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”Album should never be an excuse to get back on tour” – interview with Björn “Speed” Strid of Soilwork

Author Arto Mäenpää - 20.8.2022

Swedish melodic death metallers Soilwork released their 12th studio album, “Övergivenheten”, on August 19th via Century Media Records. The band visited also Finland this summer once by playing a show on July 2nd at Tuska Festival. Chaoszine sat down with the band’s vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid before the show and discussed about the brand new album as well as what lies ahead for the group. You can check out the interview below:

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