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2015 studio album by Soilwork
The Ride Majestic is the tenth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band, Soilwork . It was released on August 28, 2015. It is the last album to feature long time drummer Dirk Verbeuren , who left the band in July 2016 to join Megadeth .
Background
On December 5, 2014, Soilwork frontman Strid confirmed that work had begun on a new album when he posted a picture on Facebook of him listening to new demos.[7] Strid also stated that Soilwork are sounding "better than ever."[7] It was also confirmed that Soilwork has teamed up with Chuck Billy 's Breaking Bands LLC management company for the album.[7] In June 2015, Soilwork announced that longtime bassist Ola Flink and the band had parted ways and that he would be replaced by new bassist Markus Wibom.
On July 8, the band released the title track as the album's first single. On August 13, the album teaser was released. On August 20, the band released "Enemies in Fidelity" as a promotional single.
Track listing
Title Lyrics Music 1. "The Ride Majestic" Björn Strid Strid 4:09 2. "Alight in the Aftermath" David Andersson Sylvain Coudret 3:47 3. "Death in General" Strid 4:59 4. "Enemies in Fidelity" Strid Strid 4:16 5. "Petrichor by Sulphur" Andersson Andersson 5:11 6. "The Phantom" Strid Andersson 3:57 7. "The Ride Majestic (Aspire Angelic)" Andersson 4:46 8. "Whirl of Pain" Andersson 5:01 9. "All Along Echoing Paths" Strid Strid 4:21 10. "Shining Lights" Strid Coudret 3:43 11. "Father and Son, Watching the World Go Down" Strid Andersson 5:40 Total length: 49:52
Limited digipak bonus tracks Title Lyrics Music 12. "Of Hollow Dreams" Miguel Holmberg Strid 4:08 13. "Ghosts and Thunder" Strid Strid 5:17 Total length: 59:16
Japanese edition bonus tracks Title Lyrics Music 12. "Of Hollow Dreams" Holmberg Strid 4:08 13. "The End Begins Below the Surface" Dirk Verbeuren Verbeuren 3:18 Total length: 57:17
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[8] [9]
Personnel
Soilwork
Guest musicians
Pascal Poulsen (Odium) – vocals on "The Phantom"
Nathan James Biggs (Sonic Syndicate ) – vocals on "Father And Son, Watching the World Go Down"
Additional musicians
Hanna Carlsson – cello on "The Ride Majestic," "Enemies in Fidelity," "The Phantom." piano on "The Ride Majestic"
Production
David Castillo – production , recording , mixing (tracks 12-13)
Soilwork – production
Björn Strid – vocal production and recording
Linus Corneliusson – additional recording, mix assistance, additional editing
Rickard Gustafsson – drum tech
Per Burström – drum tech
Jens Bogren – mixing (tracks 1-11), mastering
Tony Lindgren – mastering assistance
Artwork and design
Studios
Fascination Street Studios 1, Stockholm , Sweden – recording
Black-out in the Red Room, Landskrona , Sweden – vocals recording
Fascination Street Studios 2, Örebro , Sweden – mixing, mastering
Charts
References
^ Lyons, Todd (September 2, 2015). "Soilwork - The Ride Majestic Review" . heavymetal.about.com . About.com . Retrieved January 27, 2016 .
^ Van Horn, Jr., Ray. "CD Reviews - The Ride Majestic Soilwork" . www.blabbermouth.net . Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved January 27, 2016 .
^ Pratt, Greg (August 26, 2015). "Soilwork The Ride Majestic" . exclaim.ca . Retrieved January 27, 2016 .
^ Thompson, Crash (August 10, 2015). "Review: Soilwork's The Ride Majestic" . Metalsucks . Retrieved April 7, 2016 .
^ Senior, Nicholas (August 26, 2015). "Album Review: Soilwork – 'The Ride Majestic' " . New Noise Magazine. Retrieved April 7, 2016 .
^ Graff, Gary (August 28, 2015). "Review: Soilwork – The Ride Majestic" . www.revolvermag.com . NewBay Media . Retrieved January 27, 2016 .
^ a b c "Soilwork are better than ever - Metal Hammer" . Metalhammer.teamrock.com. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2015-03-18 .
^ The Ride Majestic (liner notes). Soilwork . Nuclear Blast . 2015.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ The Ride Majestic (Japanese Release) (liner notes). Soilwork . Avalon. 2015.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ Ryan, Gavin (5 September 2015). "ARIA Albums: The Weeknd Takes Top Spot On Australian Chart" . Noise11. Retrieved 5 September 2015 .
^ "Austriancharts.at – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
^ "Ultratop.be – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^ "Ultratop.be – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^ "Soilwork: The Ride Majestic" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved 10 September 2015.
^ "Lescharts.com – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH . Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^ "Soilwork Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved 9 September 2015.
External links
Björn Strid
Sven Karlsson
Sylvain Coudret
Bastian Thusgaard
Rasmus Ehrnborn
Simon Johansson
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