Conquer (album)

Conquer
Studio album by Soulfly
Released	July 29, 2008[1]
Recorded	September 2007 at Porch Studio
Genre	Groove metal, thrash metal
Length	57:20 (Regular edition) 71:17 (Special edition)
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Max Cavalera
Soulfly chronology
Dark Ages (2005) Conquer (2008) Omen (2010)
Singles from Conquer
"Unleash" Released: June 24, 2008
Alternative cover
Special edition digipak

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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]

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.

Production

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 track "Unleash" was released as the first official single on June 24. The accompanying video was directed by Robert Sexton, and features Dave Peters of Throwdown, who also appears on the album version.^[10]

The album sold over 8,400 copies in the U.S. during the first week of its release.^[11]

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 tracks written by Marc Rizzo and Max Cavalera

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blood Fire War Hate" (featuring David Vincent of Morbid Angel)	4:59
2.	"Unleash" (featuring Dave Peters of Throwdown)	5:10
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"	5:20

Special edition[12]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Mypath"	4:43
13.	"Sailing On" (Bad Brains cover)	4:41
14.	"The Beautiful People" (Marilyn Manson cover)	4:23

Bonus DVD listing

Live in Warsaw, Poland^[13]

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

• Max Cavalera – vocals, guitar
• Joe Nunez – drums, percussion
• Marc Rizzo – guitar
• Bobby Burns – bass

Guest performers

• David Vincent – from Morbid Angel guest vocals on "Blood Fire War Hate"
• Dave Peters – from Throwdown guest vocals on "Unleash"
• Fedayi Pacha – guest instrumentalist (duduk, percussion) on "Touching the Void", Dub Outro on "For Those About To Rot"
• Jean-Pol Dub - guest instrumentalist (didgeridoo) on "Touching the Void"

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. http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/gr/soulflyconquer.htm. 
3. ^ "Conquer - Soulfly". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1401783. 
4. ^ "CD Reviews". Blabbermouth.net. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1487. 
5. ^ "Soulfly — Conquer". ChartAttack. http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/60467/soulfly. 
6. ^ "Kerrang! Review". Kerrang!. http://roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?&news_page=&news_id=62725. 
7. ^ "Metal Hammer Review". Metal Hammer. http://roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?&news_page=&news_id=63027. 
8. ^ Begrand, Adrien (26 August 2008). "Conquer review". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/soulfly-conquer. Retrieved 6 August 2009. 
9. ^ http://calsun.canoe.ca/Showbiz/2008/07/27/6278621-sun.html^{[dead link]}
10. ^ [1]
11. ^ "SOULFLY: More 'Conquer' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed - Aug. 8, 2008" Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on August 8, 2008.
12. ^ Conquer special edition details; Max featured in "Global Metal" documentary Retrieved on May 31, 2008
13. ^ SOULFLY: 'Conquer' Special Edition To Also Include Bonus DVD - May 21, 2008 Retrieved on May 31, 2008