisters of Mercy.
Necrotic Nick- This is already up there with my favorite album by Soulfly and I still have a ton of nostalgic love for the older material but this just hits harder than anything they've done. Rizk killed it on guitars and the production. This just flat out rips across the board.
My favorite channel, and my favorite singer, Max Cavalera, wow. I love this review a lot. Max is in a great shape, this album is a killer. Max sounds aggressive, dark, powerful. The guitars are phenomenal too. I think Max Cavalera and Arthur Rizk are a great team, and they should continue to work together. In my opinion, this album has a lot of old school Sepultura, Schizophrenia, Arise, BTR, and some Obituary vibe, Power Trip, and Morbid Angel (Rot in Pain). Spirit Animal is epic. Scouring The Vile with John Tardy is also old school of Floridian death metal, Filth Upon Filth is in Obituary style with some Slayer Hell Awaits, you know which song is better 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thank you so much, man! I've been a Max fan for years and this (and Go Ahead and Die) feels like he's coming full circle back to his snarling roots again. This is old school brutality with a mature approach and it fucking rips.
After a few days of listening to the album, I can say: The album kills. Superstition is in the style of Arise, Scouring The Vile has elements of old school Floridian death metal and old Sepulture, great song, Filth Upon Filth has elements of Obituary, Rot in Pain is death metal with elements of Morbid Angel and Deicide. The Damage Done is also a strong song, a lot of rhythm changes like the whole album, which reminds me of Beneath The Remains because of that, Totem too good stuff, Ancestors too, Ecstasy of Gold again old school Black metal, death metal, thrash metal. The instrumental is in the style of The Cure. Spirit Animal is a killer song. It has elements of Behemoth, Cannibal Corpse - Skull Full of Maggots, Obituary, Sepultura (Criminals In Uniform) and toward the end the groove classic Soulfly. Amazing album. Old school of Floridian death metal, thrash metal, some classic Soulfly triabal 🤘🤘🤘
Just went a gave Totem a listen.....tgere was NO FAT on this record!! I loved it! Max's guitar tone and vocal was the best it's ever been imo. I love his work on all albums ever released w his name on em, but this really satisfied my hopes/expectations. Went back and gave ritual a listen too. I'm honestly digging Totem and Omen the most right now🤘 both have a strong focus on death metal / thrash metal elements and I think that's where Max really shines. He knows what's heavy and cool and when he chooses to stick with that, we get Totem.
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I didn't detect a bit of fat either outside of some noisy sections where I thought my AC was on the fritz lol. I'm not sure what my expectations were but I had a feeling this would be a very different album for them. Max has been really going hard back to his roots while also checking out a lot of killer new bands too and I think all of that came out on this album. It's just so visceral from start to finish and I love the more death metal moments sprinkled in. This might end up being my favorite Soulfly album in the long run. We'll see.
One of the best metal album this year, and after Go Ahead And Die another masterpiece from Max and Arthur Rizk. Spirit Animal is a sick, evil and dark song, reminds me a lot of old school Cannibal Corpse, Scouring The Vile with John Tardy is a old school of Floridian death metal, old school Sepultura and Obituary, Rot in Pain is a killer song with some Morbid Angel and Deicide vibe, with Schizophrenia and BTR tune, Ecstasy of Gold another blackend death metal, Filth Upon Filth is a another masterpiece in Obituary style, Totem, Ancestors, The Damage Done killer songs, and Superstition 🤘🤘💪💪💪💪🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- This is quickly becoming one of my favorite Soulfly albums but oddly because it sounds more like Sepultura and Nailbomb though. It has that rawness and aggression so out in front that ever track just slams into you. This is a flat out beast of an album.
What a review, wow. I like your shirts guys, and I can see that Max likes you too. I would like you to do an interview with him again. This album is amazing. The whole album is superb.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Max actually sent us these shirts as well as a bunch of cool stuff behind us. As far as I know he wants to come back on the show and shoot the shit with us sometime in the future so we'll see if we can get something scheduled.
Totem is a very good album, there is no doubt about that, but I miss Mark Rizzo's Melodic guitar Solos. I think Max Cavalera will suffer without Rizzo. From Prophecy to Ritual, Soulfly Shines and Rizzo's brilliant guitar playing was the main reason for that. Honestly speaking, in the long run, Soulfly cannot fly without Rizzo.
This new Soullfy absolutely ripped my ears off! Brutal af!! Max has been on top of his game for awhile now i was hearing him talk about the song Ecstacy Of Gold Max said it was heavily influenced by early Entombed Left Hand Path and it shows! that opening riff had me tearing apart my office! as always Max Cavalera is a true fucking LEGEND of Metal and needs to be in those same conversations of the rest of the legendary heavy hitters of the Genre give this man his just due!
Necrotic Nick- I dig it. I've been jamming it a lot and it's awesome to hear Max's love of the old school hit Soulfly as hard as it hit Go Ahead and Die last year. This is probably the heaviest and most aggressive Soulfly album to date and I think Ritual, Enslaved and Dark Ages are particularly nasty releases in their own rite.
This album is so brutal, that in my opinion it is one of the best albums of this year. The guitars are amazing, in the style of old school Floridian death metal and old school Sepultura-Schizophrenia, Arise, Beneath The Remains, and some classic Soulfly triabal sound🤘
Necrotic Nick- Agreed. There's such a brutal but old school vibe to this whole album. The riffs are some of the nastiest ones to be a part of a Soulfly album in years.
My favorite channel, wow, what a great review guys. Album is a beast. Max is in a great shape, he sounds dark and evil, guitars are amazing. What a great intro on Spirit Animal. Dark and evil and those riffs reminds me a lot of Cannibal Corpse - Skull full of maggots. Amazing track. Instrumental is very good, old school of synth wawe gothic in a style of The Cure or Sisters of Mercy. Ecstasy of Gold is a masterpiece, intro is oriental, and then beggins killer riffs, old school Sepultura Morbid Visions, Schizophrenia, black metal and death metal. Ancestors is another great song,with some triabal sounds and Obituary vibe. Totem is also very good groove with some triabal, and then beginning fast part, amazing track. The Damage Done is also in that style. Rot in Pain, wow. The beginning reminds me a lot of Morbid Angel and Deicide, and then Schizophrenia, BTR, with best elements of death metal. Filth Upon Filth is in a Obituary style, great song.. Scouring The Vile feat John Tardy from Obituary is another masterpiece, reminds me a lot of old school Sepultura, Schizophrenia, Arise, BTR and Obituary. Superstition is amazing fast track. 10 /10 from me🤘🤘🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thanks you so much, man! We really appreciate that. This album absolutely rips and it's great to hear more of that old school sound pretty much completely take over in Soulfly now. I'm still jamming the hell out of this one and it keeps growing on me as I listen to it.
