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Helsingborg, Sweden (1995 – present)
Soilwork is a swedish melodic death metal band formed in late 1995, originally under the name Inferior Breed in Helsingborg, Sweden. In 1996, they changed their name to Soilwork to better fit their new sound. Their unique sound is a fusion of the classic gothenburg metal sound with power-groove riffs of late 1970s, early 1980s British, and European metal, but in their most recent albums they have also introduced elements from American alternative metal and adopted a more melodic attitude. Their most recent work has more singing and lighter melodies than their earlier work, as well as a more polished production that brings out the strength of the drums.
In 2005, the band began to gain minor commercial success in the United States. Stabbing the Drama reached #12 and #21 on the Billboard Heatseeker and Independent album charts, respectively. They played the 2005 Ozzfest alongside gothenburg melodic death metal band In Flames.
In late 2005, guitarist Peter Wichers left the band due to tour exhaustion and other personal issues. Wichers now does music production for other bands. Of all the line-up changes with Soilwork, this one comes as the biggest and most disappointing to Soilwork fans, as Wichers was a very important member of the band and has a style of guitar-playing that many believe cannot be duplicated.
As of February 4th, 2007, Soilwork were in search for a new guitarist living in Sweden.
In 2005, the band began to gain minor commercial success in the United States. Stabbing the Drama reached #12 and #21 on the Billboard Heatseeker and Independent album charts, respectively. They played the 2005 Ozzfest alongside gothenburg melodic death metal band In Flames.
In late 2005, guitarist Peter Wichers left the band due to tour exhaustion and other personal issues. Wichers now does music production for other bands. Of all the line-up changes with Soilwork, this one comes as the biggest and most disappointing to Soilwork fans, as Wichers was a very important member of the band and has a style of guitar-playing that many believe cannot be duplicated.
As of February 4th, 2007, Soilwork were in search for a new guitarist living in Sweden.
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Stabbing the Drama
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Figure Number Five
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Natural Born Chaos
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Breeding Thorns
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Shoutbox
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Chibi wrote:
"There's something about The Chainheart Machine that keeps me listening to it over and over. The more I do, the more amazing I find it to be." - Trudat. It NEVER gets boring.
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MysticEnergy wrote:
Greatttttttt Band! Visit me! Collecting Flags!
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Shafter92 wrote:
good... new albums of DT and Soilwork in the same year. Fantastic news.
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JoeyWRC wrote:
enter the studio in January 2010
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allen7 wrote:
any news on new album?
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Attuya wrote:
Bjorn looks kinda weird in slip-ons.
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XxLastPathxX wrote:
http://www.lastfm.de/music/Soilwork/+images/38491831 something new (2)
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XxLastPathxX wrote:
http://www.lastfm.de/music/Soilwork/+images/38490721 something new
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MinaseTaki wrote:
There's something about The Chainheart Machine that keeps me listening to it over and over. The more I do, the more amazing I find it to be.
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Metality wrote:
Just started listening to them again. Oh, Soilwork, how I've missed thee! <3
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Metality wrote:
Love their song names.
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him_ville_valo wrote:
Stabbing the Drama <3 Unreal!
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Worm-Infested wrote:
it's awesome, every song rules except departure plan which is merely ok. i am severely annoyed that the last two albums had no awesome thrashing/rocking songs like mindmaker, strangler, etc.
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ryujijitei wrote:
I actually bought FNF. It still has some good tracks, but it's nowhere near as good as its predecessors.
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Xelias11 wrote:
I want new album!
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XxLastPathxX wrote:
pure melodic death metal shitheads -.- \m/
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MinaseTaki wrote:
Because it's when the mallcore influences really started to take over their sound.
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Attuya wrote:
I still don't get it why NBC fanboys don't like FNF.
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ReD-GreeN wrote:
great band
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ryujijitei wrote:
I... honestly don't know what to think of the post-NBC albums anymore, but I'll still check out the next album, no matter how bad it is. I may not listen to them much anymore, and I may have made some pretty embarrassing comments about them (for both parties), but I've been a fan of theirs for a long time. Who knows, I might just like how it turns out.
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