Verkligheten (English: The Reality) is the eleventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork, released on 11 January 2019 via Nuclear Blast.[1][5][6] 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.
In a February 2017 interview with KaaosTV, frontman Björn "Speed" Strid revealed that the band would "slowly get into writing mode" for the follow-up to The Ride Majestic during the summer and enter the studio later that year.[8] On 20 April 2017, the band officially announced Bastian Thusgaard as the permanent replacement to Dirk Verbeuren, who had departed from the band to join Megadeth in July 2016.[9][10] The band also added that Thusgaard would be involved in the writing process of the new album.[11]
On 4 April 2018, the band officially entered Nordic Sound Lab Studios in Skara, Sweden and the Panic Room in Skövde, Sweden with producer Thomas "PLEC" Johansson to begin recording their new album.[12] The recording of the album was finished as of September 2018, scheduled for a tentative early 2019 release.[13]
Strid commented on the new album:
The recording sessions for this album have been different from anything we've done before. Everyone's been very involved in the whole process, and we've allowed ourselves to experiment more and take more chances sonically. Our drummer Bastian Thusgaard, who hasn't recorded with us previously, brought another dimension to our sound, and he made the rest of us step up our game as well. And working with producer Thomas "PLEC" Johansson (The Panic Room) has been a real pleasure. Even though we've been through a lot over the past years, we feel more like a unit than we've done for a long time. On this new album we have gone back to classic heavy metal basics but with a twist of our own legacy of sound, with soaring melancholic melodies at a sometimes-furious tempo and great diversity. People will recognize the vibe that we've had on the latest two albums, but we feel that we've taken our sound even further, with more energy, darker elements but uplifting structure.[14]
Releaseedit
On 4 October 2018, the band posted an official teaser video for "Arrival", the first single of the new album.[15] On 12 October 2018, the band revealed the title, tracklist and artwork of their new album Verkligheten, which would be released on 11 January 2019 via Nuclear Blast. A visualizer clip of "Arrival" was also available for streaming on the same day.[1] On 26 October 2018, the band released the music video for the song "Full Moon Shoals".[2] An animated music video directed by Elia Cristofoli for the song "Stålfågel" was released on 21 December 2018.[3] The music video for the song "Witan" was available for streaming on 11 January 2019.[16]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by David Andersson, except where noted
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^ ab"Video Premiere: SOILWORK's 'Full Moon Shoals'". Blabbermouth.net. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^ ab"SOILWORK - release brand new song 'Stålfågel', animated music video available!". Nuclear Blast. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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^Shrum, Tony (16 July 2016). "Dirk Verbeuren Leaves Soilwork To Join Megadeth As Full Time Drummer". New Noise. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^Bowar, Chad (19 April 2017). "SOILWORK NAME BASTIAN THUSGAARD AS PERMANENT DRUMMER". Loudwire. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^Kennelty, Greg (24 January 2018). "SOILWORK Is Writing A New Album With Its New Drummer Right Now". Metal Injection. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^"SOILWORK – begin working on brand new album!". Nuclear Blast. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^"Soilwork finishes recording new album". Lambgoat. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^"SOILWORK Frontman On Upcoming Album: 'We've Allowed Ourselves To Experiment More And Take More Chances Sonically". Blabbermouth.net. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^"SOILWORK TO RELEASE NEW SONG "ARRIVAL" NEXT WEEK; OFFICIAL TEASER STREAMING". Bravewords. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^"SOILWORK: 'Witan' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
^"Austriancharts.at – Soilwork – Verkligheten" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^"Ultratop.be – Soilwork – Verkligheten" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^"Ultratop.be – Soilwork – Verkligheten" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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Verkligheten English The Reality is the eleventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork released on 11 January 2019 via Nuclear Blast 1 5 6 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 VerklighetenDigital and vinyl edition coverStudio album by SoilworkReleased11 January 2019 2019 01 11 RecordedApril August 2018StudioThe Panic Room Skovde Sweden Nordic Sound Lab Skara Sweden Moon Unit Studio Helsinki Finland Bjorngrottan Vocal Studios Trollbacken Sweden GenreMelodic death metalLength50 17LabelNuclear BlastProducerThomas PLEC JohanssonSoilwork chronologyDeath Resonance 2016 Verkligheten 2019 Overgivenheten 2022 Alternative coverDigipak edition coverSingles from Verkligheten Arrival Released 12 October 2018 1 Full Moon Shoals Released 26 October 2018 2 Stalfagel Released 21 December 2018 3 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingMetal Hammer GER 4 Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019 7 Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Release 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 ReferencesBackground and recording editIn a February 2017 interview with KaaosTV frontman Bjorn Speed Strid revealed that the band would slowly get into writing mode for the follow up to The Ride Majestic during the summer and enter the studio later that year 8 On 20 April 2017 the band officially announced Bastian Thusgaard as the permanent replacement to Dirk Verbeuren who had departed from the band to join Megadeth in July 2016 9 10 The band also added that Thusgaard would be involved in the writing process of the new album 11 On 4 April 2018 the band officially entered Nordic Sound Lab Studios in Skara Sweden and the Panic Room in Skovde Sweden with producer Thomas PLEC Johansson to begin