It you love this album this much then I implore you check out the Troops of Doom’s new album “Antichrist Reborn, Vulcano’s new album “Stone Orange” and even War Metal Holocausto’s new album “Made of War”. Max’s old fellow countrymen are still shredding it up!
Necrotic Nick- I've been meaning to snag that Troops of Doom actually. I heard a couple of tracks and it sounded really good. I'm not as familiar with the other 2 but I'll check them out when I get a chance. South America in general is just fucking loaded with killer metal.
Tbh, I’ve never been much of a fan of Soulfly. I much prefer Maxs work with Sepultura. None of their stuff is bad, but I don’t think any of it is that much above average. This album falls into that same camp for me. It’s perfectly average. Don’t love, probably won’t listen to it again, but it isn’t bad.
Necrotic Nick- They've had an up and down career and I'm still more of a fan of Max's stuff in Sepultura but Soulfly definitely has some bangers in their discography. I think this one represents a much heavier turn for them and honestly feels more close to early Sepultura and even Nailbomb to me.
Great video guys ! Man this album is even better than Ritual and that was a gem of an album ! So many killer songs and Ol'Max have fortunately get some self editing sense and this make Totem and Ritual even better ! Less is more and even as a fairly huge Soulfly fan, the records lenghts have hurt some album in their discography ! Monster of an album
Necrotic Nick- Thank you! Honestly, this is a huge standout in Soulfly's career in my book. There is an energy on this album that's very different. It's so aggressive and it really showcases all the stuff that Max brings to the table style wise. This album is a flat out beast.
Amazing album. I am impressed by how the album sounds. Brutal, powerful, Max seems powerful, aggressive, furious. The album contains the best parts of old school Sepultura, Obituary, Morbid Angel.wow
Necrotic Nick- Right there with you. This might be the heaviest thing that Max has done with Soulfly yet. It's a real throw back to 90's thrash and death metal through out.
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, for people more accustomed to Max's older material in Sepultura I would strongly recommend this one. This really captures the vibe of early Sepultura and even Nailbomb. If you haven't checked out Go Ahead and Die yet I strongly recommend that one too.
Besides the usual groove-laden stuff, I really feel there's an old school vibe on this one! A little Schizophrenia going on maybe. And the wailing guitars and reverby voice is sooo early '90s. Anybody else getting some Everflowing Stream?
Necrotic Nick- I didn't quite get an Dismember on here but I got a lot of old school thrash and death metal on this one. This is possibly their heaviest album of their career. I'm so glad Max got back more to his death/thrash roots on this one.
It was just some nuances that was Dismemberish, the end of Scouring, the howling whammy bar solos, reverb vocals etc. Anyways, really cool album, and congrats on the liner notes credits!
Listened to the new Soulfly today. Killer heavy new record.. Death/thrash in the style of Sepultura, Obituary, Deicide with some former Soulfly sounds as well. Great riffs. Angry vocals. Max is back on Fire! 🔥 This is better than Cavalera Conspiracy...Traces/Roots in old Sepultura! Great new music 🎶🎵
Necrotic Nick- I really like Cavalera Conspiracy but this really stands out in the Soulfly discography compared to the other albums. That old school vibe is back and more brutal than ever here.
I don't really like the early Nu metal stuff. But albums like Dark Ages amd Enslaved are really good. But this one really grabbed my attention, I find it the most interesting thing he's put out in a LONG time.
Necrotic Nick- I grew up on the nu metal stuff and as much as I rail against nu metal I still do like those earlier ones. That being said I'm definitely more into the thrashier stuff since that goes back even further for me and this album hit that sweet spot for me. This is old school viciousness.
@@thrallsofmetal I hear you. Nu is such an odd bird, cuz there is some stuff i like. I like System of a Down, Mudvayne and Slipknot(who ventured off into so many genres I'm not really sure whay they're considered). Like most genres, there's the good, the bad and the ugly(or at least the clones). To me, the top of the NU genre are pretty different from each other(I guess throw Korn in there too), but then so many of the others are so much alike. I like songs here and there, but not many full albums or discographies. I guess what bugs me about Max is how much he kind trend hopped. That said, at least he did it well for the most part. I've liked post Max Sepultura more than Soulfly and CC, but I'm digging Totem more than anything he's done in a long time. I'll always follow both of em.
Who needs those crazy summer blockbuster movies,where I'll just sit down and listen to some new Soulfly musc,and read the Dethlok comic book. I was wondering though,are you guys going to be having baseball caps in your merch section? Thanks
Totem absolutely crushes. I’ve listened to it four times already. It’s definitely a Top 5 Soulfly album and easily one of the best metal albums of the year.
Necrotic Nick- I've been jamming it a ton and it's still just as pummeling as it was the first time. This might be a new favorite of mine in all of Soulfly's discography.
@@thrallsofmetal 100% agree my man! All expectations I had before hearing it were blown away after my first listen through. Max fucking nailed it this time around! 2022 is the year of metal! 💪
Ritual is a solid album, could be my fav Soulfly album. But it's up there. Max can riff out that's for sure. Hes been rippin riffs since the early 80s man come on! This is a badass album. Love the last 2 soulfly albums.
Necrotic Nick- I really dug Ritual but man... this is just so aggressive. If it wasn't for the album cover I'd think this was a new project from Max. There's so much death and thrash on here that it does sound way more like his earlier material in Sepultura. I love this one and the more I keep jamming it, the more I dig it.
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I never knew he was on any of the other albums. Show's how much I read the linear notes back when I was younger. He did a killer job on this one for sure.
