Natural Born Chaos
| Natural Born Chaos | ||||
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| Studio album by Soilwork | ||||
| Released | 25 March 2002 | |||
| Recorded |
October 2001 - February 2002 (Studio Fredman) | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, alternative metal | |||
| Length | 41:57 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Devin Townsend & Fredrik Nordström (Co-Produced)[1] | |||
| Soilwork chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Natural Born Chaos is the fourth full-length studio album released by the Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork.
The album comes in a limited vinyl version and features two lps with this album and Figure Number Five in white and the other black. The album was voted the number one album by BW and BK magazine in 2002. A video was also made for "As We Speak".
This is the first album with current keyboardist Sven Karlsson.
This is also the first release from the band to include elements, such as alternative metal, a style that would become more evident in the band's following release, Figure Number Five.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Follow the Hollow" | Björn Strid | Peter Wichers | 4:02 |
| 2. | "As We Speak" | Strid | Wichers | 3:43 |
| 3. | "The Flameout" | Strid | Frenning, Wichers, Henry Ranta | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Natural Born Chaos" | Strid | Wichers | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Mindfields" | Strid | Frenning | 3:29 |
| 6. | "The Bringer" | Strid | Wichers | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Black Star Deceiver" | Strid | Wichers | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Mercury Shadow" | Strid | Wichers | 3:49 |
| 9. | "No More Angels" | Strid | Frenning | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Soilworker's Song of the Damned" | Strid, Broman | Karlsson, Wichers | 5:02 |
| 11. | "Kvicksilver (Mercury Shadow - Swedish Version)" (Bonus) | Strid | Wichers | 3:48 |
Personnel
Soilwork
- Björn "Speed" Strid − vocals
- Peter Wichers − guitar
- Ola Frenning − guitar
- Ola Flink − bass
- Sven Karlsson − keyboards
- Henry Ranta − drums
Guests
- Mattias Eklundh − guitar solo on "No More Angels"
- Devin Townsend − co-vocals on "Black Star Deceiver" and "Soilworker's Song of the Damned"
References
- ↑ "The Official Soilwork website". www.soilwork.org. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ Allmusic review
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