A Predator's Portrait

A Predator's Portrait
Studio album by Soilwork
Released	February 19, 2001
Recorded	September-October 2000 Studio Fredman and DHS-Studios
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	45:43
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Fredrik Nordström Soilwork
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Soilwork chronology
The Chainheart Machine (2000) A Predator's Portrait (2001) Natural Born Chaos (2002)

A Predator's Portrait is the third full-length studio album released by the Swedish melodic death metal band, Soilwork. It was released on February 19, 2001. This is the last album to feature Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg on keyboards.

This album is considered by many as the band's finest hour,^{[citation needed]} possibly their most popular (followed closely by their follow-up Natural Born Chaos), and the transitional album that set them apart from other Swedish death metal bands. This is the first album where Björn "Speed" Strid started utilizing clean vocals mixed with his traditional screaming style.

"Shadowchild" is a rerecording from their reissue of The Chainheart Machine.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bastard Chain"	Strid & Wichers	4:02
2.	"Like the Average Stalker"	Wichers, Ranta & Broman	4:30
3.	"Needlefeast"	Strid, Wichers & Frenning	4:06
4.	"Neurotica Rampage"	Strid	4:43
5.	"The Analyst"	Strid, Wichers & Frenning	4:42
6.	"Grand Failure Anthem"	Strid, Wichers & Frenning	5:20
7.	"Structure Divine"	Strid, Wichers & Frenning	4:06
8.	"Shadowchild"	Strid, Wichers, Frenning, Ranta & Holmberg	4:38
9.	"Final Fatal Force"	Strid, Wichers & Frenning	4:59
10.	"A Predator's Portrait"	Strid, Wichers & Frenning	4:31

Japanese CD Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Asylum Dance"	Strid	4:16

Personnel

Soilwork

• Björn "Speed" Strid − vocals
• Peter Wichers − lead guitar
• Ola Frenning − rhythm guitar
• Henry Ranta − drums
• Ola Flink − bass guitar
• Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg − keyboards, artwork

Guests

• Mattias Eklundh − guitar solo on "Needlefeast".
• Jens Broman (ex-Darkane) – co-writer
• Eskil Simonsson − samples on "Grand Failure Anthem".
• Mikael Åkerfeldt − co-vocals on "A Predator's Portrait".

Production

• Mixed at Studio Fredman
• Drums recorded in DHS-Studios.
• Mastered at The Mastering Room.

External links

• A Predator's Portrait on Soilwork's official website