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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.

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1	Stabbing the Drama	1,574
2	Nerve	1,404
3	Rejection Role	1,386
4	Distortion Sleep	1,366
5	Exile	1,349
6	Sworn to a Great Divide full track	1,163
7	Overload	1,059
8	As We Speak	1,031
9	Light the Torch	1,008
10	Distance	1,005
11	Weapon of Vanity	987
12	Breeding Thorns full track	903
13	Follow the Hollow	897
14	Departure Plan	883
15	Figure Number Five	846

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JoeyWRC wrote:
4 hours ago

enter the studio in January 2010

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allen7 wrote:
yesterday morning

any news on new album?

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Attuya wrote:
Friday afternoon

Bjorn looks kinda weird in slip-ons.

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XxLastPathxX wrote:
Thursday evening

http://www.lastfm.de/music/Soilwork/+images/38491831 something new (2)

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XxLastPathxX wrote:
Thursday evening

http://www.lastfm.de/music/Soilwork/+images/38490721 something new

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MinaseTaki wrote:
Wednesday morning

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:
Tuesday afternoon

Just started listening to them again. Oh, Soilwork, how I've missed thee! <3

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Metality wrote:
Monday afternoon

Love their song names.

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him_ville_valo wrote:
Sunday evening

Stabbing the Drama <3 Unreal!

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Worm-Infested wrote:
last week

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:
last week

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:
last week

I want new album!

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XxLastPathxX wrote:
last week

pure melodic death metal shitheads -.- \m/

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MinaseTaki wrote:
last week

Because it's when the mallcore influences really started to take over their sound.

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Attuya wrote:
last week

I still don't get it why NBC fanboys don't like FNF.

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ReD-GreeN wrote:
last week

great band

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ryujijitei wrote:
last week

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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Winter_Dave wrote:
last week

every single album is amazing

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MinaseTaki wrote:
last week

Well...I'm starting to have hopes for the new album. Sylvain Coudret comes from a technical death metal band, so I'm hoping they'll bring more of that style to their sound. Of course I don't think they'll ever sound again like The Chainheart Machine, that would be asking too much, but at least NBC. If they make songs like Follow The Hollow, I'll be pleased.

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Zach216 wrote:
last week

Step 1: Remove ear wax from your ears... Step 2: Put on High quality headphones... Bose or Sennheiser will do. Soilwork are one of the tightest, most distinctive modern metal bands in the world.

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