Soulfly (album)

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Soulfly

Studio album by Soulfly
Released	April 21, 1998
Recorded	Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu, California
Genre	Heavy Metal Alternative Metal Groove Metal Nu Metal
Length	67:57
Label	Roadrunner Records
Producer(s)	Ross Robinson
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Soulfly chronology
	Soulfly (1998)	Primitive (2000)
Alternative cover

Digipak Edition

Soulfly is the first LP by metal band Soulfly released in 1998 (1998 in music) through Roadrunner Records. The record was released in memory of Max's son in law who was murdered. Both CDs have the message "In Loving Memory Dana" printed across them.

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on 16, November 2005.

[edit] Track listing

All songs composed by Cavalera, except "Bleed" (Cavalera, Durst), "Umbabarauma" (Ben), "The Song Remains Insane" (Cavalera, D-Low, R.D.P.) and "Prejudice" (Cavalera, Webbe).

"Eye for an Eye" (with Burton C. Bell and Dino Cazares) – 3:34
"No Hope = No Fear" – 4:35
"Bleed" (with Fred Durst and DJ Lethal) – 4:06
"Tribe" – 6:02
"Bumba" (with Los Hooligans)– 3:59
"First Commandment" (with Chino Moreno) – 4:29
"Bumbklatt" – 3:51
"Soulfly" – 4:48
"Umbabarauma" (with Los Hooligans) – 4:11
"Quilombo" (with Benji and DJ Lethal) – 3:43
"Fire" – 4:21
"The Song Remains Insane" – 3:39
"No" (with Christian Olde Wolbers) – 4:00
"Prejudice" (with Benji Webbe) – 6:52
"Karmageddon" – 5:44
"Cangaceiro" [Bonus track only on Limited Edition] – 2:19
"Ain't No Feeble Bastard" (Discharge cover) [Bonus track only on Limited Edition] – 1:39
"The Possibility of Life's Destruction" (Discharge cover) [Bonus track only on Limited Edition] – 1:28

The Limited Edition self-titled album was very limited and any owners can fetch a lot of money for it these days.

Also released as a Digipak Edition on October 19, 1999 with 2nd Bonus Disc:

"Tribe" (Fuck Shit Up Mix) – 5:35
"Quilombo" (Extreme Ragga Dub Mix) – 3:23
"Umbabarauma" (World Cup Mix) – 3:43
"No Hope = No Fear" (Live) – 4:16
"Bleed" (Live) – 4:35
"Bumba" (Live) – 3:27
"Quilombo" (Live) – 4:08
"The Song Remains Insane" (Live) – 2:20
"Eye For An Eye" (Live At Indigo Ranch) – 3:32
"Tribe" (Tribal Terrorism Mix) – 4:17
"Umbabarauma" (Brasil 70 Mix) – 4:27
"Quilambo" (Zumbi Dub Mix) – 3:24
"Soulfly" (Eternal Spirit Mix) – 5:27

Soulfly was also released on Aug 30, 2005 as part of the Roadrunner Records 25th Anniversary Reissues with the Limited Edition bonus tracks and a new one ("Blow Away") added to the first disc and a different 2nd Bonus Disc with live performances at the 1998 Roskilde Festival, spoken word live performances and a four-track demo. The track listing for the second disc is:

"Eye for an Eye" (Live) – 3:46
"No Hope = No Fear" (Live) – 4:08
"Spit" (Live) – 2:44
"Bleed" (Live) – 4:28
"Beneath the Remains/Dead Embryonic Cells" (Live) – 3:41
"Tribe" (Live) – 6:33
"Bumba" (Live) – 3:10
"Refuse/Resist" (Live) – 3:43
"Quilombo" (Live) – 4:00
"Roots Bloody Roots" (Live) – 3:24
"Attitude" (Live) – 3:51
"The Song Remains Insane" (Live) – 3:54
"No" (Live) – 5:08
"Max Cavalera Spoken Word Performance" (Live) – 17:28
"Spoken Word Jam" (Live) – 4:19
"Eye for an Eye" (Live/Four-track Demo Version) – 3:29

[edit] Personnel

Rob Agnello - Engineer
Jackson Bandeira - Guitar
Mario Caldato Jr. - Producer, Mixing
Max Cavalera - Guitar, Vocals, Berimbau, Group Member
Steffan Chirazi - Reissue Liner Notes
Monte Conner - Reissue Producer, A&R
Marcelo Dias - Bass, Group Member
Anders Dohn - Producer
Kevin Estrada - Reissue Producer, Reissue Photography
Steven Hartong - Assistant
Chuck Johnson - Engineer
Richard Kaplan - Engineer
Jo Kirchherr - Cover Photo
Glen LaFerman - Photography
Jacob Langkilde - Engineer
Logan Mader - Guitar, Group Member
George Marino - Mastering
Roy Mayorga - Drums, Group Member
Larry McDonald - Conga
Christy Priske - Photography
Marcello D. Rapp - Bass
Ross Robinson - Producer, Mixing
Mike Roper - Label Design
Steve Sisco - Mixing
Jan Sneum - Executive Producer
Paul Stottler - Label Design
Jorge Du Peixe and Gilmar Bolla Oito appear on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,14
Chuck Johnson appears on tracks 8, 15