Metal Riot

Charlotte, NC melodic death metal band Wretched and Dallas, TX alternative metal band The Browning have announced that they will be dropping off of the upcoming Soilwork North American tour. The Browning have cited “scheduling conflicts” and Wretched have cited “issues out of our hands.” There is not word yet as to who they will have replace the bands on the tour.

You can read the statements by both bands here.

Soilwork will be touring in support of their upcoming album The Living Infinite scheduled for release on March 1st in Europe and March 5th in the States via Nuclear Blast.

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers Soilwork have released a second trailer for their upcoming album The Living Infinite. The video is about three minutes long and features frontman Björn “Speed“ Strid discussing the lyrics, guests and “the first double album in the history of melodic death metal.”

You can watch the second, and first, trailer here.

The Living Infinite is set for release via Nuclear Blast on March 5th in the States and February 27th in Asia. It is being touted as the “first double album in the history of melodic death metal.”

Swedish metal pioneers Soilwork have debuted a music video for the song “Rise Above the Sentiment” off of their upcoming album The Living Infinite. The album is set for release on February 27th via Nuclear Blast and will be a follow up to the bands 2010 release The Panic Broadcast.

You can see the video here.

Vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid commented: “It’s been an intense summer and at this point, me and the boys are hibernating in pretty much every corner of the world and putting our next album together. Many songs are yet to be written but the inspiration is flowing! People can expect a continuation of the intensity and presence of The Panic Broadcast, only taken to a higher level. That’s the mindset. We will do some touring next year as well, before hopefully entering the studio sometime in the early fall. The album title is already set: “The Living Infinite”. Chew on that for a bit and don’t spit it out until the music is invading your ears, folks!”

Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork recently parted ways with founding member and guitarist Peter Wichers and have announced that he will be replaced by Night Flight Orchestra guitarist and long time collaborator David Anderson. Soilwork is currently in the process of writing their ninth studio album The Living Infinite which is set for release December 2012 via Nuclear Blast.

Frontman Björn “Speed” Strid had the following to say:
“He’s a blast to be around and a kick ass guitarist. Plus, we’ve known him for so many years, from all the touringtogether, we just know he’s a perfect fit for us.”

and this:
“We just had to do this. It’s in the best interest of both him and us. SOILWORK was born to be out there, tearing up the stage. Peter’s been unable to commit to the kind of touring we need to do and it’s time for us to move on. David’s played with us for so long, he’s really grown into the band. It feels natural, like a seamless transition. We’re thankful for everything Peter has contributed to SOILWORK over the years and we sincerely wish him the best.”

And this about the new album:
“It’s gonna be fantastic, the songs and ideas are flowing like crazy! As far as the musical direction goes, there’s tons of crushing, high energy, in-your-face metal. Trust me, we’re not about to go mellow anytime soon!”