That "Best Since" line really grinds my gears - literally see it in every review these days.

With hindsight, Max leaving Sepultura was the best thing that could have happened. He brought his caveman shite with him and we eventually got a load of inventive and class albums from his former band which wouldn't have been possible had he stayed. No denying the brilliance of the original lineup, but latter Sepultura was fucking brilliant, too, albeit in a different way.

That reads more like promo from the record company than an actual review. Where's it from, the taste-makers at Metal Hammer?

Quote from: Bürggermeister on October 22, 2025, 11:11:14 AMWith hindsight, Max leaving Sepultura was the best thing that could have happened. He brought his caveman shite with him and we eventually got a load of inventive and class albums from his former band which wouldn't have been possible had he stayed. No denying the brilliance of the original lineup, but latter Sepultura was fucking brilliant, too, albeit in a different way.

Caveman shite  :laugh:  :abbath:  :laugh:

Review from Blabbermouth - i.e. money from record label for advertising.

QuoteMax has regularly hinted, it is the first album in more than 20 years to adhere to the principles that made the band's first releases so revolutionary

So basically he's spent the past twenty years basically paying lip service to his principles. 😄

Soulfly remains the only band I ever got a free ticket for that still left me feeling ripped off for going  :laugh:
It was like seeing the trash heap from fraggle rock playing air guitar beside a ninja with his schoolbag on doing roundhouse kicks all night


Quote from: The Great Cull on October 22, 2025, 04:21:16 PMSoulfly remains the only band I ever got a free ticket for that still left me feeling ripped off for going  :laugh:
It was like seeing the trash heap from fraggle rock playing air guitar beside a ninja with his schoolbag on doing roundhouse kicks all night

 :laugh:  :laugh:  :laugh:

The new soulfly album isn't actually bad. I'm surprised at it

I listened to it last nught but I was pissed and can't remember a thing about it.

There one from a few years ago called Dark Ages which was quite good all things considered.

Actually scratch that, I had a brief scam there and it's a mix of boom da boom da chugga with floppy strings.

I could never get into the post Max Sepultura era. It's mainly because the vocal style of Green just wasn't to my liking. I decided to give Soulfly a chance because of Max, but  it wasn't  for me either.

Shadows Fall are great and yeah, I'd have filed them under the 'metalcore' tag... Forgot NWOAHM was a thing.

I listened to that new Soulfly album today, couldn't make it to the last 4 songs. Nah.