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Rating: The long-awaited moment for countless fans and industry insiders has arrived: Cavalera Conspiracy, the sensational return to the scene of the Cavalera brothers, is no longer just a vague rumor but a concrete reality. After 12 years, precisely since the release of 'Roots' in 1996, Max and Igor have returned to writing and playing together, possibly healing the wound that led to the breakup of Sepultura, one of the most acclaimed metal bands of the '90s. For those who lived under a rock, I'll briefly summarize the events of the past few years: Max founded Soulfly, a nu-metal band with ethnic influences, while Igor and the remaining Sepultura members continued their adventure with another singer, Derrick Green, amid much criticism and few praises.
This first work by the new entity, 'Inflikted', will surprise both those expecting a Soulfly-like project and those hoping for a radical genre shift. The term that, in my opinion, best suits this work is "cunning": the two have simply pretended the last 17 years never happened, playing thrash/death in pure Sepultura style, very close in style to 'Arise' with fewer hardcore influences than 'Chaos A.D.', all of this revisited with the mindset of the new millennium; no ethnic influences or nu metal, but just 11 violent, direct, and no-nonsense tracks, precisely what Sepultura offered almost 20 years ago. Whether this was a commercial move or not is not for me to judge; I can only say that, in my opinion, the operation carried out by the two Brazilian brothers has not been entirely successful. Alongside Max and Igor, we find Soulfly guitarist Marc Rizzo and Joe Duplantier (vocals and guitar in Gojira) on bass.
Even though there are remarkable tracks, especially the title track, a brutal punch of unspeakable violence, as well as 'Ultra-Violent', the thrashy 'Hex', or the slower 'The Doom of All Fires', and surprises like the acoustic finale of 'Bloodbrawl', some tracks are much less inspired and lack soul, such as 'Nevertrust' or 'Black Ark', the least successful episodes overall, while others, lacking the unique quality that characterizes the more representative tracks, end up being mere exercises in style, and it is in these instances that the retro effect is counterproductive. These are, however, easily solvable flaws, and nothing can dispute that 'Inflikted' is a work far above average. A transitional work, in short, a first stone laid on what is hoped to be a long path for the Cavalera Conspiracy.
RATING = 7
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Inflikted (04:32)
Born from dust
In the gutters of this earth
Maggots and leppers
Is this hell or is this heaven?
The cursed, the damned
Spreading hate across the land
No more pretending
Destroy your seeds of envy
Unleash the wicked
This hate is self-inflikted
Deliver this torment
Upon your final judgement
Follow the storm
In the land of no return
It’s you, the scum
We’ll kill until it’s done
Inflikted
Show no mercy
Muthafuckin’ wicked
Inflikted
Show no mercy
Muthafuckin’ wicked
Inflikted
Show no mercy
Muthafuckin’ wicked
Inflikted
Show no mercy
Muthafuckin’ wicked
Inflikted
Show no mercy
Muthafuckin’ wicked
Inflikted
Show no mercy
Muthafuckin’ wicked
Falling and burning
Execution now is coming
Corruption is the sign
And destruction of your lies
Inflikted
Show no mercy
Muthafuckin’ wicked
Inflikted
Show no mercy
Muthafuckin’ wicked
Inflikted
Show no mercy
Muthafuckin’ wicked
Inflikted
Show no mercy
Muthafuckin’ wicked
Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt…
Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt…
Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt…
Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt…
Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt…
Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt…
Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt…
Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt…
Inflikted…inflikted
02 Sanctuary (03:23)
Loaded with dynamite
I don't give a fuck 'cause
Everybody die tonight
Call me negative
Call me what you want
You are nothing
Never was... never will
My hostility
My sanctuary
My reality
My sanctuary.... underground
Coming with the storm
You wish you were never born
Fucked up reality
I'll take your soul and plant my seed
My hostility
My sanctuary
My reality
My sanctuary.... underground
No excuses, no regrets
Everybody die tonight
Everybody die tonight
No divisions, no turning back
Everybody die tonight
Everybody die tonight
Sanctuary, sanctuary
Everybody die tonight
Everybody die tonight...
05 Ultra-Violent (03:47)
control...
ultra-violent come and take control
your soul…
ultra-violent come and crush your soul
the storm…
ultra-violent coming with the storm
your world…
ultra-violent come destroy your world
feel the agony, crawling on your knees
feel the agony and the bloodshed
‘til there’s nothing left to bleed
‘til there’s nothing left to bleed
‘til there’s nothing left to….
control…
ultra-violent come and take control
your soul...
ultra-violent come and crush your soul
the storm…
ultra-violent coming with the storm
your world…
ultra-violent come destroy your world
feel the agony, crawling on your knees
feel the agony and the bloodshed
‘til there’s nothing left to bleed
‘til there’s nothing left to bleed
‘til there’s nothing left to….
bolshy, viddy, dies irae
malchicks, bezoomi, dies irae
devotchkas, droogs, dies irae
bolnoi, besoomi, dies irae
bolnoi, bolshy, dies irae
droogs, devotchkas, dies irae
bezoomi, malchicks, dies irae
viddy, bolshy, dies irae
control…
ultra-violent come and take control
your soul...
ultra-violent come and crush your soul
08 Bloodbrawl (05:41)
Fed up and fucked up
Born from war and tension
Fed up and fucked up
Cut-throat generation
Fed up and fucked up
Throw down the fallen nations
Fed up and fucked up
Burn down retaliation
Fed up and fucked up
See you fall from grace
Fed up and fucked up
Scars on your two faces
Bloodbrawl - now you're falling down
Bloodcloth - it's your downfall
Bloodcloth - now you're falling down
Bloodbrawl...
Bloodbrawl, bloodcloth, bloodcloth, bloodbrawl
Born from war and tension
Fed up and fucked up
Feeding on frustration
Fed up and fucked up
Unleash devastation
Fed up and fucked up
Spell out your redemption
Fed up and fucked up
Bloodbrawl - now you're falling down
Bloodcloth - it's your downfall
Bloodcloth - now you're falling down
Bloodbrawl...
Bloodbrawl, bloodcloth, bloodcloth, bloodbrawl
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By rg88metal
The album is a little gem of thrash-death, angry as a hyena and fast like someone running away from a dog trying to bite their behind.
If you loved Sepultura, thrash in general, and extreme metal as a whole, prepare for a seismic shock you won’t easily forget.
By ThirdWorldChaos
If you are looking for experimentation and assorted novelties, eject the disc immediately!
Inflikted is yet another masterpiece by Max Cavalera and the chance to hear him playing again with the legendary brother Igor.