@@thrallsofmetal that was a long time ago indeed. Max went to Serbia and did a jam with him and some other musicians and got them gear from ESP and Peavey. I’m originally from Serbia so I found it fascinating all together. Max’s step daughter is married to a Serbian guy who mentioned Eyesburn to Max and he liked their hardcore reggae fusion style. Just some info.
Just listened to it! This is everyhing I like in metal; badass riffing, lots of catchy hooks and plenty of ferocity. I will definitely be placing this in my Amazon cart.
Necrotic Nick- After Go Ahead and Die I had hunch this would be the heaviest offering from Soulfly yet. I think I was right. Holy shit, this is a beast of an album.
totem is awesome to a degree i only dislike spirit animal 6 / 10 awesome album arthur rizk also produced inquisition,s 2013 album obscure verses for the multiverse the guest vocal appereance from jhon trady is amazing great album
Wow, i love this channel, your shirts guys. Cavalera Conspiracy and Soulfly. This album is a killer album, after Go Ahead And Die another masterpiece, wow. Old school of early Sepultura, Obituary, Power Trip vibe also.. Wow 🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! We always appreciate the kind words. This is right up there with Go Ahead and Die in terms of Max getting back to his roots and delivering some fierce old school death/thrash metal again.
been a huge fan of soulfly since i was 1 because of my dad initially 22 years ago in 2001 had soulfly soulfly and primitive still listening 22 years later
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, Max is the man. I might be biased on that but he's a legit solid dude. We'd love to rank Soulfly one day in the future for sure.
Necrotic Nick- I really enjoyed the production but I'm generally a fan of Rizk's production outside of that last Vomit Forth album. I thought it sounded very full and the guitars sound crunchy as hell.
Necrotic Nick- Pretty sure he was playing it all the times I've seen him. It was definitely plugged in. Seriously though, I would've laid into it if I thought it was a weak album. I wasn't very kind with Savages when I finally got that one. While I'm thankful for all Max has done for us, I'm always going to be honest about how I feel about an album and I really think this might be one of the best things he's done in Soulfly. This reminds me of the Max that I grew up with and I really connected with this one more than I have with a Soulfly release in years.
Amazing reaction, amazing album 💪🤘.
Yesterday Cavalera released the single Morbid Visions, re recorded, Daniel Gonzales from Possessed is a lead guitarist, Igor Amadeus on the bass, i cant wait for a re recorded records Morbid Visions and Bestial Devastation,, Arthur Rizk is again producer 🤘, and this year also we are waiting for a new Go Ahead And Die album
Best album since Dark Ages
Necrotic Nick- Man, that a tough call. I do like Ritual and Enslaved.
Happy 53rd birthday to Max Cavalera!
Necrotic Nick- Indeed
This has Slayer feel throughout. Like Arise. Production is great. Real good album.
What a great album, one of the best since Dark Ages 🤘💪
Necrotic Nick- Man, I really dug Ritual and Enslaved but this is a whole new beast.
What a great album, wow.
And Max is a fucking beast man.
What a great voice, screams.
My favorite track, hm, all tracks 🤘
Necrotic Nick- This one is up there for Soulfly for me. There's an intensity to this album that may not be anywhere else in the discography.
Dont forget Arthur
The album kills. Max is full of energy and sounds furious, more aggressive than ever, in great shape. Arthur Rizk played the lead guitars very well. I think Max and Arthur are a great team. The album has all the best elements of black metal, death metal, thrash metal, groove metal. I would love to see an interview you guys do with Max Cavalera.
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, here lately Max has been on fire with the projects he's involved in. He's really tapped into that love of all the old school stuff that influenced him and he was a part of as well as newer stuff. He's blended it all well here and the mix is just flat out nasty. We've actually interviewed him before if you haven't seen it. It's under our Thralls Roundtable playlist.
I'm a longtime fan of Soulfly and I happen to think that this new album is their best since Savages. It has stronger riffs and more tribal elements than the past two albums. My favorite songs would be Filth Upon Filth, Rot in Pain, Ancestor, and Spirit Animal.
Necrotic Nick- I've been a fan for years and I did drift away for a bit. I wasn't a big fan of Savages but Ritual really got me back into them and this is just fucking intense. Easily one of their most brutal, raw offerings in their entire career. Filth Upon Filth, the title Track and Rot in Pain are way up there for favorites on here.
Such a great review as always! I am looking forward to listening to this album & I would absolutely love to see Max on the channel with you guys again. Your interview with him is one of my favorites and I will always tell people to check it out. Thanks again for another review & for having one of the best metal channels on YT.
Necrotic Nick- Thank you so much! I'm hoping schedules line up in the future so we can all nerd out with Max here. My head might explode Scanners style if that happens but I'll try not to completely lose my shit. Again, all the kind words are always appreciated. Take care!
After 15 listens to the album :Spirit Animal is a sick song, with dark and evil voices and guitars in Cannibal Corpse Skull full of maggots style,Ecstasy of Gold is another masterpiece with old school Entombed and Sepultura vibe, Ancestors, Totem and The Damage Done are more like old school Obituary, Carcass, Sepultura.
Rot in Pain is a mix of Morbid Angel, Deicide, Carcass and old Sepultura.
Filth Upon Filth is a another masterpiece, old school death metal with Obituary vibe and Slayer.
Scouring The Vile is a fucking killer song, old school Sepultura and Obituary. Superstition is amazing track, old school Sepultura, Arise, BTR 🤘🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- I love how visceral this album sound. It just sound vicious and to the point with all the old school nods but also retains a lot the stuff I distinctly love about Soulfly. Killer album.
Best soulfly album in my opinion along with the first one,dark ages and Prophecy,nice to put some tribal sounds in some of those thrash/groove/obituary sounding songs. Arthur Rizk seems to be a huge Cavalera fanboy to help him make an album like this
Necrotic Nick- I thought Ritual was pretty solid but this blows it away. This is just heavy as hell and real call back to the music that Max helped pioneer. Rizk did an awesome job producing and on lead guitars on this one. I wasn't sure what I was going to get here but this ended up being killer from start to finish.
