01/19/2015 21:29
Soilwork
Soilwork to shoot a live DVD in Helsinki, Finland
Swedish visionary metallers Soilwork have announced to release their highly anticipated first ever live DVD/Blu-ray, 'Live in the Heart of Helsinki' on March 13, 2015, via Nuclear Blast.
It was recorded during the band's special Helsinki show on March 21, 2014 at Circus Club in the Finnish capital and will feature guest appearances by Floor Jansen (Nightwish, Revamp) and Nathan J. Biggs (Sonic Syndicate).
Commented frontman Björn "Speed" Strid: "There could've not been a better time than now, with 10 albums out and a very varied back catalogue to choose from. Our line up now is 50 % original members and 50 % fresh blood, which makes it all more interesting. Especially since the newest members have brought so much to our sound and have continued to inspire us to write new and exciting music and also brought a new found energy on stage. Now is definitely the time to see us. Trust me."
The DVD was produced by Jouni Markkanen and directed by Ville Lipiäinen who also worked on the most recent Nightwish DVD 'Showtime, Storytime'.
'Live in the Heart of Helsinki' will be available as DVD/2CD and Blu-ray/2CD and will contain the following tracks:
DVD/Blu-ray/CD:
01. This Momentary Bliss
02. Like the Average Stalker
03. Overload
04. Weapon of Vanity
05. Spectrum of Eternity
06. Follow the Hollow
07. Parasite Blues
08. Distortion Sleep
09. Bastard Chain
10. Let This River Flow (feat. Floor Jansen)
11. Long Live the Misanthrope
12. Tongue
CD 2
13. Nerve
14. The Chainheart Machine
15. The Living Infinite I
16. Rise above the Sentiment
17. Late for the Kill, Early for the Slaughter
18. Rejection Role
19. Black Star Deceiver (feat. Nathan J. Biggs)
20. As the Sleeper Awakes
21. Sadistic Lullabye
22. As We Speak
23. Stabbing the Drama
DVD/BluRay bonus material:
- Documentaries:
01. 'Spectrum of Eternity: A Brief History of Soilwork'
02. 'Behind the Scenes of the 'Living Infinite'
- Drumcam Videos:
01. Long Live the Misanthrope
02. Rise Above the Sentiment
03. Spectrum of Eternity
04. Tongue
(source: Nuclear Blast Records)
(Older news about the topic:)
Swedish visionary metallers Soilwork will kick off the second leg of their highly successful European Infinity tour soon. Singer Björn "Speed" Strid has posted a video message for the band's fans: http://youtu.be/7ijeKaGSD68
Commented Strid: "We are nothing short of super excited to announce the recording of our first live DVD ever. This very special and unique evening will go down in beautiful Helsinki, Finland, where Soilwork have always had very loyal fans and shared some great success through the years. The show will take place at The Circus on the 21st of March. It's been a long time coming, considering we released our first album in 1998, but here it is! We can't wait to share this special moment with you, our fans! The show will bring you songs from each and every album of our career. We also have some very special guests invited for the show as well, that we can't wait to announce. In addition to this, we will randomly draw 25 people out of the 500 first people to enter the venue, that will join the band and the crew for an after show party! Make sure you don't miss out on this... See you on the 21st of March in Helsinki, at The Circus - It's a date!"
The show will be recorded for a future DVD release and thus be a special night in the history of the pioneering band. The repertoire is set to be career spanning, special guest appearances to be made as well as some not to be unveiled surprises to come up.
The choice where to record the first ever Soilwork audiovisual live document was an easy one since Helsinki has always been a second home to the band. The venue itself, Circus, was just the right one to offer a full on Soilwork show. Expect great things to happen. The show will mark Soilwork's only Scandinavian show in spring 2014 and will be produced by Jouni Markkanen and directed by Ville Lipiäinen who also shot the most recent Nightwish DVD release 'Showtime, Storytime'.
Tickets for this special show are on sale. Soilwork have been heavily touring all throughout 2013 in support of their current output, 'The Living Infinite', the first double album in the history of melodic death metal. When released in March, the album received raving reviews from all over the world and hit the charts in several countries:
#02 Sweden Rock/Metal Charts
#02 Billboard Hard Music (USA)
#09 UK Rock
#10 Finland
#17 Germany
#19 Sweden
#19 Switzerland
#22 Austria
#60 USA
#60 Billboard Top 200 (USA)
#90 Australia
#116 Belgium
#174 France
#188 UK
Soilwork European Infinity tour, part 2:
05.03. E Madrid - Sala Shoko
06.03. E Barcelona - Sala Salamandra 1
07.03. I Romagnano - Rock'n'Roll Arena
08.03. L Luxembourg - den Atelier
09.03. F Paris - Divan du monde
11.03. UK Bristol - The Fleece
12.03. UK Manchester - Sound Countrol
13.03. UK London - Islington Academy
14.03. UK North Wales - Hammerfest
15.03. UK Birmingham - Libary
17.03. NL Dordrecht - Biebelot
Supports on tour: Darkane and System Divide.
(source: Imperiumi.net)