3 (Soulfly album)

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ॐ cover
Studio album by Soulfly
Released June 25, 2002
Recorded Chaton Studios, Phoenix, Arizona
Genre Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Heavy Metal
Length 59:30
Label Roadrunner Records
Producer Max Cavalera
Professional reviews
Soulfly chronology
Primitive
(2000)		 3
(2002)		 Prophecy
(2004)
Alternate Cover
Re-issued Digipak cover
Re-issued Digipak cover

3 is the third studio album by the metal band Soulfly released in 2002 through Roadrunner Records. 3 has sold 195,000 copies as of March 11, 2008.

Contents

[edit] Album information

The album's title is actually Devanagari Aum (ॐ) (aum), as shown on the artwork, but it is often referred to as III (particularly in text) as it is simpler to read, write and type and can be represented in almost any font.

The Devanagari Aum (ॐ) symbol is sacred to many religions and is a recurring theme in many spiritual and meditative mantras. Devanagari Aum (ॐ) (pronounced aum or om) is considered to be a primal sound, which offers a link to Soulfly's previous album title, Primitive.

The album features a minute's silence entitled '09-11-01' - a tribute to the victims of the September 11th, 2001 terrorism acts on the World Trade Center.

[edit] Reception

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  • Spin (8/02, p.110) - 6 out of 10- "There's something undeniably thrilling about an Ozzfest demagogue who champions dignity as a human right and makes a maxim like 'Faith is a weapon' his rallying cry...the band remains a hard-charging, tribal-drumming monster fierce enough to kick the bulldozers out of the rainforest....3 could be the charm for Soulfly."
  • Alternative Press (8/02, p.67) - 7 out of 10 - "Streamlined and digestable...A impenitent tone is set from the start...enough to get the troops of doom marching once again."
  • CMJ (6/17/02, p.16) - "This one is a winner; don't miss out."
  • NME (6/22/02, p.52) - 6 out of 10 - "Another clench-jawed grind through seven kinds of hell...Soulfly must be the only band who can make the obligatory minute of Sept. 11th silence seem loud."

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Cavalera except "One Nation" which is originally written and performed by Sacred Reich, "Call to Arms" (Cavalera, Marianino) and "Sangue De Bairro" which is originally written and performed by Chico Science & Nação Zumbi.

  1. "Downstroy" – 4:25
  2. "Seek 'n' Strike" – 4:27
  3. "Enterfaith" – 4:46
  4. "One" (feat. Cristian Machado) – 5:21
  5. "L.O.T.M." – 2:36
  6. "Brasil" – 4:56
  7. "Tree of Pain" (feat. Asha Rabouin and Ritchie Cavalera) – 8:23
  8. "One Nation" (feat. Greg Hall and Wiley Arnett) – 3:42
  9. "9-11-01" – 1:00
  10. "Call to Arms" (feat. Danny Marianino) – 1:23
  11. "Four Elements" – 4:20
  12. "Soulfly III" – 5:02
  13. "Sangue de Bairro" – 2:18
  14. "Zumbi" – 6:16

Bonus tracks for Japanese edition:

  1. "I Will Refuse" (Pailhead cover) - 4:06

Bonus tracks for European edition:

  1. "I Will Refuse" (Pailhead cover) - 4:06
  2. "Under the Sun" (Black Sabbath cover) - 5:47
  3. "Eye For An Eye" (Live at Ozzfest 2000) - 4:08
  4. "Pain" (Live at Ozzfest 2000) - 5:01

[edit] Personnel

  • Isabel Adelman - Voices
  • Wiley Arnett - Guitar
  • Jackson Bandeira - Group Member
  • Gloria Cavalera - Coordination
  • Ritchie Cavalera - Voices, Chant
  • Max Cavalera - Guitar, Arranger, Sitar, Vocals, Berimbau, Producer, Mixing, Photography, Cover Art Concept, Percussion Consultant, Group Member
  • Matthew Clark - Chant
  • Susan Clark - Chant
  • Monte Conner - A&R
  • Michael Cook - Chant
  • Otto D'Agnolo - Keyboards, Engineer, Mixing, Effects
  • Terry Date - Mixing
  • Mickey Doling - Guitar, Percussion
  • Mike Doling - Group Member
  • Kevin Estrada - Photography
  • Neville Garrick - Graphic Design, Art Direction, Photography, Execution
  • Greg Hall - Drums on "One Nation"
  • Ted Jensen - Mastering
  • Anthony Kilhoffer - Assistant
  • Glen LaFerman - Photography
  • Roy Mayorga - Percussion, Drums, Group Member
  • Jose Angel Navarro - Chant
  • John Naylor - Programming
  • Meia Noite - Percussion, Arranger, Percussion Consultant
  • Marcello D. Rapp - Group Member

[edit] Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2002 The Billboard 200 46

[edit] External links

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Soulfly
Max Cavalera · Marc Rizzo · Bobby Burns · Joe Nunez
David Ellefson · Logan Mader · Roy Mayorga · Mikey Doling · Marcello D. Rapp · Jackson Bandeira
Studio albums
Extended plays
Videos
The Song Remains Insane
Singles
"Umbabarauma" · "Bleed" · "Tribe" · "Back to the Primitive" · "Seek 'N' Strike" · "Prophecy" · "Frontlines" · "Carved Inside"
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