"Touching the Void" | |
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10th track of Conquer | |
Sung by | Max Cavalera |
Duration | 7:25 |
Genre(s) | Doom metal |
Written by | Max Cavalera |
Produced by | Max Cavalera |
Released in | 2008 |
Previous track "For Those About to Rot" |
Next track "Soulfly VI" |
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"Touching the Void" is a song included on the album [[]], released in . It features slow, sludgy riffs reminiscent of Black Sabbath, especially from that band's song "Into the Void" which inspired the title of this Soulfly song, though the beginning is Type O Negative-like. This song has My Dying Bride and Pink Floyd-like influences as well and features space rock and deep reggae groove in addition to doom metal. The dub outro resembling the music written by David Lynch was recorded by French dub artist Fedayi Pacha. Max Cavalera was appreciated that a dub artist made contribution to Soulfly: "Fedayi made gloomy, truly heavy improvisation is fundamentally different from commercial dub. He recorded the final touch to "Touching the Void" and played on many unusual instruments. Those little things definitely make this song special when listening to it."
Lyrics
I'm touching the void I seek and destroy To be reborn I'm touching the void The ghost of Troy Burned and destroyed I'm touching the void Bleed and destroy The sacrifice of war I'm touching the void I creep and destroy, The paradise lost I'm touching the void I breed and destroy, No more idols to burn I'm touching the void I scream and destroy, I follow the storm I'm touching the void I've killed them before I'll kill them again Void The return of the wicked Void The revenge of the sickest I'm touching the void From stone and crust To ashes and dust I'm touching the void The sycophants will fall In the doom of it all
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Personnel
- Performers
Band members
- Max Cavalera – vocals, four-string rhythm guitar
- Marc Rizzo – lead guitar
- Bobby Burns – bass guitar
- Joe Nuñez – drums
Session musicians
- Fedayi Pacha – duduk, percussion
- Jean-Pol Dub – didgeridoo
- Songwriter
- Max Cavalera – lyrics, music
- Enginucers
- Tim Lau – engineering, recording, drum programming, digital editing
- Fedayi Pacha – recording of dub outro
- Andy Sneap – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Max Cavalera – production
Live-only songs on various albums
"Spit" • "Beneath the Remains/Dead Embryonic Cells" • "Roots Bloody Roots" • "Attitude" • "Sanctuary" • "Polícia"