History Music / Soilwork

* David Andersson – guitars (2012–present)

%%* FiveManBand:
%%** TheLeader: Speed
%%** TheLancer: Sylvain
%%** TheSmartGuy: Sven
%%** TheBigGuy: Bastian
%%** TheHeart: David
%%** SixthRanger: Taylor

* ButNotTooForeign: Despite Speed's unusual given name and Swedish origins, he literally has a completely American accent.

Soilwork is a MelodicDeathMetal / AlternativeMetal band from Sweden. They started off as a straight melodeath act, but they had started incorporating AlternativeMetal elements starting with their fourth album, and increased them overtime while still keeping a melodic death metal edge. They are considered one of the most important acts in melodic death metal, particularly in the Swedish scene. Their sound change led to a BrokenBase, with many feeling that they simplified their sound and sold out. Despite this, most metal fans respect the band and do not seem to care, as their songwriting has been praised by many. They are led by vocalist Bjorn 'Speed' Strid and were also led by guitarist Peter Wichers until he left in June 2012. The band is also known for being an influence to {{metalcore}}, to the point where some have even considered them part of the genre, although their unique sound has for the most part kept them from avoiding the label, at least negatively. They have released 11 albums to date.

* Bastian Thusgaard - drums (2016–present)
* Taylor Nordberg - bass (2017–present)

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Speed
** TheLancer: Sylvain
** TheSmartGuy: Sven
** TheBigGuy: Bastian
** TheHeart: David
** SixthRanger: Taylor

* MelodicDeathMetal
* MetalScream: Type 1
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Their songs are usually an 8 or a hard 7, with the exception of their first two albums, which are a 9, and their third album, which is a hard 8. ''The Living Infinite'' returns to mostly 9 songs.
** "Departure Plan" is their softest song, to date, at a 6.

* WordSaladLyrics: A lot of their songs.

* Bastian Thusgaard - drums (2016-present)
* Taylor Nordberg - bass (2017-present)

* Sylvain Coudret – rhythm guitar (2008–present)
* David Andersson – lead guitar (2012–present)
* Markus Wibom – bass guitar (2015–present)
* Bastian Thusgaard - drums (2017-present)

** TheBigGuy: Dirk

** SixthRanger: Markus

Soilwork is a MelodicDeathMetal / AlternativeMetal band from Sweden. They started off as a straight melodeath act, but they had started incorporating AlternativeMetal elements starting with their fourth album, and increased them overtime while still keeping a melodic death metal edge. They are considered one of the most important acts in melodic death metal, particularly in the Swedish scene. Their sound change led to a BrokenBase, with many feeling that they simplified their sound and sold out. Despite this, most metal fans respect the band and do not seem to care, as their songwriting has been praised by many. They are led by vocalist Bjorn 'Speed' Strid and were also led by guitarist Peter Wichers until he left in June 2012. The band is also known for being an influence to {{metalcore}}, to the point where some have even considered them part of the genre, although their unique sound has for the most part kept them from avoiding the label, at least negatively. They have released 10 albums to date.

* Dirk Verbeuren – drums (2004–present)

* Markus Wibom – bass guitar (2015–present

** ''Departure Plan'' is their softest song, to date, at a 6.

Soilwork is a MelodicDeathMetal / AlternativeMetal band from Sweden. They started off as a straight melodeath act, but they had started incorporating AlternativeMetal elements starting with their fourth album, and increased them overtime while still keeping a melodic death metal edge. They are considered one of the most important acts in melodic death metal, particularly in the Swedish scene. Their sound change led to a BrokenBase, with many feeling that they simplified their sound and sold out. Despite this, most metal fans respect the band and do not seem to care, as their songwriting has been praised by many. They are led by vocalist Bjorn 'Speed' Strid and were also led by guitarist Peter Wichers until he left in June 2012. The band is also known for being an influence to {{metalcore}}, to the point where some have even considered them part of the genre, although their unique sound has for the most part kept them from avoiding the label, at least negatively. They have released 9 albums to date.

* SopranoAndGravel: Starting with ''A Predator's Portrait''. Since then, Speed alternates between clean singing and fairly comprehensible shouts in most of their material. He's more than capable of the usual DeathMetal growl, but he is rarely heard using it except on a few select songs, most notably on another artist's song (see HeyItsThatGuy above).

Soilwork is a MelodicDeathMetal / AlternativeMetal band from Sweden. They started off as a straight melodeath act, but they had started incorporating AlternativeMetal elements starting with their fourth album, and increased them overtime while still keeping a melodic death metal edge. They are considered one of the most important acts in melodic death metal, particularly in the Swedish scene. Their sound change led to a BrokenBase, with many feeling that they simplified their sound and sold out. Despite this, most metal fans respect the band and don't seem to care, as their songwriting has been praised by many. They are led by vocalist Bjorn 'Speed' Strid and were also led by guitarist Peter Wichers until he left in June 2012. The band is also known for being an influence to {{metalcore}}, to the point where some have even considered them part of the genre, although their unique sound has for the most part kept them from avoiding the label, at least negatively. They have released 9 albums to date.

* Sylvain Coudret – lead guitar (2008–present)

Björn "Speed" Strid – vocals (1995–present)
Sven Karlsson – keyboards (2001–present)
Dirk Verbeuren – drums (2004–present)
Sylvain Coudret – lead guitar (2008–present)
David Andersson – lead guitar (2012–present)
Markus Wibom – bass guitar (2015–present

* TheBigGuy: Speed stands at 6'5'.

* AlternativeMetal: Starting with ''Natural Born Chaos'' and expanded upon with the res of their discography.

* SopranoAndGravel:
** Speed alternates between clean singing and fairly comprehensible shouts. He's more than capable of the usual DeathMetal growl, but he is rarely heard using it except on a few select songs, most notably on another artist's song (see HeyItsThatGuy above).

** Dirk Verbeuren also falls into this category due to his status as an in-demand live and session drummer.

* AlternativeMetal

* DevelopmentHell: Averted. The most time they've ever taken to release a new album is 3 years.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Speed has been heard doing clean vocals for the band Disarmonia Mundi as a part-time member. He has also appeared on {{Kamelot}}'s 'The Great Pandemonium', Music/DemonHunter's 'Collapsing', Mercenary's 'Redefine Me', Destruction's 'The Alliance of Hellhoundz', and Motionless in White's 'Puppets 2 (The Rain)'. He is also in a [[RockAndRoll classic rock]] {{supergroup}} with members of Arch Enemy called The Night Flight Orchestra.

* NamesTheSame: Mattias Nilsson, the guy who remastered ''The Chainheart Machine'' in 2009, shares his name with one of the playable characters in ''VideoGame/{{Mercenaries}}''.

* ''A Predator's Portrait'' (2001) (their first album to include clean vocals)
* ''Natural Born Chaos'' (2002) (this is when their sound began to become a hybrid with AlternativeMetal)

* TropeCodifier: One for Gothenburg melodeath, along with Music/{{In Flames}}, Music/{{Dark Tranquillity}}, and AtTheGates.