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| Released | October 4, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Studio | The Saltmine Studio Oasis, Mesa, Arizona | |||
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| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Max Cavalera [1] | |||
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Dark Ages is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Soulfly. It was released on October 4, 2005.
The album explores aggression and dark themes to mourn the deaths of Max Cavalera's 8-month-old grandson, Moses, and his close friend Dimebag Darrell. [2] Dark Ages was recorded in five countries – Serbia, Turkey, Russia, France, and the United States. Cavalera praised this album by calling it "unorthodox metal". [3]
The album opens with an intro track "The Dark Ages", which continues into "Babylon", which explores worldwide chaos. "Arise Again" combines Metallica-like riffs and Sepultura-like echoes. [4]
"Corrosion Creeps" is dedicated to Chuck Schuldiner of Death. [5] "Fuel the Hate" begins with the lyric line 'Monday, July 16, 1945, 5:30am', exact time and date when 'Trinity' nuclear test occurred. It was around this time that the lyrical themes began to move away from the earlier spiritual themes and began incorporating more violent and aggressive elements. Richie Cavalera, Max's son, co-sings on "Staystrong" as a tribute to youthful deaths of Moses and Dana. [2]
The outro for "Bleak" was recorded in an ancient temple in Istanbul to capture echoes to include as common sound effect on this album. [3] "Molotov" lyrics are in Russian, Portuguese, and a final verse in English. The performance of Billy Milano, one of two guests for "Molotov", was recorded over the phone by Max. [2] "Riotstarter" contains strong tribal chants, and "Innerspirit" blends clean and melodic vocals by the guest Coyote over the roars by Cavalera. [6]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [7] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8/10 [6] |
| Blogcritics |   [8] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 [9] |
AllMusic had a positive response, because the album has greater complexity of metal than any of the previous album, thus refreshing the band with veterans present. [7] Blogcritics had a very good response, as "Cavalera is screaming louder and harder than ever throughout. He's raging harder and in a higher range than he's been in years, and it's a welcome improvement." [8]
All lyrics are written by Max Cavalera except where stated; all music is composed by Max Cavalera
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1. | "The Dark Ages" | 0:48 | |
| 2. | "Babylon" | 3:53 | |
| 3. | "I and I" | 3:15 | |
| 4. | "Carved Inside" | 3:35 | |
| 5. | "Arise Again" | 4:10 | |
| 6. | "Molotov" (feat. Paul Fillipenko & Billy Milano) | Max Cavalera, Pavel Fillipenko, Billy Milano | 1:58 |
| 7. | "Frontlines" | 4:34 | |
| 8. | "Innerspirit" (feat. Nemanja "Coyote" Kojić) | Max Cavalera, Nemanja Kojić, Bojan Stojanovic | 5:15 |
| 9. | "Corrosion Creeps" | 4:27 | |
| 10. | "Riotstarter" (feat. David Ellefson) | 5:00 | |
| 11. | "Bleak" | 4:57 | |
| 12. | "(The) March" | 1:19 | |
| 13. | "Fuel the Hate" | 4:12 | |
| 14. | "Staystrong" (feat. Richie Cavalera) | Max Cavalera, Richie Cavalera | 8:14 |
| 15. | "Soulfly V" (instrumental) (includes an untitled hidden track at 7:15) | 10:54 | |
| Total length: | 66:25 | ||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 16. | "Salmo-91" | (taken from Psalm 91) | 4:24 |
| 17. | "Prophecy" (Live at Metalmania 2004) | 3:27 | |
| 18. | "Seek 'n' Strike" (Live at Metalmania 2004) | 4:15 | |
| Total length: | 78:29 | ||
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| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] | 41 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [11] | 19 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] | 64 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] | 68 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [14] | 49 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] | 29 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) [16] | 91 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] | 54 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] | 44 |
| US Billboard 200 [19] | 155 |
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