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 - In Between Sepultura, Soulfly and Nailbomb.It is a fast album. It is definitely metal or rather metal core with fast hardcore influence. Riffs yes, but not a lot of groovy stuff. Here and there are surprises (a guitar melody comes in the middle of a song and you go like hey, this is strange) in a good way. It is raw, not very will thought as if they are in a hurry (and yes they were in a hurry by the way to release the album). The lyrics are classic Max; shut the **ck up, jump the sh** off and stuff like that... Not innovative, but have energy. Drumming; well it is Igor at its best but not shining as it was in Dante album (as in that performance the music is relatively slow, giving more space to drumming and filling). As a package, the feeling is more Soulfly than Sepultura or Nailbomb; but without the feel of the guest musicians like it was in Primitive... Do not expect any Gojiralike influence, no stops and breaks. Not a great leap forward in terms of musicianship, but still it fulfills the curiosity of fans. At the end, a fan may ask would the world be the same without this album; the answer is a definite yes! Rating:  - Better than Sepultura...!Cavalera Brothers have really grown from Sepultura on this album, although undeniably there are similarities in the songwriting from time to time (the second song on the album "Sanctuary" has the richest Sepultura feel to it)that is to be expected. What struck me most on this album was the quality and quantity of guitar solos in the songs and lengthy instrumental chapters. Although the lyrics are a something to be desired in places and they do get a bit redundant (only reason for four stars in stead of five) and annoying from time to time they don't subtract so much from the music that they make that much of a difference. All in all I am impressed with the Cavalera Conspiracy and I recommend this album for those that enjoy good, hard, thick metal sounds. Rating:  - Over $20 at FYE.I love reunions. Max and Igor. Back at it! I hope to god for another release! Buy this album Motherphucka! Just to own it is a previlege! Rating: - Calculated Cavalera BrutalityI have been waiting for an album like this since Chaos A.D. Max sounds as powerful and fierce as he did on Arise, yet this album incorporates even more intelligent time changes, guitar solos, and extreme head banging guitar riffs that is reminiscent, and in some ways even better, than Chaos A.D. In comparing this to any Soulfly album, it is far more furious, emotional, and forces a chilling expulsion of tormented energy from the soul. This album is exceptionally heavy and dynamic; what you would expect from Max and Igor. Thank you so much for making amends and producing one of the greatest albums of your ever so storied careers. Rating: - Somewhat Disappointing For Sepultura FansAaah, the brothers Cavalera. No band except Metallica was more of an influence for me musically when I was young and playing guitar in bands than Sepultura, whose progressive, experimental album "Arise" introduced me to death metal as a style, and remains in my CD collection to this day. After a string of so-so albums following Max Cavalera's split from the band to form Soulfly, Sepultura returned with "Dante XXIII", an artistic and creative triumph which saw a return to the songcraft and experimentation of their early albums....when I heard that Max was reuniting with his brother for this project, I was excited at the prospect of a follow-up to "Dante", but after spinning this a few times, I'm a bit underwhelmed. Admittedly, I have never really enjoyed Soulfly. Max has a tendency towards repetition in his delivery which I find a bit annoying (singing far too many choruses exactly the same over and over for example) and Soulfly mostly lacked the prog tendencies I enjoyed so much in earlier Sep. Unfortunately, Max's Soulfly influence is all over this disc, and despite moments of ferocity, heaviness and complexity, this comes off, much like Soulfly in my opinion, as Sepultura-lite. It's decent metal with some very heavy riffing and occasional progressive flourishes, nothing more.
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