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Band
Soilwork
Title
Beyond The Infinite
Type
LP/EP
Company
Nuclear Blast
YOR
2014
Style
Metalcore/Hardcore
11/10/2014 8:53:17 AM - Review by: Greg Watson
'Beyond the Infinite' is an EP of songs that didn't make the cut for the double album 'The Living Infinite' in 2013. The band apparently felt the tracks were still good enough to warrant a release. And they were right. The five cuts on this EP are clearly in the vein of 'The Living Infinite' with "These Absent Eyes" and "Resisting the Current" taking a more traditional path in musical key structure that gives the songs a bit of an odd but very intriguing quality. The other three tracks showcase Soilwork at their finest, blurring the lines between raw anger and melodious beauty as we've all come to expect from these Swedish masters.
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  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    3.5 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: SOILWORK
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Beyond The Infinite
2014
Nuclear Blast
Greg Watson11/10/2014
3.5
Live In The Heart of Helsinki
2015
Nuclear Blast
Greg Watson5/8/2015
4
Stabbing The Drama
2005
Nuclear Blast
Ken Pierce8/10/2005
-
Stabbing The Drama
2005
Nuclear Blast
Troy Cole3/17/2005
-
Sworn to a Great Divide
2007
Nuclear Blast
Sinnercorp6/25/2008
3.5
The Living Infinite
2013
Nuclear Blast
Eric Compton3/24/2013
4.5
The Panic Broadcast
2010
Nuclear Blast
Greg Watson8/9/2010
4
The Ride Majestic
2015
Nuclear Blast
Greg Watson10/9/2015
3.5
Verkligheten
2019
Nuclear Blast
David Loveless2/23/2019
4.5

ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: SOILWORK
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