The Ride Majestic Explained
The Ride Majestic is the tenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. It was released on 28 August 2015 and is the first album to not feature longtime bassist Ola Flink who left before the recording of the album and also the last album to feature longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who left the band in July 2016 to join Megadeth.
Background
On 5 December 2014, Soilwork frontman Björn Strid confirmed that work had begun on a new album when he posted a picture on Facebook of him listening to new demos.[1] Strid also stated that Soilwork are sounding "better than ever".[1] It was also confirmed that Soilwork has teamed up with Chuck Billy's Breaking Bands LLC management company for the album.[1]
On 8 July, the band released the title track as the album's first single. On 13 August, the album teaser was released. On 20 August, the band released "Enemies in Fidelity" as a promotional single.
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[2] [3]
Personnel
Soilwork
- Björn Strid – vocals
- Sylvain Coudret – guitars, bass
- David Andersson – guitars, bass
- Sven Karlsson – keyboards
- Dirk Verbeuren – drums
- Markus Wibom – bass (credited, but did not perform)
Guest musicians
- Pascal Poulsen (Odium) – vocals on "The Phantom"
- Nathan James Biggs (Sonic Syndicate) – vocals on "Father and Son, Watching the World Go Down"
Additional musicians
- Hanna Carlsson – cello on "The Ride Majestic", "Enemies in Fidelity" and "The Phantom"; piano on "The Ride Majestic"
Production
- David Castillo – production, recording, mixing (tracks 12–13)
- Soilwork – production
- Björn Strid – vocal production and recording
- Linus Corneliusson – additional recording, mix assistance, additional editing
- Rickard Gustafsson – drum tech
- Per Burström – drum tech
- Jens Bogren – mixing (tracks 1–11), mastering
- Tony Lindgren – mastering assistance
Artwork and design
- Róbert Borbás – cover art
- Hannah Verbeuren – photography
- Mircea Gabriel Eftemie – layout, additional art
- Carlos Holmberg – Soilwork logo
- Tobias Green – Soilwork emblem a.k.a. The Sledgehammer Massiah
Studios
- Fascination Street Studios 1, Stockholm, Sweden – recording
- Black-out in the Red Room, Landskrona, Sweden – vocals recording
- Fascination Street Studios 2, Örebro, Sweden – mixing, mastering
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Soilwork are better than ever - Metal Hammer . Metalhammer.teamrock.com . 5 December 2014 . 18 March 2015.
- The Ride Majestic . . 2015 . liner notes . Nuclear Blast.
- The Ride Majestic (Japanese Release) . . 2015 . liner notes . Avalon.
- Web site: ARIA Albums: The Weeknd Takes Top Spot On Australian Chart . Noise11 . Ryan . Gavin . 5 September 2015 . 5 September 2015.
