Övergivenheten Explained

Övergivenheten
Type:	studio
Artist:	Soilwork
Cover:	Soilwork Övergivenheten cover art.jpg
Recorded:	January – December 2021
Studio:	Nordic Sound Lab (Skara, Sweden)
Genre:	Melodic death metal
Length:	65:19
Label:	Nuclear Blast
Producer:	Thomas "PLEC" Johansson
Prev Title:	Verkligheten
Prev Year:	2019

Övergivenheten (English: The Abandonment) is the twelfth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork, released on 19 August 2022 via Nuclear Blast.^[1] 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.^[2]

Personnel

Soilwork

• Björn "Speed" Strid – vocals
• Sylvain Coudret – guitars
• David Andersson – guitars, bass, piano
• Sven Karlsson – keyboards
• Bastian Thusgaard – drums
• Rasmus Ehrnborn – bass

Charts

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Peak position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)^[3]	6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[4]	66
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[5]	87

Notes and References

1. News: Soilwork Announces New Album 'Övergivenheten', Drops Title Track. Blabbermouth.net. 13 May 2022. 13 May 2022.
2. Web site: David Andersson, Soilwork Guitarist, Dead at 47 . Enis . Eli . . 14 September 2022 . 14 September 2022.
3. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 29 August 2022. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1695. 24. 29 August 2022.
4. Web site: ソイルワークのアルバム作品. Oricon. ja. 24 August 2022.
5. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of August 29, 2022. Billboard Japan. ja. 24 August 2022.