@@thrallsofmetal I couldn't agree more brother
New Cavalera +Arthur Rizk masterpiece is coming, Cavalera brothers are re recorded Morbid Visions and Bestial Devastation🤘🤘
I always loved John Tardy's unique vocal style. Sounds like he's literally puking into the microphone. I wonder if he was among the first to do that. I need to check out Totem. Sounds like it's awesome.
Necrotic Nick- I'm a giant John Tardy fan. He's still one of my favorite vocalists in the death metal to this day. His approach is over the top in all the right ways for death metal. This was a ripper of an album though. Fierce old school vibe to it.
I had no idea that this would be so good. I've never been a huge fan of anything from Max post-Sepultura, not so much because I dislike it but because I've just not been interested enough to want to dive in properly. I think this may well have changed that. This is fucking phenomenal, and it has already taken a place on my year end list, and I love pretty much everything about it. It's heavy as balls, it grooves hard, the guitar work is superb, drum work is great. It's just brilliant.
Take a fucking bow Max, he's really been on fire in the past couple of years! 🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I didn't know what to expect but hearing how vicious Go Ahead and Die was I had a feeling that energy would bleed into Soulfly. It seems Max is much more in touch with his roots here and I think hearing a lot of bands adopt a more old school approach to extreme metal may have really spurred him into action since his early material is a big influence a lot of that sound. This is hands down the most vicious Soulfly has ever sounded. This may end up on my year end list as well. I was jamming it in the car earlier and it sounds fucking fantastic. I'm going to be jamming this one a lot I feel.
I'm gonna have to check this out. Didn't even know they dropped a new one.
Necrotic Nick- It might be their heaviest album ever
My favorite channel, and Max Cavalera is my favorite singer. Totem is a beast of the album,this year we have a new Cavalera albums, te recorded Morbid Visions and Bestial Devastation and Go Ahead And Die
Amazing review, amazing album.
Old school Sepultura, Schizophrenia, Morbid Visions, Arise, BTR, and some Morbid Angel tune and Obituary 🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I love hearing that old school sound that Max has reconnected with really hit Soulfly harder than hell. This is flat out sick.
After a few listens I can say: Brutal album. Max is totally returning to his old roots. This album has elements of the best old school albums, elements of Sepultura: Schizophrenia, BTR, Arise, Obituary, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Slayer 🤘
Necrotic Nick- I still jam it a lot. This album just scratches a particular itch for me. I has all the late 80's early 90's deaththrash but still has that Soulfly groove throughout it. They nailed it this time for sure.
Wuz up y'all! Sou brasileiro I'm brazilian and I've been SEPULTURA and SOULFLY fan since little skater kid I was back in the 90's and I always will, HELL YEAH! This new album kick ass and makes me remember some parts off the Beneath The Remains era no doubt... I enjoyed to hear John Tardy on Scouring The Vile a lot, old freakin' school! Spirit Animal is another good one, title track TOTEM and Filth Upon Filth I dig it a lot too... I'm All over this album ya METALHEADZ. Max still carrying The METAL torch as he must do till the end and definitely ONE OF THE GREATEST METAL FRONTMAN'S EVER... Hoping to watch him on the Thralls of METAL again soon. KEEP THOSE HORNS UP fellas, Chifres Erguidos sempre🤘🤟
Just saw your review Thralls and of course purchased this album straight away and can't wait to be hypnotised by Soulfully while my head bangs to the heavy grooves. Thanks for another great review Nick, Shredlord and Miller. Rock On SOULFLY and THRALLS OF METAL!!
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, this album flat out rips and honestly might be Soulfly's heaviest offering yet. Play it loud, bro!
@@thrallsofmetal I certainly will play it loud. thanks Nick
Vinyl arrives today, can’t wait to see you guys’ name in the thank you notes! So awesome man! Congrats
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, it's truly an honor and I'm still not over the shock of seeing our name in the linear notes there. Truly wild but I love it.
@@thrallsofmetal dude, I just saw it! Haha so fuckin’ cool man!!! METALHEADS UNITE 🤘🤘
Killer album!!.
Old school Sepultura (Schizophrenia, Morbid Visions, Beneath The Remains, Arise, Chaos Ad), Nailbomb, Obituary, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Slayer.. Wow.
By the way, Spirit Animal have a vibe of Cannibal Corpse Skull full of maggots, Behemoth, Sepultura (Criminals In Uniform), and early Gojira
Best soulfly album in years
Necrotic Nick- As much as I dug Ritual I'd have to agree.
Go Ahead and Die, Soulfly album Totem and now Cavalera with re recorded albums Morbid Visions and Bestial Devastation, yea 🤘🤘. I cant wait for a new Cavalera album and Go Ahead And Die and your reaction 💪🤘
Good review as always fellas this album is heavy as f and has so many different elements and influences on it how could anybody that's into Metal not enjoy this album.Straight up Banger of an album for sure.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I just feel like there was no holding back on this one and they just let the riffs flow on here. It's such a brutal listen which makes it stand out in their discography too. This could end up being one of my favorites by them and I do love a lot of their albums.
The album is aggressive and excellent, it has great songs that remind you irresistibly of the best death metal and thrash metal songs of the eighties and early nineties, lots of good riffs. I like all the songs, Max is full of energy, old school voice. There is a lot of black metal, death metal, thrash, groove, fantastic album. I hope Max will continue like this Go Ahead And Die, Cavalera Conspiracy...🤘🤘🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- I had a feeling this would be a very different release for Soulfly. It's still recognizable as Soulfly but there's way more of Max's old school sound from the 80's and early 90's here. This album has an intensity that makes it stand out in their discography too. I'm hoping for many more albums like this in the future.
Fantastic album! Great review as always.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Fuckin' killer album!
Sooooo glad I caught this. I was not a fan of this band when they started, I just didn't "get it". Was hoping for Sepultura 2, which it obviously wasn't. But listening to Totem, just wow, holy shit. So my question is, without me going and listening, how many albums back do I need to go?
Necrotic Nick- I got into them at the beginning and I do have a nostalgic love for the earlier albums but man this is closer to what I initially got into with Sepultura. I'd say check out Dark Ages, Ritual and Enslaved in terms of Soulfly's back catalog. Those definitely have a heavier bite to them and don't have really any of the nu metal sound.
