CAVALERA CONSPIRACY — Inflikted (review)

CAVALERA CONSPIRACY — Inflikted album cover Album · 2008 · Groove Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"Inflikted" is the debut full-length studio album by Brazilian metal act Cavalera Conspiracy. The album was released through Roadrunner Records in March 2008. Cavalera Conspiracy was formed in 2007 by Igor and Max Cavalera who were both founding members of the now legendary Sepultura. Lead vocalist/ guitarist Max Cavalera left Sepultura in 1996 after a dispute with the other members of the band including his own brother and drummer Igor who opted to stay with the other members in Sepultura after Max left. Max soon after formed Soulfly with whom he has had great success. Igor stayed with Sepultura until 2006 where he also left the band thereby paving the way for Cavalera Conspiracy which as the name suggests is a collaboration between the two brothers. Marc Rizzo who among other things have worked with Max Cavalera in Soulfly plays guitars on "Inflikted" while Joe Duplantier from Gojira plays bass and some guitars.

With this cast Cavalera Conspiracy has recorded what I would call a contemporary thrash metal album with some/few death metal leanings. While Max Cavalera has written all tracks on the album except "Ultra-Violent" which is co-written with Joe Duplantier, a comparison to Gojira actually isn´t the least valid you can do when trying to describe the music. The "Ultra-Violent" song in partucular (and naturarlly) reeks of Gojira. Of course Max Cavalera don´t need to lean solely on his apprentices in Gojira for inspiration though and "Inflikted" is very much the epitome of Max Cavalera, although there are only very few nods towards his more alternative in Soulfly.

The vocals are aggressive and carry lots of bite and caustic attitude. An overall great vocal performance by Max Cavalera, which suits the equally aggressive material. The tracks are punchy and effectful, sometimes thrashy and sometimes drawing influences from more contemporary genres, but always delivered with conviction and never simple to a point of getting predictable. For that there are enough twists and turns to keep the album interesting throughout. The whole thing is packed in a clear, sharp, and powerful sounding production, which further enhance the feeling that we´re dealing with a quality product. When that is said "Inflikted" isn´t a revelation but then again I wasn´t expecting one. Rather it shows that the Cavalera brothers can still create something relatively magical when they work together. The spark is definitely still there. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved but it´s close to a 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating.
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