Soilwork - Stabbing The Drama CD

Bonus Tracks; Limited Edition; Digipak

4.2 out of 5 stars (27 Customer Reviews)


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Sweden's Soilwork have walked the heavy metal high-wire throughout their short but prolific career. Extreme enough to convince some of the genre's more suspicious fans of their authenticity to the cause, they've also excelled at flirting with its more mainstream sensibilities, and, like every release before it, 2005's Stabbing the Drama is no different. Like a hyper-efficient assembly line, its songs connect components of the band's hometown melodic death metal to elements of neo-thrash velocity, to metalcore's innate simplicity, to even -- gasp! -- sketchy nu-metal devices (see "Weapon of Vanity," "Distance") in order to construct a well-lubricated driving machine that's ever compact and economical. Needless to say, it's this very economy that will have more adventurous metalheads prematurely dismissing fine songs like "One With the Flies," "The Crest Fallen" and "Observation Slave" as simply "too commercial," or worse, "too American"! But, their unquestionable hooks and irresistible immediacy will likewise manage to effortlessly seduce hordes upon hordes of listeners who are either none the wiser, or, better yet, have little concern for nit-picking over such futile minutiae. And for those who simply must have their dose of untamed aggression, Soilwork still show that they're not beyond satisfying these primal instincts, now and then, turning in a couple of good old-fashioned thrashings here in "Stalemate" and the blistering "Blind Eye Halo." And since it's also true that all of the above clearly categorize Stabbing the Drama as a heavier all-around album than its predecessor, Figure Number Five, it's not like anyone should be surprised by what they hear here. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

LTD.Ed.Digipak (5000) Contains 1 Bonus Track.

Stabbing The Drama Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Heavy Metal, Death Metal, Enhanced CD
Label	Nuclear Blast (USA)
Orig Year	2005
All Time Product Rank	9,037
CD Universe Part number	6819154
Catalog number	1377
Discs	1
Release Date	Mar 08, 2005
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Additional Info	Bonus Tracks; Limited Edition; Digipak

Soilwork - Stabbing The Drama Songs

	Trk	Song
	1	Stabbing the Drama
	2	One With the Flies
	3	Weapon of Vanity
	4	Crestfallen
	5	Nerve
	6	Stalemate
	7	Distance
	8	Observation Slave
	9	Fate in Motion
	10	Blind Eye Halo
	11	Wherever Thorns May Grow

Stabbing The Drama Music Review

Average Rating: (4.2 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

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5 stars Unbelievable
Stabbing the Drama simply blew me away. I love how they employ both clean and growling vocals, the heaviness is intense. Hasn't left my cd player. I was not a big fan of Figure Number Five (their previous album) however I did enjoy Natural Born Chaos very much. Their other older albums are much "grungier" but there are certain songs which are outstanding.
Submitted by rogerohman (Cocoa, FL, USA)
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4 stars Stabbing The Doubters
Stabbing the Drama is one of my personal favorite Soilwork albums. I think it is, without a doubt, their heaviest and best written. My only negative feeling toward it, comes from the lack of solos. They, in my opinion, used to be damn near the kings of badass solos. There are only a few on this CD and only one really good one on Blind Eye Halo. Other than that, I completely recommend this Album to anyone who is a fan of Soilwork...you shouldn't be dissapointed. At the very least, it is a good deal better than Figure Number 5.
Submitted by psychoviperx (Gainesville, GA)
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4 stars Killer
Much better release than FNF. Elements of old and new. Few tracks call back to older Soilwork cds. The few tracks that are closer to FNF-era have some added kick to them. Killer tracks: title track, "Blind Eye Halo", "One With The Flies", "Nerve", "Stalemate", and "Where Thorns May Grow". A few tracks that add some new elements to SW songs. Great overall CD, but does not over shadow NBC.
Submitted by descendencyfw (DE, USA)
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5 stars woops!
i gave it 3 stars..i must have been tired as hell, this Cd definately gets a 5...BUY THIS CD IF YOU DONT HAVE IT...you will not regret!
Submitted by Jon (Poquoson, VA, USA)
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3 stars THE GREATEST
i love this band more than any other...this CD, Figure Number Five, and Natural Born Chaos are the 3 greatest CD's ive ever heard in my life. Their older stuff is really good too especially A Predator's Portrait. This band has the best vocalist ive ever heard, the singing and screams are perfect and the rest of the band is too!! if you dont like this band im sorry..lol
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