recording their new album 12 The recording of the album was finished as of September 2018 scheduled for a tentative early 2019 release 13 Strid commented on the new album The recording sessions for this album have been different from anything we ve done before Everyone s been very involved in the whole process and we ve allowed ourselves to experiment more and take more chances sonically Our drummer Bastian Thusgaard who hasn t recorded with us previously brought another dimension to our sound and he made the rest of us step up our game as well And working with producer Thomas PLEC Johansson The Panic Room has been a real pleasure Even though we ve been through a lot over the past years we feel more like a unit than we ve done for a long time On this new album we have gone back to classic heavy metal basics but with a twist of our own legacy of sound with soaring melancholic melodies at a sometimes furious tempo and great diversity People will recognize the vibe that we ve had on the latest two albums but we feel that we ve taken our sound even further with more energy darker elements but uplifting structure 14 Release editOn 4 October 2018 the band posted an official teaser video for Arrival the first single of the new album 15 On 12 October 2018 the band revealed the title tracklist and artwork of their new album Verkligheten which would be released on 11 January 2019 via Nuclear Blast A visualizer clip of Arrival was also available for streaming on the same day 1 On 26 October 2018 the band released the music video for the song Full Moon Shoals 2 An animated music video directed by Elia Cristofoli for the song Stalfagel was released on 21 December 2018 3 The music video for the song Witan was available for streaming on 11 January 2019 16 Track listing editAll tracks are written by David Andersson except where notedNo TitleLyricsMusicLength1 Verkligheten instrumental 1 442 Arrival Bjorn Speed Strid 3 473 Bleeder Despoiler 3 364 Full Moon Shoals StridStrid4 465 The Nurturing Glance 5 246 When the Universe Spoke 5 227 Stalfagel 4 258 The Wolves Are Back in Town 3 249 Witan 3 4810 The Ageless Whisper Strid 5 0111 Needles and Kin featuring Tomi Joutsen Strid4 5712 You Aquiver featuring Dave Sheldon StridStrid4 03Total length 50 17 Underworld Limited digipak vinyl and Japanese edition bonus EPNo TitleLyricsMusicLength1 Summerburned and Winterblown 4 152 In This Master s Tale StridStrid5 033 The Undying Eye 4 334 Needles and Kin original version Strid4 59Total length 18 50 iTunes editionNo TitleLength7 Stalfagel featuring Alissa White Gluz 4 25Personnel editSoilwork Bjorn Speed Strid vocals Sylvain Coudret guitars David Andersson guitars bass piano Sven Karlsson keyboards Bastian Thusgaard drumsAdditional musicians Alissa White Gluz vocals track 7 in iTunes edition Tomi Joutsen vocals track 11 Dave Sheldon vocals track 12 Taylor Nordberg backing vocals tracks 1 12 tracks 1 3 4 in bonus EP Asa Hanna Carlsson cello tracks 2 3 4 6 10 11 Production and design Thomas PLEC Johansson production recording mixing mastering Bjorn Speed Strid production vocals recording vocals Jan Rechberger recording Joutsen s vocals Viktor Bruno mixing assistant mastering assistant Valnoir cover art layout artwork additional logo Tobias Green design Theres Stephansdotter Bjork photographyCharts editChart 2019 PeakpositionAustrian Albums O3 Austria 17 19Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 18 187Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 19 120Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 20 35German Albums Offizielle Top 100 21 10Japanese Albums Oricon 22 86Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 23 25References edit a b c SOILWORK release brand new song announce new album s details pre orders up now Nuclear Blast 12 October 2018 Retrieved 12 October 2018 a b Video Premiere SOILWORK s Full Moon Shoals Blabbermouth net 26 October 2018 Retrieved 26 October 2018 a b SOILWORK release brand new song Stalfagel animated music video available Nuclear Blast 21 December 2018 Retrieved 21 December 2018 Kessler Sebastian Soilwork VERKLIGHETEN Alben des Monats Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin GmbH Retrieved 11 January 2019 Soilwork Detail New Album Verkligheten Debut New Song Arrival Theprp 12 October 2018 Retrieved 12 October 2018 SOILWORK To Release Verkligheten Album In January Arrival Song Available Now Blabbermouth net 12 October 2018 Retrieved 12 October 2018 The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019 Loudwire Townsquare Media 3 December 2019 Retrieved 12 March 2021 SOILWORK To Get Into Writing Mode During The Summer Blabbermouth net 15 February 2017 Retrieved 12 October 2018 Shrum Tony 16 July 2016 Dirk Verbeuren Leaves Soilwork To Join Megadeth As Full Time Drummer New Noise Retrieved 12 October 2018 Bowar Chad 19 April 2017 SOILWORK NAME BASTIAN THUSGAARD AS PERMANENT DRUMMER Loudwire Retrieved 12 October 2018 Kennelty Greg 24 January 2018 SOILWORK Is Writing A New Album With Its New Drummer Right Now Metal Injection Retrieved 12 October 2018 SOILWORK begin working on brand new album Nuclear Blast 13 April 2018 Retrieved 12 October 2018 Soilwork finishes recording new album Lambgoat 6 September 2018 Retrieved 12 October 2018 SOILWORK Frontman On Upcoming Album We ve Allowed Ourselves To Experiment More And Take More Chances Sonically Blabbermouth net 17 May 2018 Retrieved 12 October 2018 SOILWORK TO RELEASE NEW SONG ARRIVAL NEXT WEEK OFFICIAL TEASER STREAMING Bravewords 4 October 2018 Retrieved 12 October 2018 SOILWORK Witan Video Released Blabbermouth net 11 January 2019 Retrieved 16 January 2019 Austriancharts at Soilwork Verkligheten in German Hung Medien Retrieved 24 January 2019 Ultratop be Soilwork Verkligheten in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 19 January 2019 Ultratop be Soilwork Verkligheten in French Hung Medien Retrieved 19 January 2019 Soilwork Verkligheten Ltd in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Retrieved 27 January 2019 Offiziellecharts de Soilwork Verkligheten in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 18 January 2019 ソイルワークのアルバム作品 Oricon Retrieved 23 January 2019 Swisscharts com Soilwork Verkligheten Hung Medien Retrieved 23 January 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Verkligheten amp oldid 1174864202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
