Soulfly - Primitive

Limited edition digipak version of sophomore album for alternative metal act fronted by Max Cavalera (ex-Sepultura). Includes four bonus tracks, 'Eye For An Eye' (Live), 'Tribe' (Live), 'Soulfire' and 'Soulfly' (Universal Spirit Mix). 2000 release. Digipak. Album Description

Probably the most commercial Soulfly album.

First of all, if you are new to Soulfly, this would be the album I would suggest to start with. It offers the most variety out of any of their first five albums, ranging from heavy rock to full-on heavy metal assault, as well as some of Max's ethnic music finding it's way in here and there.
This is my favorite Soulfly album, because this was the one I started with, and it has the best set of guest musicians/vocalists on it. Chino Moreno from Deftones sings on "Pain". Corey Taylor from Slipknot sings on "Jumpdaf##kup". Sean Lennon sings on "Son Song". Those are three of the best songs on the cd, which is very solid throughout. Tom Arraya from Slayer also makes an appearance. Very cool. I enjoy it when artists from different bands get together. It usually ends up being very fresh and exciting. Unless, of course, you're washed up, like many of the current "Super-groups" out there. For this album, it works very well.
Many people are Soulfly haters for no other reason than that Max Cavelera left Sepultura. I suggest giving Soulfly a fair chance, and I think you'll see that they are making quality music.
For me, this is the most fun Soulfly album and I always go "Back to the Primitive" when I am in the mood for this band. If you enjoy all the guests on this album, I'd get their self-titled debut next. It is the most like this one. If you really like the heavier side of Soulfly, "3", "Prophecy" and "Dark Ages" are all heavier albums, with "Dark Ages" being the best of the three, but there are fewer guests.
Soulfly is one of the premier heavy metal bands out there right now. February 21, 2008

Superb heavy thrash at its best.

Max is one of the gods in the heavy music pantheon. This album confirms it again.
Ethnic motifs and raw succinct metal sound.

A must! November 27, 2006

Weak - Soulfly's Worst

First off, I'm not one of those guys who's like "oMg!1 mAx sOlD oWt wIf sOuLfLy && hE wEnT aLl mAlLxCoRe!11!! Waaaahhhh!!111one". Just thought I'd put that out, because bands should undergo change and people should stop being selfish.

Anyways, you really don't want this album. There's some decent tracks, like "Back To The Primitive", but the whole thing sounds like a mess, especially with the numerous number of guest vocalists ruining things up. One or two guest appearances is OK, but if you have like 8 of them, that's asking for too much. Also, if you really hate nu-metal with a passion (which I dislike most of it), you WILL hate this album. The tribal drumming is great, though. Also, there is repetition in quite a few of the tracks, like "Back To The Primitive", where Max says "Back to the primitive, f*ck all your *insert phrase here*" about 16 times. Haha. Just had to point this out.

If you want a good Soulfly album, check out "Prophecy" or "Dark Ages". If you want a better band, called Sepultura, check out "Beneath The Remains", "Arise", "Chaos A.D." and "Roots". Buy this one used, along with all the Sepultura albums with Derrick Green. May 6, 2006

One of the greatest mosh CDs there is

As someone else said "energy in its purest form". I think that fits here.

Now, this may not be as good as Sepultura, but many of the songs here are simply great, I actually love the guest appearances, they invited so many incredibly talented people into the studio to create an awesome mix of styles. "Jumpdaf***up" and "Pain" are perfect examples. Classic metal songs. As an album it's not quite as perfect or consistent as the Soulfly s/t, but songs like "Boom" and "The Prophet" do not dissapoint. This album is better listened to as individual songs, I think, because there are indeed some filler, like "Mulambo". The lyrics might be crap but that doesn't seem to matter here. They have the Max C. feel. I don't mind "In Memory Of", whether or not you think they should put rap in this music, they executed it perfectly. The lyrics are insightful and the flow is good. What's wrong?

Guitar tone is typical for this type of music... check out Will Haven... same thing... they're trying to make it sound heavy, and it works, doesn't seem bad to me, or at least it's nowhere near as annoying as the guitar tone in say, Mayhem, so I suppose I'm desensitized.

Overall this is a good Soulfly album, has all the energy of the s/t. Haven't heard 3 or Prophecy yet. If you don't know what these guys sound like, go buy Chaos A.D. (Sepultura) or the Soulfly s/t. June 18, 2005

WHY?

i don't understand this album there are only 2 or 3 good songs
and most of it sounds the same, sorry but sepultura is much better
he could still be touring with his other band i'm sorry but
i am not impressed by this album April 24, 2005

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