Soilwork

Sweden

Metalcore / Groove Metal / Melodic Death Metal

CD Covers

Discography

Steelbath Suicide *1998*

The Chainheart Machine *2000*

A Predator's Portrait *2001*

Natural Born Chaos *2002*

Figure Number Five *2003*

The Early Chapters *2004*  (EP)

Stabbing the Drama *2005*

Sworn to a Great Divide *2007*

The Sledgehammer Files: The Best of Soilwork 1998-2008 *2010*  (Compilation)

The Panic Broadcast *2010*

The Living Infinite *2013*

Beyond the Infinite *2014*  (EP)

Live in the Heart of Helsinki *2015*  (Live Album)

The Ride Majestic *2015*

Death Resonance *2016*  (Compilation)

Verkligheten *2019*

Underworld *2019*  (EP)

A Whisp of the Atlantic *2020*  (EP)

Members

  Björn "Speed" Strid    Vocals

  Sven Karlsson    Keyboards

  Sylvain Coudret    Guitars, Bass

  David Andersson    Guitars, Bass, Piano

  Bastian Thusgaard    Drums, Percussion

  Carl-Gustav Döös    Bass

  Jimmy "Judas" Persson    Drums

  Peter Wichers    Guitars

  Mattias Nilsson    Guitars

  Ludvig Svartz    Guitars

  Ola Flink    Bass

  Henry Ranta    Drums

  Ola Frenning    Guitars

  Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg    Keyboards

  Dirk Verbeuren    Drums

  Daniel Antonsson    Guitars

  Markus Wibom   Bass

  Rasmus Ehrnborn   Bass

  Simon Johansson    Guitars

  Richard Evensand   Drums

  Dave Witte    Drums

  Peter Wildoer    Drums

  Andreas Holma    Guitars

  Morten Løwe Sørensen    Drums

  Christofer Malmström    Guitars

  Ronny Gutierrez    Guitars

  Taylor Nordberg   Bass

Artist Bio

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. On the tours in 2006 they were using Andreas Holma (ex-Hypocrisy) as a short-term replacement. After their 2006 U.S. tour, they planned to choose one of the guitarists they had been touring with. On February 17th, the band announced while performing at the House of Metal Festival in Umeå that Daniel Antonsson was the permanent new guitarist.

Soilwork's seventh studio album, Sworn to a Great Divide, was released on the 19th of October 2007 through Nuclear Blast.

2008 has seen the departure of longtime guitarist Ola Frenning and the return of his nephew, Peter Wichers, to the band. Daniel Antonsson departed from the band upon Peter's rejoining. The band has also added Sylvain Coudret of the band Scarve to it's lineup as second guitarist.