Verkligheten by Soilwork

As the title suggests, the Swedish metal veterans’ 11th album is an uncompromising work that finds them staring down reality. Bjorn “Speed” Strid contrasts clean highs and growls, giving headbanging songs like “The Wolves Are Back in Town” a compelling balance. The band demonstrates exquisite range on “Full Moon Shoals”, and “Arrival” spotlights the harmonic firepower of axemen Sylvain Coudret and David Andersson. In keeping with recent releases, Soilwork also collaborate with notable guests such as Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz and Tomi Joutsen of Amorphis, the latter contributes to the all-out assault of “Needles and Kin”.

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7 / 10

Trends and fashions come and go, but Soilwork stay strong. The group have been a staple of the Swedish melodeath scene since their inception...

9 / 10

SOILWORK's latest record, "Verkligheten", is a remarkable testament to the consistency and reliability of the well-worn sound that the Swedish outfit has traded in since working through the growing pains of its early years. Birthed during the tail end of the '90s melodic death metal scene that spawn...

8 / 10

Sam Alberti reviews the brand new album from Soilwork. Read his review of Verkligheten here on Distorted Sound!

7 / 10

Soilwork has stood the tests of time and turmoil to create something that fans are almost guaranteed to enjoy.

2.5 / 5

A review of Verkligheten by Soilwork, available January 11th worldwide via Nuclear Blast.