Soilwork

[artificialreasons]

Originally posted by artificialreasons
well to answer my own post, now that ive had a predator's portrait for some time now(i bought it at that show which kicked ass by the way, there is a review of it by me floating around here somewhere), i would say the best songs on it would be needlefeast, like the average stalker, shadowchild, grand failure anthem, etc. the whole album kicks ass basically.

omg i forgot my fav. track on the album!!! the analyst!
"I think you just made a big mistake..."

 

[avalanchemastersong]

I got natural born chaos and found it to be riffless and almost Nu-metal vocally. the keyboards are catchy but it is kind of muddy alltogether and am not that impressed...

 

[maestro_al]

Originally posted by Swiss Metalian
I've got "Natural Born Chaos", it's one of the best Albums of 2002 so far!

Without a doubt. NBC is just jaw dropping stuff...haven't heard any other Soilwork (yet).

 

[blakmetalemp]

Originally posted by avalanchemastersong
I got natural born chaos and found it to be riffless and almost Nu-metal vocally. the keyboards are catchy but it is kind of muddy alltogether and am not that impressed...

Riffless? My ass!

Nu-Metal? Just because they sing clean lyrics does not numetal make them.

Production is kickass my friend. btw DEVIN TOWNSEND OWNS U!

 

[SculptedCold]

Production is indeed kick ass. The double bass is somewhat buried a lot of the time, but that has never been important in Soilwork's music...which I think is a good thing. They don't need endlessly pummelling, clicky triggered double bass jittering thier songs as a selling point like a lot of other bands do, even in the melodic death genre.

 

[Wanderingblade]

I only have the song Natural Born Chaos...

and...

I can only agree with the Nu-metal comment. Theres moments where I think its gonna be good... and no, it stinks. To borrow a Metal observer analogy, this is a turd sandwhich made with really nice bread. Theres good things in it, but it means getting the foulness, and thats no good.

 

[jimbobhickville]

I think it's funny when a band gets remotely popular lots of people label them nu-metal. Soilwork sounds absolutely nothing like nu-metal. They don't sound much like death metal either, but nu-metal? C'mon. You seriously lump Soilwork in with Limp Bizkit?

 

[J.]

I wouldn't label Soilwork as nu-metal. That's going a little too far. They are better than Limp Bizkit, not by much though. Oh, the hell with it, they both suck. I wouldn't listen to either one.

 

[Wanderingblade]

Nah, not Limp Bizkit, they remind me more of bands such Nickleback and Korn...

I'm not saying they're nu-metal - I'm saying they sound quite a lot like it in places. I.e. They sound BORING....

 

[avalanchemastersong]

what i meant to say by "nu-metal" is that the leads are rather cyclical and muddy and it has that same note stop-start thing going on (technical like Fear Factory not technical like Spiral Architect)...I.e. it does not sing to me with the treble or lead parts like it should.
while i agree the production is good...
not much of it sticks out to me. it lacks a real voice to me.
devin townsend is great and genius but i think he let the band sorta cut their own throat...it just does nothing for me because the leads are buried...

 

[SculptedCold]

Originally posted by Wanderingblade
I only have the song Natural Born Chaos...

It's my opinion that the title track is the weakest on the album, but that's besides the point really; try listening to more tracks (at least 2 or 3) before passing a final judgement, you ain't being fair to Soilwork or yourself if you dismiss things on the strength of one song.

 

[Wanderingblade]

Agreed. I am acting entirely on the strength of one song, and would like to hear more...

 

[7 Dying Trees]

They are good, nice euro-pop melodic death Top stuff, am listening to natural bor chaos at the moment. Cool stuff. Predator's portrait was damn good too!