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Infobox musical artist | name = Soilwork| Img = Soilwork.jpg| Img_capt = Soilwork performing at Festimad in Madrid , 2007.| Img_size = 250| background = group_or_band| alias = Inferior Breed| origin = Helsingborg , Sweden | years_active = 1995-present| genre = Melodic death metal , alternative metal | label = Nuclear Blast , Century Media Records|Century Media , Listenable Records|Listenable | associated_acts = Aborted , Dark Tranquillity , Darkane , Dimension Zero (Swedish band)|Dimension Zero , Disarmonia Mundi , Embraced , Evergrey , Kayser (band)|Kayser , Lyzanxia , One-way Mirror, Scarve , Terror 2000 , Yyrkoon (band)|Yyrkoon , In Flames , Faithful Darkness, Coldseed | website = URL| http://www.soilwork.org/| current_members = Soilwork#Band members|(see below) | past_members = Soilwork is a Sweden|Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg . They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast . Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers , originally under the name Inferior Breed , the band changed their name in late 1996 to Soilwork (meaning "working from the ground up").
Their sound is a fusion of the classic Gothenburg metal sound with power-groove riff s of late 1970s, early 1980s United Kingdom|British , and European metal. However, in their most recent albums, Soilwork has also introduced elements from other genres such as blues rock and alternative metal , and adopted a more melodic sound. Their most recent work has more singing and lighter melodies than their earlier work, as well as a more polished production.cite web|title=Soilwork Interview - Metalkings.com|author= |publisher=Metalkings.com|date=|url= http://www.metalkings.com/reviews/soilwork/soilweng.htm|accessdate=2007-08-14
Formed in late 1995, originally under the name Inferior Breed. Their sound, as explained by "Speed" was influenced by such bands as Pantera , Meshuggah , and Carcass (band)|Carcass . Upon changing their band name in late 1996 to Soilwork they began to make more melodic music. Soilwork began work on a demo (music)|demo entitled In Dreams We Fall into the Eternal Lake . Before the recording ever took place, bassist Carl-Gustav Döös left the group, leaving guitarist Peter Wichers to handle the bass tracks on the demo. In a chance encounter, Soilwork met Michael Amott of Arch Enemy fame, who owned a record store in Helsingborg, and gave him a copy of their demo. This ultimately led to the band signing with Listenable Records .
Steelbath Suicide
In 1998, Soilwork added keyboardist Carlos Holmberg and bassist Ola Flink. The band recorded and released their debut album Steelbath Suicide in May of that year. Soon after, guitarist Ludvig Svartz and drummer Jimmy Persson left, citing "different musical opinions."cite web|title=Svartz and Persson quit|author= |publisher=Tartarean Desire|date=2005-12-12|url= http://www.tartareandesire.com/bands/Soilwork/1481/|accessdate=2007-07-23 Persson (now guitar and vocals in Faithful Darkness) was replaced by Henry Ranta , while Svartz was replaced by Peter Wichers' uncle, Ola Frenning.cite web|title=Wicher's Uncle Frenning Joins|author= |publisher= |date=2005-04-06|url= http://www.fourteeng.net/soilwork.html|accessdate=2007-07-23 The band toured throughout Europe in support of the album with bands such as Darkane , Naglfar , and Krisiun .
The Chainheart Machine
In 1999, Soilwork recorded their second full length Long play|LP , The Chainheart Machine but it was released in 2000. The album received critical acclaim and eventually landed them a recording contract with major label Nuclear Blast, allowing the band to tour with acts such as Defleshed , Cannibal Corpse , and even, briefly, with fellow melodic death metallers Dark Tranquillity .cite web|title=Soilwork Interview - Rockdetector.com|author= |publisher=Rockdetector.com|date=|url= http://www.rockdetector.com/interviews/artist,8263.sm? id=146|accessdate=2007-08-14 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070828025535/ http://www.rockdetector.com/interviews/artist,8263.sm? id=146 |archivedate = 2007-08-28
A Predator's Portrait
In 2000, after exhausting themselves with touring, Soilwork returned to the studio to record their third full-length album, '' A Predator's Portrait ''. The release was well received and brought Soilwork to the forefront of the melodic death metal scene, alongside label mates In Flames .cite web|title=Predator's Portrait brings much acclaim|author=Soilwork |publisher= |date= |url= http://www.soilwork.org/biography.php|accessdate=2007-07-23 The band played at Wacken Open Air|Wacken Open Air Festival that year, and toured extensively with Annihilator (band)|Annihilator and Nevermore .