Soulfly is probably the first metal band I got into, and man I love these guys. This album did not disappoint whatsoever, Max and the gang brought it on this one. Definitely going to stay in my rotation for a while.
Necrotic Nick- I started with Sepultura but I've always followed Max's career and I'd say this is another big highlight in it. This album is straight and to the point brutality and sounds urgent as fuck. Definitely going to be jamming this a lot.
@@thrallsofmetal Shred made a great point about Max being underrated as a riff master. I feel like the dude still gets slept on after such a consistent body of work, he is a savage.
Thralls of metal is by far no1 of all metal RUclips shows. Off the topic you guys should check out a death/thrash band from Chicago called Burnt Offering. Self titled album from 89.
Necrotic Nick- Thank you so much, bro! That means a lot to us. I'll check it out when I get a chance. I'm already working on a collection update for the stuff I got.
I have never been a fan of Soulfly but seeing this review now I am intrigued. Thanks for it. Gonna check this album tonight.
Necrotic Nick- This legit sounds nothing like their earlier stuff. This is more on par with early Sepultura, Nailbomb and Go Ahead and Die honestly. It's way more brutal and raw than they've ever been on this one. I hope you dig it as much as I did.
@@thrallsofmetal I just listened to the album and what I have to say is that it really kick ass. Im impressed. I see myself listening to it day and night. Can't wait to have it in my hands. Thanks for the review.
Max Cavalera doesn't have a single bad album with SEPULTURA and SOULFLY, not a single weak recording. That guy is something else. I'm not a fan of other projects but the main band Soulfly always deliver, no different with Totem. I'm stoked.
scouring the vile with jhon awesome
Necrotic Nick- Love that track.
Amazing album. Old school of the eighties, death metal, thrash metal, black metal, with a bit of groove metal and tribal sound. The album reminds me of the best albums of Sepultura, Schizophrenia, Arise, BTR, and a bit of Chaos Ad, every song is fast, some start with a slower rhythm and then the madness and fast rhythm starts.
Necrotic Nick- I'd even say even the early to mid 90's are on here too. There's a lot of stuff that reminded me of the intensity of Nailbomb as well as Chaos AD in spots. There's a great balance of speed and groove on here. This might be the most brutal offering Soulfly has given us yet. I like this trend.
Soulfly's best album in a long time...good mix of death thrash and groove...great production...fresh new solo's and leads from Arthur Rizk to...was starting to get sick of rizzo's style the last couple albums
Necrotic Nick- As much as I dug Ritual this is a way more vicious album all together. I love the intensity of the songs and how they really explore every facet of Max's career. Rizk did a killer job on here too both in the leads and the production.
@@thrallsofmetal for sure man...totem is a killer album
Saw the thumbnail and thought I won something until I saw who you were reviewing 😂
Necrotic Nick- Sorry to lead you on ever so slightly, bro lol.
Where's Jammin Jon? love to hear his opinion on this new record.
Necrotic Nick- He couldn't make it due to his work schedule unfortunately.
I finally got around to listening to this. I will say that I think Totem is the best album Soulfly has put out since maybe Enslaved, but maybe after multiple listens, it might be better. After Enslaved, I did not like Savages at all (easily my least favorite Soulfly album). Archangel was a nice return to form, and Ritual is fine but I thought it was a step down from Archangel. Totem, wow did Max bring it with this album. This album is really strong. Max sounds extremely inspired and it's chalk full of riffs and cool guitar work.
Necrotic Nick- As much as I dug Ritual, this one is even more brutal and intense. He pretty much encapsulated every era of his career in on massive album. This one just feels different than any of Soulfly's albums in general. There's more urgency to it and is just so damn raw. I dig the fuck out of it.
@@thrallsofmetal I had kinda low expectations for Totem originally because it felt like while Soulfly's past couple albums are fine, Max and Co. seemed like they were going through the motions and felt like they were on autopilot. I expected Totem to be more of the same, but I was surprised at how much I like this album. It's proof Max Cavalera still has it and still has plenty of good material left in the tank. He sounds great and the songs are pretty memorable and hooky. And yeah, it's brutal heavy. Might be one of the heaviest Soulfly albums, tbh. It's in the consideration one of the best albums I heard so far this year.
Nearly every song on this album has got more guitar solos in it than the first three Soulfly records altogether :D
Necrotic Nick- Hell, I had no idea that Rizk was such an accomplished guitarist either. This album was full of surprises.
@@thrallsofmetal Yeah, well, after a couple more spins: The solos are hilariously random, some of them sound like they were trying to do the Rizzo thing (harmonized twin noodling), as if Max had Rizk in the studio for a limited time, gave him a heap of coke and tried to get the most out of him. And then forcibly paste as much of his frantic work as possible in. I wonder if this record will be remembered as a stand out one in say 15 years or if it's going to be just one of the lots of uninteresting records after Dark Ages.
Don’t like the end of spirit animal. Great album
Necrotic Nick- I thought it was pretty interesting and as much as this album was focused on the brutality I really liked the cool shift in mood. Killer album overall.
@@thrallsofmetal great album and a great song, but for a violent album to end like that is a disappointment.
I love this channel, and Max is my idol.
What a great album, amazing.
Old school Sepultura, Arise, BTR, Shizophrenia, with some Obituary vibe and Slayer, and a little Chaos Ad era, but this album is a beast.💪
Necrotic Nick- Thank you so much, man! I'm right there with you. I've idolized Max since I was teen when I heard Arise and to hear him really embrace a lot of that old sound again in Soulfly brings me back to those teenage years. Killer album.
One of the best Soulfly album.
Max is in a great shape, hes voice sounds dark and evil.
I love his work with Arthur Rizk. Arthur Rizk is the great producer and also great guitarist.
I love Cavalera Conspiracy album Psychosis, Go Ahead And Die more, and now Soulfly have a amazing album, wow.
I love all elements, fast parts in style of old school Sepultura, Schizophrenia era, Arise, BTR, and slowed parts reminds me a lot of Obituary and some groove reminds me a lot of old Soulfly and Chaos Ad of Sepultura. I love instrumental, in the style of old The Cure and Sisters of Mercy.
