Are you guys 'n girls ready for some more Swedish metal???
As you may or may not know, in 2009, SOILWORK will be putting together our as-yet-nameless eighth studio album. But since we just can't resist wrecking stages, we've decided to bring you, our Fans, two exclusive festival performances this year! Make sure to come party with us at Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR and Sweden's own SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL!
Regarding these shows, our guitarist and dear friend Peter Wichers has some very special news:
Dear Soilwork Fans!
Me and my wife are expecting a little baby boy any day now, and I have therefore decided to stay home this Summer to spend some well-deserved time with my family. This unfortunately means that I will not be performing with SOILWORK at the upcoming festival shows in Europe.
A good friend of SOILWORK, Mr David Andersson, will step in and fill my spot for these shows, but have no fear! I'll be back with the boys again later this year when we get ready to hit the studio!
So please do me a favor, have a few beers for me and raise the horns to the sky for my brothers in SOILWORK as they tear it up in Sweden and Finland!
Cheers!!! /Peter
We wish Peter and his wife all the best and look forward to seeing you all in June!
/SOILWORK
PS: Don't forget to check out our Official Webstore- we've got some sweet new designs on sale, including the never-before-printed Steelbath Suicide and The Chainheart Machine t-shirts!
Posted on 08 May 2009 by: Dirk Verbeuren
BLAME CANADA!
Howdy Soilworkers! Buckle up for a road report straight from the Great White North. And man, it sure is white: two days ago in Calgary, outside temperatures clocked in at a whopping minus 40 degrees... Even for us Swedes, that's slightly chilly.
But never mind the arctic frost, this marathon tour has been nothing short of amazing! We're running on full throttle every night, blasting our way through 17 songs including "Like The Average Stalker", "Black Star Deceiver" and "The Pittsburgh Syndrome". Our three support bands DARKANE, WARBRINGER and SWALLOW THE SUN rock like there's no tomorrow, and both the American and Canadian crowds have been absolutely relentless! Here's a shout-out to all the fans who made each and every show a memorable experience- THANK YOU!!!
Tonight we're making our first-ever stop in Prince George, followed by two more British Columbia shows- Vancouver and Victoria- to end this second Canadian leg. And then it's back to the USA...
Don't forget to keep an eye on the Official SOILWORK Royal Artist Club Page to watch exclusive on-the-road footage, a glimpse into soundcheck, random tourbus mayhem and other backstage antics!
See you on stage! /SOILWORK
Posted on 28 Feb 2009 by: Dirk Verbeuren
CHECKING IN FROM NORTH AMERICA
Hello everybody! Time for an update from the SOILWORK camp! We're currently cruisin' on the East Coast enjoying the warmer weather in Florida. It's nothing but great fun playing with our fellow Helsingborg thrashers DARKANE, even though 15 people make for a tightly packed tourbus... But never mind the crammed Prevost! We're on fire every night, and together with DAYLIGHT DIES and SWALLOW THE SUN, this has to be one of the most lethal melodic metal packages ever to plough through the U.S. and Canada!
It's been a blast performing this special fan-picked setlist, especially some rarely or never before played tracks like "Shadowchild" and "Song Of The Damned"... Also on the menu is our brand new video song "20 More Miles"- if you haven't yet seen this Olle Carlsson directed visual masterpiece, which contains live images from Australia, Japan, Russia, Malaysia and Madrid's Electric Weekend Festival with METALLICA, check it out below!
We'll be back soon with more updates... Keep checking in!
PS: Make sure to visit the Official SOILWORK Mobile Blog hosted by Royal Artist Club for exclusive on-tour video footage!
Cheers! /SOILWORK
Posted on 05 Feb 2009 by: Dirk Verbeuren
>>> SETLIST POLL RESULTS REVEALED!
Dear SOILWORK fans,
Finally, here are the results you've all been waiting for! Below you can discover the top 10 songs as selected by YOU during our exclusive setlist poll!!!
We will perform these songs every night on our upcoming North American Headlining Tour starting January 30th, 2009.
Of course we'll play many more than just these 10 tracks... The rest of our setlist will also be largely based on your votes, including your top picks off Sworn To A Great Divide. Expect a couple of good surprises there!
Have a metallic 2009 and see you on the road!
/SOILWORK
Posted on 03 Jan 2009 by: Dirk Verbeuren
The poll is now closed, thank you for voting!
Minutes ago we officially closed the poll for the upcoming tour setlist. Thank you to everyone who voted! We will be posting the setlist for the upcoming tour in the next few days. Check back soon to see if the songs that you voted for made it on the setlist!
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