It's so catchy, it could easily replace the chorus. Strid sings it cleanly, but in a different way than Follow the Hollow. The synth melody returns for the chorus which is a lot more calm and soothing than the verses. The guitar plays mid-paced chords, with good drumming while Strid sings pretty fast and agressively. This is a great agressive song, and it opens up the album quite well.Īs We Speak - Starts with a few chords and then goes into a strong synth melody.

The solo that follows is slow and melodic, but I feel this song would be more suited to a shred fest. And I'm not sure, but it sounds like Devin Townsend does some background vocals.

It has some heavy powerchords and Strid growling. The verse contains a fast riff and Strid's great agressive vocals.The chorus is a glimpse into the rest of the album. After an acclaimed tour with ANNIHILATOR and NEVERMORE, SOILWORK went on rocking several summer open airs amongst the many highlights, the show at Wacken Open Air 2001 remains memorable to the 20.000 + attending fans!įollow The Hollow - You get about eight seconds of synth and talking before this songs kicks straightinto a chaotic high tempo anthem. The record got extremely good scores and critics from the press, especially in Germany, and made SOILWORK the new big hit next to their colleagues of IN FLAMES.

In 2001, the Swedes released their third album 'A Predator's Portrait' which marked the big breakthrough. In 1997 the band changed its title to SOILWORK which would become more than well-known within the Melodic Death scene only a couple of years later. SOILWORK was founded in 1995 under the name INFERIOR BREED.

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