Natural Born Chaos
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| Released | 25 March 2002 | |||
| Recorded | October 2001 – February 2002 | |||
| Studio | Studio Fredman | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, alternative metal | |||
| Length | 41:57 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Devin Townsend & Fredrik Nordström (Co-Produced)[1] | |||
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Natural Born Chaos is the fourth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. According to Nielsen Soundscan, the album sold 2267 copies in the US as of 2002.[3]
The album comes in a limited vinyl version and features two lps with this album and Figure Number Five in white and the other black. The album was voted the number one album by BW and BK magazine in 2002. A video was also made for "As We Speak".
This is the first album with current keyboardist Sven Karlsson.
This is also the first release from the band to include elements such as alternative metal, a style that would become more evident in the band's following release, Figure Number Five.
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All lyrics are written by Björn "Speed" Strid, except "Soilworker's Song of the Damned" written by Strid and Jens Broman.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Follow the Hollow" | Peter Wichers | 4:02 |
| 2. | "As We Speak" | Wichers | 3:43 |
| 3. | "The Flameout" |
| 4:18 |
| 4. | "Natural Born Chaos" | Wichers | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Mindfields" | Frenning | 3:29 |
| 6. | "The Bringer" | Wichers | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Black Star Deceiver" | Wichers | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Mercury Shadow" | Wichers | 3:49 |
| 9. | "No More Angels" | Frenning | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Soilworker's Song of the Damned" |
| 5:02 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Kvicksilver" (Swedish version of "Mercury Shadow") | Wichers | 3:48 |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Soilwork
[edit | edit source]- Björn "Speed" Strid − vocals
- Peter Wichers − guitar
- Ola Frenning − guitar
- Ola Flink − bass
- Sven Karlsson − keyboards
- Henry Ranta − drums
Guests
[edit | edit source]- Mattias Eklundh − guitar solo on "No More Angels"
- Devin Townsend − co-vocals on "Black Star Deceiver" and "Soilworker's Song of the Damned"
References
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- ^ AllMusic review
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