Soilwork

Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They have released twelve studio albums. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, the band was originally known as Inferior Breed. In late 1996, they changed their name to Soilwork, which means "working from the ground up". thumb|Singer Björn Strid thumb|Guitarist Sylvain Coudret thumb|Keyboardist Sven Karlsson thumb|Bassist Rasmus Ehrnborn ==History== ===Early years (1995–2000)=== The band was formed in late 1995, originally under the name Inferior Breed. Their sound, as explained by "Speed," was influenced by bands such as Pantera, Meshuggah, and Carcass. Upon changing their band name to Soilwork in late 1996, they began to develop a more melodic sound. Soilwork started work on a demo entitled In Dreams We Fall into the Eternal Lake. Before the recording could take place, bassist Carl-Gustav Döös left the group, leaving guitarist Peter Wichers to handle the bass tracks on the demo. In a chance encounter, Soilwork met Michael Amott of Arch Enemy fame, who owned a record store in Helsingborg and was given a copy of their demo. This ultimately led to the band signing with Listenable Records. The band underwent significant changes, which included the arrival of the guitar mastery of David Andersson.

In 1998, Soilwork added keyboardist Carlos Holmberg and bassist Ola Flink. The band recorded and released their debut album, Steelbath Suicide, in May of that year. Soon after, guitarist Ludvig Svartz and drummer Jimmy Persson left, citing "different musical opinions". Persson (now guitar and vocals in Faithful Darkness) was replaced by Henry Ranta, while Svartz was replaced by Peter Wichers' uncle, Ola Frenning. The band toured throughout Europe in support of the album, sharing the stage with bands such as Darkane, Naglfar, and Krisiun.