Natural Born Chaos
Following up on their success, Soilwork entered the studio again in late 2001 to record the follow-up to ''A Predator's Portrait with Devin Townsend ( Strapping Young Lad , Devin Townsend Band ) and Fredrik Nordström .cite web|title=Soilwork Complete Work on "Best Album We Ever Did"!|author= |publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=2001-12-27|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=443|accessdate=2007-07-23 Natural Born Chaos was released in early 2002, to much acclaim as well.citation needed|date=November 2008 Soilwork toured throughout Europe to support the album, and, for the first time, throughout the United States , first with bands Hypocrisy (band)|Hypocrisy , Scar Culture, Chimaira, Unearth and Killswitch Engage during the summer,cite web|title=Soilwork to tour US with Hypocrisy|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=2819|accessdate=2007-07-23 then alongside label mates In Flames during the fall.cite web|title=In Flames, Soilwork join forces for European/US tour|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=2019|accessdate=2007-07-23 After touring, they started writing and recording their fifth album.
Figure Number Five
In December 2002, Soilwork entered the studio to begin recording their fifth album.cite web|title=Soilwork To Commence Recording New CD|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=7840|accessdate=2007-07-23 After recording, the band began a European tour with Children of Bodom and Shadows Fall throughout April and May.cite web|title=Shadows Fall to Support Children of Bodom, Soilwork in Europe|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=9152|accessdate=2007-07-23 That same month, Figure Number Five was released. In early June, drummer Henry Ranta left the band, to focus more on his personal life, and was replaced a week later by Richard Evensand.cite web|title=Soilwork Announce New Drummer|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=12686|accessdate=2007-07-23 The band then embarked on another North American tour with In Flames, Chimaira , and Unearth .cite web|title=In Flames, Soilwork, Chimaira, Unearth to Team up For North American Tour|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=11788|accessdate=2007-07-23cite web|title=In Flames, Soilwork, Chimaira: More North American Dates Announced|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=11930|accessdate=2007-07-23 In September, Soilwork toured Japan with Children of Bodomcite web|title=Children of Bodom, Soilwork to Team up for Japanese Tour|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=12312|accessdate=2007-07-23 Merely days after a short mini-trek tour through Japan, Soilwork also toured Australia briefly.cite web|title=Soilwork to Tour Australia|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=13083|accessdate=2007-07-23 Later that year, they again toured North America with Chimaira, As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying and Bleeding Through .cite web|title=Chimaira And Soilwork to Team up For 'Pure Hatred' Tour|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=15794|accessdate=2007-07-23 After the tour Richard Evensand left the band to replace drummer Andols Herrick who had recently left Chimaira.cite web|title=Former Soilwork Drummer Explains Decision to Join Chimaira|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=17903|accessdate=2007-07-23 Soilwork initially announced his "temporary" replacement as Dirk Verbeuren of Scarve ;cite web|title=Soilwork Announce Temporary Replacement For Departed Drummer|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=17929|accessdate=2007-07-23 Verbeuren would later become the full time replacement.cite web|title=SOILWORK: Guitarist WICHERS Quits, Drummer VERBEUREN Named Full-Time Member|author= |publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=2005-12-11|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=45407|accessdate=2007-07-23 In early 2004, singer Björn "Speed" Strid laid down tracks with Italian people|Italian melodic death metal band Disarmonia Mundi .cite web|title=DISARMONIA MUNDI: Sophomore Album To Include Appearance By SOILWORK Singer|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=21074|accessdate=2007-07-23 During April, the band announced that it had extended its contract with record label Nuclear Blast Records.cite web|title=Soilwork Extend Contract With Nuclear Blast|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=21562|accessdate=2007-07-23 That same month the band again toured Australia alongside Anthrax (band)|Anthrax , Embodiment , and Killswitch Engage. In mid 2004, Soilwork toured Japan for a second time alongside Dark Tranquillity.cite web|title=Dark Tranquillity, Soilwork to Team up for Japanese Tour|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=20498|accessdate=2007-07-23 In September, Soilwork entered the studio to record their sixth album, Stabbing the Drama .cite web|title=Soilwork to Enter Studio in September|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=23227|accessdate=2007-07-23
Stabbing the Drama
Soilwork entered Dug Out Studios on September 14 to begin recording their sixth full length album. A week later the band changed venues and recorded at Fascination Street Studios.cite web|title=Soilwork Begin Recording New Album|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=26835|accessdate=2007-07-23 Stabbing the Drama was released in early March 2005. The album entered the Finland|Finnish charts at number 19, and in Sweden at number 14.cite web|title=Soilwork's 'Stabbing The Drama' Enters Finnish Chart At No. 19|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=33831|accessdate=2007-07-23 The band also began to gain minor commercial success in the United States . Stabbing the Drama reached #12 and #21 on the Billboard charts#Top Heatseekers|Billboard Heatseeker and Independent Albums|Independent album charts, respectively.cite web|title=Billboard albums|author= |publisher= Allmusic |date= |url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r730435|pure_url=yes|accessdate=2007-07-23 The band partook in the 2005 Ozzfest , performing on the second stage.cite web|title=It's Official: Mudvayne To Fill 'Mystery Band' Slot on Ozzfest's Main Stage|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=34998|accessdate=2007-07-23 In November the band toured stateside with Fear Factory .cite web|title=Soilwork to Miss First Nine Shows of Fear Factory Tour|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=41713|accessdate=2007-07-23 In late 2005, guitarist Peter Wichers left the band due to tour exhaustion and other personal issues. The same month, Bjorn announced he was working on a second album with Disarmomia Mundi.cite web|title=Soilwork Frontman Working on New Diarmonia Mundi Album|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=45766|accessdate=2007-07-23 In May 2006, Daniel Antonsson was announced as the replacement for Peter Wichers.cite web|title=Soilwork: North American Debut with New Guitarist Scheduled for the Fall|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=51901|accessdate=2007-07-23 Soilwork spent the summer appearing at festivals throughout Europe. In September they toured throughout the United Kingdom|UK and Turkey .cite web|title=SOILWORK: U.K., Turkish Dates Announced|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=54076|accessdate=2007-07-23 The band later pulled out of the Turkish dates, due to terrorism|terrorist attacks and bombings that had recently occurred to tourists there.cite web|title=SOILWORK Postpones Turkish Dates|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=59413|accessdate=2007-07-23 In October the band trekked North America, this time with Darkest Hour (band)|Darkest Hour , Mnemic and Threat Signal .cite web|title=Soilwork, Darkest Hour, Mnemic: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=57391|accessdate=2007-07-23cite web|title=Threat Signal: Video Footage From Soilwork Tour Posted Online|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=62581|accessdate=2007-07-23 In March 2007, Soilwork began work on their seventh album.