Necrotic Nick- This is already up there with my favorite album by Soulfly and I still have a ton of nostalgic love for the older material but this just hits harder than anything they've done. Rizk killed it on guitars and the production. This just flat out rips across the board.
My favorite channel, and my favorite singer, Max Cavalera, wow.
I love this review a lot.
Max is in a great shape, this album is a killer.
Max sounds aggressive, dark, powerful. The guitars are phenomenal too. I think Max Cavalera and Arthur Rizk are a great team, and they should continue to work together. In my opinion, this album has a lot of old school Sepultura, Schizophrenia, Arise, BTR, and some Obituary vibe, Power Trip, and Morbid Angel (Rot in Pain). Spirit Animal is epic. Scouring The Vile with John Tardy is also old school of Floridian death metal, Filth Upon Filth is in Obituary style with some Slayer Hell Awaits, you know which song is better 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thank you so much, man! I've been a Max fan for years and this (and Go Ahead and Die) feels like he's coming full circle back to his snarling roots again. This is old school brutality with a mature approach and it fucking rips.
This album rules 4/5
Necrotic Nick- It flat out rules. No question for me.
After a few days of listening to the album, I can say: The album kills. Superstition is in the style of Arise, Scouring The Vile has elements of old school Floridian death metal and old Sepulture, great song, Filth Upon Filth has elements of Obituary, Rot in Pain is death metal with elements of Morbid Angel and Deicide. The Damage Done is also a strong song, a lot of rhythm changes like the whole album, which reminds me of Beneath The Remains because of that, Totem too good stuff, Ancestors too, Ecstasy of Gold again old school Black metal, death metal, thrash metal. The instrumental is in the style of The Cure. Spirit Animal is a killer song. It has elements of Behemoth, Cannibal Corpse - Skull Full of Maggots, Obituary, Sepultura (Criminals In Uniform) and toward the end the groove classic Soulfly. Amazing album. Old school of Floridian death metal, thrash metal, some classic Soulfly triabal 🤘🤘🤘
Just went a gave Totem a listen.....tgere was NO FAT on this record!! I loved it! Max's guitar tone and vocal was the best it's ever been imo. I love his work on all albums ever released w his name on em, but this really satisfied my hopes/expectations. Went back and gave ritual a listen too. I'm honestly digging Totem and Omen the most right now🤘 both have a strong focus on death metal / thrash metal elements and I think that's where Max really shines. He knows what's heavy and cool and when he chooses to stick with that, we get Totem.
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I didn't detect a bit of fat either outside of some noisy sections where I thought my AC was on the fritz lol. I'm not sure what my expectations were but I had a feeling this would be a very different album for them. Max has been really going hard back to his roots while also checking out a lot of killer new bands too and I think all of that came out on this album. It's just so visceral from start to finish and I love the more death metal moments sprinkled in. This might end up being my favorite Soulfly album in the long run. We'll see.
The new album rocks. Never seen Soulfly yet, seen Max in Sepultura 1994, and Cavalera Conspiracy in 2015. Hope see Soulfly live soon. 🤘🎸😈💀
Necrotic Nick- I think I've seen Soulfly at least 5 times if I'm not mistaken. Always a good show and I definitely want to hear this stuff live.
One of the best metal album this year, and after Go Ahead And Die another masterpiece from Max and Arthur Rizk.
Spirit Animal is a sick, evil and dark song, reminds me a lot of old school Cannibal Corpse, Scouring The Vile with John Tardy is a old school of Floridian death metal, old school Sepultura and Obituary, Rot in Pain is a killer song with some Morbid Angel and Deicide vibe, with Schizophrenia and BTR tune, Ecstasy of Gold another blackend death metal, Filth Upon Filth is a another masterpiece in Obituary style, Totem, Ancestors, The Damage Done killer songs, and Superstition 🤘🤘💪💪💪💪🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- This is quickly becoming one of my favorite Soulfly albums but oddly because it sounds more like Sepultura and Nailbomb though. It has that rawness and aggression so out in front that ever track just slams into you. This is a flat out beast of an album.
What a review, wow. I like your shirts guys, and I can see that Max likes you too. I would like you to do an interview with him again. This album is amazing. The whole album is superb.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Max actually sent us these shirts as well as a bunch of cool stuff behind us. As far as I know he wants to come back on the show and shoot the shit with us sometime in the future so we'll see if we can get something scheduled.
Totem is a very good album, there is no doubt about that, but I miss Mark Rizzo's Melodic guitar Solos. I think Max Cavalera will suffer without Rizzo. From Prophecy to Ritual, Soulfly Shines and Rizzo's brilliant guitar playing was the main reason for that. Honestly speaking, in the long run, Soulfly cannot fly without Rizzo.
Glad I discovered this channel....this album rips!
Necrotic Nick- Welcome aboard, bro! Yeah, I'm still jamming the shit out of this one.
The thumbnail reminded me of the thumbnail for the Six Feet Under review and I thought "oh shit has Soulfly bombed?". No. Thank fuck. 😅
Lol that would be bad. Thankfully not
Necrotic Nick- Man, I would have been bummed if this was on the level of bad as SFU. Nothing but sad faces in that thumbnail for sure.
This new Soullfy absolutely ripped my ears off! Brutal af!! Max has been on top of his game for awhile now i was hearing him talk about the song Ecstacy Of Gold Max said it was heavily influenced by early Entombed Left Hand Path and it shows! that opening riff had me tearing apart my office! as always Max Cavalera is a true fucking LEGEND of Metal and needs to be in those same conversations of the rest of the legendary heavy hitters of the Genre give this man his just due!
Necrotic Nick- I dig it. I've been jamming it a lot and it's awesome to hear Max's love of the old school hit Soulfly as hard as it hit Go Ahead and Die last year. This is probably the heaviest and most aggressive Soulfly album to date and I think Ritual, Enslaved and Dark Ages are particularly nasty releases in their own rite.
This album is so brutal, that in my opinion it is one of the best albums of this year. The guitars are amazing, in the style of old school Floridian death metal and old school Sepultura-Schizophrenia, Arise, Beneath The Remains, and some classic Soulfly triabal sound🤘
Damm I didn't realize soulfly had so many albums checking all of them out.
