US heavy rockers Soil have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:

"I'm sure you are all wondering what is happening in the world of SoiL after all the rumors and statements that have been going around. Late last week we learned of AJ's intentions as he notified us of his "indefinite hiatus". Then we learned of Tom's intentions, As did all of you, via the Blabbermouth statement he issued a few days ago.

We have decided that the show must and will go on. We refuse to let the fans, promoters, and radio stations down on such short notice. We decided to ask our friend's Jordan Lee (vox) and Mike Tignino (drums) to fill in. Both Jordan and Mike are awesome musicians and have been long time Soil followers and to us it is an honor to have them join us for the already confirmed shows. We will take full advantage of this opportunity to perform some classic songs we haven't played in years and can promise you we will deliver a powerful and energetic show that will meet and surpass the standards we have always set for our live shows.

You can either take a bad situation and make it worse, or you can rise above and make it a fun event that everyone can remember and walk away from having a good time. We plan on doing just that. So to the fans, come out to see some classics we haven't played in ages, Have a good time and enjoy yourself! After all that is what rock and roll is all about!

Humbly,
Tim & Adam."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	SOiL

TheRaveLive.com presents a free live webcast from Soilwork tonight, Friday July 23th. The free live broadcast will begin at 8:00pm ET / 7:00pm CT / 5:00pm PT / 12:00am GMT, and is scheduled to also include sets from Death Angel, Augury, Swashbuckle, and The Crinn as part of the Panic Over North America Tour.

There will be a re-broadcast next Saturday on July 31 at 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT / 6:00pm GMT.

TheRaveLive.com is a service of TheRave.com, the official website of The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, WI USA. The Rave/Eagles Club is a 180,000 square foot entertainment complex with six concert halls in one building, four of which are wired for simultanteous live broadcasts with anywhere from three to eight camera angles. Over 2000 bands performed at The Rave/Eagles Club in 2009.

To access the free live stream:

Point your web browswer to this link
If you're not already a member, click on the "Free Signup" button at the upper right of the page
Choose the "Fan" option and fill out the information
Sign in on July 23th and click on the "Soilwork Live Webcast" icon, and you're all set

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Source:	theravelive.com
Band profile:	Soilwork
Event:	Soilwork + Death Angel

Soilwork will be ripping up Aussie shores for only the third time in October this year. Touring on the back of the release of their eighth studio album, The Panic Broadcast, the band will be bringing their killer live shows, which The Metal Observer have dubbed "Metal with the fun factor in the driving seat".

Tickets on sale Friday 16th July.

Oct 21 - Brisbane - The Hi Fi
Oct 22 - Sydney - Manning Bar
Oct 23 - Melbourne - The Hi Fi
Oct 27 - Adelaide - Fowlers Live (All Ages)
Oct 28 - Perth - Rosemount

For now, Soilwork are ready to tour North America with Death Angel and Augury. More details and tour dates can be found here.


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Source:	redanttouring.com
Band profile:	Soilwork
Event:	Soilwork

UVTV are streaming Soil's entire live concert that was recently filmed at Reggie's Rock Club in Chicago IL. Go to this location to check it out.

The setlist for the show is:

01. Tear it down
02. Redefine
03. True self
04. Let go
05. Picture perfect
06. Surrounded
07. Lesser man
08. Like it is
09. Halo

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Source:	undergroundvideotelevision.com
Band profile:	SOiL

Soilwork just uploaded a brand new track called "Two Lives Worth Of Reckoning" to the band's official MySpace. The track comes off the bands highly anticipated new album The Panic Broadcast which is due on July 2, 2010 via Nuclear Blast!

Commented vocalist Björn Strid: ""Two Lives Worth Of Reckoning" is definitely a great teaser for the new album. We feel it has everything, a verse made for mosh, an atmopheric chorus and a jawdropping solopart, but wait, there's way more than that, check it out, enjoy guys and gals!"

The song can also be downloaded for free from this location (free e-mail sign-up required).

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Soilwork

Original news, posted on 23.01.2010

Swedish modern melodic metallers Soilwork have just finished wrapping up the writing process of their new album titled, The Panic Broadcast. The recording will mark the much anticipated return of founding guitarist Peter Wichers. Vocalist Bjorn "Speed" Strid sent the following update:

"After a long but intense absence, I'm back giving you a little report on what's going on in the Soilwork camp. We have just wrapped up the last songs on the new record and I have a constant smile on my face. The title of the new album will be, The Panic Broadcast. I'm so stoked to record this new album and I feel it's gonna be quite a challenge for everybody in the band.

