Totem (Soulfly album)
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| Studio album by Soulfly | ||||
| Released | August 5, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2021–2022 | |||
| Studio | Platinum Underground in Mesa, Arizona | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 40:05 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Arthur Rizk, Max Cavalera | |||
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Totem is the twelfth studio album by American heavy metal band Soulfly. It was released on August 5, 2022, by Nuclear Blast. It is also the first album to not feature long running lead guitarist Marc Rizzo who departed ways with the band in 2021. The album's producer Arthur Rizk, John Powers and Chris Ulsh contributed guitar solos.
Critical reception
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Dom Lawson of Blabbermouth.net stated that the album "maintains the crushing heaviness of its immediate predecessors while managing to squeeze a bit of invention and perversity into the mix, too".[1]
Matt Mills of Metal Hammer wrote that "Max Cavalera gets with the times and ramps up the aggro on Soulfly's new album Totem".[3]
Max Heilman of Metal Injection wrote that "In true Soulfly fashion, the album culminates with a tapestry of shimmering synths, dense percussion arrangements, melodious brass and even vocoded singing—a bit of trippy weirdness to remind folks of where Soulfly's heart lies."[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Max Cavalera and Zyon Cavalera.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Superstition" | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Scouring the Vile" (feat. John Tardy) | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Filth Upon Filth" | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Rot in Pain" | 2:47 |
| 5. | "The Damage Done" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Totem" | 5:31 |
| 7. | "Ancestors" (feat. John Powers) | 3:09 |
| 8. | "Ecstasy of Gold" (feat. John Powers) | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Soulfly XII" | 2:34 |
| 10. | "Spirit Animal" (feat. Chris Ulsh, Hornsman Coyote, Richie Cavalera & Leya Cavalera) | 9:32 |
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Total length:
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40:05 | |
Personnel
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Soulfly
Additional musicians
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Production
Artwork
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Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[6] | 19 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 25 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 187 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 61 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 17 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[11] | 36 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] | 32 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 21 |
| UK Digital Albums (OCC)[14] | 40 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] | 6 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[16] | 5 |
References
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- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Soulfly – Totem" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Soulfly – Totem" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Soulfly – Totem" (in French). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soulfly – Totem" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Soulfly – Totem". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
