Stabbing the Drama (Dig) [Limited Edition]

Soilwork | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
• ASIN: B00076MU32
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,783 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some people are just ridiculous, April 2, 2005

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Vera L. Ribeiro "Grizz" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stabbing the Drama (Dig) (Audio CD)

I really don't understand how people can expect a band to play the exact same type of music throughout the entire course of their career. With time comes change and growth, which means that has a band matures they gradually start to find new things that they want to tweak in order to better their sound. I think that Soilwork really improved upon the overly melodic approach they used for Figure Number Five, and combined that with some of the heaviness from A Predator's Portrait to make a really good album. Their are some misses on the album, but overall I thought that Stabbing the Drama did an excellent job in mixing melodies with heavy riffs to create some really quality tunes. Highlights of the album include the title track Stabbing the Drama, Weapons of Vanity, Fate in Motion, and the Crestfallen.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best CD of 2005, April 19, 2005

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BLIND EYE HALO (Saint Joseph, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stabbing the Drama (Dig) (Audio CD)

This cd is like coccaine rolled in sugar and dipped in choclate, it is addicting and you cant stop listening to it. To all you fools that say "sold out" put down the Crue album and wake up it's 05' not 85. After seeing these guys on tour recently with Mnemic (also awesome) they are even more amazing and really cool (met them after show). So don't have any doubts about buying this cd you will no regret it one bit. And P.S. don't listen to most on the F*ckin idiots that say Soilwork is a "sell out".

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Give "Stabbing" a shot!, September 8, 2005

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A. Stutheit "Teyad" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stabbing the Drama (Dig) (Audio CD)

There has been a lot of competition among metal bands these past few years, and so many of the bands offer nothing at all new to the metal scene. Plus, it doesn't necessarily make it easier if your band is from Sweden, because there are also several Swedish metal bands (i.e. Arch Enemy, Meshuggah, In Flames, etc.)

Before I heard their music, I had Soilwork pegged as just another metalcore band; but then, on an impulse buy, I gave "Stabbing the Drama" a listen. And when I did, I was very pleasantly surprised. This C.D. isn't 100% new or innovative, but it's melodic, and that's quite refreshing in this day and age.

The guitars are fiery and crunchy, but the vocals are what make these songs pleasing to the ears. Singer Bjorn Strid doesn't quite have a soulful voice, but it is tuneful and quite impressive. He switches back and forth between angry and aggressive to harmonic and clean. Sometimes, as is the case with tracks five and six, he can sing melodically even when the backing music is heavy.

The title track is a personal favorite because it has rapid stop-start riffs and drumming which is vaguely reminiscent of a jackhammer.
"One With the Flies" is a punching rhythm with cascading riffs, and a nice, melodic guitar solo.
"Weapon of Vanity" has scorching, blowtorch riffs, and "Nerve" begins with thunderous guitar noise and dreary vocals.
"Stalemate" has a sprinting rhythm with running riffs and fast, thumping drums.
"Observation Slave" has a lot of clean singing (some of the vocals sound distant), alongside riffs which are extra crunchy.
"Blind Eye Halo" features grooving riffs, fast snare drumming, and back-to-back guitar solos.
Finally, "If Possible," has more fast, surging, stop-start, punching riffs, but it ends with some light guitar plucking.

There's one thing that drags this C.D. down, which is that most of the songs follow the same structure: raging vocals in the verses and singing clearly for the chorus. This structure becomes quite repetitive and predictable, but all in all, I'm very glad I decided to give this C.D. a shot, because it is much more than typical metalcore. Soilwork deserve to have much success with it, because "Stabbing the Drama" makes the band stand out among other modern metal bands. So, if you've given up on In Flames, and you're not sure which other metal bands to listen to (since there are so many), I definitely recommend you give "Stabbing the Drama" a shot.