So how's it sounding? Here's my personal take: I feel it's bigger than life to use an old cliché, but seriously, if any of you for some reason have missed some of that intricate riffing that made Soilwork unique, then you won't be dissapointed. I feel this record is very playful and we're not cutting down on anything, no "is this too much information" -consideration, no "less is more," just pure musical joy with no boundaries, THAT to me is what it's all about. Obviously there's gonna be some surprises like always but giving every member of this band the freedom to go apeshit, will make this record a heavy and naturally catchy one.

More solos? - Check. Insane riffing? - Check. Melodic vocals? - Check. Screamy vocals? - Check. Progressive keyboards? - Check. Best metal drummer in the world? - Check. Flink dance while recording his bass tracks, like they were nothing? - Check.

Drums will be recorded in Asheville, NC starting this Saturday. Keep your eyes open for an online studio and video reports, join us and watch every step of the new album taking form. The Panic Broadcast is upon us."

UPDATE

Swedish metallers Soilwork have revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming album, The Panic Broadcast, due out on June 25 in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records.

Björn "Speed" Strid commented: "With the artwork for this album we wanted to capture the illusion of the mind, misconceptions and the state of panic. Bartosz Nalezinski has made a perfect job realizing this idea. The cover symbolizes the emperor of the illusion with two servants to assist the misconception. The background illustrates the abstract chaos that slowly takes over. Inside the booklet you can follow the psychological journey that brings you The Panic Broadcast."

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Soilwork

Soilwork have confirmed a headlining North American tour for the summer. Support will come from Death Angel, Augury, Mutiny Within, and tour sluts Swashbuckle. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Jul. 14 - Jaxx - W. Springfield, VA
Jul. 15 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
Jul. 16 - The Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY
Jul. 17 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Jul. 18 - FouFounes Electriques - Montreal, QC
Jul. 19 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON
Jul. 20 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
Jul. 21 - Blondie's - Detroit, MI
Jul. 22 - Reggies Rock Club - Chicago, IL
Jul. 23 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
Jul. 24 - The Rock - Maplewood, MN
Jul. 27 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
Jul. 28 - Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC
Jul. 29 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
Jul. 30 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
Jul. 31 - The Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
Aug. 01 - Ramona Mainstage - Ramona, CA
Aug. 02 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
Aug. 03 - The Rock - Tucson, AZ
Aug. 05 - Emo's - Austin, TX
Aug. 06 - Ridglea Theater - Ft. Worth, TX
Aug. 07 - Meridian - Houston, TX
Aug. 09 - The Club at Firestone - Orlando, FL
Aug. 10 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
Aug. 11 - Headliner's Music Hall - Louisville, KY
Aug. 12 - Gil's Bar and Grill - Virginia Beach, VA
Aug. 13 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
Aug. 14 - Diesel Nightclub - Pittsburgh, PA
Aug. 15 - Webster Theater - Hartford, CT

Soilwork vocalist Bjorn "Speed" Strid commented: "We are stoked to tour with the most vicious thrashers from the west, famous for their gin drinking and intense live shows. Death Angel is a classic band that we've wanted to tour with for a long time. A perfect fit for the bill and surely an awesome touring companion. The summer of mosh is upon us. Don't miss out!"

Death Angel frontman Mark Osegueda added: "I can't begin to tell you how excited we are about the upcoming tour! I first heard Soilwork on a Nuclear Blast promo compilation and they stood out from the first listen. The riffs, the drumming, and Bjorn's vocal attack! Then we were fortunate enough to play with them at With Full Force Festival a few years back and they killed it live! As fate would have it, I was asked to participate in a Nuclear Blast 20 Year Anniversary compilation album called Out of the Dark, which Peter Wichers wrote the music for. I wrote the lyrics and melody for a song on that compilation called 'My Name is Fate'! Peter actually was also the producer, so I was fortunate enough to get to work with him in the studio! What a brilliant guy and and a great musician and now that he is back in the fold Soilwork is back on top of their game. I think the musical styles and live performances of both bands will make every show on this tour a show not to be missed by any true fan of HEAVY music! So don't just hear about the aftermath, experience it for yourself!"

