Steelbath Suicide

Steelbath Suicide
Studio album by
Soilwork
Released 20 May 1998
Recorded 1997
Studio Studio Fredman, Sweden
Genre Melodic death metal
Length 36:08
Label Listenable
Century Media (2000)
Producer Fredrik Nordström, Soilwork
Soilwork chronology
Steelbath Suicide
(1998) 		The Chainheart Machine
(2000)
Alternative cover
Century Media's alternate release cover (2000)
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Steelbath Suicide is the debut studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. It was released on 20 May 1998 through Listenable and Century Media labels. It is the only album to feature guitarist Ludvig Svartz and drummer Jimmy Persson.

The original release has two Japanese bonus tracks, "Disintegrated Skies" and "Burn", a Deep Purple cover. Century Media re-released the album in 2000 with different cover art and a live track of "Sadistic Lullabye".

This album is a firm example of the band's immediate roots in Swedish melodic death metal. The song "Demon in Veins", is a revised version of "Wake Up Call" off their demo; the lyrics changed are in the chorus.

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Entering the Angel Diabolique" (instrumental)  
2:25
2. "Sadistic Lullabye" Björn "Speed" Strid
  • Wichers
  • Strid
  • Svartz
 2:55
3. "My Need" Wichers
  • Wichers
  • Strid
  • Jimmy Persson
 3:42
4. "Skin After Skin" Strid
  • Wichers
  • Strid
  • Persson
 3:27
5. "Wings of Domain" Strid Wichers 3:19
6. "Steelbath Suicide" Strid
  • Wichers
  • Strid
  • Svartz
 2:54
7. "In a Close Encounter" Wichers Wichers 2:52
8. "Centro de predomiñio" (instrumental)   Wichers 2:06
9. "Razorlives" Strid Wichers 4:24
10. "Demon in Veins"
  • Wichers
  • Strid
 Wichers 3:43
11. "The Aardvark Trail" Strid
  • Wichers
  • Strid
  • Svartz
 4:17
2000 re-issue bonus track
No. Title Length
12. "Sadistic Lullabye" (live at Tilburg 99) 2:49
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
12. "Disintegrated Skies" Strid Wichers 3:59
13. "Burn" (Deep Purple cover) David Coverdale
5:44
2008 re-issue bonus tracks
No. Title Length
12. "Sadistic Lullabye" (live at Tilburg 99) 3:16
13. "The Aardvark Trail" (live at Tilburg 99) 4:56

Credits

  • Björn "Speed" Strid – vocals
  • Peter Wichers – guitar
  • Ludvig Svartz – guitar
  • Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg – keyboards, synthesizer, programming
  • Ola Flink – bass
  • Jimmy Persson – drums

Release history

Region Date Version
Europe 20 May 1998 Original
2000 Re-issue
2008 Re-issue