3 (Soulfly album)

3
Studio album by Soulfly
Released	June 25, 2002
Recorded	Chaton Studios, Phoenix, Arizona
Genre	Groove metal, nu metal
Length	59:30 78:09 (Digipak)
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Max Cavalera
Soulfly chronology
Primitive (2000) 3 (2002) Prophecy (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

3 is the third studio album by the metal band Soulfly released in 2002 through Roadrunner Records.^[2] 3 has sold 195,000 copies as of March 11, 2008.

Album information

The album artwork features an Aum (or Om), a symbol from Indian religions.

The album features a minute's silence entitled '09-11-01' - a tribute to the victims of the September 11th, 2001 terrorism acts on the World Trade Center.

Reception

• Spin (8/02, p. 110) rated the album a 6 out of 10, stating that "There's something undeniably thrilling about an Ozzfest demagogue who champions dignity as a human right and makes a maxim like 'Faith is a weapon' his rallying cry...the band remains a hard-charging, tribal-drumming monster fierce enough to kick the bulldozers out of the rainforest....3 could be the charm for Soulfly."

• NME (6/22/02, p. 52) also rated the album a 6 out of 10 stating that "Another clench-jawed grind through seven kinds of hell...Soulfly must be the only band who can make the obligatory minute of Sept. 11th silence seem loud."

• Alternative Press (8/02, p. 67) rated the album a 7 out of 10 stating that "Streamlined and digestable...A impenitent tone is set from the start...enough to get the troops of doom marching once again."

• CMJ (6/17/02, p. 16) stated that "This one is a winner; don't miss out."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Cavalera except "One Nation" which is originally written and performed by Sacred Reich, "Call to Arms" (Cavalera, Marianino) and "Sangue de Bairro" which is originally written and performed by Chico Science & Nação Zumbi.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Downstroy"	4:25
2.	"Seek 'n' Strike"	4:27
3.	"Enterfaith"	4:46
4.	"One" (feat. Cristian Machado)	5:21
5.	"L.O.T.M."	2:36
6.	"Brasil"	4:56
7.	"Tree of Pain" (feat. Asha Rabouin & Ritchie Cavalera)	8:23
8.	"One Nation" (feat. Greg Hall & Wiley Arnett (Sacred Reich Cover)	3:42
9.	"9-11-01"	1:00
10.	"Call to Arms" (feat. Danny Marianino)	1:23
11.	"Four Elements"	4:20
12.	"Soulfly III"	5:02
13.	"Sangue de Bairro" (Chico Science & Nação Zumbi cover)	2:18
14.	"Zumbi"	6:16

Japanese Version
No.	Title	Length
13.	"I Will Refuse" (Pailhead cover)	4:06

European Edition
No.	Title	Length
13.	"I Will Refuse" (Pailhead cover)	4:06
14.	"Under the Sun" (Black Sabbath cover)	5:47
15.	"Eye for an Eye" (Live at Ozzfest 2000)	4:08
16.	"Pain" (Live at Ozzfest 2000)	5:01

Personnel

• Max Cavalera – Guitar, Arranger, Sitar, Vocals, Berimbau, Producer, Mixing, Photography, Cover Art
• Marcello D. Rapp – Bass, Group Member
• Roy Mayorga – Percussion, Drums, Group Member
• Isabel Adelman – Voices
• Wiley Arnett – Guitar
• Jackson Bandeira – Guitar, Group Member
• Gloria Cavalera – Coordination
• Ritchie Cavalera – Voices, Chant, Concept, Percussion Consultant, Group Member
• Matthew Clark – Chant
• Susan Clark – Chant
• Monte Conner – A&R
• Michael Cook – Chant
• Otto D'Agnolo – Keyboards, Engineer, Mixing, Effects
• Terry Date – Mixing
• Mickey Doling – Guitar, percussion
• Mike Doling – Group Member
• Kevin Estrada – Photography
• Neville Garrick – Graphic Design, Art Direction, Photography, Execution
• Greg Hall – drums on "One Nation"
• Ted Jensen – Mastering
• Anthony Kilhoffer – Assistant
• Glen LaFerman – Photography

• Jose Angel Navarro – Chant
• John Naylor – Programming
• Meia Noite – Percussion, Arranger, Percussion Consultant

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2002	The Billboard 200	46

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r593526
2. ^ Official Soufly website determines the album title as "3"

External links

• 3 at MusicBrainz