soulfly Cannibal Holocaust (SavageS, 2013)

Inspired by Italian director ruggero Deodato’s notorious 1980 movie about a documentary film crew who encounter a distinctly hangry amazonian tribe (and naturally end up as journalistic tapas), this heads-down ripper from Soulfly’s 2013 album does a damn good job of mirroring the cult classic’s over-the-top levels of violence and horror. Few films have come close to generating such outrage as Cannibal Holocaust: upon its release, ruggero was actually arrested on obscenity charges and was accused of having made a snuff movie, so grimly realistic were his celluloid efforts. he was later cleared of the charges, but the film’s notoriety was assured. If you’ve not seen it, you need to.

CHOICE LYRIC: “Impaled bodies, impaled souls / Treacherous the unknown / Skinned alive and left to die / Inner fear comes to life”