In early March 2007, Soilwork began laying down the tracks for their seventh album, Sworn to a Great Divide cite web|title=Soilwork: Drums for New CD Completed; Photos, Video Available|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=68588|accessdate=2007-07-23 Late in June, Ola Frenning announced that the album was finished.cite web|title=SOILWORK Completes Work On New Album|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=75599|accessdate=2007-07-23 Soilwork toured in the fall alongside Caliban (band)|Caliban , Sonic Syndicate , and Dark Tranquillity in a tour dubbed, ' Eastpak Antidote' tour.cite web|title=Chimaira, Soilwork, Caliban, Sonic Syndicate: More 'Eastpak Antidote' Dates Announced|author= |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=75905|accessdate=2007-07-23 The album was released on October 19, 2007 through Nuclear Blast. The album sports a sound closer to thrash metal|thrash than their previous albums, though still backed by their trademark synth elements.
The band took part on an American tour with co-headliners Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage , as well as DevilDriver . The tour began on November 28, 2007 at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts, and ended at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico on December 17, 2007. The tour, dubbed The Clash of the Titans Tour 2007, appeared in Grand Prairie, TX at the Nokia Live Theatre on December 8, 2007 to play for the entire Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. On February 12, 2008, an official statement was posted on Soilwork's official website that Ola Frenning and Soilwork had decided to part ways, his replacement came in the form of Sylvain Coudret . In another statement on September 18, 2008, it was revealed that guitarist Daniel Antonsson would be replaced with the return of former guitarist and founding member Peter Wichers and also that Sylvain Coudret from the band Scarve who has been doing session work as second guitarist during 2008 Summer festivals became permanent guitar player for the band.cite web|url= http://soilwork.org/index.php |title=The Official Soilwork website |publisher=www.soilwork.org |date= |accessdate=2011-10-30
The band returned to the studio in early 2010 to write and record their eighth album, The Panic Broadcast , Speed announced on January 22, 2010 in a MySpace bulletin that the new album would be entitled The Panic Broadcast .cite web|url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=11970182& blogId=526768176 |title=SPEED REVEALS NEW SOILWORK ALBUM TITLE van Soilwork op Myspace |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |date=2010-01-22 |accessdate=2011-10-30 The album was released on July 2 in Europe, and on July 13 in North America.cite web|url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=11970182& blogId=533118162 |title=SOILWORK - Unveil THE PANIC BROADCAST Artwork& #33; van Soilwork op Myspace |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |date=2010-04-20 |accessdate=2011-10-30
The Living Infinite
Commented vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid: “It's been an intense summer and at this point, me and the boys are hibernating in pretty much every corner of the world and putting our next album together. Many songs are yet to be written but the inspiration is flowing& #33; People can expect a continuation of the intensity and presence of The Panic Broadcast, only taken to a higher level. That's the mindset. We will do some touring next year as well, before hopefully entering the studio sometime in the early fall. The album title is already set: "The Living Infinite". Chew on that for a bit and don't spit it out until the music is invading your ears, folks!
Band members
main|List of Soilwork band members
Björn "Speed" Strid – singing|vocals (1995–present)
Peter Wichers – electric guitar|guitar (1995–2005, 2008–present)
Ola Flink – bass guitar (1998–present)
Sven Karlsson – electronic keyboard|keyboards (2001–present)
http://www.nuclearblast.de Nuclear Blast - official website
http://www.hardradio.com/shockwaves/soilwork1.php3 HardRadio.com interview with Bjorn Strid on Soilwork, Ozzfest, and Scandinavian Metal
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