Metal Wani Editor In Chief, Owais 'Vitek' Nabi, recently had a chat with drummer Dirk Verbueren. He discusses his DRUMatic journey, session work, Soilwork’s new album, and much more.

During the interview he reveals that Soilwork’s new album will be released, “definitely this fall… we want to hit the road in the fall, so we’re definitely planning on bringing it out right after the summer.”

On the current status of the album, Dirk states: “It’s still underway. I know that Björn (“Speed" Strid - vocals) has been in doing his vocals for a little while, so I think we’re nearing those being done. I haven’t heard any of the keyboards yet, Sven (Karlsson - keyboards/samples) has been working on them.”

Listen to the interview below:

Soilwork recently released a video for “Bastard Chain” from their first-ever live DVD/Blu-Ray, Live In The Heart Of Helsinki, out now. The DVD was recorded during the band's special Helsinki show on March 21st, 2014 at Circus Club in the Finnish capital and features guest appearances by Floor Jansen (Nightwish, Revamp) and Nathan J. Biggs (Sonic Syndicate).

Commented Björn "Speed" Strid: "There could've not been a better time than now, with 10 albums out and a very varied back catalogue to choose from. Our line up now is 50 % original members and 50 % fresh blood, which makes it all more interesting. Especially since the newest members have brought so much to our sound and have continued to inspire us to write new and exciting music and also brought a new found energy on stage. Now is definitely the time to see us. Trust me."

The DVD was produced by Jouni Markkanen and directed by Ville Lipiäinen who also worked on the most recent Nightwish DVD Showtime, Storytime.

Live In The Heart Of Helsinki is available as DVD/2CD and BluRay/2CD. The Nuclear Blast Mailorder Edition contains an exclusive lanyard. Order your copy at this location.

 

 

DVD/BluRay/CD:

“This Momentary Bliss”
“Like The Average Stalker”
“Overload”
“Weapon Of Vanity”
“Spectrum Of Eternity”
“Follow The Hollow”
“Parasite Blues”
“Distortion Sleep”
“Bastard Chain”
“Let This River Flow” feat. Floor Jansen

“Long Live The Misanthrope”
“Tongue”

CD 2

“Nerve”
“The Chainheart Machine”
“The Living Infinite I”
“Rise Above The Sentiment”
“Late For The Kill, Early For The Slaughter”
“Rejection Role”
“Black Star Deceiver” feat. Nathan J. Biggs

“As The Sleeper Awakes”
“Sadistic Lullabye”
“As We Speak”
“Stabbing The Drama”

DVD/BluRay Bonus Material:

- Documentaries:

Spectrum Of Eternity: A Brief History Of Soilwork

Behind The Scenes Of The Living Infinite

Drumcam Videos:

“Long Live The Misanthrope”
“Rise Above The Sentiment”
“Spectrum Of Eternity”
“Tongue”

Trailer 1:

Trailer 2:

Trailer 3:

"This Momentary Bliss":