Soilwork
| a.k.a. | ex-Inferior Breed |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Formed | 1996, Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden |
| Genres | Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal |
| Labels | Listenable Records, Nuclear Blast Records |
| Years active | 1995-1996 (Inferior Breed), 1996-present |
| Website | https://www.soilwork.org/ |
Line-up (members)
- Björn "Speed" Strid : Vocals (1996-present)
- Sven Karlsson : Keyboards (2001-present)
- Sylvain Coudret : Guitars (2008-present)
- Bastian Thusgaard : Drums, Percussion (2017-present)
- Rasmus Ehrnborn : Bass (2022-present)
- Simon Johansson : Guitars (2023-present)
Former members
- Carl-Gustav Döös : : Bass (1996-1997)
- Jimmy "Judas" Persson : : Drums (1996-1998)
- Peter Wichers : : Guitars (1996-2005, 2008-2012)
- Mattias Nilsson : : Guitars (1996-1997)
- Ludvig Svartz : : Guitars (1996-1998)
- Ola Flink : : Bass (1998-2015)
- Henry Ranta : : Drums (1998-2003)
- Ola Frenning : : Guitars (1998-2008)
- Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg : : Keyboards (1998-2001)
- Dirk Verbeuren : : Drums (2004-2016)
- Daniel Antonsson : : Guitars (2006-2008)
- David Andersson : : Guitars (2012-2022)
- Markus Wibom : : Bass (2015-2016)
Soilwork Lyrics (180)
Soilwork Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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| In Dreams We Fall into the Eternal Lake (1997) | Demo | 1997 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Steelbath Suicide (1998) | Lyrics |  |
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Studio | 1998-05-20 | - | 0 | 0 |
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The Chainheart Machine (2000) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2000-02-08 | - | 0 | 0 |
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A Predator's Portrait (2001) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2001-02-19 | 60 | 1 | 1 |
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Natural Born Chaos (2002) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2002-03-25 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Figure Number Five (2003) | |
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Split | 2003 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Figure Number Five (2003) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2003-04-21 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Figure Number Five / Natural Born Chaos (2003) | |
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Compilation | 2003-04-21 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rejection Role (2003) | Single | 2003-07-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Light the Torch (2003) | Single | 2003-10-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Early Chapters (2004) | Lyrics | |
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EP | 2004-01-20 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Stabbing the Drama (2005) | Single | 2005-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stabbing the Drama (2005) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2005-02-28 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
| Eastpak Antidote Tour (2007) | |
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Split | 2007 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Exile (2007) | Single | 2007-09-21 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Sworn to a Great Divide (2007) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2007-10-19 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Let This River Flow (2010) | Single | 2010-06-18 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Sledgehammer Files: the Best of Soilwork 1998-2008 (2010) | |
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Compilation | 2010-06-30 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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The Panic Broadcast (2010) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2010-07-02 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| Spectrum of Eternity (2012) | Single | 2012-12-20 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| This Momentary Bliss (2013) | Single | 2013-01-18 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Long Live the Misanthrope (2013) | Single | 2013-02-25 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rise Above the Sentiment (2013) | Single | 2013-02-26 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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The Living Infinite (2013) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2013-02-27 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Beyond the Infinite (2014) | Lyrics | |
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EP | 2014-09-24 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Live in the Heart of Helsinki (2015) | |
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Live | 2015-03-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Ride Majestic (2015) | Single | 2015-07-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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The Ride Majestic (2015) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2015-08-20 | - | 0 | 0 |
| A Predator's Portrait / Natural Born Chaos (2016) | |
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Boxed set | 2016 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Death Resonance (2016) | Lyrics | |
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Compilation | 2016-08-19 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Arrival (2018) | Single | 2018-10-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Full Moon Shoals (2018) | Single | 2018-10-26 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Stålfågel (2018) | Single | 2018-11-30 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Verkligheten (2019) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2019-01-11 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Underworld (2019) | Lyrics | |
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EP | 2019-06-14 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Feverish (2019) | Lyrics | Single | 2019-10-25 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Desperado (Radio Edit) (2020) | Single | 2020-03-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Death Diviner (2020) | Single | 2020-05-29 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Nothingness and the Devil (2020) | Single | 2020-10-23 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A Whisp of the Atlantic (2020) | Lyrics | |
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EP | 2020-12-04 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Övergivenheten (2022) | Single | 2022-05-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nous sommes la guerre (2022) | Single | 2022-06-17 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dreams of Nowhere (2022) | Single | 2022-07-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Övergivenheten (2022) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2022-08-19 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Spirit of No Return (2024) | Lyrics | Single | 2024-10-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Night Whispers & Shining Lights (2026) | Lyrics | Single | 2026-10-21 | - | 0 | 0 |
Best Soilwork Songs
| Track title | Album title | Rating | Votes | |
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| 1 | The Ride Majestic | The Ride Majestic (2015) | 90 | 1 |
| 2 | Bastard Chain | A Predator's Portrait (2001) | 85 | 1 |
| 3 | As We Speak | Natural Born Chaos (2002) | 85 | 1 |
| 4 | Stabbing the Drama | Stabbing the Drama (2005) | 85 | 1 |
| 5 | Late For the Kill, Early For the Slaughter | The Panic Broadcast (2010) | 85 | 1 |
| 6 | Spectrum of Eternity | The Living Infinite (2013) | 85 | 1 |
| 7 | Like The Average Stalker | A Predator's Portrait (2001) | 80 | 1 |
| 8 | Shadowchild | A Predator's Portrait (2001) | 80 | 1 |
| 9 | Rejection Role | Figure Number Five (2003) | 80 | 1 |
| 10 | Nerve | Stabbing the Drama (2005) | 80 | 1 |
| 11 | Exile | Sworn to a Great Divide (2007) | 80 | 1 |
| 12 | Needlefeast | A Predator's Portrait (2001) | 75 | 1 |
| 13 | The Analyst | A Predator's Portrait (2001) | 75 | 1 |
| 14 | A Predator's Portrait | A Predator's Portrait (2001) | 75 | 1 |
| 15 | Grand Failure Anthem | A Predator's Portrait (2001) | 70 | 1 |
Additional notes
Played under the name of Inferior Breed for a short time. They recorded a demo (possibly as Inferior Breed) in 1996 but not much is known about this demo besides 2 of its tracks were re-issued as a bonus on "Figure Number Five".