Dark Ages is a Metal album by Soulfly, originally released in 2005. On Gatefold: 35 pressings tracked.
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Dark Ages is the fifth LP by the metal band Soulfly. The album was released on October 4, 2005. The album was strongly influenced by the death of Max Cavalera's 8-month-old grandson, Mose, who died on December 10, 2004. The song, "Corrosion Creep," is dedicated to Chuck Schuldiner of Death. Many critics have described Dark Ages as a return to Cavalera's thrash and death metal roots of the early Sepultura day, its sound also has been compared to his post-thrash album Chaos A.D.-era, while still maintaining the world music influence present on the first four Soulfly album. This time, Cavalera traveled to five different countries - Serbia, Turkey, Russia, France, and the United States - in order to record all the sounds that he desired to have on the new album. The album also features a didgeridoo on 'Carved Inside' and a Jamaican thumb piano on 'Riotstarter'. This further showcase Cavalera's desire to experiment within metal. The cultural spice is accentuated by Max's decision to travel the world to capture the sounds within their own natural environment. While in Russia, the frantic "Molotov" begins with Russian lyric. "In Russian it means 'Fuck the war, let's think about what's important'... It comes from the liberation of Russia after communism." S.O.D.'s Billy Milano makes a guest appearance as well on the song. Cavalera called Milano and said, "Do you mind singing over the phone and I just record it? . . . Even the distortion coming from his voice is actually from the phone." Credits * Max Cavalera - Guitar, Sitar, Vocal, Producer, Berimbau * Marc Rizzo - Guitar, Vocal, Flamenco Guitar * Bobby Burns - Bass * Joe Nunez - Percussion, Drums * Billy Milano - Vocals (on "Motolov") * John Watkinson Gray - Engineer, Digital Editing, Mixing, Prophet V Programming * June Murakawa - Assistant * David Ellefson - Bass on "Riotstarter" * Michael Whelan - Illustrations * Leo Zulueta - Logo * Stefan Goldman - Acoustic Guitar, Korg Synthesizer, Sitar, Mandolin * Gloria Cavalera - Executive Producer, Management * Milan "Bare" Barković - Engineer * John Bilberry - Assistant Engineer * Alexsander Hrenov - Balalaika, Spoons * Darya Jubenko - Engineer * Nemanja "Coyote" Kojić - Vocals (on "Innerspirit") * Matt Marksbary - Assistant Engineer * Justin Salter - Assistant Engineer * Christina Stojanovic - Management * Alexander Yushin - Bayan * Monte Conner - A&R * Terry Date - Mastering, Mixing .
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Tracklist
- 1The Dark Ages0:48
- 2Babylon3:53
- 3I and I3:15
- 4Carved Inside3:35
- 5Arise Again4:10
- 6Molotov1:57
- 7Frontlines4:34
- 8Inner Spirit5:15
- 9Corrosion Creeps4:26
- 10Riotstarter5:00
- 11Bleak4:56
- 12(The) March1:18
- 13Fuel the Hate4:12
- 14Staystrong8:13
- 15Soulfly V10:50
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Thrash Metal
- heavy
- aggressive
- primal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alexsander HrenovBALALAIKA, SPOONS , PERCUSSION
- Bobby BurnsBAND , BASS BASS BASS GUITAR
- Joe NunezBAND , DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- John GrayPROGRAMMED BY
- Marc RizzoBAND , GUITAR, FLAMENCO GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Max CavaleraBAND , VOCALS , GUITAR , BERIMBAU, OTHER , SITAR BERIMBAU, SITAR, VOCALS GUITAR
- Stefane GoldmanACOUSTIC GUITAR, KEYBOARDS , MANDOLIN, SITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, SITAR, MANDOLIN, SYNTHESIZER SITAR, MANDOLIN, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Vitali HrenovBALALAIKA, DOUBLE BASS
- Billy MilanoLYRICS BY, VOCALS VOCALS
- David EllefsonBASS BASS GUITAR
- Nemanja CojicVOCALS
- Nemanja CojićVOCALS
- Nemanja KojićVOCALS WRITTEN-BY, VOCALS
- Richie CavaleraVOCALS WRITTEN-BY, VOCALS
- Павел ФилиппенкоLYRICS BY, VOCALS VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 35 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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