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Soilwork - 2019 - Verkligheten (qobuz Hi Res) [[email protected]]
Artist: Soilwork
Title: Verkligheten (qobuz Hi Res)
Format: 12 × File, FLAC, Album, Remastered, 24bit 44.1kHz (qobuz Hi Res)
Producer: Thomas "PLEC" Johansson
Release Date: January 11, 2019
Recorded: April – July 2018 at The Panic Room (Skövde, Sweden) and Nordic Sound Lab (Skara, Sweden)
Label: Nuclear Blast
Genre: Rock, Metal, Melodic Death Metal
Duration: 50:17
Soilwork:
Wikipedia:
Soilwork is a Swedish heavy metal band from Helsingborg. They are 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" .
Verkligheten:
Wikipedia:
Verkligheten (English: Reality) is the eleventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork, released on 11 January 2019 via Nuclear Blast. It is the first album to feature drummer Bastian Thusgaard as the replacement of longtime member Dirk Verbeuren. The album's release also marks the longest gap between Soilwork studio albums to date, with their previous album, The Ride Majestic, having been released nearly three and a half years earlier.
Metal Wani Review by Jake Patton:
Soilwork have been a consistent operator throughout their career. From their inception they took the powerful Swedish melodic sound that their peers created, and fused it into their own style, which quickly saw the bands star rise amid their commitment towards releasing good music. Fast forward two decades and ten albums later and the band is still forging ahead, despite numerous line-up changes and other hurdles that have presented themselves. While the members may have changed, the band’s mentality has stayed the same, and their desire to release good music has continued to push Soilwork forward and has given life to the bands 11th studio album Verkligheten (English: reality).
Anyone that has followed Soilwork over the past decade has a very rough idea of the path that the band’s sound has been taking, with releases like The Ride Majestic and The Living Infinite almost cementing them into their own niche that satiates fans on either side of the metal or melodic rock spectrum. Verkligheten builds on these foundations to create an album that is not only reflective of the band that Soilwork has grown to become, but indicative of the band that they wish to be.
One of the biggest strengths of Verkligheten, and a musical aspect that is synonymous with Soilwork itself, is Bjorn “Speed” Strid’s vocal and lyrical abilities. It seems that having spent some time since The Ride Majestic contributing to his other project The Night Flight Orchestra has only helped Speed hone in on the softer side of his vocals that feature quite prominently on Verkligheten. This doesn’t mean that Speed ignores his harsher vocals, as Verkligheten sees Speed covering his full vocal spectrum – exhibiting some of his cleanest harmonies on Full Moon Shoals or The Ageless Whisper, while also offering what could be considered his crispest growls and screams on When The Universe Spoke. While it’s no secret the power that Speed’s vocals have provided in the past, there seems to be a more seamless flow in Verkligheten between harsh and clean than there was on previous tracks like Let This River Flow. Additionally, the vocal inclusion of Tomi Joutsen from Amorphis as a guest artist towards the end of the record on Needles and Kin adds flourish to an already powerful track, while also offering a point of reference to compare the growth in Speed’s harsh vocal delivery.
Lyrically, the songs on Verkligheten delve into the bands often utilised social realism and escapism tropes. While they aren’t drastically different to those that have been offered in previous albums, there is a much clearer correlation between the lyrics and music on this album. It’s this linkage that helps emphasize the meaning of each song, and it’s a precarious balance that Soilwork have got right on Verkligheten.
Tracklist:
01. Verkligheten (instrumental) - 1:44
02. Arrival - 3:47
03. Bleeder Despoiler - 3:36
04. Full Moon Shoals - 4:46
05. The Nurturing Glance - 5:24
06. When the Universe Spoke - 5:22
07. Stålfågel (feat. Alissa White-Gluz) - 4:25
08. The Wolves Are Back in Town - 3:24
09. Witan - 3:48
10. The Ageless Whisper - 5:01
11. Needles and Kin (feat. Tomi Joutsen) - 4:57
12. You Aquiver (feat. Dave Sheldon) - 4:03
Personnel:
Soilwork:
Björn "Speed" Strid – vocals
Sylvain Coudret – guitars
David Andersson – guitars
Sven Karlsson – keyboards
Bastian Thusgaard – drums
Additional Musicians:
Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) – guest vocals (track 7)
Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis) – guest vocals (track 11)
Dave Sheldon – guitars (track 12)
Production:
Thomas "PLEC" Johansson – production, recording, mixing, mastering
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