Omen

Soulfly | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B003DI3L70
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,691 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2010 album from vocalist Max Cavalera and Co. Cavalera fuels Omen with the same blood, fire and spirit that made him a genre icon with Sepultura, Cavalera Conspiracy. Omen is a sign of Soulfly becoming an even fiercer, fierier and more furious metallic monster, seven albums into their storied career. Soulfly traditions remain upheld over the course of the album's 11 tracks.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soulfly Stays Consistent, May 25, 2010

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J. Hill (South Charleston, WV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Omen (Audio CD)

I picked up the special edition, so this goes for the cd (I'll get to the DVD later). For Soulfly, this is another high-quality album that stays consistent with their others while trimming down some of the extra elements. The songs are very good thrash/groove with good musicianship. The most positive things about Omen are:

--many of the songs incorporate more melody than a lot of Soulfly's stuff. This gives a few of the songs a classic, 80's metal feel but in a modern way, a trend that a lot of metal bands are onto now. I'm glad Max keeps his sound current while staying true to his "roots."

--the first song has no intro whatsoever; it immediately bludgeons you with some of Max's harshest vocals I've heard. The second half of the song is the first sign of more melody in Soulfly's sound.

--the songs Kingdom, Vulture Culture, Mega-Doom, and Counter Sabotage. I like the spoken parts in Mega-Doom, and Kingdom and Counter Sabotage are probably the most fresh-sounding songs on the album (IMO). Vulture Culture is just an awesome hardcore/thrash song.

--Soulfly VII is very surprising, and very cool. I won't spoil how, but it differs noticeably from other Soulfly instrumentals.

--the lyrics are somewhat better than on the last couple of albums, which were very repetitive and simple.

My only complaints would be that a few songs seem to end abruptly, rather than naturally progress to a conclusion. Also, two songs, Jeffrey Dahmer and Off With Their Heads (songs 6 and 7) are pretty average for Soulfly. Having them right in the middle lessens the momentum just a bit. And lastly, Soulfly's sound is definitely not as diverse as it used to be. I have to say that I kind of miss the Brazilian tribal influences that make Max's music so unique. The creativity that sparked the first album and Primitive seems to have dropped just a little over the years, but Soulfly is still one of the best metal bands in the business. Therefore, five stars!

Now for the special edition. The bonus tracks on the cd alone nearly justify the higher price, but the concert is awesome!!
I've seen Soulfly live once, and this DVD helped me relive that incredible experience. Great set list!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Their worst album till now, April 22, 2011

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KOURKOULOS NIKOS - See all my reviews

This review is from: Omen (Audio CD)

I like Soulfly . I have all their albums , and i prefer Primitive and Darg ages while their other albums are not bad but just ok. Well this album is bad. They try to play <<tough metal>> but they lack the good compositions like those in Chaos ad and the result is terrible. THe only listenable track is Soulfly vi - the rest are worst than you van imagine. THis album is only for Soulfly <. fans and collectors.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Is this Sepultura?!, January 3, 2011

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lostinmelody - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Omen (Audio CD)

I have been a Soulfly fan since the beginning. I loved how diverse the songs were and how,to my knowledge, no other metal band had this kind of range. I continued on with Primitive, 3, Prophecy, Dark Ages, and Conquer. But I started to notice a trend with each album. Every release started to drift back to the Sepultura sound that,according to Max, he was trying to get away from. Dark Ages started to push in that direction but was still a solid album! Then comes Conquer with it's handful of songs that were still reminiscent of the Soulfly sound. I stuck with them though and remained optimistic that it was just a slump or that maybe Max wanted to get back to his roots for a little while.(Cavalera Conspiracy for example.)I decided to stick with the tribe and buy the new album. Though it wasn't surprising to hear the same uninspired sludge as what was on Conquer, it was however disappointing. I mean I thought the point of Soulfly was to make a band and sound that differed from the typical B.S. that you hear from every other metal band! With that said, I will still remain hopeful that Max will take THIS band back to it's roots!!