Soulfly
Dark Ages

THE REVIEW

Max Cavalera strikes again!

This time the ex-Sepultura has truly hit the mark (as he did with great albums like "Soulfly" and "Primitive") and by slightly hardening the sound, he has produced what I believe is the most aggressive and heavy album of Soulfly's entire career, a great response to the banality and mediocrity of "3" and the adequacy of "Prophecy".

First of all, a consideration must be made: this album cannot be considered nu-metal. There are nu-metal tracks like "Carved Inside", but here it is the ghost of Sepultura that dominates the album, along with new influences like Lamb of God, and old ones like Slayer! If in previous albums one could hear "Sepultura" played in the style of Korn, Slipknot, or Coal Chamber, here we have "Sepultura" played in the style of "Sepultura"!

The album starts strong with the trio (quartet if we consider the intro-title track) "Babylon" / "I And I" / "Carved Inside", but "Arise Again" is also smashing (the smell of a reunion is getting stronger, guys... did you see the title?). The Portuguese in "Molotov" is also effective, basically, there's no need to go on, the entire album is excellent and reaches its "exploit" with "Soulfly V" which, like the other "Soulfly" tracks, represents the spiritual and melodic essence of the band.

The Soulfly are a great band, knowing when to impress, and after all, we are dealing with a great name in metal, namely Max Cavalera and his band has a bright future ahead and "Dark Ages" is one of the many good albums they can make given their capabilities.