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Swedish metallers SOILWORK will release their long-awaited ninth new album and first dual-disc, The Living Infinite, on March 1st (Europe), March 4th (UK) and March 5th (North America) via Nuclear Blast.

Soilwork have now released a new song from the The Living Infinite. Check out ‘Rise Above The Sentiment’ and its music video below:

The first album trailer for The Living Infinite, which marks the first double album in the history of melodic death metal, can now be seen below. Check out what singer Björn “Speed” Strid has to say about the idea of a double album, the songwriting process and working with new guitarist David Andersson for the first time:

Produced by Jens Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, BLOODBATH), The Living Infinite features artwork by MNEMIC’s Mircea Eftemie Gabriel.

The Living Infinite tracklisting:

CD 1:
‘Spectrum Of Eternity’
‘Memories Confined’
‘This Momentary Bliss’
‘Tongue’
‘The Living Infinite I’
‘Let The First Wave Rise’
‘Vesta’
‘Realm Of The Wasted’
‘The Windswept Mercy’
‘Whispers And Lights’

CD 2:
‘Entering Aeons’
‘Long Live The Misanthrope’
‘Drowning With Silence’
‘Antidotes In Passing’
‘Leech’
‘The Living Infinite II’
‘Loyal Shadow’
‘Rise Above The Sentiment’
‘Parasite Blues’
‘Owls Predict, Oracles Stand Guard’

The official viral video for the first single off the album, ‘Spectrum Of Eternity’, can be viewed below:

Soilwork recently launched a fan video contest. Fans can express their creativity by creating their own video clip for either the song ‘Spectrum Of Eternity’ or ‘This Momentary Bliss’, upload it to YouTube, let their work be judged by the band and eventually get the chance to win

– lifetime free entry to any Soilwork concert (except for festival shows)
– a meet & greet with the band at the first concert
– a premium The Living Infinite bundle, including the album as a digipak CD and on vinyl, plus a t-shirt

Click here for further information on the contest and to download the songs with lyrics. The contest ends on March 1st.

Photo by Hannah Verbeuren

Soilwork’s North American Infinity Tour 2013, also featuring JEFF LOOMIS, BLACKGUARD, THE BROWNING and WRETCHED, includes the following dates:

March
12 – West Springfield, VA – Empire
13 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
14 – Albany, NY – Bogie’s
15 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
16 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theater
17 – Montreal, QC – Petit Campus
18 – Qu?bec City, QC – Dagobert
19 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks
20 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
21 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
22 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s
23 – Westland, MI – Token Lounge
24 – Milwaukee, WI – Rave
25 – Joliet, IL – Mojoes
26 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
27 – St. Paul, MN – Station 4
28 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre
29 – Regina, SK – Exchange
30 – Calgary, AB – Republik
31 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room

April
1 – Prince George, BC – Generator
2 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater
3 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
4 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
5 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
6 – West Hollywood, CA – Whiskey-a-Go-Go
7 – Tempe, AZ – Rocky Point Cantina
8 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
9 – Las Vegas, NV – Las Vegas Country Saloon
11 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
12 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
13 – Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
14 – St. Louis, MO – Firebird
15 – Dallas, TX – Trees
16 – San Antonio, TX – Backstage Live
17 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s
18 – Abilene, TX – Lucky Mule
19 – Odessa, TX – Chameleon Room
20 – El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
21 – Austin, TX – Dirty Dog Bar
22 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
23 – McAllen, TX – Geo’s
24 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
26 – St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
27 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
28 – Charlotte, NC – Casbah
29 – Richmond, VA – Kingdom
30 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage

May
1 – Teaneck, NJ – Mexicali Live
2 – Poughkeepsie, NY – Chance Theatre
3 – Buffalo, NY – Broadway Joe’s
4 – Columbus, OH – Al Rosa Villa
5 – London, ON – Music Hall
6 – Syracuse, NY – Station 58
7 – Worcester, MA – Palladium