Omen (Soulfly album)

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Omen
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 2010
RecordedNovember 2009
StudioEdge of the Earth Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length40:35 (regular edition)
51:39 (special edition)
Label Roadrunner
Producer Max Cavalera, Logan Mader
Soulfly chronology
Conquer
(2008)
Omen
(2010)
Enslaved
(2012)
Singles from Omen
  1. "Rise of the Fallen"
    Released: April 20, 2010
No.TitleLength
1."Bloodbath & Beyond"2:31
2."Rise of the Fallen" (featuring Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan)4:35
3."Great Depression"3:57
4."Lethal Injection" (featuring Tommy Victor of Prong)3:05
5."Kingdom"3:55
6."Jeffrey Dahmer"2:52
7."Off with Their Heads"4:22
8."Vulture Culture"4:01
9."Mega-Doom"3:04
10."Counter Sabotage"3:50
11."Soulfly VII" (Instrumental)4:23
Total length:40:35
Deluxe edition bonus tracks [16]
No.TitleLength
12."Four Sticks" (Led Zeppelin cover)4:40
13."Refuse/Resist" (Sepultura cover)3:10
14."Your Life, My Life" (Excel cover)3:14
Total length:51:39
Deluxe edition DVD: Live at the With Full Force Festival, Germany – July 3, 2009 [16]
No.TitleLength
1."Blood Fire War Hate" 
2."Sanctuary (Cavalera Conspiracy cover)" 
3."Prophecy" 
4."Back to the Primitive" 
5."Seek 'N' Strike" 
6."Living Sacrifice" 
7."Enemy Ghost" 
8."Refuse/Resist (Sepultura cover)" 
9."Doom" 
10."L.O.T.M." 
11."Molotov" 
12."Drums" 
13."Warmageddon" 
14."Polícia (Titãs/Sepultura cover)" 
15."Unleash" 
16."Roots Bloody Roots (Sepultura cover)" 
17."Jumpdafuckup" 
18."Eye for an Eye" 
19."Unleash (music video)" 

Personnel

Soulfly

Additional personnel

Production

Chart performance

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [17] 38
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [18] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [19] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [20] 73
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [21] 42
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [22] 44
French Albums (SNEP) [23] 58
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [24] 13
Greek Albums (IFPI) [17] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [25] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] 15
UK Albums (OCC) [27] 100
US Billboard 200 [28] 73

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