Soilwork ~ a predators portrait is a brilliant album I and still listen to it once in awile always being impressed like listening to it the first time. Honestly it's really the only worthwhile release from the band. Soilwork has some other albums which are by no means bad just weaker versions of Terminal Spirit Disease plus Slaughter of The Soul and would rather listen to Slaughter of The Soul. A Predators Portrait has great song writing riffs production drumming and the guitar solos are especially awesome. I notice when a lot of metal bands go all out on lead playing there solo's end up sounding cheesy and like nintendo games, but the solo's on this album are just pure class in a similiar way to say Carcass-heartwork just more complex and classy as hell like say Amorphis and Opeth's. The minimalistic keys on A Predators Portrait in the background also really add to the album. Soilwork seemed like they were going to be a really great progressive band and than just started sucking. I'm a guitarist so focus on guitar playing first and anyone who plays a guitar will be very impressed and almost find the drumming on the album more impressive especially the off beat drumming at the end of Needlefest which is beyond awesome.