List of Soilwork band members

This is a comprehensive listing of Soilwork's members.

Current lineup

Björn "Speed" Strid

Björn Strid has been the only consistent member of Soilwork.

Active: 1995–present

Instrument: vocals

Release contributions: all Soilwork releases

Note: Also the lead singer for bands The Night Flight Orchestra, Terror 2000 and Coldseed, and on Darkane's demo and Disarmonia Mundi's albums Fragments of D-Generation, Mind Tricks and The Isolation Game. Guest appearance on Zero Tolerance's "Prime Time Mind Surgery" in late 2006.

Sven Karlsson

Sven Karlsson

Active: 2001–present

Instrument: keyboards

Release contributions: all Soilwork releases from Natural Born Chaos (2002)

Note: Played keyboards and synthesizer for Evergrey and keyboards for Embraced

Dirk Verbeuren

Dirk Verbeuren

Active: 2004–present

Instrument: drums

Release contributions: all Soilwork releases from Stabbing the Drama (2005)

Note: Also plays drums for French death metal group Scarve and has provided session drums for Belgian band Aborted, appearing on at least one album and an EP release.

Sylvain Coudret

Sylvain Coudret

Active: 2008–present

Instrument: guitar

Release contributions: all Soilwork releases from The Panic Broadcast (2010)

Note: Live guitarist during 2008 summer festivals. Officially joined Soilwork as a permanent member on September 18, 2008 replacing former guitarist Ola Frenning, also plays in French death metal band Scarve.

David Andersson

David Andersson

Active: 2012-present

Instrument: guitar

Release contributions: all Soilwork releases from The Living Infinite (2013)

Note: Also guitar player for band The Night Flight Orchestra. Filled in on Soilwork North American tour 2006 after Peter Wichers's first departure. Officially joined Soilwork on June 28, 2012, after Peter Wichers second departure.

Markus Wibom

Active: 2015–present

Instrument: bass

Release contributions: none

Note: Previously bass player of the band Hearts Alive

Former members

Name	Instrument	Membership	Additional information
Ola Frenning	guitar	1998–2008	Left due to tour exhaustion and musical differences.
Peter Wichers	guitar	1995–2005, 2008-2012	Initially left the band on December 11, 2005. Focused on production during 3-year absence, see also Out of the Dark. Rejoined Soilwork on September 18, 2008. On June 26 2012, Soilwork released a statement that Peter had left for a second time, due to "creative differences".
Ola Flink	bass	1998–2015	longest serving bassist of Soilwork
Daniel Antonsson	guitar	2006–2008	Guitarist for melodic death metal band Dimension Zero progressive thrash metal band Pathos, also former bassist for Dark Tranquillity.
Ludvig Svartz	guitar	1995-1998
Jimmy Persson	drums	1995–1998
Henry Ranta	drums	1998–2003
Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg	keyboards	1998-2001
Carl-Gustav Döös	bass	1995-1997	Although with the band initially, he quit before the recording of the demo, leaving guitarist Peter Wichers to handle the bass tracks as well.
Mattias Nilsson	guitar	1995-1997	Left the band after the demo, later joined A Deeds Pride and Kayser.

Session members

Name	Instrument	Membership	Additional information
Richard Evensand	drums	2003–2004	Filled in on tours between Henry Ranta's departure in 2003 and Dirk Verbeuren's arrival in 2004. He has performed with such bands as Therion, Demonoid and, after filling in on the tours, Chimaira (for a short stint).
Andreas Holma	guitar	2006	Filled in on UK tour '06 after Peter Wichers's departure
Peter Wildoer	drums	2006	Filled in on for three shows being two in Sweden and one for Festimad
Morten Løwe Sørensen	drums	2008	Filled in on for two shows being one in Tallinn and the other in Riga
Christofer Malmström	guitar	2011	Filled in on a Helsinki, Finland show for Peter Wichers

Timeline

External links

• Official site