Dark Ages (album)
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| Dark Ages | ||||
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| Studio album by Soulfly | ||||
| Released | October 4, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Length | 66:25 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner Records | |||
| Producer | Max Cavalera | |||
| Soulfly chronology | ||||
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| Alternative Cover | ||||
 Limited Edition Digipak cover |
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net | [2] |
| Kerrang! | |
| Metal Hammer | |
| "Sputnikmusic | |
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, Moses, who died on December 10, 2004. The song, "Corrosion Creeps," is dedicated to Chuck Schuldiner of Death.[3] The song 'Fuel the Hate' begins with the spoken lyrics of 'Monday, July 16, 1945, 5:30am', a reference to the 'Trinity' nuclear test. It was around this time that the lyrical themes began to move away from the earlier spiritual themes and began incorporating more violent and aggressive elements.
Reception
- CMJ (No. 930, p. 50) - "An experimental savvy emerges in Master of Puppets' quieter moments."
- Mojo (p. 104) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Dark Ages fuses juggernaut punk-metal with found sounds....The evocative field recordings are matched by heartfelt songs."
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Max Cavalera except where stated.| Dark Ages | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "The Dark Ages" | 0:48 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Babylon" | 3:53 | ||||||||
| 3. | "I and I" | 3:15 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Carved Inside" | 3:35 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Arise Again" | 4:10 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Molotov" (ft. Paul Fillipenko & Billy Milano) | Cavalera, Fillipenko & Milano | 1:58 | |||||||
| 7. | "Frontlines" | 4:34 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Innerspirit" (ft. Coyote) | Cavalera, Kojić & Stojanovic | 5:15 | |||||||
| 9. | "Corrosion Creeps" | 4:27 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Riotstarter" (ft. David Ellefson) | 5:00 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Bleak" | 4:57 | ||||||||
| 12. | "(The) March" | 1:19 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Fuel the Hate" | 4:12 | ||||||||
| 14. | "Staystrong" (ft. Richie Cavalera) | Cavalera & Cavalera | 8:14 | |||||||
| 15. | "Soulfly V" | 10:54 | ||||||||
Total length: |
1:06:25 | |||||||||
| Japanese & Limited Edition Digipack | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 16. | "Salmo-91" | 4:24 | ||||||||
| 17. | "Prophecy" (Live at Metalmania Festival 2004) | 3:27 | ||||||||
| 18. | "Seek 'n' Strike" (Live at Metalmania Festival 2004) | 4:15 | ||||||||
Total length: |
1:18:29 | |||||||||
Credits
Soulfly
- Max Cavalera - lead vocals, rhythm guitars, sitar, berimbau
- Marc Rizzo - lead guitars, flamenco guitars
- Bobby Burns - bass
- Joe Nunez - drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Billy Milano - Vocals on "Molotov"
- Pavel "Паштет" Philippenko - Vocals on "Molotov"
- David Ellefson - Bass on "Riotstarter"
- Stefan Goldman - Acoustic Guitar, Korg Synthesizer, Sitar, Mandolin
- John Watkinson Gray - Engineer, Digital Editing, Mixing, Prophet V Programming
- June Murakawa - Assistant
- Michael Whelan - Illustrations
- Leo Zulueta - Logo
- 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
- Ted Jensen - Mastering
Chart positions
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2005 | The Billboard 200 | 155 |
References
- ↑ "Dark Ages - Soulfly". Allmusic.
- ↑ "CD Reviews". Blabbermouth.net.
- ↑ "SOULFLY: New MAX CAVALERA Audio/Video Interview Posted Online". BlabberMouth.
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