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The Panic Broadcast is the eighth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Soilwork, released July 2 in Europe and July 13 in North America, 2010.[2] The album marks the return of long-time Soilwork guitarist and founder Peter Wichers, who also picks up the role as the album's producer, though Wichers would leave Soilwork again in 2012. The album also features the debut of new guitarist Sylvain Coudret who replaced longtime guitarist Ola Frenning in 2008. Mixing was done by Jens Bogren.[3] According to Nielsen SoundScan, The Panic Broadcast sold around 5,257 copies in its first week of sales in the United States. The album debuted at #88 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it their highest-charting album in their entire career at the time.

The Panic Broadcast
Studio album by Soilwork
Released	2 July 2010 (Europe) 13 July 2010 (North America)
Recorded	January–March 2010 in Mooresville & Asheville[1]
Genre	Melodic death metal, Metalcore
Length	47:46
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Peter Wichers
Soilwork chronology
Sworn to a Great Divide (2007) The Panic Broadcast (2010) The Sledgehammer Files: The Best of Soilwork 1998-2008 (2010)

Album

Musically, this album found the band moving back more to their speed-laden, melodic death metal roots, though the already present alternative and metalcore sound still remains. In an interview with SuicideGirls.com, Wichers spoke about what direction the band might take musically with its next album. "We talked about maybe taking a little bit of a different approach for the next record," he said. "Having me and Sylvain back in the band, I think that we're probably going to try to do stuff that might be a little more technical. We want to keep the element of the catchy chorus but at the same time maybe have bit more guitar solos than on Sworn to a Great Divide and also let Dirk [Verbeuren, drums] get more space on the record for drumming. That was one of the things I think that 'Sworn to a Great Divide' was lacking a little bit. It's a good record but I think that with such talented musicians the next album definitely needs to have more performance."[4] Peter Wichers also stated that this album will have more blues elements that previous albums and even said that one of the riffs for 'The Thrill' was inspired by a bluegrass riff.

Lead vocalist Björn Strid confirmed 18 February 2010 that the drums for the album had already been recorded. He also confirmed the names of six tracks: "The Thrill", "Late for the Kill, Early for the Slaughter", "The Akuma Afterglow", "Let This River Flow", "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and "Two Lives Worth of Reckoning".[5] The complete track listing was revealed on April 8.[6]

On 17 May 2010, the band released "Two Lives Worth of Reckoning" on their MySpace.[7]

Track listing

Personnel

Soilwork

• Björn "Speed" Strid – vocals
• Peter Wichers – lead guitar
• Ola Flink – bass
• Sven Karlsson – keyboards
• Dirk Verbeuren – drums
• Sylvain Coudret – rhythm guitar

Technical personnel

• Peter Wichers – production, engineering
• Jens Bogren - mixing

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[8]
Rock Sound	[9]

The NewReview gave the album a 4.0 out of 5 and stated "Soilwork is the kind of band so ahead of the curve they have the keys to the asphalt paving machine. The Panic Broadcast is another in a long line of Soilwork albums crammed full of metal goodness and makes you sorry you fell for cheap, trendy trash."[10]

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position	Certification	Sales/ shipments[11]
Finnish Albums Chart[12]	14
German Albums Chart[13]	24
Swedish Albums Chart[14]	29
Japanese Albums Chart[15]	42
Greek Albums Chart[16]	44
Austrian Albums Chart[17]	47
Swiss Albums Chart[18]	60
Billboard 200	88		5,257
French Albums Chart[19]	141

References

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[de] The Panic Broadcast

The Panic Broadcast ist das achte Studioalbum der schwedischen Göteborg- bzw. Modern-Metal-Band Soilwork. Auf dem Album ist Peter Wichers wieder an der Gitarre zu hören, welcher die Band zwischen 2005 und 2008 verlassen hatte.

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[es] The Panic Broadcast

The Panic Broadcast es el octavo álbum de la banda de melodic death metal Soilwork, el cual salió a la venta el 2 de julio (en Europa) y el 13 de julio (en Norte América) del año 2010.[1] Este álbum marca el regreso del fundador y primer guitarrista de Soilwork Peter Wichers, quien también se desempeña como productor del álbum. También es el primer álbum con el nuevo guitarrista Sylvian Coudret. El mezclado de las pistas corre a cargo de Jens Bogren.[2]

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