SOULFLY will release their new album, Omen, on May 25th via Roadrunner Records.

Artwork for the album can be seen below (standard edition at left, special edition at right):

Omen's tracklisting is as follows:

'Bloodbath & Beyond'

'Rise of the Fallen'

'Counter Sabotage'

'Jeffrey Dahmer'

'Lethal Injection'

'Great Depression'

'Mega-Doom'

'Kingdom'

'Off With Their Heads'

'Vulture Culture'

'Soulfly 7'

Special Edition also includes:

'Four Sticks' (LED ZEPPELIN cover)

'Refuse/Resist' (SEPULTURA cover)

'Your Life, My Life' (EXCEL cover)

Julia Neuman at Metal Assault caught up with Soulfly guitarist Marc Rizzo when the band performed at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, OH on March 20th. An excerpt from the interview is available below:

Julia: (New Soulfly album) Omen is scheduled for release on May 25th. What really stands out about this album for you?

Marc: "It's right to the point. There's a real hardcore, punk vibe to the record. Short tunes. This record is kind of different for us and I think the fans are going to like it a lot."

Julia: When you were writing the album did you have it in mind that you wanted short songs, or was that more of an unplanned thing? Did you go into it with specific musical goals in mind?

Marc: "I think Max's goal was to put out a record that seemed a little more to-the-point, a real thrash metal or hardcore vibe. I know he definitely wanted to go in that direction when we started making the record, so I guess in the end it turned out to be like that."

Julia: You released a few solo albums yourself in which you incorporated a lot of different styles of music other than metal. Do you prefer the songwriting dynamic that you get with a group or do you prefer writing on your own, where maybe you're not quite as limited musically?

Marc: "I like both. I like working with the guys in Soulfly and collaborating but then I also like doing my own thing. I do like being able to do whatever I want to and really indulging in guitar music. It's nice to be able to do just the guitar thing, because that's what my solo stuff is, just instrumental guitar music. So I like being able to just go off into that world too."

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Remaining tour dates are as follows:

March (with PRONG, INCITE and ROTTING CORPSE)

23 - The Midland Theatre by AMC - Kansas City, MO
27 - MacEwan Hall - Calgary, ALB
28 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, ALB
29 - Knitting Factory Concert House - Spokane, WA
30 - The Venue - Vancouver, BC
31 - Knitting Factory Concert House - Boise, ID

April

1 - Knitting Factory - Reno, NV