Totem 💯🖤 Max Cavalera/John Tardy!
Necrotic Nick- Killer stuff, man!
Totem like a time machine to Old Sepultura
What a madness of an album. It's like I'm listening to the best albums of Sepultura, Obituary, Slayer, even at times Morbid Angel, Celtic Frost.
Necrotic Nick- Agreed. There's such a brutal but old school vibe to this whole album. The riffs are some of the nastiest ones to be a part of a Soulfly album in years.
My favorite channel, wow, what a great review guys.
Album is a beast. Max is in a great shape, he sounds dark and evil, guitars are amazing.
What a great intro on Spirit Animal. Dark and evil and those riffs reminds me a lot of Cannibal Corpse - Skull full of maggots. Amazing track.
Instrumental is very good, old school of synth wawe gothic in a style of The Cure or Sisters of Mercy.
Ecstasy of Gold is a masterpiece, intro is oriental, and then beggins killer riffs, old school Sepultura Morbid Visions, Schizophrenia, black metal and death metal.
Ancestors is another great song,with some triabal sounds and Obituary vibe. Totem is also very good groove with some triabal, and then beginning fast part, amazing track.
The Damage Done is also in that style.
Rot in Pain, wow. The beginning reminds me a lot of Morbid Angel and Deicide, and then Schizophrenia, BTR, with best elements of death metal.
Filth Upon Filth is in a Obituary style, great song..
Scouring The Vile feat John Tardy from Obituary is another masterpiece, reminds me a lot of old school Sepultura, Schizophrenia, Arise, BTR and Obituary.
Superstition is amazing fast track.
10 /10 from me🤘🤘🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thanks you so much, man! We really appreciate that. This album absolutely rips and it's great to hear more of that old school sound pretty much completely take over in Soulfly now. I'm still jamming the hell out of this one and it keeps growing on me as I listen to it.
This album shocked me..haven't liked anything from max since arise..this album hits hard,long time waiting
Necrotic Nick- Max dug deep and got back to his gritty thrash roots on this one. This might be the heaviest Soulfly album yet.
It you love this album this much then I implore you check out the Troops of Doom’s new album “Antichrist Reborn, Vulcano’s new album “Stone Orange” and even War Metal Holocausto’s new album “Made of War”. Max’s old fellow countrymen are still shredding it up!
Necrotic Nick- I've been meaning to snag that Troops of Doom actually. I heard a couple of tracks and it sounded really good. I'm not as familiar with the other 2 but I'll check them out when I get a chance. South America in general is just fucking loaded with killer metal.
Tbh, I’ve never been much of a fan of Soulfly. I much prefer Maxs work with Sepultura. None of their stuff is bad, but I don’t think any of it is that much above average. This album falls into that same camp for me. It’s perfectly average. Don’t love, probably won’t listen to it again, but it isn’t bad.
Necrotic Nick- They've had an up and down career and I'm still more of a fan of Max's stuff in Sepultura but Soulfly definitely has some bangers in their discography. I think this one represents a much heavier turn for them and honestly feels more close to early Sepultura and even Nailbomb to me.
Great video guys ! Man this album is even better than Ritual and that was a gem of an album ! So many killer songs and Ol'Max have fortunately get some self editing sense and this make Totem and Ritual even better ! Less is more and even as a fairly huge Soulfly fan, the records lenghts have hurt some album in their discography ! Monster of an album
Necrotic Nick- Thank you! Honestly, this is a huge standout in Soulfly's career in my book. There is an energy on this album that's very different. It's so aggressive and it really showcases all the stuff that Max brings to the table style wise. This album is a flat out beast.
Amazing album. I am impressed by how the album sounds. Brutal, powerful, Max seems powerful, aggressive, furious. The album contains the best parts of old school Sepultura, Obituary, Morbid Angel.wow
Necrotic Nick- Right there with you. This might be the heaviest thing that Max has done with Soulfly yet. It's a real throw back to 90's thrash and death metal through out.
First time listening to Soulfly and this was fuckin great; this album rips balls 🔥
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, for people more accustomed to Max's older material in Sepultura I would strongly recommend this one. This really captures the vibe of early Sepultura and even Nailbomb. If you haven't checked out Go Ahead and Die yet I strongly recommend that one too.
TBH I forgot about this band long time ago, but from all you're saying I have to check it out for sure.
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, if you started at the beginning of their career this won't sound like the band you remembered.
Did anyone else notice that rot in pain kind of sound like hammer smashed face?
Necrotic Nick- Actually, I got Deicide on that opening part but I did get Skull Full of Maggots on that chunky riff in Spirit Animal.
Besides the usual groove-laden stuff, I really feel there's an old school vibe on this one! A little Schizophrenia going on maybe. And the wailing guitars and reverby voice is sooo early '90s. Anybody else getting some Everflowing Stream?
Necrotic Nick- I didn't quite get an Dismember on here but I got a lot of old school thrash and death metal on this one. This is possibly their heaviest album of their career. I'm so glad Max got back more to his death/thrash roots on this one.
It was just some nuances that was Dismemberish, the end of Scouring, the howling whammy bar solos, reverb vocals etc. Anyways, really cool album, and congrats on the liner notes credits!
Great review guys 🤘🏻 🤘🏻 🤘🏻
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!
Listened to the new Soulfly today. Killer heavy new record.. Death/thrash in the style of Sepultura, Obituary, Deicide with some former Soulfly sounds as well. Great riffs. Angry vocals. Max is back on Fire! 🔥 This is better than Cavalera Conspiracy...Traces/Roots in old Sepultura! Great new music 🎶🎵
Necrotic Nick- I really like Cavalera Conspiracy but this really stands out in the Soulfly discography compared to the other albums. That old school vibe is back and more brutal than ever here.
@@thrallsofmetal Agreed 👍
This album is just lean and mean, and I love it.
Necrotic Nick- Straight and to the merciless point. I fuckin' love it.
I don't really like the early Nu metal stuff. But albums like Dark Ages amd Enslaved are really good. But this one really grabbed my attention, I find it the most interesting thing he's put out in a LONG time.
