Steelbath Suicide

Steelbath Suicide is the debut on which SOILWORK pushed high-speed riffs, raw vocals and aggressive rhythm to the front. The sound is rough and fierce, yet the guitar already firmly holds a sense heading toward melody. Inheriting the current of Gothenburg-born melodic death metal, the young band throws that impulse in with full force. On “Steelbath Suicide,” “Sadistic Lullabye,” “Wings Of Domain” and “Razorlives,” even short songs create development, showing a constructive skill that does not end in mere fast playing. Songs like “My Need” and “Demon In Veins” strongly carve the band’s early impulse too. Björn “Speed” Strid’s fierce vocals push the songs’ aggression forward. Rough yet sharp, it is a powerful debut that foreshadows the great later leap.