Howdy y'all, here's a little SOILWORK update straight from Bilbao, Spain... So far, this European Tour with ONE-WAY MIRROR and ANANTA has been a total blast, filled to the brim with sweat, beers and heavy-ass riffage. Here's a big HAIL to all of you who came out to see us so far! You rock!!! Some killer live shots from the Belgian show in Biebob, Vosselaar, courtesy of Piet Goethals, can be viewed .
Alas, we also have some bad news... For reasons beyond our control, we're forced to cancel the last of our three French shows, initially in Lyon and recently moved to Luynes (Aix-En-Provence). We sincerely apologize to our French fans for this unfortunate situation, and we promise to come back for a full-fledged French tour as soon as we can.
On another note, since ANANTA have to leave us after the Swiss show next Saturday, we've added on some different opening bands wherever possible... For the four shows in Germany, the opener will be DEADLOCK and for the three shows in Sweden it will be SCARPOINT.
Finally, we thought it'd be fun to take a look at the votes for the North American setlist... This is where it's at so far:
You can still vote here until December 12th, so do it now people!
Cheers!
Posted on 25 Nov 2008 by: Dirk Verbeuren
PICK THE SONGS YOU WANT TO SEE ON THE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR!
Dear SOILWORK fans,
To celebrate our final tour for Sworn To A Great Divide, and the very first North American Tour featuring stellar guitar tandem Peter Wichers and Sylvain Coudret, we're giving you, our fans, the chance to pick the setlist! Yes, you read that right: YOU can choose which songs you want SOILWORK to play!!!
The ten songs that receive the highest votes, make the cut. We'll reveal the final setlist right here on our website prior to the tour. Voting will close in one month from now, on December 12th, 2008.
Thanks for taking the time to vote, and we WILL see you on the road next year!!!
Posted on 13 Nov 2008 by: Dirk Verbeuren
OPENING BAND CONFIRMED
Just a quick note to inform you that promising French metallers ANANTA have been confirmed as the opening act on our upcoming European tour which begins tomorrow. Their last show will be on November 29th in Basel, Switzerland. We're still working on bringing in another band for the Northernmost leg of the tour.
Tonight is our final rehearsal, we're excited and gearing up for the ride... See all you crazy fuckers on the road!
/SOILWORK
Posted on 05 Nov 2008 by: Dirk Verbeuren
EUROPEAN TOUR UPDATE
Hello everyone,
We're very sorry to announce that due to tragic circumstances, ZIMMERS HOLE have understandably decided to pull out of their direct support slot on our upcoming European headlining tour. ZIMMERS HOLE have issued an in their own words.
Because of this unpredictable change and short notice, we've decided to move ONE-WAY MIRROR into our direct support slot. Although this may shorten the length of the evening, it doesn't change our excitement to once again share the stage with Peter Wichers, and to welcome Sylvain Coudret to his first official tour as a member of SOILWORK!
We would like to dedicate this tour to Gene Hoglan and his family, and wish them all the necessary strength through this difficult time. You are in our thoughts.
/SOILWORK
Posted on 28 Oct 2008 by: Dirk Verbeuren
OFFICIAL SOILWORK STATEMENT:
PETER WICHERS REJOINS SOILWORK!
Dear SOILWORK fans,
The past two years have been great although sometimes a bit turbulent. We made another killer album and did several amazing tours around the world; and today it is with sheer joy and excitement that we announce the return of Peter Wichers as a guitarist in SOILWORK. He's been missed both as a bandmate and as a songwriter. We know that we can come back even stronger, and it definitely gives us a feeling of inspiration and completion to have Peter, one of the founders of SOILWORK, come back to the fold. We feel that we can look into the future with greater confidence and musical creativity. Having Peter back will complete the circle and the final line up of the band.
This also marks Daniel Antonsson's departure from SOILWORK as Peter's replacement since 2006. We are really grateful for Daniel's excellent work and he will be missed. However, to us it's ideal for Peter to fulfill his former duties as a songwriter and guitarist. Going separate ways with Daniel is not an easy decision for us to make, but it's the right one. We wish Daniel the best of luck and many great things with his other band Dimension Zero! Rock on Daniel!!!
As we previously announced, Dirk's bandmate in Scarve, Sylvain Coudret, has been doing session work for us throughout the Summer and shredding on second guitar. Therefore we're taking this opportunity to confirm Sylvain as a permanent guitar player for SOILWORK. Since we're big fans of Scarve, we know Sylvain will make a great addition to the songwriting process for the next SOILWORK album.
Peter's return to SOILWORK will begin on stage with the upcoming European tour. See below for Peter's personal statement:
Dear Fans of SOILWORK,
Let me first of all say that I'm incredibly grateful for all the amazing feedback and support that I've received since my departure from SOILWORK almost three years ago.
When I left SOILWORK I was at a place in my life where I felt burnt out on touring and I needed to get my life into a more stable situation. I needed to do something other than SOILWORK, perhaps explore more diverse styles of songwriting and musical journeys. Therefore, over the past few years, I've been very focused on production, songwriting and family, and have had the privilege to work with some amazing artists on some really cool and rewarding projects.
During my time away from the band, my good friend Bjorn "Speed" and I had always kept in touch and maintained a great friendship. We recently spoke about working on a possible musical collaboration, and that's when we started toying with the idea of me perhaps returning to SOILWORK.
I needed some time to think about it, but after careful consideration I've decided that I still have tons of enthusiasm and creativity to contribute to SOILWORK. I have a lot of love for my brothers in the band, and I would of course be honored to once again share the stage with the greatest metal band in the world!
So it is with great honor that I now announce my return and 110% commitment to SOILWORK. I guarantee that we'll bring forth one hell of a show and write the best album in SOILWORK's career.
See y'all out there!!!!
Yours truly, Peter Wichers
We're looking forward to rocking out with all of you this Fall and Winter... See you on the road for a unique Swedish metal feast that may very well include some blasts from the past!
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