Necrotic Nick- I grew up on the nu metal stuff and as much as I rail against nu metal I still do like those earlier ones. That being said I'm definitely more into the thrashier stuff since that goes back even further for me and this album hit that sweet spot for me. This is old school viciousness.
@@thrallsofmetal I hear you. Nu is such an odd bird, cuz there is some stuff i like. I like System of a Down, Mudvayne and Slipknot(who ventured off into so many genres I'm not really sure whay they're considered). Like most genres, there's the good, the bad and the ugly(or at least the clones).
To me, the top of the NU genre are pretty different from each other(I guess throw Korn in there too), but then so many of the others are so much alike. I like songs here and there, but not many full albums or discographies.
I guess what bugs me about Max is how much he kind trend hopped. That said, at least he did it well for the most part.
I've liked post Max Sepultura more than Soulfly and CC, but I'm digging Totem more than anything he's done in a long time. I'll always follow both of em.
Who needs those crazy summer blockbuster movies,where I'll just sit down and listen to some new Soulfly musc,and read the Dethlok comic book. I was wondering though,are you guys going to be having baseball caps in your merch section? Thanks
She’s a no nonsense face melting of an album gotta say from Max and the boy’s 🤘
Necrotic Nick- This whole album pretty much went right for the throat. This might be Soulfly's heaviest album yet.
Happy birthday to the legend known as MAX Cavalera. I really enjoy Soulfly a lot I’m excited for this.
Necrotic Nick- Dude is a legend.
Totem absolutely crushes. I’ve listened to it four times already. It’s definitely a Top 5 Soulfly album and easily one of the best metal albums of the year.
Necrotic Nick- I've been jamming it a ton and it's still just as pummeling as it was the first time. This might be a new favorite of mine in all of Soulfly's discography.
@@thrallsofmetal 100% agree my man! All expectations I had before hearing it were blown away after my first listen through. Max fucking nailed it this time around! 2022 is the year of metal! 💪
Savages!
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I'm still not the biggest fan of that one but this one is a fucking monster.
This album is so fucking good it will get people out of pit retirement. Max is showing all of the kids how the big boys do it.
Necrotic Nick- I don't know if my old ass is getting back in any pits but I definitely feel the energy again lol
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Necrotic Nick- Not quite 5 stars for me but I'm more stingy with those ratings lol
Ritual is a solid album, could be my fav Soulfly album. But it's up there. Max can riff out that's for sure. Hes been rippin riffs since the early 80s man come on! This is a badass album. Love the last 2 soulfly albums.
Necrotic Nick- I really dug Ritual but man... this is just so aggressive. If it wasn't for the album cover I'd think this was a new project from Max. There's so much death and thrash on here that it does sound way more like his earlier material in Sepultura. I love this one and the more I keep jamming it, the more I dig it.
@@thrallsofmetal Hey Nick. Honestly I played Totem 3 times yesterday and I love it. This is the album man for sure.
Coyote is an absolute legend in Serbia his band Eyesburn did Moses on prophecy and he did solo singing on dark ages innerspirit!
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I never knew he was on any of the other albums. Show's how much I read the linear notes back when I was younger. He did a killer job on this one for sure.
@@thrallsofmetal that was a long time ago indeed. Max went to Serbia and did a jam with him and some other musicians and got them gear from ESP and Peavey. I’m originally from Serbia so I found it fascinating all together. Max’s step daughter is married to a Serbian guy who mentioned Eyesburn to Max and he liked their hardcore reggae fusion style. Just some info.
Just listened to it! This is everyhing I like in metal; badass riffing, lots of catchy hooks and plenty of ferocity. I will definitely be placing this in my Amazon cart.
Necrotic Nick- After Go Ahead and Die I had hunch this would be the heaviest offering from Soulfly yet. I think I was right. Holy shit, this is a beast of an album.
totem is awesome to a degree i only dislike spirit animal 6 / 10 awesome album arthur rizk also produced inquisition,s 2013 album obscure verses for the multiverse the guest vocal appereance from jhon trady is amazing great album
Necrotic Nick- I pretty much dug everything on this album. Killer release.
Wow, i love this channel, your shirts guys.
Cavalera Conspiracy and Soulfly.
This album is a killer album, after Go Ahead And Die another masterpiece, wow. Old school of early Sepultura, Obituary, Power Trip vibe also.. Wow 🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! We always appreciate the kind words. This is right up there with Go Ahead and Die in terms of Max getting back to his roots and delivering some fierce old school death/thrash metal again.
been a huge fan of soulfly since i was 1 because of my dad initially 22 years ago in 2001 had soulfly soulfly and primitive still listening 22 years later
Necrotic Nick- Been a fan since the first album dropped but this is a whole new, vicious animal here. I love it.
Nice video as always guys, Max is one of the biggest Metal Personality alive hands down. Do we have a chance do see a Soulfly Ranking some day?
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, Max is the man. I might be biased on that but he's a legit solid dude. We'd love to rank Soulfly one day in the future for sure.
Wasn’t sure if I would check this album out. You guys sold me on it! Saw them on tour with Pantera and morbid angel years ago and they crushed it!
Necrotic Nick- I saw them on that same tour as well. What a great fuckin' show.
Haha that’s friggin awesome 🤩
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! It felt appropriate. lol
i can't wait to see the video! that cover got me XD
Necrotic Nick- We were pretty blown away by the thanks in the linear notes. I'm still processing just how awesome that was.
From what I’ve heard the production is terrible. Sounds flat.
Necrotic Nick- I really enjoyed the production but I'm generally a fan of Rizk's production outside of that last Vomit Forth album. I thought it sounded very full and the guitars sound crunchy as hell.
He doesn’t even play his own guitar Jesus I see a fanboy review here
Necrotic Nick- Pretty sure he was playing it all the times I've seen him. It was definitely plugged in. Seriously though, I would've laid into it if I thought it was a weak album. I wasn't very kind with Savages when I finally got that one. While I'm thankful for all Max has done for us, I'm always going to be honest about how I feel about an album and I really think this might be one of the best things he's done in Soulfly. This reminds me of the Max that I grew up with and I really connected with this one more than I have with a Soulfly release in years.