Övergivenheten | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 19 August 2022 | |||
Recorded | January – December 2021 | |||
Studio | Nordic Sound Lab ( Skara, Sweden) | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 65:19 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Thomas "PLEC" Johansson | |||
Soilwork chronology | ||||
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Singles from Övergivenheten | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AngryMetalGuy | [4] |
Distorted Sound | 8/10 [5] |
Metal Injection | 7.5/10 [6] |
Sputnikmusic | [7] |
Övergivenheten (English: The Abandonment) is the twelfth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork, released on 19 August 2022 via Nuclear Blast. [8] It marks the first album with new bassist Rasmus Ehrnborn who joined as a touring member for the previous album Verkligheten cycle and became a permanent member in 2022, also making this album the first recorded as a six-piece since 2013's The Living Infinite. This was the last album to feature guitarist David Andersson who died on 14 September 2022. [9]
All tracks are written by David Andersson, except where noted
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Övergivenheten" |
| Björn "Speed" Strid | 5:46 |
2. | "Nous sommes la guerre" ("We Are the War") | 6:53 | ||
3. | "Electric Again" | 4:23 | ||
4. | "Valleys of Gloam" | Strid | Strid | 4:11 |
5. | "Is It in Your Darkness" | Strid | Strid | 4:05 |
6. | "Vultures" | Sven Karlsson | 5:48 | |
7. | "Morgongåva / Stormfågel" (“Morning Gift/Stormbird”, instrumental) | 1:33 | ||
8. | "Death, I Hear You Calling" | 4:41 | ||
9. | "This Godless Universe" | 4:42 | ||
10. | "Dreams of Nowhere" | Strid | Strid | 4:29 |
11. | "The Everlasting Flame" (instrumental) | Strid | 1:07 | |
12. | "Golgata" (featuring Dave Sheldon) | 4:59 | ||
13. | "Harvest Spine" (featuring Dave Sheldon) | Strid | Strid | 5:10 |
14. | "On the Wings of a Goddess Through Flaming Sheets of Rain" | 7:32 | ||
Total length: | 65:19 |
Soilwork
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Australian Hitseekers Albums ( ARIA) [10] | 6 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [11] | 35 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [12] | 123 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [13] | 115 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [14] | 15 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [15] | 15 |
Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [16] | 66 |
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan) [17] | 87 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [18] | 86 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [19] | 29 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [20] | 20 |
UK Album Downloads ( OCC) [21] | 69 |
UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [22] | 20 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums ( OCC) [23] | 7 |
Övergivenheten | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 19 August 2022 | |||
Recorded | January – December 2021 | |||
Studio | Nordic Sound Lab ( Skara, Sweden) | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 65:19 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Thomas "PLEC" Johansson | |||
Soilwork chronology | ||||
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Singles from Övergivenheten | ||||
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AngryMetalGuy | [4] |
Distorted Sound | 8/10 [5] |
Metal Injection | 7.5/10 [6] |
Sputnikmusic | [7] |
Övergivenheten (English: The Abandonment) is the twelfth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork, released on 19 August 2022 via Nuclear Blast. [8] It marks the first album with new bassist Rasmus Ehrnborn who joined as a touring member for the previous album Verkligheten cycle and became a permanent member in 2022, also making this album the first recorded as a six-piece since 2013's The Living Infinite. This was the last album to feature guitarist David Andersson who died on 14 September 2022. [9]
All tracks are written by David Andersson, except where noted
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Övergivenheten" |
| Björn "Speed" Strid | 5:46 |
2. | "Nous sommes la guerre" ("We Are the War") | 6:53 | ||
3. | "Electric Again" | 4:23 | ||
4. | "Valleys of Gloam" | Strid | Strid | 4:11 |
5. | "Is It in Your Darkness" | Strid | Strid | 4:05 |
6. | "Vultures" | Sven Karlsson | 5:48 | |
7. | "Morgongåva / Stormfågel" (“Morning Gift/Stormbird”, instrumental) | 1:33 | ||
8. | "Death, I Hear You Calling" | 4:41 | ||
9. | "This Godless Universe" | 4:42 | ||
10. | "Dreams of Nowhere" | Strid | Strid | 4:29 |
11. | "The Everlasting Flame" (instrumental) | Strid | 1:07 | |
12. | "Golgata" (featuring Dave Sheldon) | 4:59 | ||
13. | "Harvest Spine" (featuring Dave Sheldon) | Strid | Strid | 5:10 |
14. | "On the Wings of a Goddess Through Flaming Sheets of Rain" | 7:32 | ||
Total length: | 65:19 |
Soilwork
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Hitseekers Albums ( ARIA) [10] | 6 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [11] | 35 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [12] | 123 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [13] | 115 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [14] | 15 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [15] | 15 |
Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [16] | 66 |
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan) [17] | 87 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [18] | 86 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [19] | 29 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [20] | 20 |
UK Album Downloads ( OCC) [21] | 69 |
UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [22] | 20 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums ( OCC) [23] | 7 |