I dunno...I have a good feeling about this one

The review said its going to be every bit as good as we want it to

Hope it's better then the last album witch was a huge disappointment for me.

I got it today. It sounds ok...
It is melodic death metal that I'm not cringing to turn off... which is saying something.

Baz where did you get the soilwork album?? I need to know now

God i hope its good!!

Written by dieforopeth00 on 13.05.2010 at 05:15

Baz where did you get the soilwork album?? I need to know now

He probably got it to review from the label, not in stores.

Yes, the label.

Im two tracks through and im loving it

I'm disappointed!

Pretty freekin lame album. The songwriting is non-existent, Bjorn Strid should be fired he cant growl at all anymore and theres no variation in his growls. The only good thing on this album is Witchers' solos (which are awesome) and the drummer is pretty good as well.

They're losing their melodic death metal roots and turning towards a more alternative, nu-metal kind of sounds, but I still find it much better than the previous two releases. The solos are also pretty solid, all in all this is a good/not-so-great release.

Man..... if only the vocals were better. Bjorn's like afraid to growl now or somethin.. damnit. Still better then their last one

I don't get why you people are complaining about the growls... I've been comparing some songs with Natural Born Chaos songs and I don't think the growls are less awesome.

Anyways, I really like this album! Especially after their previous release which gave me a heavy "been there, done that" feeling and is the least-played soilwork album in my arsenal. The songs are more melodic, and I like that because currently I'm all into that stuff Although I don't think Soilwork will ever come back to the level of Natural Born Chaos, this album is awesome!

I also really like the bonus track, which is a remix of "Distance". My favourite song from Stabbing The Drama.

Favourite song from this album: "Two Lives Worth Of Reckoning"

If there's one good thing about this album it's that it shows that Stabbing The Drama is pretty damn solid.

I'm happy with this one, I'll be buying this when it hits America.

I'm happy too ! It's some kind of ascension.

At least it was better than the last album. lol

Hmm, just finished listening to this, and Im a bit underwhelmed tbh...

Most of the melodic parts do not stick in my head, which is what they should do. The 2 standout tracks are the opener "Late For The Kill, Early For The Slaughter", and the absolutely crushing "Deliverance Is Mine" which reminds me a lot of The Haunted. In no small part due to the fact that Bjorn's shouted vocals sound a lot like Peter Dolving.

The new guitarist Sylvian Coudret plays some great solos, and is a very good addition to the band. Overall, its a decent album, but nothing mindblowing.

Very meh, nothing really interesting here, but didn't really expect much from this album. Deliverance is Mine is decent, a couple of other ok tracks near the end too.

Written by hadriel on 11.07.2010 at 07:06

Very meh, nothing really interesting here, but didn't really expect much from this album. Deliverance is Mine is decent, a couple of other ok tracks near the end too.

Yep, I also like the last track.

Disappointment of the year!


without any doubt, this is the WORST Soilwork's album. obviously they have been staying in america for such a long time. u don't have to question about it. they promote the fact with the product. this is not melodic death metal, it's metalcore, pure fucking metalcore, and it's not some good metalcore like Unearth. it's one of the most mechanical, lamest metal music u have heard before. i guess no one has told these guys that nu-metal and metalcore scene has gone melted down and we don't need another motherfucking metalcore band!


anyone who thinks this album is good, please do yourself a favor, go listen to "the chainheart machine" and APP, or u won't know what u r missing and what these guys r capable of. this is not Soilwork.

But i do love speed's voice. he has a fantastic voice. one of the greatest singer in the world!

In the beginning I was like: mmm, ok.
But right now I just can't stop listening to it. \o/

This album is complete shit to me, the whole reason i listen to soilwork is so that i can get some good melodeath thats not over the top or too light.... this album tells me that soilwork can no longer do this... when i listened through the first few tracks and heard bjorn i was speechless.... its like in flames is happening all over again... i now am completely assured that melodeath is a dead genre

Written by dunskii on 21.07.2010 at 09:04

This album is complete shit to me, the whole reason i listen to soilwork is so that i can get some good melodeath thats not over the top or too light.... this album tells me that soilwork can no longer do this... when i listened through the first few tracks and heard bjorn i was speechless.... its like in flames is happening all over again... i now am completely assured that melodeath is a dead genre

uhh... no. You just don't know which bands to look at

Written by dunskii on 21.07.2010 at 09:04

This album is complete shit to me, the whole reason i listen to soilwork is so that i can get some good melodeath thats not over the top or too light.... this album tells me that soilwork can no longer do this... when i listened through the first few tracks and heard bjorn i was speechless.... its like in flames is happening all over again... i now am completely assured that melodeath is a dead genre

which is why you rated the album an 8?

Written by Slyfang on 26.11.2010 at 17:55

Written by dunskii on 21.07.2010 at 09:04

This album is complete shit to me, the whole reason i listen to soilwork is so that i can get some good melodeath thats not over the top or too light.... this album tells me that soilwork can no longer do this... when i listened through the first few tracks and heard bjorn i was speechless.... its like in flames is happening all over again... i now am completely assured that melodeath is a dead genre

which is why you rated the album an 8?

i went back through the album now about 3 months later and can see the way the wanted to change their sound and just didnt get around to changing my rating

Musicianship: 9
Vocal: 9
Atmosphere: 8
Melody: 9
Originality: 7
Production: 9
CD Covers: 10

Best Songs:
02. 2 Lives Worth Of Reckoning
07. Let This River Flow
08. Epitome
10. Enter Dog Of Pavlov
11. Sweet Demise

Interesting Comments:
sanpopo

Very good although the harsh vocals still suck like since FN5