Soilwork "Övergivenheten"

Övergivenheten (English: The Abandonment) is the twelfth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork, released on 19 August 2022 via Nuclear Blast. It marks the first album with new bassist Rasmus Ehrnborn who joined as a touring member for the previous album Verkligheten cycle and became a permanent member in 2022, also making this album the first recorded as a six-piece since 2013's The Living Infinite. This was the last album to feature guitarist David Andersson who died on 14 September 2022.

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Andersson, except where noted

1. "Övergivenheten" Strid/Andersson    Music: Björn "Speed" Strid 5:46
2. "Nous sommes la guerre" ("We Are the War") 6:53
3. "Electric Again" 4:23
4. "Valleys of Gloam" Strid Strid 4:11
5. "Is It in Your Darkness" Strid Strid 4:05
6. "Vultures" Sven Karlsson 5:48
7. "Morgongåva / Stormfågel" (“Morning Gift/Stormbird”, instrumental) 1:33
8. "Death, I Hear You Calling" 4:41
9. "This Godless Universe" 4:42
10. "Dreams of Nowhere" Strid Strid 4:29
11. "The Everlasting Flame" (instrumental) Strid 1:07
12. "Golgata" (featuring Dave Sheldon) 4:59
13. "Harvest Spine" (featuring Dave Sheldon) Strid Strid 5:10
14. "On the Wings of a Goddess Through Flaming Sheets of Rain" 7:32

Total length: 65:19

Morgongåva is also a locality situated in Heby Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden.

Official music videos:

- Övergivenheten

- Dreams of Nowhere

- Nous sommes la guerre

- Valleys of Gloam

Recording information:

Recorded and produced at Nordic Sound Lab in Skara, Sweden between January and December 2021.

Choir vocals recorded in St. Matthew's Church in Stockholm, Sweden.

Kaval and additional guitars recorded at Jarlhed Studios in Sweden.

Mixed and mastered at the Panic Room in Skövde, Sweden.