Chama

Chama, released in late 2025, represents a significant 'return to roots' for Soulfly, specifically reviving the tribal-industrial aesthetic of their early career but through a much harsher, more modern lens. Produced by Arthur Rizk and Zyon Cavalera, the album strips away the thrash-heavy leanings of the previous decade in favor of a 'thousand-volt' groove metal approach. The inclusion of guest contributors like Dino Cazares (Fear Factory), Todd Jones (Nails), and Michael Amott (Arch Enemy) highlights the album's bridge between different eras of extreme music. Critics noted the record's similarity to high-intensity video game soundtracks like Mick Gordon's Doom, praising its 'primeval force' and the raw, unpolished engineering by John Aquilino. The album concludes with the traditional Soulfly instrumental series (Soulfly XIII) and the title track 'Chama,' which features Igor Amadeus Cavalera on bass, cementing the record as a family-driven, spiritual, and intensely rhythmic addition to the Cavalera legacy.