Metal Wani's Fernando Bonenfant and Carl Rourke had a chat with the legend Max Cavalera before hitting the stage in London, England on July 25th. In the clip below Max discusses new Soulfly album, Archangel, songwriting, musical direction, why Archangel is a death metal album, why metal is his religion, bands who are carrying the torch in heavy metal, upcoming tours and much more.

On August 14th (worldwide) metal icons Soulfly will release their 10th studio album, Archangel, via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Frontman Max Cavalera spoke with United Rock Nations about the record on June 21st. Check out the interview below:

Soulfly recently released a new lyric video, for the new track “We Sold Our Souls To Metal”.

”I am so proud to be releasing Soulfly’s tenth album,” comments founder/vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera. “I feel it is my most mystic album since Prophecy. The guest collaborations have always been a trademark of Soulfly and Archangel is no different! We can’t wait to play this live for the worldwide tribe!”

In regards to the band and the album cover, artist Eliran Kantor states: "I've been a fan of Max's music ever since discovering Beneath The Remains in high school. When my wife and I got married 'Territory' was even played at the dance party part of our wedding. Max asked me to do a traditional piece depicting Archangel Michael - and I tried to go beyond the straight-up neo-classical style as that has been perfected centuries ago, so I mixed in Soulfly's own visual world: hence the wings and spear being shaped like the Soulfly tribal icon, the cliff with the ocean view just like on the first record, and the Brazilian flag being the core of it's color scheme."

Archangel was produced and mixed by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Behemoth). Check out the tracklisting for all formats and list of guest performers on the album below. Pre-order Archangel in a bundle or by itself in multiple formats and from this location

Archangel tracklisting:

“We Sold Our Souls To Metal”
“Archangel”
“Sodomites” (feat. Todd Jones of Nails)
“Ishtar Rising”
“Live Life Hard!” (feat. Matt Young of King Parrot)
“Shamash”
“Bethlehem’s Blood”
“Titans”
“Deceiver”
“Mother Of Dragons” (feat. Richie Cavalera of Incite, Igor Cavalera of Lody Kong, Anahid M.O.P.)

Bonus Tracks for CD/DVD Special Edition:

“You Suffer” (Napalm Death cover)
“Acosador Nocturno”
“Soulfly X”

Bonus DVD: Live At Hellfest 2014 (Special Edition Only)

“Cannibal Holocaust”
“Refuse/Resist”
“Bloodshed”
“Back To The Primitive”
“Seek 'N' Strike”
“Tribe”
“Rise Of The Fallen”
“Revengeance”
“Roots Bloody Roots”
“Jumpdafuckup/Eye For An Eye”

Soulfly will embark on a monumental North American headlining tour starting September 30th in Los Angeles, CA. Joining them on this epic campaign are Swedish melodic-death metal visionaries Soilwork, Polish technical death metallers Decapitated, and hot newcomers Shattered Sun.

“This is a great package and brutal lineup,” commented Max. “I personally am a fan of all these bands and it’s an honour to have them touring with us! See you in the pit!”

Confirmed dates:

September
30 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theater

October
1 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom
2 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
3 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
4 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
6 - Kelowna, BC - Level Nightclub
7 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
8 - Saskatoon, SK - O'Brian's Event Centre
9 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
10 - Minneapolis, MN - Amsterdam
11 - Joliet, IL - Mojoes
12 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
13 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater
14 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
15 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theater
18 - Columbus, OH - Northland Performing Arts Center
19 - Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
20 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
21 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
22 - Knoxville, TN - The International
23 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
24 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
25 - St Petersburg, FL - State Theater
27 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
28 - Austin, TX - Empire Control Room
29 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey
30 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater