Conquer (Soulfly album)

Conquer is the sixth studio album by the band Soulfly. It saw official release on July 23, 2008, in Australia, although the album had leaked early onto file-sharing networks. It was released on July 29, 2008 in Canada and the United States and debuted at #66 on the U.S. Billboard 200 — Soulfly's highest Billboard peak since their 2002 release, 3.

Conquer
Studio album by
Soulfly
ReleasedJuly 29, 2008[1]
RecordedSeptember 2007 at Porch Studio
Genre
Length57:10
71:17 (digipak)
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerMax Cavalera
Soulfly chronology
Dark Ages
(2005)		 Conquer
(2008)		 Omen
(2010)
Singles from Conquer
  1. "Unleash"
    Released: June 24, 2008
  2. "Blood Fire War Hate"
    Released: February 9, 2009
Alternative cover
Special edition digipak
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
Allmusic[3]
Alt Press (#241, p.166)
Blabbermouth.net[4]
ChartAttack[5]
Kerrang![6]
Metal Hammer[7]
PopMatters[8]
Sun Media[9]

Production and release

The album was tracked by Tim C. Lau in late 2007 at The Porch Recording Studio in Orlando Florida and mixed by Andy Sneap in early 2008. In promotion for the album, Max Cavalera stated that he had been heavily influenced by Bolt Thrower, Napalm Death and Slayer in writing for this album, which he declared would make Dark Ages sound like a pop album.

A bonus edition of the album was released containing three bonus tracks and a DVD. The DVD features a full live concert from Warsaw, Poland and the music video for "Innerspirit" from the previous album, Dark Ages.

The album sold over 8,400 copies in the U.S. during the first week of its release.[10]

Songs

"Unleash" was the album's first single with the accompanying music video directed by Robert Sexton. This song and its video features Dave Peters of Throwdown.[11] The second single released was Blood Fire War Hate, the first track of the album, featuring Morbid Angel vocalist David Vincent. "Touching the Void" is heavily influenced by Black Sabbath as it contains doom and sludgy riffs, with outro recorded by French dub artist Fedaya Pacha.[2] "Warmageddon" explores war and Armageddon,[12] hence its portmanteau.

Critical reception

Conquer has thus far garnered positive reviews from most media outlets and review websites. Chad Bower of About.com calls it "outstanding", with "great musicianship and songwriting" and "new styles, sounds and experiments, which also hit the mark." Nikos Patelis of Metal Invader notes the "hardcore beatings, extreme thrash speeds and many implements of weird sounds that have nothing to do with metal" and deems the album "dark as hell". In comparison to Cavalera Conspiracy's debut earlier this year, Dominic Hemy of Planet Loud considers Conquer "tighter, heavier, more diverse, more original, and far more engaging than Inflikted".

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Max Cavalera except where stated; all music is composed by Max Cavalera except where stated.

Conquer
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Blood Fire War Hate" (feat. David Vincent)Max Cavalera, David Vincent4:59
2."Unleash" (feat. Dave Peters)Max Cavalera, Dave Peters5:10
3."Paranoia" 5:31
4."Warmageddon" 5:22
5."Enemy Ghost" 3:02
6."Rough" 3:27
7."Fall of the Sycophants" 5:09
8."Doom" 4:58
9."For Those About to Rot" 6:47
10."Touching the Void" 7:25
11."Soulfly VI" (Instrumental) 5:20
Total length:57:10
Special edition[13]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."Mypath"  4:43
13."Sailin' On" (Bad Brains cover)Gary Miller, Darryl Jenifer, Paul HudsonGary Miller, Darryl Jenifer, Paul Hudson4:41
14."The Beautiful People" (Marilyn Manson cover)Brian WarnerJeordie White4:23
Total length:71:17
iTunes Bonus Tracks Version [14]
No.TitleLength
12."Mypath"4:43
13."Sailin' On" (Bad Brains cover)4:41
14."The Beautiful People" (Marilyn Manson cover)4:23
15."Roots Bloody Roots" (Sepultura cover; Live in Poland)3:24
16."Jumpdafuckup/Bring It" (Live in Poland)4:43
Total length:79:24

Bonus DVD listing

Live in Warsaw, Poland[15]

  1. "Prophecy"
  2. "Downstroy"
  3. "Seek 'n' Strike"
  4. "No Hope = No Fear"
  5. "Jumpdafuckup/Bring It"
  6. "Living Sacrifice"
  7. "Mars"
  8. "Brasil"
  9. "No"
  10. "L.O.T.M."
  11. "Porrada"
  12. "Drums"
  13. "Moses"
  14. "Frontlines"
  15. "Back to the Primitive"
  16. "Eye for an Eye"

Music Video

  1. "Innerspirit"

Personnel

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Position
2008 US Billboard 200 66
2008 UK Rock Albums 7
2008 Germany 15
2008 Austria 16
2008 Australia 19
2008 Finland 20
2008 Netherlands 33

References
  1. Roadrunner Records
  2. "Soulfly - Conquer Review". About.com.
  3. "Conquer - Soulfly". Allmusic.
  4. "CD Reviews". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
  5. "Soulfly — Conquer". ChartAttack. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
  6. "Kerrang! Review". Kerrang!.
  7. "Metal Hammer Review". Metal Hammer.
  8. Begrand, Adrien (26 August 2008). "Conquer review". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  9. http://calsun.canoe.ca/Showbiz/2008/07/27/6278621-sun.html. Retrieved July 29, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. SOULFLY: More 'Conquer' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed - Aug. 8, 2008" Archived 2008-08-09 at the Wayback Machine Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on August 8, 2008.
  11. "SOULFLY: Full New Song 'Unleash' Available For Download - June 24, 2008". blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  12. Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
  13. Conquer special edition details; Max featured in "Global Metal" documentary Archived 2008-06-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on May 31, 2008
  14. Soulfly - Conquer on iTunes
  15. SOULFLY: 'Conquer' Special Edition To Also Include Bonus DVD - May 21, 2008 Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on May 31, 2008
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