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Soilwork
Event:	Soilwork + Death Angel

Soilwork drummer Dirk Verbeuren has issued the following statement:

"It's official: Soilwork will enter the studio in January 2010! The long-awaited follow-up to 2007's Sworn To A Great Divide will be produced by guitarist Peter Wichers and mixed by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Paradise Lost, Bloodbath). Drums will be tracked at Echo Mountain in Asheville, NC. The rest of the recording is set to take place in Tampa, FL and the mix at Fascination Street in Orebro, Sweden.

Soilwork's as-yet-untitled eighth album will be the first to feature Peter Wichers since his return to the band in 2008, as well as the studio debut with guitarist Sylvain Coudret (Scarve) who also joined last year.

On another note, Listenable Records recently re-released the classic Soilwork albums Steelbath Suicide and The Chainheart Machine. Fully remastered by the band's long-time sound engineer Mattias Nilsson, with updated artwork and liner notes by BWBK's Carl Begai, these re-releases come in Super Jewelcases and each feature two rare or previously unreleased 1999 live bonus tracks."

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Source:	soilwork.org
Band profile:	Soilwork

Tune Lab Music is streaming the entire new Soil album Picture Perfect. The album got released last week.

Picture Perfect cover art] tracklist:

01. Tear It Down
02. The Lesser Man
03. Like It Is
04. Picture Perfect
05. Surrounded
06. Wasted
07. Every Moment
08. Anymore
09. Falter
10. Too Far Away
11. Calling Out
12. Temptation
13. Last Wish

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Source:	tunelab.com
Band profile:	SOiL

Bieler Bros. Records is excited to announce the signing of Chicago, Illinois' Soil to an exclusive worldwide deal. Erupting on the scene with their commercial breakthrough album, "Scars" and carrying through their most recent release, "True Self", Soil have toured the world with rock's biggest names including Ozzy Osbourne, System Of A Down, Mudvayne, Shinedown, Seether and many more. Their Bieler Bros. Records debut, "Picture Perfect", will be released online and in-stores October 20th.

"Picture Perfect" was created by the all star production team of Grammy nominated producer Johnny K (Disturbed, Staind), Ulrich Wild (Deftones, Incubus) and Soil, with Dave Fortman (Mudvayne, Evanescence) handling mixing duties.

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Source:	bielerbros.com
Band profile:	SOiL

"20 More Miles", the new video from Swedish metallers Soilwork, has been made available online. The clip was shot during the band's European tour, including at the Electric Weekend festival in Madrid, where Soilwork performed with Metallica. It contains footage provided by the band as well as material that was filmed by Olle Carlsson.

"20 More Miles" comes off the Soilwork's latest album, entitled "Sworn To A Great Divide", which was released on October 19, 2007 via Nuclear Blast.


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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Soilwork

According to a posting on the band's MySpace, Zimmers Hole is no longer a part of the upcoming European Tour with Soilwork, as drummer Gene Hoglan has suffered a death in his family.

"From our hearts, we send Gene and the entire Hoglan family all of our love, and deepest condolences at this difficult time. The Hoglan family is the "first family of metal", and we are all deeply saddened.", commented the band.

Also, bassist Byron Stroud is nursing a broken hand. The band adds: "Byron is not only our bassist, his duties also include band manager and road manager. He is vital to us. While Byron's injury was untimely, he felt he could be ready in time for the tour. With the sad news from the Hoglan family, there was no way we could do this and be focused in any way.

Apologies go out to all of our European fans and agents. We'll miss you. We ask for your understanding at a very tough time for all of us."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Zimmers Hole

Soilwork has announced that their former guitarist, Peter Wichers will be returning to the band. A statement from the group reads as follows:

"The past two years have been great although sometimes a bit turbulent. We made another killer album and did several amazing tours around the world; and today it is with sheer joy and excitement that we announce the return of Peter Wichers as a guitarist in Soilwork. He's been missed both as a bandmate and as a songwriter.

We know that we can come back even stronger, and it definitely gives us a feeling of inspiration and completion to have Peter, one of the founders of Soilwork, come back to the fold. We feel that we can look into the future with greater confidence and musical creativity. Having Peter back will complete the circle and the final line up of the band.

This also marks Daniel Antonsson's departure from Soilwork as Peter's replacement since 2006. We are really grateful for Daniel's excellent work and he will be missed. However, to us it's ideal for Peter to fulfill his former duties as a songwriter and guitarist. Going separate ways with Daniel is not an easy decision for us to make, but it's the right one. We wish Daniel the best of luck in the future and many great things with his other band Dimension Zero! Rock on Daniel!!!

