For as long as I can remember Max Cavalera has been one of the most active members of the metal scene and, as one of his numerous bands, Soulfly, head into the 25th year of their career, they do so with Totem, their first new material in four years. As Totem slams into opener “Superstition”, the material finds Cavalera at his most raging. Now, for Cavalera diehards, the ferocious death metal/punk mash up won’t come as any surprise, especially those who have followed his more extreme projects like Go Ahead and Die. Totem continues this format with the filthy “Scouring The Vile” where the guttural tones of Obituary howler John Tardy adds an extra layer of slime to proceedings. The album continues at a hundred miles an hour through the scorching “Filth Upon Filth” where Cavalera utilizes more...
