Another band for Depeche Mode Era Soilwork fans

[johnfrank1970]

Skiller - Novels of Suburbia (2009)

http://www.myspace.com/skillermetal

Looks like it is a digital-only release. Listened to part of it yesterday and it seemed well done and catchy.

 

[Jasonic]

What the heck does "depeche mode era soilwork" mean??????????

 

[Harvester]

Depeche Mode era = the catchy melodic chorus style they developed on Natural Born Chaos. It compares to the smilar style that Depeche Mode used during their 80's heyday. It's a long ass ways from Chainheart.

 

[AngraRULES]

I've had the album for about a week now. It's very catchy.

 

[johnfrank1970]

Depeche Mode era = the catchy melodic chorus style they developed on Natural Born Chaos. It compares to the smilar style that Depeche Mode used during their 80's heyday. It's a long ass ways from Chainheart.

Thank you, Glenn. Your quickly entered definition probably headed off at least 10 posts calling me a moron.

 

[booB]

Thank you, Glenn. Your quickly entered definition probably headed off at least 10 posts calling me a moron.

Moron!!!!!!!

I actually think NBC is a pretty different sound for them... it's a long ass ways from Chainheart Machine (et al), but it seems like they only stayed with the melo-depressing sound for one album before moving on to their modern thrashy/core-y sound. Then again, I have not heard them since Stabbing the Drama.

 

[johnfrank1970]

Moron!!!!!!!

I actually think NBC is a pretty different sound for them... it's a long ass ways from Chainheart Machine (et al), but it seems like they only stayed with the melo-depressing sound for one album before moving on to their modern thrashy/core-y sound. Then again, I have not heard the new disc.

I don't think Soilwork has any real metalcore elements in their music. For me the ultra-new-wave-bland-formulaic-gheyness-at-the-expense-of-cool-riffage lasted for at least two albums: NBC and FNF. Stabbing the Drama is a bit heavier, but the songs are still quite lackluster to my ears. I actually ended up liking Sworn to a Great Divide. It's nothing compared to Chainheart and Predator's Portrait, of course, but they finally were able to write catchy songs again. We'll see what the next album brings.

 

[guardian26]

I'll check this out, because I think NBC is Soilwork's masterpiece, followed by PP.

 

[AngraRULES]

I'll check this out, because I think NBC is Soilwork's masterpiece

Amen!

 

[Pellaz]

So say we all!


(or at least me...)

 

[General Zod]

A Predator's Portrait. FTW.

Zod

 

[RonKFish]

A Predator's Portrait. FTW.

Zod

I've go to go with Zod on this one. I'd rate the albums:
Predator's Portrait
Natural Born Chaos
Steelbath...
Chainheart...
Sworn to...
Stabbing...
Figure...

\m/

 

[Bear]

I love all versions of Soilwork, I am glad that Wischers is back in the band again where he belongs. My favs are NBC and STD but Predators Portrait got me into the band!

Oh I love how this turned into a Soilwork thread..... I need to check out this other band but there can be only one Soilwork and In Flames and Chimera and ...

Bear

 

[BenMech]

Depeche Mode era = the catchy melodic chorus style they developed on Natural Born Chaos. It compares to the smilar style that Depeche Mode used during their 80's heyday. It's a long ass ways from Chainheart.

I get what John Frank means, but the band who I'd attribute more with a painfully bad Depeche Mode era is Paradise Lost, NOT Soilwork.