The Ride Majestic

The Ride Majestic
Studio album by Soilwork
Released August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28)
Recorded February – June 2015
Studio (see Studios)
Genre Metalcore, groove metal, melodic death metal
Length 49:52 (standard); 59:16 (digipack)
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer David Castillo, Soilwork
Soilwork chronology
Live in the Heart of Helsinki
(2015)Live in the Heart of Helsinki2015		 The Ride Majestic
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Blabbermouth.net9/10[2]
Exclaim!7/10[3]
Metalsucks[4]
New Noise Magazine[5]
Revolver4/5[6]

The Ride Majestic is the tenth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band, Soilwork. It was released on August 28, 2015. It is the last album to feature long time drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who left the band in July 2016 to join Megadeth.

Background

On December 5, 2014, Soilwork frontman Strid confirmed that work had begun on a new album when he posted a picture on Facebook of him listening to new demos.[7] Strid also stated that Soilwork are sounding "better than ever."[7] It was also confirmed that Soilwork has teamed up with Chuck Billy's Breaking Bands LLC management company for the album.[7] In June 2015, Soilwork announced that longtime bassist Ola Flink and the band had parted ways and that he would be replaced by new bassist Markus Wibom.

On July 8, the band released the title track as the album's first single. On August 13, the album teaser was released. On August 20, the band released "Enemies in Fidelity" as a promotional single.

Track listing

All music arranged by Soilwork.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Ride Majestic"StridStrid4:09
2."Alight in the Aftermath"AnderssonCoudret3:47
3."Death in General"StridStrid, Andersson4:59
4."Enemies in Fidelity"StridStrid4:16
5."Petrichor by Sulphur"AnderssonAndersson5:11
6."The Phantom"StridAndersson3:57
7."The Ride Majestic (Aspire Angelic)"Strid, AnderssonAndersson4:46
8."Whirl of Pain"Strid, AnderssonAndersson5:01
9."All Along Echoing Paths"StridStrid4:21
10."Shining Lights"StridCoudret3:43
11."Father And Son, Watching the World Go Down"StridAndersson5:40
Total length:49:52

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[8][9]

Personnel

Soilwork

Guest musicians

Additional musicians

Production

Artwork and design

Studios

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 60
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 91
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 112
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 12
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 107
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 30
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 49
US Billboard 200[19] 103

References

  1. ↑ Lyons, Todd (September 2, 2015). "Soilwork - The Ride Majestic Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Van Horn, Jr., Ray. "CD Reviews - The Ride Majestic Soilwork". www.blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ Pratt, Greg (August 26, 2015). "Soilwork The Ride Majestic". exclaim.ca. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Crash (August 10, 2015). "Review: Soilwork's The Ride Majestic". Metalsucks. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ Senior, Nicholas (August 26, 2015). "Album Review: Soilwork – ‘The Ride Majestic’". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ Graff, Gary (August 28, 2015). "Review: Soilwork – The Ride Majestic". www.revolvermag.com. NewBay Media. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 "Soilwork are better than ever - Metal Hammer". Metalhammer.teamrock.com. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  8. ↑ The Ride Majestic (liner notes). Soilwork. Nuclear Blast. 2015.
  9. ↑ The Ride Majestic (Japanese Release) (liner notes). Soilwork. Avalon. 2015.
  10. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (5 September 2015). "ARIA Albums: The Weeknd Takes Top Spot On Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Soilwork: The Ride Majestic" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "Soilwork – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Soilwork. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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