"Riotstarter" | |
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10th track of Dark Ages | |
Sung by | Max Cavalera |
Duration | 4:59 |
Genre(s) | Thrash metal, industrial metal, tribal |
Written by | Max Cavalera |
Produced by | Max Cavalera |
Released in | 2005 |
Previous track "Corrosion Creeps" |
Next track "Bleak" |
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"Riotstarter" is a song included on the fifth album Dark Ages, released in 2005. This track has two very distinctive parts, like two songs in one. The first part of this track plays tribal drumming along with berimbau, balalaikas, bayan, and spoons. The second part plays The Prodigy-like semi-industrial metal where David Ellefson of Megadeth plays the bass in substitute of usual member Bobby Burns. Ellefson was a semi-member of Soulfly during the recording of their previous album Prophecy where he appeared in five tracks. The title "Riotstarter" was punned off The Prodigy song "Firestarter", which was later covered by Sepultura.
Interestingly, this song was originally recorded for their debut album under a different name. It was re-recorded to blend in with Dark Ages. There is evidence for the original proposal in the first paragraph of the lyrics that there are instances of 'Zumbi', which is common on the first album but none on Dark Ages except for this.
Lyrics[]
"Zumbi e o senhor das guerras
Zumbi e o senhor das demandas
Quando Zumbi chega
E Zumbi quem manda"
I'm a riotstarter
Molotov's on fire
Flame is getting higher
Higher, higher, higher
I'm the bullet holes
I'm the nailbomb
Sodom and Gomarrah
I'm in tribal war
I'm spitting on your grave
A face without a name
The killer and the prey
The song remains insane
Insane...
I'm the cop blaster
Fuel and disaster
I'm societ's end
Yeah you know my name...
Pissed off...
And get the fuck out
Pissed off...
And get the fuck out
Pissed off...
And get the fuck out
Pissed off...
And get the fuck out
Personnel[]
Band performers
- Max Cavalera – vocals, rhythm guitar, berimbau
- Marc Rizzo – lead guitar
- Joe Nuñez – drums, percussion
Guest/session performers
- David Ellefson – bass guitar
- Alexander Yushin – bayan
- Alexsander Hrenov – balalaika, wooden spoons
- Vitaly Hrenov – contrabass balalaika
- John Gray – prophet V synth
Songwriter
- Max Cavalera – lyrics, music
Engineers and producers
- John Gray – engineering, recording, digital editing
- Milan "Bare" Barković – additional recording engineering
- Alexkid – additional recording engineering
- Darya Jubenko – additional recording engineering
- John Bilberry – assistant engineering
- Matt Marksbary – assistant engineering
- Justin Salter – assistant engineering
- Terry Date – mixing
- June Murakawa – assistant mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Max Cavalera – production
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Live-only songs on various albums
"Spit" • "Beneath the Remains/Dead Embryonic Cells" • "Roots Bloody Roots" • "Attitude" • "Sanctuary" • "Polícia"