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Rating: There have been many unfortunate events for Max Cavalera in recent years: the deaths of his stepson Dana Wells and son Graziano, as well as that of friend Dimebag Darrell and nephew Moses. See it this way, but these tragic events have given us back a Max Cavalera angrier, more furious, and hurt than ever.
A year after the beautiful "Prophecy", the new "Dark Ages" is released, which, compared to its predecessor, has darker, gloomier, more dark sounds (as can be understood from the title). Supported by two geniuses like guitarist Marc Rizzo and drummer Joe Nunez, the album is, at the same time, the most brutal and the most experimental of Max Cavalera and company.
Let's analyze the tracks: "Babylon" falls within the Soulfly style, "Innerspirit" is more "polished." Ferocious are "Fuel The Hate" and "Frontlines" (also with some hardcore influences), while "Corrosion Creeps" is a mix between pure nu-metal and heavier solos. "Molotov" is swift and fierce, while "I And I" and "Arise Again" unleash a raging metallic power never before heard from Soulfly. "Riotstarter" is quite industrial, "Staystrong" (my favorite track on the CD) takes us back to the Sepultura, the old Sepultura of Max (from the golden days of "Arise" and "Roots"), although there is, of course, some trace of modernity. Then we reach the closing "Soulfly V"; the calm after the storm, as Giacomo Leopardi said, since the atmosphere of the track is very peaceful.
As mentioned before, this is the hardest album of Soulfly, and in my opinion, it resulted in an excellent CD, perhaps even better than "Prophecy" (but the first "Soulfly" remains untouchable). It couldn't have been otherwise, with Max and company in such extraordinary form.
It is difficult for a band to reach the peak, and it is even more arduous to maintain certain levels: if Soulfly continues on this path, then they will never have these kinds of problems.
Tracklist Lyrics and Samples
02 Babylon (03:53)
Lightning and thunder
Fear and wonder
Honour and murder
Chaos, disorder
Hate and pain
Will rise again
Nothing remains
Bring it on again...
On and on and on and on...
On and on and on...
Inna babylon
Hell on earth
Like a curse
War is hell
Time will tell
Apocalypse meets
The final disease
Death now creeps
The enemy within...
On and on and on and on...
On and on and on...
Inna babylon
United nations
Divided tensions
Body count rises
While leaders lie
Desolation
Separation
Sufferation
Confrontation
On and on and on and on...
On and on and on...
Inna babylon
Desolation...
Annihilation...
Decapitation...
Seperation...
Murder nation...
Sufferation...
Confrontation...
Retaliation...
Mutilation...
Devastation...
Confrontation...
Too much tension...
On and on and on and on...
On and on and on...
Inna babylon
04 Carved Inside (03:35)
Carved inside - carved outside
Scream at the sky - forever fight
My peace of mind - I got to find
True peace of mind - so hard to find
Now...
I feel your soul inside
Now...
Carved inside
They try to bring us down
We're growing all around
Inside you must be free
To find your destiny
Lose yourself
Find yourself
Nothing to prove
To nobody else
Now...
Feel your soul inside
Now...
Carved inside
My life is mine
My right is mine
Your eyes petrified
Fire from inside...
Carved inside - carved outside
Feel your soul glow - in the sky...
Let your soul now - move the world now
Feel your soul now - let your soulfly...
You must change from
Inside out
You fall, we rise
Inside out
05 Arise Again (04:10)
Lost in a ritual rage
I lost my normal behavior
Muthafucka - show your face
Hide on your invisible cage
Behind your fake name
Why don't you say that shit
To my face...
Arise again - arise again
People like you just fuel my hate
Arise again - arise again
At war with you again
I don't think you understand
Muthafucka, I don't pretend
Fuck you and your friends
Can't you see we are not the same?
Arise again - arise again
People like you just fuel my hate
Arise again - arise again...
06 Molotov (01:57)
Porra, Caralho
Porra, Caralho
Porra, Caralho
No fio da navalha
Com toda a raiva
Com toda a raiva
No fio da navalha
No fio da navalha
Porra, Caralho
Porra, Caralho
Porra, Caralho
No fio da navalha...
Porra, Caralho
Porra, Caralho
Porra, Caralho
No fio da navalha
Life is a journey, not a mystery
Open your eyes, live what you see
Life is a journey, beautiful and free
Life is a wonder, beautiful and free
07 Frontlines (04:34)
I don't give a fuck
You don't give a fuck
They don't give a fuck
Get back in the front
I don't give a fuck
You don't give a fuck
We don't give a fuck
Get back to the front
No one to trust
Just blood in the dust
Things just getting worse
Worse, worse, and worse
You kill - no remorse
You die - for what cause
They kill - no remorse
They die - for what cause
Back to the...
Back to the...
Back to the frontlines
Back to the...
Back to the...
Back to the frontlines
I don't give a fuck
You don't give a fuck
They don't give a fuck
Get back in the front
I don't give a fuck
You don't give a fuck
We don't give a fuck
Get back to the front
At war, once more
Peace is another sign that falls
I didn't want to be in war
But it follows me once more
For what, I don't know
I don't understand
Can you tell me who has won?
When nothing remains...
Back to the...
Back to the...
Back to the frontlines
Back to the...
Back to the...
