Omen (album)

This article is about the album by Soulfly. For other topics, see Omen (disambiguation).

Omen
Studio album by Soulfly
Released	May 18, 2010
Recorded	November 2009
Genre	Groove metal, thrash metal
Length	40:35
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Max Cavalera, Logan Mader
Soulfly chronology
Conquer (2008) Omen (2010)
Singles from Omen
"Rise of the Fallen" Released: April 20, 2010
Alternative cover
Special edition cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rock Sound	[2]
Blabbermouth	[3]
Sputnik Music	[4]
Drop-D	[5]

Omen is the seventh studio album from the metal band Soulfly. It was recorded in November 2009 and was released first in Japan on May 18, 2010 and on May 25, 2010 in other parts of the world.^[6] It was released on May 24, 2010 in parts of Europe.^[6] It is the last album to feature bassist Bobby Burns and drummer Joe Nunez who were replaced by Asesino frontman, Tony Campos and former Borknagar drummer David Kinkade in mid 2011.^[7]

Background

Soulfly entered the Edge of the Earth Studios in Los Angeles, California on November 6, 2009 to begin recording their seventh album with Max Cavalera and Logan Mader both producing.^[8] Through a series of streaming web video updates, frontman Max Cavalera revealed on November 13, 2009 that the album would be called Omen^[9] and would feature guest appearances by Tommy Victor of Prong and Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan.^[10] Additionally, the album features performances on drums from Max's first son Zyon Cavalera on a b-side cover of Sepultura's "Refuse-Resist" and his youngest son Igor Cavalera on a cover of Excel's "Your Life, My Life".

The seven figures in album art of Omen (on the standard edition three figures are on the cover, and four are on the back), created by David Ho, are meant to represent that this is Soulfly's seventh studio album. Each of the seven figures, inspired by the fictional Star Wars creatures the Tusken Raiders, were also meant to represent each of the seven deadly sins from what they hold in their hands. In fact, Cavalera saw Ho's stylized depiction of Tusken Raiders created for LucasArts and requested an album cover similar in style.^[11]

Track listing

All songs composed by Max Cavalera, except "Rise of the Fallen" by Max Cavalera and Greg Puciato, "Lethal Injection" by Max Cavalera and Tommy Victor.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bloodbath & Beyond"	2:31
2.	"Rise of the Fallen" (Featuring Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan)	4:35
3.	"Great Depression"	3:57
4.	"Lethal Injection" (Featuring Tommy Victor of Prong)	3:05
5.	"Kingdom"	3:55
6.	"Jeffrey Dahmer"	2:52
7.	"Off With Their Heads"	4:22
8.	"Vulture Culture"	4:01
9.	"Mega-Doom"	3:04
10.	"Counter Sabotage"	3:50
11.	"Soulfly VII" (Instrumental)	4:23
Total length:		40:35

Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks[12]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Four Sticks" (Led Zeppelin cover)	4:40
13.	"Refuse/Resist" (Sepultura cover)	3:10
14.	"Your Life, My Life" (Excel cover)	3:14

Deluxe Edition DVD: Live at the With Full Force Festival, Germany – July 3, 2009[12]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blood Fire War Hate"
2.	"Sanctuary"
3.	"Prophecy"
4.	"Back to the Primitive"
5.	"Seek 'N' Strike"
6.	"Living Sacrifice"
7.	"Enemy Ghost"
8.	"Refuse/Resist"
9.	"Doom"
10.	"L.O.T.M."
11.	"Molotov"
12.	"Drums"
13.	"Warmageddon"
14.	"Policia"
15.	"Unleash"
16.	"Roots Bloody Roots"
17.	"Jumpdafuckup"
18.	"Eye for an Eye"

Personnel

• Max Cavalera - vocals, 4-strings guitar, sitar
• Marc Rizzo - guitar, flamenco guitar
• Bobby Burns - bass
• Joe Nunez - drums, percussion
• Branden Krull - keyboards
• Greg Puciato - vocals on "Rise of the Fallen"
• Tommy Victor - vocals on "Lethal Injection"
• Zyon Cavalera - drums on "Refuse/Resist"
• Igor Cavalera - drums on "Your Life, My Life"

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position[13]
Belgian Album Chart	84
Dutch Album Chart	42
Billboard 200	73
Greek Albums Chart	1

See also

• Bed Bath & Beyond, the store punned by Bloodbath & Beyond
• The Cartridge Family, a Simpson's episode that uses the name "Bloodbath and Beyond" for a fictional store

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Rock Sound review
3. ^ Blabbermouth review
4. ^ Sputnik Music review
5. ^ Drop-D review
6. ^ ^{a b} "Soulfly Tour With Prong, Incite & Rotting Corpse, Album Out in May". Roadrunner Records. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Soulfly-Tour-With-Prong-Incite--Rotting-Corpse--Album-Out-in-May-20994.aspx. Retrieved 2010-03-04. 
7. ^ Soulfly Reveals New Bass Player Tony Campos
8. ^ Jon Wiederhorn. "Soulfly Returning to Studio in November". Noisecreep. http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/10/21/soulfly-to-return-to-studio-in-november/. Retrieved 2009-10-22. 
9. ^ Robert Pasabini. "Exclusive SOULFLY In-Studio Update (including tentative album title)". MetalInjection.net. http://www.metalinjection.net/av/exclusive-soulfly-instudio-update-including-tentative-album-title. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 
10. ^ Bobby Burns. "7th album in 2009???". soulflyweb.com. http://www.soulflyweb.com/forum_v2/viewtopic.php?p=69427#. Retrieved 2009-02-27. ^{[dead link]}
11. ^ DiNitto, Jay (May 26, 2010). "Soulfly, 'Omen' -- Album Art of the Week". Noisecreep. AOL Music. http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/05/26/soulfly-omen-album-art-of-the-week/. Retrieved May 28, 2010. 
12. ^ ^{a b} "Soulfly: 'Omen' Limited-Edition CD/DVD Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner. March 26, 2010. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=137482. Retrieved March 29, 2010. 
13. ^ "Omen chart performance". Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Soulfly&titel=Omen&cat=a. Retrieved 28 May 2010.