A Predator's Portrait

A Predator's Portrait
Studio album by Soilwork
Released	19 February 2001
Recorded	September-October 2000 Studio Fredman and DHS-Studios
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	45:43
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Fredrik Nordström, Soilwork
Soilwork chronology
The Chainheart Machine (2000) A Predator's Portrait (2001) Natural Born Chaos (2002)

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A Predator's Portrait is the third full-length studio album released by the Swedish melodic death metal band, Soilwork. It was released on 19 February 2001 and will be reissued on 15 October 2013 in the U.S. and 18 October 2013 in Europe.^[1] This is the last album to feature Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg on keyboards.

This is the first album where Björn "Speed" Strid started utilizing clean vocals mixed with his traditional screaming style and the first Soilwork release to be on Nuclear Blast. The album was recorded at the same studio and at the same time that Opeth recorded their album Blackwater Park.^[2]

"Shadowchild" is a rerecording from their reissue of The Chainheart Machine.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bastard Chain"	Strid & Wichers	4:02
2.	"Like the Average Stalker"	Wichers, Ranta & Broman	4:30
3.	"Needlefeast"	Strid, Wichers & Frenning	4:06
4.	"Neurotica Rampage"	Strid	4:43
5.	"The Analyst"	Strid, Wichers & Frenning	4:42
6.	"Grand Failure Anthem"	Strid, Wichers & Frenning	5:20
7.	"Structure Divine"	Strid, Wichers & Frenning	4:06
8.	"Shadowchild"	Strid, Wichers, Frenning, Ranta & Holmberg	4:38
9.	"Final Fatal Force"	Strid, Wichers & Frenning	4:59
10.	"A Predator's Portrait"	Strid, Wichers & Frenning	4:31

Japanese CD Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Asylum Dance"	Strid	4:16

Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Additional Notes	Length
11.	"Asylum Dance"	Japanese edition bonus track on original release	4:16
12.	"Like The Average Stalker"	Live from the "2013 North American Infinity Tour"
13.	"Final Fatal Force"	Live from the "2013 North American Infinity Tour"

Personnel

Soilwork

• Björn "Speed" Strid − vocals
• Peter Wichers − lead guitar
• Ola Frenning − rhythm guitar
• Henry Ranta − drums
• Ola Flink − bass guitar
• Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg − keyboards, artwork

Guests

• Mattias Eklundh − guitar solo on "Needlefeast"
• Jens Broman (ex-Darkane) – co-writer
• Eskil Simonsson − samples on "Grand Failure Anthem"
• Mikael Åkerfeldt − co-vocals on "A Predator's Portrait"

Additional Personnel on the Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks

• Sven Karlsson – keyboards
• Dirk Verbeuren – drums
• Sylvain Coudret – guitar
• David Andersson – guitar

Production

• Mixed at Studio Fredman
• Drums recorded in DHS-Studios
• Mastered at The Mastering Room

References

1. "Soilwork: Deluxe Edition Of 'A Predator's Portrait' Due In October". Blabbermouth.net. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
2. Åkerfeldt, Mikael. "Blackwater Session Diary". Opeth.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-05-11.

External links

• A Predator's Portrait on Soilwork's official website