List of Soilwork band members
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This is a comprehensive listing of Soilwork's members.
Current lineup
[edit]| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Björn "Speed" Strid[a] | 1995–present | vocals | All Soilwork releases |
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Sven Karlsson[b] | 2001–present | keyboards | All Soilwork releases from Natural Born Chaos (2002) |
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Sylvain Coudret[c] | 2008–present | guitars | All Soilwork releases from The Panic Broadcast (2010) |
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Bastian Thusgaard[d] | 2016–present | drums | All Soilwork releases from Verkligheten (2019) |
| Rasmus Ehrnborn[e] | 2022–present | bass | Overgivenheten (2022) | |
| Simon Johansson[f] | 2023–present | guitars | none to date |
Former members
[edit]| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Wichers[g] |
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Guitars | ||
| Ola Frenning[h] | 1998–2008 | |||
| Ola Flink[i] | 1998–2015 | Bass | ||
| Dirk Verbeuren[j] | 2004–2016 | Drums | ||
| Daniel Antonsson[k] | 2006–2008 | Guitars | ||
| Ludvig Svartz | 1995–1998 | |||
| Jimmy Persson | Drums | |||
| Henry Ranta | 1998–2003 | |||
| Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg | 1998–2001 | Keyboards | ||
| Carl-Gustav Döös[l] | 1995–1997 | Bass | ||
| Mattias Nilsson[m] | Guitars | |||
| David Andersson | 2012–2022 (until his death) | |||
| Markus Wibom[n] | 2015–2017 | Bass | ||
| Taylor Nordberg | 2017–2022 |
Session musicians
[edit]| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Evensand | Drums | 2003–2004 | Filled in on tours between Henry Ranta's departure in 2003 and Dirk Verbeuren's arrival in 2004. He has performed with such bands as Therion, Demonoid and, after filling in on the tours, Chimaira (for a short stint). | |
| Andreas Holma | Guitars | 2006 | Filled in on UK tour '06 after Peter Wichers' departure | |
| Peter Wildoer | Drums | Filled in on for three shows being two in Sweden and one for Festimad | ||
| Morten Løwe Sørensen | 2008 | Filled in on for two shows being one in Tallinn and the other in Riga | ||
| Christofer Malmström | Guitars | 2011 | Filled in on a Helsinki, Finland show for Peter Wichers | |
| Simon Johansson | 2019–2023 | Filled in for David Andersson before and after his death |
Timeline
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Also the lead singer for bands The Night Flight Orchestra, Terror 2000 and Coldseed, and on Darkane's demo and Disarmonia Mundi's albums Fragments of D-Generation, Mind Tricks and The Isolation Game. Guest appearance on Zero Tolerance's "Prime Time Mind Surgery" in late 2006.
- ^ Played keyboards and synthesizer for Evergrey and keyboards for Embraced
- ^ Live guitarist during 2008 summer festivals. Officially joined Soilwork as a permanent member on 18 September 2008 replacing former guitarist Ola Frenning, also plays in French death metal band Scarve.
- ^ Was a student of previous Soilwork drummer Dirk Verbeuren.
- ^ Was a touring bassist from 2019 until January 2022 when he was announced as the band's official bassist.
- ^ Was a touring guitarist from 2019 until March 13th, 2023, when it was announced that he became an official member, replacing the late David Andersson.
- ^ Initially left the band on 11 December 2005. Rejoined Soilwork on 18 September 2008 but left the band on 26 June 2012 for a second time due to "creative differences".
- ^ Left due to tour exhaustion and musical differences.
- ^ Longest serving bassist of Soilwork
- ^ Left upon joining Megadeth.
- ^ Guitarist for melodic death metal band Dimension Zero, progressive thrash metal band Pathos, also former bassist for Dark Tranquillity.
- ^ Although with the band initially, he quit before the recording of the demo, leaving guitarist Peter Wichers to handle the bass tracks as well.
- ^ Left the band after the demo, later joined A Deeds Pride and Kayser.
- ^ Previously bass player of the band Hearts Alive