Artist: Soulfly
Title: Totem
Label: Nuclear Blast
Cat #: NBA57121
Release Year: 2022
Duration: Album
Format: Vinyl
Packaging Type: Standard Sleeve

At the dawn of the new millennium, Rolling Stone declared, “ Soulfly seem built to last.” More than two decades, countless worldwide tours, and a dozen albums later, that prophecy rings true. 

Underground icon, extreme metal trailblazer, third world warrior, and leader of a diverse and dedicated tribe, Max Cavalera not only survives but thrives, blasting out riff after killer riff. The same voice, body, and spirit which launched Soulfly in 1997 summons impossibly heavy noise to this day, throwing down ten slabs of monstrous music on Soulfly’s twelfth album, 2022’s Totem.

Among the most prolific musicians in the genre’s history, Max led Sepultura from Brazil to the world stage, making fans out of Ozzy Osbourne, Deftones, and Dave Grohl along the way. He cofounded Nailbomb, Cavalera Conspiracy, Go Ahead And Die, and Killer Be Killed, issuing album after album to spirited acclaim from critics and fans. But no project is as singularly identified with Max as Soulfly, whose gold - selling self-titled debut arrived with unrivalled determination and spirit.

Produced by Max alongside Arthur Rizk (Code Orange, Ghostemane, Outer Heaven), Totem boasts guest appearances from John Powers (Eternal Champion), Chris Ulsh (Power Trip), and John Tardy (Obituary). It brims with the blackened thrash and death bite of modern Soulfly classics like Ritual and Archangel, with nods to the heavy merciless groove of Primitive, Prophecy, and Dark Ages.

Recommended if you like: Sepultura, Cavalera Conspiracy, Machine Head, Fear Factory, DevilDriver, Nailbomb, Lamb of God, Hatebreed

Track Listing:

Side A:
1. Superstition
2. Scouring the Vile
3. Filth Upon Filth
4. Rot in Pain
5. The Damage Done
6. Totem

Side B:
7. Ancestors
8. Ecstasy of Gold
9. Soulfly XII
10. Spirit Animal