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SOULFLY Release Tenth Studio Album ‘Archangel’
August 14th, 2015

Phoenix, Arizona-based metal group Soulfly issued tenth full-length studio album Archangel on August 14th, 2015 through Nuclear Blast Entertainment.

The outing was produced by Matt Hyde, and includes guest appearances from Todd Jones of Nails (‘Sodomites’) and Matt Young of King Parrot (‘Live Life Hard!’). Swansong track ‘Mother Of Dragons’ features Richie and Igor Cavalera (of Incite and Lody Kong, respectively), sons of vocalist Max Cavalera. In addition, the pair’s brother Zyon stepped behind the drumkit for the entire effort.

Cover artwork duties fell to Eliran Kantor, Max Cavalera commissioning Kantor to design a traditional piece depicting Archangel Michael.

The track listing is as follows;

Standard edition

01. ‘We Sold Our Souls To Metal’
02. ‘Archangel’
03. ‘Sodomites’
04. ‘Ishtar Rising’
05. ‘Live Life Hard!’
06. ‘Shamash’
07. ‘Bethlehem’s Blood’
08. ‘Titans’
09. ‘Deceiver’

Bonus tracks for CD / DVD special edition

11. ‘You Suffer’ (Napalm Death cover)
12. ‘Acosador Nocturno’
13. ‘Soulfly X’

Live At Hellfest 2014 bonus DVD (special edition only)

01. ‘Cannibal Holocaust’
02. ‘Refuse/Resist’
03. ‘Bloodshed’
04. ‘Back To The Primitive’
05. ‘Seek ‘N’ Strike’
06. ‘Tribe’
07. ‘Rise Of The Fallen’
08. ‘Revengeance’
09. ‘Roots Bloody Roots’
10. ‘Jumpdafuckup’ / Eye For An Eye’

Soulfly’s recording line-up was as follows;

Max Cavalera (vocals and rhythm guitar, Cavalera Conspiracy / Killer Be Killed / ex-Sepultura / ex-Nailbomb)
Marc Rizzo (lead guitar, Cavalera Conspiracy / ex-Ill Niño)
Tony Campos (bass, Asesino / Fear Factory / ex-Static-X / ex-Ministry / ex-Prong)
Zyon Cavalera (drums)

In its first week of release, Archangel charted in the following countries; Austria (#31), Australia (#41), Belgium (#29), Canada (#60), Czech Republic (#17), Germany (#19), Finland (#22), France (#40), Netherlands (#33), Spain (#19), Switzerland (#11), UK (#57), and USA (#130).

A music video, directed by Robert Sexton, was filmed for the title track. In addition, official lyric videos were created for the songs ‘We Sold Our Souls To Metal’, ‘Sodomites’ and ‘Titans’. All four clips can be viewed below.

Ninth studio record Savages was released in September 2013.

Promotional photograph by Rodrigo Fredes.

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