Pandemonium (Cavalera Conspiracy album) explained

Pandemonium
Type:	studio
Artist:	Cavalera Conspiracy
Cover:	Pandemonium_Cover_(Cavalera_Conspiracy).jpg
Length:	51:06
Label:	Napalm
Producer:	Max Cavalera
Prev Title:	Blunt Force Trauma
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Psychosis
Next Year:	2017

Pandemonium is the third studio album by Cavalera Conspiracy. The album was released October 31 in Europe, November 3 in the UK, and November 4, 2014 in North America.^[1]

Album information

During the writing of the album Max Cavalera almost considered naming the album "Fuck That Groove" because of how fast and brutal the songs ended up. In an interview with Loudwire, Max admitted to putting his brother Igor to the test, “It’s like trying to make him play fast like he’s 15-years-old … You’re gonna play fast the whole time and every time he was in a groove, I’d say, ‘Fuck the groove, get out of the groove and go back to fast.” ^[2]

A new song titled "Bonzai Kamikaze" was uploaded to Napalm's official SoundCloud in August. The song is about Japanese kamikaze pilots and their fervor to commit suicide for their country.

Track listing

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Personnel

Cavalera Conspiracy

• Max Cavalera – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Igor Cavalera – drums, percussion
• Marc Rizzo – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Nate Newton – bass, co-lead vocals on "The Crucible"

Production

• Max Cavalera – production
• John W. Gray – recording, mixing
• Matt Turner – assistant engineering
• Joe Laporta – mastering

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
French Albums Chart^[4]	182
German Albums Chart^[5]	88
Japan Albums Chart (Oricon)^[6]	188
Swiss Albums Chart^[7]	78
US Billboard 200^[8]	178

The album has sold over 2,600 copies in the United States.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Napalm Records . CAVALERA CONSPIRACY - Release First Track Of Upcoming Album . August 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114152/http://www.napalmrecords.com/blog/?entryID=213 . August 26, 2014 . dead .
2. Web site: Chad Childers . Cavalera Conspiracy, ‘Bonzai Kamikaze’ – Exclusive Song Premiere . August 18, 2014 . loudwire.com . August 23, 2014.
3. Web site: Blabbermouth.net . CAVALERA CONSPIRACY: 'Pandemonium' Track Listing Revealed . August 26, 2014 . August 27, 2014 .
4. Web site: Cavalera Conspiracy French Albums Chart. lescharts.com. July 8, 2014. French.
5. Web site: Cavalera Conspiracy German Albums Chart. musicline.de. July 8, 2014. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163733/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Cavalera+Conspiracy/longplay. July 14, 2014. dead.
6. Web site: Cavalera Conspiracy Japanese Albums Chart . www.oricon.co.jp. July 8, 2014. Japanese.
7. Web site: Cavalera Conspiracy Swiss Albums Chart. hitparade.ch. July 8, 2014. German.
8. Web site: Cavalera Conspiracy US Albums Chart. www.billboard.com. July 8, 2014.
9. Web site: CAVALERA CONSPIRACY: 'Pandemonium' First-Week Sales Revealed. www.blabbermouth.net. November 12, 2014.