Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted Review

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Tracklist:
1. Inflikted
2. Sanctuary
3. Terrorize (formerly "Holy Poison")
4. Black Ark
5. Ultra-Violent
6. Hex
7. The Doom Of All Fires
8. Bloodbrawl
9. Nevertrust
1. Hearts Of Darkness
11. Must Kill

Ranking: #49 for 2008

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	Inflikted
	Sanctuary

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4
excellent

by Foodforthegods CONTRIBUTOR (32 Reviews)

2008-03-26 | 26 comments | 8166 views

Summary: A fun listen...

Cavalera Conspiracy – Inflikted (2008)
Roadrunner Records

Lineup :
Max Cavalera – Vocals and guitars
Igor Cavalera - Drums
Joe Duplantier – Bass and vocals
Marc Rizzo – Guitars¸

Tracklist :
1 – Inflikted 3,5/5
2 – Sanctuary 5/5
3 – Terrorize 4/5
4 - Black Ark 4/5
5 – Ultra Violent 3/5
6 – Hex 2,5/5
7- The Doom Of All Fires 5/5
8 - Bloodbrawl 4/5
9 – Nevertrust 4/5
10 – Hearts Of Darkness 3/5
11 – Must Kill 4/5

Everybody knows the long legacy of the Cavalera brothers. Both being former members of the legendary thrash metal band Sepultura. Their union split in 1996 when Max decided to leave sepultura. Soon after he formed a band called Soulfly. This band was a bit more experimental sounding than Sepultura since Max added reggae, dub, flamenco and other new sound to their metal roots. Since then the brothers never played together for 11 years. Cavalera Conpiracy took form when both brothers decided to reunite. With the addition of Marc Rizzo (Soulfly) on guitars and Joe Duplantier (Gojira) on bass the band have a strong potential.

Inflikted is a good mix of both Soulfly and Sepultura. In fact, songs like Nevertrust, Sanctuary, Black Ark and Bloodbrawl could have been taken from Chaos A.D. or Roots. Nevertrust is a short song that reminds me a lot of Biotech Is Godzilla. The song is fact, punkish guitar riff, engaged lyrics. Sanctuary is more Refuse/Resist sounding with a catchy chorus and strong riffing during the bridge. The Soulfy sound is coming from songs like Inflikted, Ultra-Violoent, Hex and The Doom of all Fires. Those songs add the more tribal hardcore sounding of Soulfly. The album also features some typical electro-industrial sound as usual.

One of the first thing that made me appreciate this record is the way Max produce his vocals. Almost all of the songs have infectious lines. The Doom of All fire features some strong metaphors and references from older soulfly records or sepultura stuff. Terrorize features also a catchy chorus: «terror rise/terror rising/terrorize…». Joe Duplantier got his chance to shine on Black Ark while is singing the chorus. He actually did a good job with this other infectious chorus.

Marc Rizzo also got a chance to show all of his talent. Is shredding is almost inhuman in some part. Bloodbrawl, Inflikted and Black Ark features great solos. He’s also throwing some interesting leads in Terrorize and Nevertrust. Marc is versatile player and he proves it in Bloodbrawl with his amazing acoustic playing during the outro. The album also features lots of great riff that will remind you great memories of Sepultura. Like I said earlier Sanctuary features an amazing bridge with lots of chugging riffs. Terrorize got a riff similar to Escape to the Void which is kinda cool. Bloodbrawl also features a lot of good riffs.

One of the big turnoff for this album is Igor work. He always had been an awesome drummer, especially on Arise and Chaos A.D. It’s not that he did a bad job, but he’s drumming is not in the front row even if he’s one of the two reunited brothers. Some grooves like the opening of terrorize are great and fresh he’s mostly doing the typical metal drumming thing.

Overall this album is a huge surprise for me. Max still got some good riffs in his bag and his unique voice that made him famous. Some might find it repetitive but I don’t think it is actually. This is not the record of the year but it’s a fun listen and you should give it a chance. I hope they’ll continue with another record.

Highlights:
Sanctuary
Terrorize
The Doom Of All Fires
Bloodbrawl
Nevertrust

Pros:
Great Riffs
Max’s Voice
Marc Rizzo’s work

Cons:
Igor drumming is a bit boring
Nothing revolutionary here

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