Soulfly enter studio in January, hint return to tribal elements and concept

Metal icons SOULFLY have announced to enter the studio in January to record the follow-up to 2015's »Archangel« which will most likely be released in summer 2018 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The as of yet untitled album will be recorded with Josh Wilbur, who also worked with Max Cavalera's other band, KILLER BE KILLED as well as heavy-hitters LAMB OF GOD and GOJIRA.

In an interview with Backstage Axxess, Cavalera said: "I'm actually writing right now. I'm collecting the riffs right now and getting the ideas." and added: "I'm excited, because I think the album will have a little bit of a return to some tribal sounds that I haven't done since »Prophecy«. So that'll be cool, to return to some of that. And then the rest of the album will be a continuation of »Archangel«; a lot of people like »Archangel«. And, of course, I think that it will be also somehow influenced by »Psychosis«, 'cause »Psychosis« was such a cool record that I'm sure that somewhere in the SOULFLY record we'll have the influence of that on top of it too. So it'll be a really cool record to work on."

In another interview with the No Limits Music Show, he explained that the next SOULFLYalbum will be "deeply tribal, very spiritual. There's a concept. I cannot tell you much about it, 'cause it's kind of a surprise. But there is a concept behind the record, and I have not done a record with a concept like this since »Roots«. So this one has got the same kind of feeling that »Roots« has."

Max and his brother Iggor Cavalera are currently touring Europe, playing the iconic SEPULTURA album »Roots« in its entirety.

MTV HEADBANGERS BALL

• 08.12. GER Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle (Ruhrpott Metal Meeting)
• 09.12. GER Giessen, Hessenhallen
• 10.12. B Antwerp, Trix
• 11.12. GER Saarbrücken, Garage
• 12.12. UK London, Forum

»Archangel« was released on August 14th 2015 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment and charted in several territories around the globe.

»Archangel« world chart positions include:

• Austria 31
• Australia 41
• Belgium 29
• Canada 60
• Czech Republic 17
• Germany 19
• Finland 22
• France 40
• Netherlands 33
• Spain 19
• Switzerland 11
• UK 57
• USA 130
• World Chart 23

The album was produced and mixed by Matt Hyde (SLAYER, BEHEMOTH, CHILDREN OF BODOM), and features stunning cover artwork of artist Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, HATEBREED, ICED EARTH, SODOM).

Order »Archangel« in various formats from this location: http://nblast.de/SoulflyArchangelNB

Or order the album digitally: http://nblast.de/SoulflyDownloads