The Ride Majestic

The Ride Majestic is the tenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. It was released on 28 August 2015 and is the first album to not feature longtime bassist Ola Flink who left before the recording of the album and also the last album to feature longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who left the band in July 2016 to join Megadeth.

The Ride Majestic
Studio album by Soilwork
Released	28 August 2015 (2015-08-28)
Recorded	February–June 2015
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	49:52
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	David Castillo, Soilwork
Soilwork chronology
Live in the Heart of Helsinki (2015) The Ride Majestic (2015) Death Resonance (2016)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Blabbermouth.net	9/10[2]
Exclaim!	7/10[3]
Metalsucks	[4]
New Noise Magazine	[5]
Revolver	4/5[6]

Background

On 5 December 2014, Soilwork frontman Björn Strid confirmed that work had begun on a new album when he posted a picture on Facebook of him listening to new demos.^[7] Strid also stated that Soilwork are sounding "better than ever".^[7] It was also confirmed that Soilwork has teamed up with Chuck Billy's Breaking Bands LLC management company for the album.^[7]

On 8 July, the band released the title track as the album's first single. On 13 August, the album teaser was released. On 20 August, the band released "Enemies in Fidelity" as a promotional single.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Ride Majestic"	Björn Strid	Strid	4:09
2.	"Alight in the Aftermath"	David Andersson	Sylvain Coudret	3:47
3.	"Death in General"	Strid	Strid Andersson	4:59
4.	"Enemies in Fidelity"	Strid	Strid	4:16
5.	"Petrichor by Sulphur"	Andersson	Andersson	5:11
6.	"The Phantom"	Strid	Andersson	3:57
7.	"The Ride Majestic (Aspire Angelic)"	Strid Andersson	Andersson	4:46
8.	"Whirl of Pain"	Strid Andersson	Andersson	5:01
9.	"All Along Echoing Paths"	Strid	Strid	4:21
10.	"Shining Lights"	Strid	Coudret	3:43
11.	"Father and Son, Watching the World Go Down"	Strid	Andersson	5:40
Total length:				49:52

Limited digipak and Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
12.	"Of Hollow Dreams"	Miguel Holmberg	Strid	4:08
Total length:				54:00

Limited digipak bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
13.	"Ghosts and Thunder"	Strid	Strid	5:17
Total length:				59:17

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
13.	"The End Begins Below the Surface"	Dirk Verbeuren	Verbeuren	3:17
Total length:				57:17

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[8][9]

Personnel

Soilwork

• Björn Strid – vocals
• Sylvain Coudret – guitars, bass
• David Andersson – guitars, bass
• Sven Karlsson – keyboards
• Dirk Verbeuren – drums
• Markus Wibom – bass (credited, but did not perform)

Guest musicians

• Pascal Poulsen (Odium) – vocals on "The Phantom"
• Nathan James Biggs (Sonic Syndicate) – vocals on "Father and Son, Watching the World Go Down"

Additional musicians

• Hanna Carlsson – cello on "The Ride Majestic", "Enemies in Fidelity" and "The Phantom"; piano on "The Ride Majestic"

Production

• David Castillo – production, recording, mixing (tracks 12–13)
• Soilwork – production
• Björn Strid – vocal production and recording
• Linus Corneliusson – additional recording, mix assistance, additional editing
• Rickard Gustafsson – drum tech
• Per Burström – drum tech
• Jens Bogren – mixing (tracks 1–11), mastering
• Tony Lindgren – mastering assistance

Artwork and design

• Róbert Borbás (theartofgrindesign.com) – cover art
• Hannah Verbeuren (hannahvphotography.com) – photography
• Mircea Gabriel Eftemie (eftemie.com) – layout, additional art
• Carlos Holmberg – Soilwork logo
• Tobias Green – Soilwork emblem a.k.a. The Sledgehammer Massiah

Studios

• Fascination Street Studios 1, Stockholm, Sweden – recording
• Black-out in the Red Room, Landskrona, Sweden – vocals recording
• Fascination Street Studios 2, Örebro, Sweden – mixing, mastering

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	60
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11]	37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	91
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	112
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14]	12
French Albums (SNEP)[15]	107
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	30
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17]	22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	49
US Billboard 200[19]	103

References

1. Lyons, Todd (2 September 2015). "Soilwork - The Ride Majestic Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
2. Van Horn, Jr., Ray (13 October 2015). "CD Reviews - The Ride Majestic Soilwork". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
3. Pratt, Greg (26 August 2015). "Soilwork The Ride Majestic". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
4. Thompson, Crash (10 August 2015). "Review: Soilwork's The Ride Majestic". Metalsucks. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
5. Senior, Nicholas (26 August 2015). "Album Review: Soilwork – 'The Ride Majestic'". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
6. Graff, Gary (28 August 2015). "Review: Soilwork – The Ride Majestic". revolvermag.com. NewBay Media. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
7. "Soilwork are better than ever - Metal Hammer". Metalhammer.teamrock.com. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
8. The Ride Majestic (liner notes). Soilwork. Nuclear Blast. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
9. The Ride Majestic (Japanese Release) (liner notes). Soilwork. Avalon. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
10. Ryan, Gavin (5 September 2015). "ARIA Albums: The Weeknd Takes Top Spot On Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
11. "Austriancharts.at – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
12. "Ultratop.be – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
13. "Ultratop.be – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
14. "Soilwork: The Ride Majestic" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
15. "Lescharts.com – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
16. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
17. "Swedishcharts.com – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
18. "Swisscharts.com – Soilwork – The Ride Majestic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
19. "Soilwork Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

External links

• The Ride Majestic at AllMusic
• The Ride Majestic at Nuclear Blast