The album's title track was also released as a promotional single.Īround the Fur sold 43,000 copies in its first week of release, and entered the Billboard 200 at No. The album was highly anticipated, and propelled the band to fame in the alternative metal scene on the strength of radio and MTV airplay for the singles ' My Own Summer (Shove It)' (released December 22, 1997) and 'Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)' (released March 9, 1998).

The album was praised for its loud-soft dynamics, the flow of the tracks, Moreno's unusual vocals, and the strong rhythm section grooves created by Cunningham and bassist Chi Cheng. Abe Cunningham varied his drum sound and experimented by using different types of snare drums on almost every track. The band expanded its sound, spending more time with producer Terry Date, and giving more thought to the album's production. However, he felt that the album 'fell into place' once the band had settled into the studio. 'When we went in to make this record, we really didn't have a set idea of what we wanted to come out with,' said Moreno in a 1998 interview with Chart magazine. Problems playing this file? See media help. Moreno has since expressed his dislike of the cover, calling it 'horrible'. Hughes spoke publicly about the cover for the first time during the album's 20th anniversary in 2017. The woman appearing on the cover is Washington State resident Lisa M. Kosick was unsure who the woman was, so the band had to find and track her down to obtain permission to use the photo, which she eventually granted.

Upon seeing the candid photo of a woman, the band decided that they wanted to use it as the album cover. The album cover was shot by photographer Rick Kosick during a late-night party in Seattle where the band was recording. There is also one verse missing from the song 'Headup'. A good example is the song 'Lhabia': In the verses, Moreno whispers statements that are hard to decipher. While the album's lyrics were included in the booklet, not every single word was printed. The band name 'Soulfly' was taken from a portmanteau invented for the song. It was written by Cavalera and Deftones singer Chino Moreno as a way of venting some of their pain over the loss of Dana Wells, Cavalera's stepson and Chino's friend. The song 'Headup' featured additional vocals by Max Cavalera of Soulfly. It was the second album to feature Frank Delgado under additional personnel he eventually joined the band officially in 1999. Lyrically, much of the album addresses topics such as juvenile perception, existential angst, sex, romance, violence, the death of loved ones, and break ups. We just did what we thought was right, and tried to make a killer album.' Producer Terry Date stated that the band wanted to become 'more sophisticated' with Around the Fur. So I don't think we made a decision to step away – we've never paid attention to what anyone else was doing. I remember when these subgenre names didn't exist. Guitarist Stephen Carpenter has since reflected, 'We didn't really pay much attention to that. Around the Fur has been described as alternative metal, nu metal, post-hardcore, and alternative rock.

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