What's The Story?
Soilwork are a heavy metal band from Sweden. As We Speak is a song that many of their fans affectionately refer to as "their pussy metal song". From 2002, it's on Natural Born Chaos, which was produced by Devin Townsend.
Who's To Blame?
A real life guitar hero with a Hetfield beard.
Why ♥ It?
The guitar in this song is so so heavy. The fact that the lyrics and synthesizers go for emotionally heavy only to help make the dirty, low guitar more effective. From the beginning and throughout the song, the post-processing process and guitar tech work in synchrony to make for a diabolical riff headlining the track throughout.
The scream of Speed Strid keeps up with the fast-paced verses, with the vocals in the chorus having a distinctively Devin Townsend creepiness in the their choral style.
The pre-solo bridge has a built intensity that the song plays with for 30 seconds or so. The palm muted guitar notes feel like a low, and the chords he plays feel like a high. With their powers combined the short riff constructs and destructs a great anticipation for what every metalhead is truly waiting for during a bridge: guitar solo!
The synth really reminds me of something, but I can't say what. Maybe someone could tell me? (Or maybe it just has one of those sounds that sounds like something previously heard anyways.)
Regardless, while death metal fans will spit on me for it, this is probably Soilwork's most attractive and accessible track, and anyone with any dabbling in metal should give it a listen.
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