Stabbing the Drama

Infobox Album | Name = Stabbing the Drama
Type = studio
Artist = Soilwork


Released = February 28, 2005
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative metal Melodic death metal
Length = 42:41 (Original release)
46:55 (Digipak release)
51:13 (Korean release)
Label = Nuclear Blast
Producer = Daniel Bergstrand
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:et8m962o0ep7 link]
Last album = "The Early Chapters"
(2004)
This album = "Stabbing the Drama"
(2005)
Next album = "Sworn to a Great Divide"
(2007) |

"Stabbing the Drama" is the sixth full-length studio album released by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork and the last to feature long-time guitarist Peter Wichers, who left the band after the subsequent tour.

Style-wise, this could be considered a more diverse album than the previous record, "Figure Number Five", taking elements of the past and present, and potential future. Most of the song-writing is done by guitarist Peter Wichers, but more input from keyboardist Sven Karlsson is seen. This is also the first album to feature new drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who brings a more technical approach to the band's drumming compared to the previous two albums.

Some pressings of the CD have tracks three and four reversed, with parts of track three still at the start of track four. 1,000 copies were made in a limited collectors metal case in the shape of the Soilworker's logo.

Track listing

# "Stabbing the Drama" − 4:34
# "One with the Flies" − 4:00
# "Weapon of Vanity" − 4:02
# "The Crestfallen" − 3:46
# "Nerve" − 3:38
# "Stalemate" − 3:28
# "Distance" − 4:29
# "Observation Slave" − 4:09
# "Fate in Motion" − 3:21
# "Blind Eye Halo" − 2:24
# "If Possible" − 4:50

Bonus tracks:
12. "Wherever Thorns May Grow" − 4:08 *
13. "Killed by Ignition" − 4:18 **

* * (bonus track for U.S. and Europe limited digipak edition and Japanese and Korean edition)
* ** (bonus track for Japanese and Korean edition)

Credits

* Björn "Speed" Strid − vocals
* Peter Wichers − guitars
* Ola Frenning − guitars
* Ola Flink − Bass guitar
* Sven Karlsson − Keyboards
* Dirk Verbeuren − Drums