Prophecy (album)
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| Prophecy | ||
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| Album by Soulfly | ||
| Released | March 30, 2004 | |
| Recorded | Fall 2003 at The Salzmone Studio Oasis in Mesa, Arizona | |
| Genre | Heavy Metal | |
| Length | 55 min 40 sec | |
| Record label | Roadrunner Records | |
| Producer | Max Cavalera | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| RollingStone review | NR | link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album?id=5165193) |
| Allmusic.com review | 4 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDCASS70311061608252709&sql=Ag963tr5tkl3x) |
| ARTISTdirect review | 4 stars out of 5 | link (http://store.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,2857062,00.html) |
| Soulfly Chronology | ||
| III (2002) | Prophecy (2004) | Dark Ages (2005) |
Prophecy is the fourth album for heavy metal band Soulfly. This album is noteworthy for three features - the completely different lineup for the album apart from leader Max Cavalera, the world music influence from a stint that Cavelera spent in Serbia and explicit Christian themes on the album. The album was released on March 30, 2004 and has reached the Australian top 50 album charts as well as number 82 of the Billboard 200 as at April 2004.
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New lineup
Cavalera recruited a whole new lineup for the Prophecy album. Joe Nunez was back behind the drumkit having worked on the Primitive (album) with Mark Rizzo formerly of Ill Niņo on guitar. There are two bassists playing as members of Soulfly on Prophecy - Dave Ellefson formerly of Megadeath and Bobby Burns of Primer 55. Cavalera took this decision to have a mixture of old school metal and nu-metal on the album.
Max Cavalera explains on the bands website that he wants to use different musicians as part of the group for each album. "This is an approach that I've wanted to do for a while. I never wanted Soulfly to be a band like Metallica, with the same four guys. On every Soulfly album, we've changed the line up and it will probably continue that way. In order to do that, I had to start from the inside out and bring in people who caught my attention, that I had never played with before, and create this."
World music influences
In Sepultura, Cavelera had shown an interest in world music as shown in the Roots (album) featuring elements of the music of Brazil's indigenous peoples. This approach continues on the Prophecy album with Cavalera travelling to Serbia to record with traditional musicians. On the track "Moses", an explicit statement of his religious beliefs he works with Serbian band Eyesburn featuring reggae influences from one of his heroes Bob Marley. Cavalera has in fact been described as the Bob Marley of metal and Exodus (album) was one of Marley's definitive records. Other tracks on the album feature instruments from the Middle Ages, sheepskin bagpipes and Serbian gypsies.
Christian influences
On the band's website, Max Cavelera said that he founded the band "with the idea of combined sounds and spiritual beliefs." The Prophecy album contains the clearest statement of his beliefs with "I Believe" containing a spoken part in the middle where Cavelera expresses his faith. "Moses" is the next track on the record.
Track listing
- "Prophecy"
- "Living Sacrifice"
- "Execution Style"
- "Defeat U"
- "Mars"
- "I Believe"
- "Moses"
- "Born Again Anarchist"
- "Porrada"
- "In The Meantime"
- "Soulfly IV"
- "Wings"
"In The Meantime" is a cover of a Helmet (band) song off their 1992 album Meantime.
Listing
- Soulfly web site (http://www.soulfly.com/)
- All Music Guide Prophecy article (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311071654390588&sql=A8cklu3yaan7k/)