Primitive

Primitive
Studio album by Soulfly
Released	September 26, 2000
Recorded	The Saltmine Studio Oasis in Mesa, Arizona
Genre	Nu metal, groove metal
Length	52:16
Label	Roadrunner Records
Producer	Toby Wright, Max Cavalera, Sean Lennon
Soulfly chronology
Soulfly (1998) Primitive (2000) 3 (2002)

Primitive is the second LP by the Heavy Metal band Soulfly released in 2000 through Roadrunner Records. Primitive has sold over 226,569 copies.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Blabbermouth.net	[4]

• Rolling Stone (9/28/00, pp. 53–4) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "Old-school...Primitive is deeper...in the sound of [ex-Sepultura frontman] Max Cavalera's lived-in growl, the churning effect of a 4-string guitar and his concerns."

• Q magazine (11/00, pp. 114–6) - 3 stars out of 5 - "While [their] percussive, ethnic grooves certainly make an impact, it's only when Cavalera allows his formula to be altered by others that sparks truly fly."

• Alternative Press (11/00, p. 128) - 3 out of 5 - "With pre-millennial speed metal rubbing elbows with hip-hop, excursions into ambient instrumentals and acerbic soul, and a host of guests...Primitive is certainly a record [with] breadth."

• CMJ (8/28/00, p. 32) - "More relaxed than their debut, the low-end slaughterhouse riffs are still embellished with Cavalera's beloved tribal percussion...[It] locks its teeth into the jugular."

• Melody Maker (10/10/00, p. 50) - 4 stars out of 5 - "The metal album of the year so far...An incendiary blend of nu metal, reggae and Brazilian rhythms."

• NME (11/4/00, p. 46) - 7 out of 10 - "Draws on Max's political rage at colonial history and crimes of the conquistadors...the heavy metal Bob Marley."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Max Cavalera except where noted. 

Appearance

The track "Son Song" appears on the Valentine OST, although not included in the film. The track Mulambo appears in the movie The Forsaken (film).

Personnel

• Max Cavalera – Vocals, Guitar, Berimbau, Bass, Producer
• Mike Doling – Guitar
• Marcello D. Rapp – Bass, Percussion
• Joe Nunez – Drums, Percussion
• Meia Noite – Percussion
• Larry McDonald – Percussion
• Corey Taylor – Vocals (on "Jumpdafuckup")
• Chino Moreno – Vocals (on "Pain")
• Grady Avenell – Vocals (on "Pain")
• Tom Araya – Vocals and Bass (on "Terrorist")
• Cutthroat Logic – Rapping (on "In Memory Of")
• Sean Lennon – Producer, Vocals
• Toby Wright – Producer
• Neville Garrick – Cover Art, Photography, Package Design
• Andy Wallace – Mixing
• Steve Sisco – Mixing Engineer
• Leo Zulueta – Logo
• George Marino – Mastering
• Glen LaFerman – Photography
• Toby Wright – appears on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12

Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

References