As we previously announced, Dirk's bandmate in Scarve, Sylvain Coudret, has been doing session work for us throughout the Summer festivals and shredding on second guitar. Therefore we're taking this opportunity to confirm Sylvain as a permanent guitar player for Soilwork. Since we're big fans of Scarve, we know Sylvain will make a great addition to the songwriting process for the next Soilwork album."

Peter Wichers has also posted a message online:

"Let me first of all say that I'm incredibly grateful for all the amazing feedback and support that I've received since my departure from Soilwork almost three years ago.

When I left Soilwork, I was at a place in my life where I felt burnt out on touring and I needed to get my life into a more stable situation. I needed to do something other than Soilwork, perhaps explore more diverse styles of songwriting and musical journeys. Therefore, over the past few years, I've been very focused on production, songwriting and family, and have had the privilege to work with some amazing artists on some really cool and rewarding projects.

During my time away from the band, my good friend Bjorn 'Speed' and I had always kept in touch and maintained a great friendship. We recently spoke about working on a possible musical collaboration, and that's when we started toying with the idea of me perhaps returning to Soilwork.

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Soilwork

Swedish metallers Soilwork will return to the US/Canada in early 2009 for a massive headlining tour with support from Darkane, Warbringer and Swallow The Sun.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

Jan. 30 - Rochester, NY - Penny Arcade
Jan. 31 - Detroit, MI - Harpo's
Feb. 02 - Nashville, TN - Muse
Feb. 03 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
Feb. 04 - St Petersburg, FL - Garage
Feb. 05 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
Feb. 06 - Orlando, FL - Backbooth
Feb. 08 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
Feb. 09 - Charlotte, NC - Amos Southend
Feb. 10 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Feb. 11 - Philadelphia, NJ - Trocadero
Feb. 12 - Worcester, MA- Palladium
Feb. 13 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Chance
Feb. 14 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
Feb. 15 - New York City, NY - Highline Ballroom
Feb. 16 - Montreal, QUE - Foufounes Electriques
Feb. 17 - Toronto, ONT - Opera House
Feb. 18 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater
Feb. 19 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Down Under
Feb. 20 - Sauget, IL - Pop's
Feb. 21 - Mokena, IL - Pearl Room
Feb. 22 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave
Feb. 23 - St Paul, MN - Station 4
Feb. 24 - Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert Arms
Feb. 25 - Regina, SK - Riddell
Feb. 26 - Calgary, AL - Warehouse
Feb. 27 - Edmonton, AL - Starlite Room
Feb. 28 - Prince George, BC - Soundstage
Mar. 01 - Vancouver, BC - Plaza Club
Mar. 02 - Victoria, BC - Sugar
Mar. 03 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Mar. 04 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
Mar. 05 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
Mar. 06 - Bakersfield, CA - Dome
Mar. 07 - San Marcos, CA - Jumping Turtle
Mar. 08 - Los Angeles, CA - Key Club
Mar. 10 - Farmington, NM - Gator's
Mar. 11 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Mar. 12 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
Mar. 13 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
Mar. 14 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar
Mar. 15 - Fort Worth, TX - Lola's
Mar. 16 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
Mar. 18 - Louisville, KY - Uncle Peasants
Mar. 19 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11
Mar. 20 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans Music Hall
Mar. 21 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
Mar. 22 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar

Tickets go on sale today exclusively through EnterTheVault.com until September 27, at which point they go on sale through all normal ticketing services.

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Source:	soilwork.org
Band profile:	Soilwork

Chicago's Soil has issued the following update on their MySpace site:

"Hey there you crazy people! We haven't given you an update in a few months, so here ya go! The Mayhem show we did in Chicago (which was amazing btw, thanks again to the fans for going nuts) will be our last till probably next year. We are hard at work on the new album and will be entering the studio by fall. The songs we have so far are coming together great and we are just enjoying the writing process more than ever.

We'll keep you posted on the progress, as well as, get you in studio video footage and all that good stuff. Things have been quiet for now since we are in writing/recording mode, but thanks to you guys for sending all the e-mails and pics to the myspace page. We definitely try and get to all that we can. Be safe, live life to the fullest, and play your music as loud as possible."

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	SOiL