SOILWORK: 'Sworn To A Great Divide' Japanese Edition to Include Bonus Track

September 23, 2007

The official SOILWORK fan site Soilworkers.com has been updated with the following mesage:

"On September 21st, Nuclear Blast officially released [the new SOILWORK song] 'Exile' as a single. The B-side is 'The Pittsburgh Syndrome' which is one of the [new SOILWORK] album's ['Sworn to a Great Divide'] faster tracks. It is the song that Dirk [Verbeuren] is playing the drums to on YouTube.com. You can preview both songs and purchase them on mp3 format by going to Nuclear Blast's Music Shop. The song was also released by Sweden Rock magazine several days ago. It can be heard in full at SOILWORK's MySpace profile.

"'Sworn to a Great Divide' will be released [in Japan on] October 24 by Avalon/Marquee Inc. The bonus track will be called 'Sovereign' and will follow the track 'Martyr' which is also on the limited edition pressing. The bonus DVD is a show from April 19, 2006 and features 'Follow the Hollow', 'Rejection Role', 'One with the Flies', 'Bastard Chain', 'Nerve', 'Stalemate', 'Millionflame' and 'As We Speak'."

"Sworn to a Great Divide" will be released in North America on October 23 via Nuclear Blast Records.

The vocals for the new CD were recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with the help of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend.

The track listing for the effort is as follows:

01. Sworn To A Great Divide
02. Exile
03. Breeding Thorns
04. Your Beloved Scapegoat
05. The Pittsburgh Syndrome
06. I, Vermin
07. Light Discovering Darkness
08. As The Sleeper Awakes
09. Silent Bullet
10. Sick Heart River
11. 20 More Miles

Check out the cover artwork at this location.

As previously reported, SOILWORK contributed a new song called "Overclocked" to the soundtrack of the European point-and-click adventure game of the same name, due in Europe on October 12 via Anaconda. The track will also be available for purchase via the Nuclear Blast Musicshop.

Overclocked is being developed by House of Tales, the Germany-based studio that worked on other point-and-clickers The Moment of Silence and Mystery of the Druids. The psychological thriller focuses on army psychiatrist David McNamara, who is called to Staten Island Forensic Hospital to evaluate the condition of five young patients who have lost their memories to try to get to the root of their psychological trauma. In the game, the player switches between the six different characters as they explore their memories.

For more information on Overclocked, click here.

SOILWORK recently announced the addition of guitarist Daniel Antonsson (DIMENSION ZERO, PATHOS) to the group's ranks.

SOILWORK's last CD, "Stabbing the Drama", is available on Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Figure Number Five" was recorded at Fascination Street studios in Örebro and Dug-Out Productions in Uppsala, Sweden with producer Daniel Bergstrand (MESHUGGAH, IN FLAMES, STUCK MOJO).

Guitarist Peter Wichers left SOILWORK in December 2005 to pursue a career in producing.

Get in the Pit TV interviewed SOILWORK guitarist Ola Frenning at the Ilosaarirock festival on July 15, 2007 in Joensuu, the capital of Eastern Finland. Watch the footage at this location.

Watch the "Exile" video:

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