El Comegente

"El Comegente"
Song by Soulfly
from the album Savages
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2013
Recorded2013
GenreGroove metal, death metal
Length8:17
LabelNuclear Blast
Songwriter(s)Max Cavalera, Tony Campos
Producer(s)Terry Date

"El Comegente" is a song recorded by American metal band Soulfly for their ninth album Savages. The song plays a slow, death-laden grooves, followed by Led Zeppelin-like acoustic bass solo performed by Tony Campos beginning about five minutes into the song. Guitarist Marc Rizzo calls this solo "Mars Part Two."[1]

Campos was the first to suggest the song about the serial killer and cannibal Dorángel Vargas,[2] titling after Vargas' nickname El comegente (Spanish for "people eater"). He helped Max Cavalera write lyrics and sing together — Campos screams in Spanish while Cavalera growls in Portuguese.[3]

References

  1. ^ "SOULFLY Mainman Discusses 'Savages' Album In New Audio Interview". News. Blabbermouth.net. August 2, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "El Comegente by Soulfly". Songfacts. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  3. ^ Van Horn, Ray Jr. (September 23, 2013). "CD Reviews – Savages Soulfly". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved August 13, 2015.