Biography
A Predator's Portrait is the third full-length studio album released by the Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. It was released on February 19, 2001.
This album is considered by many as the band's finest hour,[citation needed] possibly their most popular (followed closely by their follow-up Natural Born Chaos), and the transitional album that set them apart from other Swedish death metal bands. This is the first album where Björn "Speed" Strid started utilizing clean vocals mixed with his traditional screaming style. Read more on Last.fm.
A Predator's Portrait is the third full-length studio album released by the Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. It was released on February 19, 2001.
This album is considered by many as the band's finest hour,[citation needed] possibly their most popular (followed closely by their follow-up Natural Born Chaos), and the transitional album that set them apart from other Swedish death metal bands. This is the first album where Björn "Speed" Strid started utilizing clean vocals mixed with his traditional screaming style.
Band members
Björn "Speed" Strid ? vocals
Peter Wichers ? lead and rhythm guitar
Ola Frenning ? lead and rhythm guitar
Henry Ranta ? drums
Ola Flink ? bass guitar
Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg ? keyboards, artwork
Additional musicians
Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) ? guest vocals on "A Predator's Portrait".
Mattias IA Eklundh (Freak Kitchen) ? guest solo on "Needlefeast".
Eskil Simonsson ? samples on "Grand Failure Anthem".
Songwriting
All music by Soilwork.
All lyrics by Björn "Speed" Strid except songs 2, 3, 4 and 8 written by Strid with Peter Wichers, Henry Ranta and Jens Broman.
Production
Produced by Fredrik Nordström and Soilwork.
Recorded and mixed at Studio Fredman in September/October 2000.
Drums recorded in DHS-Studios.
Mastered at The Mastering Room. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.