The Batlord

Aw, dude. No. No no no. Not Soilwork. Say it ain't so. I bought Sworn to a Great Divide a few years ago back when I was still listening to that kinda thing and it was one of the first things to go when I started getting rid of large swathes of unwanted records. Just a crap, crap band. In Flames wannabes with stale production and boring songs. And you put this over Carcass? For shame.

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Anteater

Eh? The Living Infinite has received nearly universal acclaim both in and out of the diehard metal community dude. I didn't like Sworn To A Great Divide much, but that doesn't mean I'm going to hate the band: I care about metal on an album-to-album basis. If a person liked early Soilwork (which is when they established their fanbase to begin with and where they were at their best), I dunno why someone wouldn't like this album. Are you just allergic to melody in general broski? Some of them are pretty inspired on this one.

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The Batlord

Nah, I just can't stand Soilwork. Whenever I've given them a listen I've been completely bored. I love In Flames. I just couldn't give less of a **** about Soilwork.

And if you think I'm allergic to melody then you obviously missed my rave reviews for Britney Spears' entire discography in my journal.

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Anteater

Ah. I asked it as a rhetorical question. Oh well, to each their own. My review and impressions of the music was strictly in regards to the album: if I ever did an Artist Spotlight or something on Soilwork...trust me I'm not a fanboy (nor am I into most modern melodeath), lol!

Still, I'd say its to your benefit to give The Living Infinite a fair shot: its not a bad album by any stretch of the imagination. Due to how much ground it covers I'd even say it might be the band's best record overall, since this is the first time where I've actually heard Strid really stretch both his harsh and clean vocals to the benefit of the songs. You may still feel bored to tears by the majority of Soilwork's output, but I think you'd find at least a couple of songs that hit you in a good place.

I enjoy In Flames too by the way: I just hope their next album is better than Sounds Of A Playground Fading.

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A Sense of Purpose was kind of like their Sacrament (from Lamb of God) in that it pretty much made me lose any interest in keeping up with the band's new albums so I didn't even hear their last one.

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paul6237

great selections. discovering new bands on this page to listen to. great recommendations!

MarliQQ

Did not know a lot of the artists on this list, so thanks for giving me some new goodies.