''A Predator's Portrait'' is the third full-length studio album released by the Swedish
melodic death metal
Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs, often borrowing from traditional heavy metal (including New Wave of British Heavy Metal). The genre features the heavines ...
band,
Soilwork
Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They are signed to Nuclear Blast. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, originally under the name ''Inferior Breed'', the band changed their name in late 1996 to S ...
. It was released on 19 February 2001, and was reissued on 15 October 2013 in the U.S. and 18 October 2013 in Europe. This is the last album to feature Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg on keyboards. According to
Nielsen Soundscan
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, the album sold 6.326 copies in the US as of 2002.
This is the first album where Björn "Speed" Strid started utilizing clean vocals mixed with his traditional
screaming
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style and the first Soilwork release to be on
Nuclear Blast
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. The album was recorded at the same studio and at the same time that
Opeth
Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal/rock band from Stockholm, formed in 1990 by lead vocalist David Isberg. The group has been through several personnel changes, including the replacement of every original member; notably Isberg in 1992. Mikael ...
recorded their album ''
Blackwater Park
''Blackwater Park'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. It was released on March 12, 2001 in Europe and a day later in North America through Music for Nations and Koch Records. The album marks the first collaboratio ...
''.
"Shadowchild" is a rerecording from their reissue of ''The Chainheart Machine''.
Track listing
Personnel
Soilwork
* Björn "Speed" Strid −
vocals
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* Peter Wichers −
lead guitar
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* Ola Frenning −
rhythm guitar
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* Henry Ranta −
drums
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* Ola Flink −
bass guitar
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* Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg −
keyboards
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Music
* Musi ...
,
artwork
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Guests
*
Mattias Eklundh
Mattias Bernt Johannes Eklundh (born 6 October 1969), also known as IA, is a Swedish guitarist and vocalist. He is known for his work with Freak Kitchen, Jonas Hellborg and Art Metal, and he has also produced several noted solo Freak Guitar alb ...
−
guitar solo
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on "Needlefeast"
*Jens Broman (ex-
Darkane
Darkane is a Swedish metal band that originated in Helsingborg in 1998. Their music contains ample thrash elements interspersed with acoustic interludes and symphonic features, such as the in-studio use of synthesizers and occasionally full orc ...
) – co-writer
* Eskil Simonsson −
samples on "Grand Failure Anthem"
*
Mikael Åkerfeldt
Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (; born 17 April 1974)[Mikael Åkerfeldt](_blank)
, Op ...
− co-vocals on "A Predator's Portrait"
Additional Personnel on the Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
*Sven Karlsson – keyboards
*Dirk Verbeuren – drums
*Sylvain Coudret – guitar
*David Andersson – guitar
Production
* Mixed at
Studio Fredman
Studio Fredman is a well-known recording studio in Gothenburg, Sweden, owned and operated by producer Fredrik Nordström.
It is popular among Swedish metal bands, with artists such as At the Gates, Deathstars, Nightrage, Norwegian band Dimmu Borg ...
* Drums recorded in DHS-Studios
* Mastered at The Mastering Room
References
External links
''A Predator's Portrait''on
Soilwork
Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They are signed to Nuclear Blast. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, originally under the name ''Inferior Breed'', the band changed their name in late 1996 to S ...
's official website
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Soilwork albums
2001 albums
Nuclear Blast albums
Albums recorded at Studio Fredman
Albums produced by Fredrik Nordström