SOILWORK's Björn "Speed" Strid On DEVIN TOWNSEND: "He's Meant So Much To Soilwork's Music"
October 12, 2007, 16 years ago
MTV.com has issued the following report from Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn:
Back in 2002, SOILWORK released the well-received Natural Born Chaos, a tight, ultra-intense LP that irrevocably altered the band's sound - and for the better. It's still regarded as a tremendous breakthrough for the Swedish melodic-death-metal merchants, thanks in large part to producer DEVIN TOWNSEND's influence.
Unfortunately for Soilwork, the STRAPPING YOUNG LAD frontman - who has also worked with the likes of LAMB OF GOD and GWAR - was too busy with his own projects to assist the band on its subsequent releases (2003's Figure Number Five and 2005's Stabbing the Drama), much to Soilwork frontman Björn "Speed" Strid's chagrin.
"He's meant so much to Soilwork's music," the giant singer explained. "I don't think we'd sound the way we do without him. He's been such a huge inspiration through the years, and he creates music in such a unique way... I could definitely see him doing the next record for us."By "next record," Strid's referring to the one that will inevitably follow Sworn to a Great Divide, the band's latest studio outing, which hits stores October 23rd. While Townsend didn't produce Sworn in its entirety, he did free up some time to work with Strid on his vocals, which the producer was "really psyched to do," Strid explained.
Read the full report at MTV.com.
