The exceptionally talented Heavy Metal group Soilwork have released their CD entitled Chainheart Machine. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Soilwork fans, and Heavy Metal fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Chainheart Machine their artistic excellence is on full display as they have once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be their best work to date.
It"s a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in the bunch. I"m more than happy to announce that"s exactly what I must say about this one. There simply isn"t a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all, with each song standing tall on it"s own.
Chainheart Machine is a nicely varied, mix of 9 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly outstanding musicians. Most of the songs display a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, heartbreak, pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. They"re all here.
Listen to this CD and I believe you"ll find there"s not much to dis-like about it. The songs are inspired, the production is simply outstanding, and this is clearly the work of a group of musicians in top form. So much so that if you"re even mildly into Heavy Metal music you"ll enjoy this CD.
While the entire CD is outstanding some of my favorites are track 4 - Generation Speedkill, track 7 - Spirits Of The Future Sun, and track 9 - Room No. 99
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Chainheart Machine. Great track!
Chainheart Machine Release Notes:
Soilwork originally released Chainheart Machine on February 8, 2000 on the Century Media Records label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Chainheart Machine, The 2. Bulletbeast 3. Millionflame 4. Generation Speedkill (Nice Day For A Public Suicide) 5. Neon Rebels 6. Possessing The Angels 7. Spirits Of The Future Sun 8. Machine Gun Majesty 9. Room No. 99
Soilwork: Bjorn "Speed" Strid (vocals); Peter Wichers, Ola Frenning (guitar); Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg (keyboards); Ola Flink (bass); Henry Ranta (drums).
Additional personnel: Ullik Johansson, Fanny Petersson, Julia Petersson, Amanda Ingvaldsson (violin); Katalin Tibell (viola); Alva Ingvaldsson (violincello).