Conquer (album)

Conquer
Studio album by Soulfly
Released	July 29, 2008[1]
Recorded	September 2007 at Porch Studio
Genre	Thrash metal, groove metal, death metal
Length	57:20 (Regular edition) 71:17 (Special edition)
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Max Cavalera
Soulfly chronology
Dark Ages (2005) Conquer (2008) Omen (2010)
Singles from Conquer
"Unleash" Released: June 24, 2008 "Blood Fire War Hate" Released: February 9, 2009
Alternative cover
Special edition digipak

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Alt Press	(#241, p.166)
Blabbermouth.net	[4]
ChartAttack	[5]
Kerrang!	[6]
Metal Hammer	[7]
PopMatters	[8]
Sun Media	[9]

Conquer is the sixth studio album by the band Soulfly. It saw official release on July 23, 2008, in Australia, although the album had leaked early onto file-sharing networks. It was released on July 29, 2008 in Canada and the United States and debuted at #66 on the U.S. Billboard 200 — Soulfly's highest Billboard peak since their 2002 release, 3.

Production

The album was tracked by Tim C. Lau in late 2007 at The Porch Recording Studio in Orlando Florida and mixed by Andy Sneap in early 2008. In promotion for the album, Max Cavalera stated that he had been heavily influenced by Bolt Thrower, Napalm Death and Slayer in writing for this album, which he declared would make Dark Ages sound like a pop album.

A bonus edition of the album was released containing three bonus tracks and a DVD. The DVD features a full live concert from Warsaw, Poland and the music video for "Innerspirit" from the previous album, Dark Ages.

The track "Unleash" was released as the first official single on June 24. The accompanying video was directed by Robert Sexton, and features Dave Peters of Throwdown, who also appears on the album version.^[10]

The album sold over 8,400 copies in the U.S. during the first week of its release.^[11]

Critical reception

Conquer has thus far garnered positive reviews from most media outlets and review websites. Chad Bower of About.com calls it "outstanding", with "great musicianship and songwriting" and "new styles, sounds and experiments, which also hit the mark." Nikos Patelis of Metal Invader notes the "hardcore beatings, extreme thrash speeds and many implements of weird sounds that have nothing to do with metal" and deems the album "dark as hell". In comparison to Cavalera Conspiracy's debut earlier this year, Dominic Hemy of Planet Loud considers Conquer "tighter, heavier, more diverse, more original, and far more engaging than Inflikted".

Track listing

All tracks written by Marc Rizzo and Max Cavalera

Bonus DVD listing

Live in Warsaw, Poland^[14]

1. "Prophecy"
2. "Downstroy"
3. "Seek 'n' Strike"
4. "No Hope = No Fear"
5. "Jumpdafuckup/Bring It"
6. "Living Sacrifice"
7. "Mars"
8. "Brasil"
9. "No"
10. "L.O.T.M."
11. "Porrada"
12. "Drums"
13. "Moses"
14. "Frontlines"
15. "Back to the Primitive"
16. "Eye for an Eye"

Music Video

1. "Innerspirit"

Personnel

• Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Marc Rizzo – lead guitar
• Bobby Burns – bass
• Joe Nunez – drums, percussion

Guest performers

• David Vincent – from Morbid Angel guest vocals on "Blood Fire War Hate"
• Dave Peters – from Throwdown guest vocals on "Unleash"
• Fedayi Pacha – guest instrumentalist (duduk, percussion) on "Touching the Void", Dub Outro on "For Those About to Rot"
• Jean-Pol Dub - guest instrumentalist (didgeridoo) on "Touching the Void"

Chart positions

Album

References