Back to the frontlines
Back da fuck up now
Shut da fuck up now
Back to da front now
Back to the frontlines
08 Innerspirit (05:15)
Clean the sins - be blessed within
Look upon - St. Michael's wings
Can you feel?
That this armageddon is near
Can you feel?
The ancient prophecy ago reveal
Soldier of God - like it was before
2,000 years - the lion roar
Can you feel?
The final armageddon is near
Can you feel?
The ancient prophecy ago reveal
Inner Spirit
Inner Spirit
Inner Spirit
Wealth of their world
Have no meaning if what's coming after
Things of this world
Have no meaning
Things of this world
Have no meaning in what's coming after
Things of this world
Have no meaning...
09 Corrosion Creeps (04:26)
Keep an eye in the sky
Night after night
Sign after sign
Don't fall behind
Land of the sun
Empires will burn
Can't trust no one
No return...
Live on the edge
No man's land
Blood on the sand
End of all things
Killing edge
Khyber pass
City of God
Dreader than dread
This corrosion creeps
And it's crawling too deep
This corrosion creeps
And it's making you sick
Life after life
Ragin inside
Sign after sign
Thorn on your side
Curse undone
Burn as one
Trust no soul
You're on your own
This corrosion creeps
And it's crawling too deep
This corrosion creeps
And it's making you sick
This corrosion
This corrosion...
Emptiness, fearless
It's not for you to understand
Self-destruct, don't give a fuck
Cut-throat, you can't tame my soul
Suicidal, schizophrenic
Killing like a feeding frenzy
Wicked, brutal
Cut you down like a thousand swords
This corrosion creeps
And it's crawling too deep
This corrosion creeps
And it's making you sick
This corrosion
This corrosion
This corrosion
This corrosion...
Keep an eye in the sky
The sky is falling tonight
It's not so far
Babylon is not far
A thousand feet high
At the mercy of the skies
As the souls dive
The new millenium is crucified
10 Riotstarter (05:00)
Zumbi e o senhor das guerras
Zumbi e o senhor das demandas
Quando Zumbi chega
E Zumbi quem manda
I'm a riotstarter
Molotov's on fire
Flame is getting higher
Higher, higher, higher
I'm the bullet holes
I'm the nailbomb
Sodom and Gomarrah
I'm in tribal war
I'm spitting on your grave
A face without a name
The killer and the prey
The song remains insane
Insane...
I'm the cop blaster
Fuel and disaster
I'm society's end
Yeah you know my name...
Pissed off...
And get the fuck out
Pissed off...
And get the fuck out
Pissed off...
And get the fuck out
Pissed off...
And get the fuck out
11 Bleak (04:56)
Maggots crawling
Posers falling
Suffocating in garbage
So much trash
In excess
Feed your ego up your ass
On your knees
Blood sucking pigs
Die of your own disease
Worms and ashes
Feed the masses
Up your ass, blood cloth dead!
Maggots crawling
Two-face falling
Suffocate on your vomit
Just like sheeps
To the slaughter
Follow suit, follow orders
On your knees
Blood sucking pigs
Drowning on your own shit
Parasites
Full of lies
You got nothing left inside
Bleak
Bleak - like crass
Bleak
Bleak - like crass
Maggots crawling
Posers falling
Suffocating in garbage
Final warning
No return
It's the end, you fucking scum
On your knees
Blood sucking pigs
Die of your own disease
Parasites
Full of lies
You've got nothing left inside
Bleak
Bleak - like crass
Bleak
Bleak - like crass
Bleak - fucking sick
Bleak - fucking sick
12 (The) March (01:18)
Dark ages upon us
Hate surround us
Fear embrace us
Tragedy behind us
Media brainwash us
Spirits guide us
Weakness expose us
Memories behind us
Journey in front of us
Roots under us
Strange attracts us
Inner voice calls us
Envy destroy us
Music lift us
Scars remind us
Spark ignite us
Everything will pass on
We must go on
Everything will pass on
We must go on
It's up to us...
It's up to us...
It's up to us...
14 Staystrong (08:13)
Material things can't conquer me
Matter nothing to me, only your soul can be free
When we connect, spiritually
I feel you never went away from me
Waking up and I freak
Now it's so hard to breathe
Blood, sweat, and my tears
Make the fear disappear
Now that you are gone
I try staying strong
All these painful years
All these fallin' tears
Will never bring you back
Bring you back to me
I know one day I'll see you again
I know this can't be the end
I know you'll be there waiting for me
Waiting for me
Carry on
Stay strong
Carry on...
Now that you are gone
All these painful things
That make us bleed inside
I try staying strong
I just want to see you
I just want to see you
Dana
Moses
Watch me
Watch me
Oh God, take the pain away
I'll give you my life instead
Oh God, take the pain away
For you, my life I'll trade
Waking up and I freak
Now it's so hard to breathe
Blood, sweat, and my tears
Make the fear disappear
Now that you are gone
I try staying strong
Carry on
Stay strong
Carry on...
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By thetrooper
This is the most aggressive and heavy album of Soulfly’s entire career.
Here we have 'Sepultura' played in the style of 'Sepultura'!
By wardrobeOFdeath
"The last five or six tracks sound damned similar to some tracks released on the not-so-bright latest album by Slipknot."
"Who knows if the Cavalera duo will return to make us dream again!!!"
