Soilwork - Övergivenheten

Övergivenheten is the twelfth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork, released in August 2022 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Soilwork is back with their twelfth studio album, which represents the band in their growth and their current phase of life, which is marked by a time period that probably no one on this planet will forget so quickly.

Unlike the albums before, the creation process of „Övergivenheten“ was very lengthy and a representation of the emotional state of the guys from Soilwork. Recorded at Nordic Sound Lab in Skara, Sweden again with producer Thomas “Plec” Johansson, who also produced the last two projects, the album was written and recorded over three sessions between January and December 2021. There was no hurry to finish the album, which meant on the other side that the band was able to reflect on their music and savour the process of creating the album.

Musically, Övergivenheten is the continuation of the Soilwork legacy of the last years. The approach was to make the album sound as organic as possible. Therefore, among other things, acoustic elements have been incorporated into the songs, which help to make the sound experience as close and genuine as possible.

The album is intended to give the feeling of being in the middle of creating the energy and feeling the atmosphere. To build this experience and, above all, to give the listener the feeling of being right in the center of the band’s creative environment, balance was needed, something that the external circumstances made difficult, especially due to the current situation in the world.

This double album 2LP record set is a limited edition of 2,900 copies on crystal clear vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with silver foil lettering and a printed booklet, pressed in Germany via Nuclear Blast.