Figure Number Five | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 22 April 2003 | |||
Recorded | Guitars & Keyboards – Queenstreet Recording (December 2002 – January 2003)
Drums – Dug-Out Productions (January 2003) Vocals & Bass – Studio Fredman (January – February 2003) | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal, alternative metal | |||
Length | 40:52 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Soilwork | |||
Soilwork chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Rock Hard | 9.5/10[2] |
Figure Number Five is the fifth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. The record was released on 22 April 2003 through Nuclear Blast label. On this release, the band introduces more elements of alternative metal into their melodic death metal style. This would be the last album with Henry Ranta on drums before he left the band after its release.
A few different editions of this album existed upon release. The normal release with eleven tracks, as well as a limited edition release with a second CD including their 1997 demo In Dreams We Fall into the Eternal Lake plus two songs from the Steelbath Suicide demo session. The limited vinyl version of the album features two discs - this album and Natural Born Chaos, black and the other a white-colored vinyl. The Japanese version of the album includes one bonus track, entitled "Bursting Out".