Soil (band)
| Soil | |
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative metal, groove metal, hard rock, heavy metal, nu metal, post-grunge |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | J, DRT, Bieler Bros. |
| Associated acts | Oppressor Drowning Pool Dirge Within Staind |
| Website | www.facebook.com/soilmusic |
| Members | |
| Adam Zadel Tim King Ryan McCombs Jon Wysocki |
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| Past members | |
| Shaun Glass Tom Schofield A. J. Cavalier |
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Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is an American rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1997. After some independent releases, the band was the first rock group signed to J Records and achieved mainstream success with their major label debut, Scars, in 2001. After the J Records sophomore release Redefine in 2004, Soil was released from the label and, shortly after, frontman Ryan McCombs left the group. He would go on to become the new vocalist of Drowning Pool the following year.
The band recruited AJ Cavalier as its new singer and released two more studio albums (True Self, Picture Perfect) through independent labels in 2006 and 2009 respectively. Before the latter release, longtime guitarist Shaun Glass left the group to focus on his own act Dirge Within.in 2010, both Cavalier and drummer Tom Schofield announced their departure.
In fall 2011, Soil reunited with McCombs for a tour commemorating the tenth anniversary of their landmark album, Scars. The band has since continued touring with their original vocalist Ryan after being fired from Texas act Drowning Pool and drummer Jon Wysocki (formerly of Staind).
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[edit] History
Soil was originally formed in 1997 by three of four members of death metal act Oppressor, joined by guitarist of another death metal act Broken Hope - as a side project to their other bands. Ryan McCombs was later recruited for vocal duties.
The original lineup of the band was Ryan McCombs (vocals), Shaun Glass (guitar) (ex-Broken Hope, currently of the band Dirge Within), Tom Schofield, Tim King, and Adam Zadel (all three ex-Oppressor).
Soil's first three releases, Soil (EP), El Chupacabra (EP) and their debut album Throttle Junkies, failed to break the band into the mainstream. It was around this time that all the members of Soil left their other bands to focus on Soil as their main project.
With the song "Halo" gaining major radio attention, labels began a bidding war for a deal with Soil. The band would ultimately be signed to J Records by music industry legend Clive Davis, responsible for signing such acts as Pink Floyd and Bruce Springsteen, who stated that "you're gonna be my only rock band for now. You're going to be a priority, and I want to break this band."[1] Soil finally experienced mainstream success with the major label debut, Scars, released September 11, 2001.[1] This achievement was aided by the popular singles "Halo" and "Unreal" which gained the band exposure on MTV.
In 2004, the band parted company with J Records after album sales of their second major label album, Redefine failed to meet the expectations of their previous album Scars.[1] Shortly after, vocalist Ryan McCombs announced his departure from the group to be with his family,[1] forcing the band to cancel scheduled shows. New York-based vocalist AJ Cavalier was introduced on November 15, 2004 as McCombs' replacement. On July 20, 2005, McCombs was confirmed to be the new singer for Drowning Pool.
On September 21, 2005, Soil signed with New York-based independent label DRT Entertainment. Their album True Self was released on May 2, 2006. The album leaked onto P2P and BitTorrent sites on March 4, almost two months before its official release. SOiL embarked upon a very heavy worldwide touring schedule to promote the release. In November 2007 Shaun Glass parted ways with the band, citing personal and musical differences and to focus on his own band Dirge Within.
On October 20, 2009 the album Picture Perfect was released via Bieler Bros Records worldwide, except in Europe, where it was released by AFM Records. Picture Perfect was produced by Johnny K (Disturbed, Staind), Ulrich Wild (Deftones, Incubus) and Soil, with Dave Fortman (Mudvayne, Evanescence) handling mixing duties. It was promoted with the lead single, "Like It Is." In January 2010, "The Lesser Man" was announced as a second single.
On July, 23, 2010, vocalist A.J. Cavalier, and drummer Tom Schofield announced their departure from the band.[2] Vocalist Jordan Lee and drummer Mike Tignino were announced as fill-ins for scheduled live dates.[3]
The band reunited with original vocalist Ryan McCombs for a 12-date co-headlining UK tour with Puddle of Mudd in October 2011 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Scars. Former Staind drummer Jon Wysocki also joined Soil for the 2011 UK Tour.
Sony Music UK has announced that Scars has been certified silver in the UK with sales in excess of over 60,000 units.
Soil have added several US tour dates for February 2012. The trek will be the band's first in the US since original frontman Ryan McCombs rejoined the group.[4]
[edit] Band members
- Current members
- Adam Zadel – Guitar (1997–present)
- Tim King – Bass (1997–present)
- Ryan McCombs – Vocals (1997–2004, 2011–present)
- Jon Wysocki - Drums (2011–present)
- Former members
- Shaun Glass – Guitar (1997–2007)
- A. J. Cavalier - Vocals (2004–2010)
- Tom Schofield – Drums (1997–2010)
- Touring members
- Jordan Lee - Vocals (July 2010– September 2011)
- Mike Tignino – Drums (July 2010– September 2011)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||
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| US | US Ind. |
UK | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | Throttle Junkies
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| 2001 | Scars
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193 | — | 150 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | Redefine
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78 | — | 93 | |||||||||||
| 2006 | True Self
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— | 21 | 171 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Picture Perfect
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— | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
[edit] Extended plays
| Year | Album details |
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| 1997 | Soil
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| 1998 | El Chupacabra!
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| 2003 | Pride EP
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | US Main. |
UK | Album |
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| 2001 | "Halo" | 20 | 74 | Scars |
| 2002 | "Unreal" | 31 | 113 | |
| "Breaking Me Down" | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "Redefine" | 11 | 68 | Redefine |
| 2006 | "Give It Up" | — | — | True Self |
| "Let Go" | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Like It Is" | — | — | Picture Perfect |
| 2010 | "The Lesser Man" | 24 | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Bansal, Vik (January 2005). "Interview: Soil". musicOMH. http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/soil.htm. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ SOIL Singer On 'Indefinite Hiatus' From Band; Drummer Seeking 'New Musical Opportunities'
- ^ It's Official: SOIL Recruits 'Fill-In' Singer, Drummer For Upcoming Shows
- ^ SOiL Announce U.S. Tour Dates
- ^ a b "SOiL > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p353813/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ^ a b Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: DJ S – The System of Life". Zobbel. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ^ "SOiL > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p353813/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
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