SOULFLY Recruits NAILS’ TODD JONES For New Single “Nihility”

Soulfly is set to release their new record Chama on October 24 via Nuclear Blast, which you can get a little damaged by right now thanks to “Nihility” featuring Todd Jones of Nails. Predictably it’s a friggin’ rager.

“Chama is the Brazilian word for flame. It also means a ‘calling,'” said Soulfly mastermind Max Cavalera explains. The symbolism feels apt: the album harks back to the tribal heaviness and spiritual ferocity that made Soulfly a household name in extreme metal, while still carrying a contemporary bite, sculpted in part by producer Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Code Orange) and drummer-turned-co-producer Zyon Cavalera.

On the single itself, Cavalera added: “My lyrics are inspired by LG of Entombed and Nihilist. He left this earth in 2021 and he was always a big influence on me. This is one of the heaviest songs on the record and I love the fact that we went to Bulgaria to make the video. Todd Jones is the special guest on the song, delivering the hardest line on the record. ‘I don’t believe in anything!'”

Max‘s son Igor Amadeus Cavalera (Go Ahead & Die, Healing Magic) holds down bass duties, while longtime guitarist Mike De Leon delivers sharp-edged riffing. Even Fear Factory‘s Dino Cazares shows up for a guest spot, solidifying the album’s credentials.

Zyon reflects: “With each Soulfly record I’ve played on, I can feel my evolution happening in real time. This one was no different — I got to push the band into new places. It was a blast.”

Recorded at Mesa’s Platinum Underground Studio, with artwork by Carletta Parrish, Chama is being touted as a spiritual and musical homecoming. Fans of early records like Primitive and Prophecy will find much to love here, though it’s filtered through decades of experience, experimentation, and survival.

Max Cavalera, unsurprisingly, sums it up best: “This record is the sound of Soulfly‘s fire. I cannot wait to play these songs live for the Tribe!”