Soulfly (Soulfly album)

Soulfly
Studio album by
Soulfly
ReleasedApril 21, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
StudioIndigo Ranch Studios (Malibu, California)
GenreNu metal[1][2]
Length68:03
72:50 (digipak)
LabelRoadrunner
Producer
Soulfly chronology
Soulfly
(1998) 		Tribe
(1999)
Alternative cover
Digipak edition
Singles from Soulfly
  1. "Eye for an Eye"
    Released: February 23, 1998
  2. "Umbabarauma"
    Released: May 5, 1998
  3. "Bleed"
    Released: December 23, 1998
  4. "Tribe"
    Released: January 21, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Hit ParaderB[4]
NME7/10[5]

Soulfly is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Soulfly, released on April 21, 1998, through Roadrunner Records. The record was released in memory of frontman Max Cavalera's deceased stepson and was the first album featuring Cavalera since leaving Sepultura two years prior. Soulfly has been certified gold by the RIAA.

  1. ^ "The 12 Most Underrated Nu Metal Albums". VH1. September 15, 2015. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "The 50 best nu metal albums of all time". April 2022.
  3. ^ Prato, Greg. "Soulfly - Soulfly". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2014. Like his last release with Sepultura, the superb Roots, experimentation (Brazilian tribal drumming/rhythms, samples, unearthly sound effects, etc.) is a catalyst here on Soulfly, but gut-wrenching heavy metal is the foundation for almost all of the tracks.
  4. ^ Hit Parader Staff (September 1998). "Hit or Miss". Hit Parader. No. 408. Hit Parader Publications. p. 76 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ Cigarettes, Johnny (April 18, 1998). "Soulfly - Soulfly". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000.