3 (Soulfly album)

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3
digipak)
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerMax Cavalera
Soulfly chronology
Primitive
(2000) 		3
(2002) 		Prophecy
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
 [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[3]

3 is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Soulfly released in 2002 through Roadrunner Records.[4] 3 has sold 195,000 copies as of March 11, 2008.

Album information

The album artwork features an Om (ॐ), a spiritual icon in Indian religions. The original title for the album was Downstroy, after the opening track of the album. Max Cavalera later stated that he regretted changing the album's title.[5]

Songs

Both of the first two tracks were the only singles released from the album, "Downstroy" and "Seek 'n' Strike."

The song "One" features guest vocals from

percussion
performed by Cavalera.

"One Nation", a

World Trade Center
.

"Tree of Pain" is a tribute to Cavalera's late stepson Dana.[6][7] "Zumbi" and "Soulfly III" are world music songs.

Reception

  • Spin (8/02, p. 110) rated the album a 6 out of 10, stating that "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."
  • NME (6/22/02, p. 52) also rated the album a 6 out of 10 stating that "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."
  • Alternative Press
     (8/02, p. 67) rated the album a 7 out of 10 stating that "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) stated that "This one is a winner; don't miss out."

Track listing

All tracks are written by

Chico Science & Nação Zumbi
cover)Chico Science, Lucio Maia, Jorge Du Peixe & DengueScience, Maia, Du Peixe & Dengue2:1914."Zumbi" ("Zumbi" lasts 2:37; there is silence between 2:37 and 3:14, then an untitled hidden track until 6:17)  6:17Total length:59:06
Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."I Will Refuse" (
William Rieflin
4:07
Total length:1:03:02
Limited edition digipak
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Under the Sun" (
Grady Avenell
5:01
Total length:1:17:58

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 24
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10]
 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12]
 44
French Albums (
SNEP)[13]
 28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 14
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15]
 78
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 76
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 61
US Billboard 200[18] 46

References

  1. ^ "Soulfly: 3, PopMatters". August 20, 2002.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r593526
  3. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6
    .
  4. ^ Official Soufly website Archived January 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine determines the album title as "3"
  5. ^ "Soulfly interview (Max Cavalera)".
  6. ^ a b Adrien Begrand (August 20, 2002). "Soulfly: 3". Review. PopMatters. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  7. ^ HARDLIFE COREMUSIC & BETTER HEARING: Max Cavalera
  8. ^ "Soulfly - 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Soulfly - 3" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "Soulfly - 3" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Soulfly - 3" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "Soulfly - 3" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "Soulfly - 3" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "Soulfly - 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Soulfly | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  18. ^ "Soulfly Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

External links

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