--- title: "Soilwork" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/soilwork" genre: "Melodic Death Metal" country: "Sweden" formed: 1995 --- # Soilwork **Soilwork** is a melodic death metal band, from Sweden, active 1995 to present. Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They have released twelve studio albums. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, the band was originally known as Inferior Breed. In late 1996, they changed their name to Soilwork, which means "working from the ground up". Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soilwork ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Soilwork | | Genre | Melodic Death Metal | | Parent genre | Death Metal | | Origin | Helsingborg, Sweden | | Formed | 1995 | | Releases in catalog | 16 | ## Genres [Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Björn Strid](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bjorn-strid) | Lead vocals | 1995 to present | Current | | [Bastian Thusgaard](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bastian-thusgaard) | Drums (drum set) | 2016 to present | Current | | [Sven Karlsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sven-karlsson) | Keyboard | 2001 to present | Current | | [Rasmus Ehrnborn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rasmus-ehrnborn) | Electric bass guitar | 2022 to present | Current | | [Simon Johansson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/simon-johansson) | Electric guitar | 2023 to present | Current | | [Sylvain Coudret](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sylvain-coudret) | Guitar | 2008 to present | Current | | [Dirk Verbeuren](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dirk-verbeuren) | Drums (drum set) | 2004 to 2016 | Former | | [Taylor Nordberg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/taylor-nordberg) | Electric bass guitar | 2017 to 2022 | Former | | [Daniel Antonsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/daniel-antonsson) | Guitar | 2007 to 2008 | Former | | [David Andersson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-andersson) | Guitar | 2012 to present | Former | | [Henry Ranta](https://themetalnet.com/musician/henry-ranta) | Drums (drum set) | 1998 to 2003 | Former | | [Carl-Gustav Döös](https://themetalnet.com/musician/carl-gustav-doos) | Electric bass guitar | 1995 to 1997 | Former | | [Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/carlos-del-olmo-holmberg) | Keyboard | 1998 to 2001 | Former | | [Jimmy Persson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jimmy-persson) | Drums (drum set) | 1995 to 1998 | Former | | [Ludvig Svartz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ludvig-svartz) | Guitar | 1995 to 1998 | Former | | [Markus Wibom](https://themetalnet.com/musician/markus-wibom) | Electric bass guitar | 2015 to 2017 | Former | | [Mattias Nilsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mattias-nilsson) | Guitar | 1995 to 1997 | Former | | [Ola Flink](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ola-flink) | Electric bass guitar | 1998 to 2015 | Former | | [Ola Frenning](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ola-frenning) | Guitar | 1998 to 2008 | Former | | [Peter Wichers](https://themetalnet.com/musician/peter-wichers) | Guitar | 1995 to 2012 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1998 | [Steelbath Suicide](https://themetalnet.com/album/f3397b5a-854e-334a-b3d3-40347c90f690) | Album | | 2000 | [The Chainheart Machine](https://themetalnet.com/album/a5177b37-2e1c-330b-bf72-ab615bb19101) | Album | | 2001 | [A Predator's Portrait](https://themetalnet.com/album/78f7d9f8-d8fa-3d02-af2b-7c6fd9c2384a) | Album | | 2002 | [Natural Born Chaos](https://themetalnet.com/album/ab74a371-1295-46f8-a30a-e8088ff3c319) | Album | | 2003 | [Figure Number Five](https://themetalnet.com/album/44f7ab40-fbe5-3fe9-a4c4-8bd91ca44b6c) | Album | | 2004 | [The Early Chapters](https://themetalnet.com/album/c505b3e4-41b5-3d61-84bc-f1172d21a90b) | EP | | 2005 | [Stabbing the Drama](https://themetalnet.com/album/c3c38855-710e-3f72-88db-020da9bdc0e3) | Album | | 2007 | [Sworn to a Great Divide](https://themetalnet.com/album/080e25d1-2eea-37e4-8dab-f9c87dd599d7) | Album | | 2010 | [The Panic Broadcast](https://themetalnet.com/album/f9de50bb-a2fb-4e5c-96ad-ef21b5e5e266) | Album | | 2013 | [The Living Infinite](https://themetalnet.com/album/603d8a0c-0faa-4779-bc22-53242d2b5f65) | Album | | 2014 | [Beyond the Infinite](https://themetalnet.com/album/621ca402-4d0a-44aa-af25-14c61f95b502) | EP | | 2015 | [The Ride Majestic](https://themetalnet.com/album/466a56fb-b6c7-46e5-a51d-22915f387341) | Album | | 2019 | [Underworld](https://themetalnet.com/album/1f51f37d-06c6-4522-8e51-de521e482cc8) | EP | | 2019 | [Verkligheten](https://themetalnet.com/album/bfc356cf-347d-4f55-b380-4c8e86591692) | Album | | 2020 | [A Whisp of the Atlantic](https://themetalnet.com/album/4a206491-bbc8-446c-a736-aec01a8fec0f) | EP | | 2022 | [Övergivenheten](https://themetalnet.com/album/2759a6f8-67aa-4773-b671-a9ada91aef8c) | Album | ## Related bands - [In Flames](https://themetalnet.com/band/in-flames) (listened together) - [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together) - [Children of Bodom](https://themetalnet.com/band/children-of-bodom) (listened together) - [Dark Tranquillity](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-tranquillity) (listened together) - [Amon Amarth](https://themetalnet.com/band/amon-amarth) (listened together) - [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together) - [Killswitch Engage](https://themetalnet.com/band/killswitch-engage) (listened together) - [Slipknot](https://themetalnet.com/band/slipknot) (listened together) - [Lamb of God](https://themetalnet.com/band/lamb-of-god) (listened together) - [Trivium](https://themetalnet.com/band/trivium) (listened together) - [Machine Head](https://themetalnet.com/band/machine-head) (listened together) - [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together) ## Official and external links - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Soilwork/26 - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq9YxcDV_MxFxDgkmXL0muQ - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soilwork - x: https://twitter.com/Soilwork - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1786 - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7wqP36o9lqWteOCxBnXlwx - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soilworkofficial/ - apple music: https://music.apple.com/se/artist/6767103 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/soilwork](https://themetalnet.com/band/soilwork). 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