SOiL 1262950 225680756 2008-07-14T21:38:59Z 217.42.97.149 /* Members */ {{unreferenced|article|date=December 2007}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = SOiL | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]] | Genre = [[Alternative metal]]<br>[[Hard rock]]<br>[[Post-grunge]] | Years_active = 1997 - present | Label = [[J Records]] (2001-2004)<br>[[DRT Entertainment]](2005-2007)[[Driven Music]] (2008-present) | Associated_acts = [[Drowning Pool]]<br>[[Broken Hope]]<br>[[Oppressor]] | URL = | Current_members = [[AJ Cavalier]]<br>[[Adam Zadel]]<br>[[Tom Schofield]]<br/>[[Tim King]] | Past_members = [[Ryan McCombs]]<br>[[Shaun Glass]] }} '''Soil''', often typeset as '''SOiL''', is a four piece rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States, founded by Shaun Glass,Tom Schofield, Tim King, and Adam Zadel. In 1997 vocalist Ryan Mccombs joined the band. McCombs (currently of [[Drowning Pool]]) later left in 2004 after the band departed from their label ([[J Records]]), to be with his family. Mccombs was replaced with vocalist AJ Cavalier, also of Diesel Machine. In 2007 guitar player Shaun Glass left the band, claiming he would focus his time on DIRGE. Soil was originally formed in 1997 by members of [[death metal]] acts [[Broken Hope]] and [[Oppressor]] as a side project to their own bands. Soil's first three releases, [[SOiL (EP)|Soil]] ([[EP]]), ''[[El Chupacabra (album)|El Chupacabra]]'' ([[EP]]) and their debut album ''[[Throttle Junkies]]'', failed to break the band into the mainstream. It was around this time that all the members of Soil left their other bands to focus on Soil as their main project. Soil's big break came when Pat Lynch of [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] rock radio station [[WJRR]], played the demo of "Halo" in heavy rotation. A [[major label]] bidding war erupted, won out by [[J Records]] (a division of [[RCA Records]]). Music industry legend [[Clive Davis]], responsible for signing such acts as [[Pink Floyd]] and [[Bruce Springsteen]], signed the band and stated that "you're gonna be my only rock band for now. You're going to be a priority, and I want to break this band".<ref>[http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/soil.htm Soil | interviews | musicOMH.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The band gained moderate international success with their 2001 release ''[[Scars (album)|Scars]]''. Their success was helped by singles such as "Halo" and "Unreal". In 2004, the band parted company with J Records after their second major album ''[[Redefine]]''. Shortly after, vocalist [[Ryan McCombs]] announced his departure from the group to be with his family. [[New York]]-based vocalist [[AJ Cavalier]] was introduced on [[November 15]], [[2004]] as McCombs' replacement. On [[July 20]], [[2005]], McCombs was confirmed to be the new singer for [[Drowning Pool]]. On [[September 21]], [[2005]], Soil signed with New York-based [[independent label]] [[DRT Entertainment]]. Their latest album ''[[True Self]]'' was released on [[May 2]], [[2006]]. The album leaked onto [[Peer-to-peer file sharing|P2P]] and [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]] sites on [[March 4]], almost 2 months before its official release. It is unclear whether the label is still active. They have released four albums, their most recent being ''[[True Self]]'' which was released in [[May 2]] [[2006]]. In November of 2007, Shaun Glass left the band. In 2008 Soil will write new material for a forthcoming release. In 2008 Soil signed to Driven Music, a branch of Crash Records. ==Members== * [[AJ Cavalier]] – Vocals, Guitar (2004–Present) Also in Diesel Machine. * [[Adam Zadel]] – Guitar, Backing Vocals * [[Tim King]] - Bass * [[Tom Schofield]] – Drums ===Former members=== * [[Ryan McCombs]] – Vocals (1997–2004) Currently in Drowning Pool. * [[Shaun Glass]] – Guitar (1997-2007) Currently in Dirge. ==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center"|Album information |- |align="left"|'''''[[Throttle Junkies]]''''' *Released: [[April 6]], [[1999]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small> *Label: Mia Records |- |align="left"|'''''[[Scars (album)|Scars]]''''' *Released: [[September 11]], [[2001]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small> *Label: [[J Records]] *Album Sales: 350,000+ |- |align="left"|'''''[[Redefine]]''''' *Released: [[March 23]], [[2004]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small> *Label: [[J Records]] *Album Sales: 175,000+ |- |align="left"|'''''[[True Self]]''''' *Released: [[May 2]], [[2006]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small> *Label: [[DRT Entertainment]] *Album Sales: 45,000+ |- <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small> *Label: [[DRT Entertainment]] |} ===EPs=== * ''[[El Chupacabra (album)|El Chupacabra]]'' (1998) * ''[[SOiL (EP)|Soil]]'' (1997) * ''[[Pride (EP) |Pride (EP)]]'' (2003) ==Singles== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:" |- |'''Year''' |'''Title''' |'''<small><sup><center>[[Mainstream Rock Tracks|US<br>Main. Rock]]</center></sup></small>''' |- |rowspan="2"| 2001 |"Halo" | 22 |- |"Unreal" | 31 |- |rowspan="1"| 2004 |"Redefine" | 11 |- |rowspan="1"| 2006 |"Give It Up" | - |- |rowspan="1"| 2007 |"Let Go" | - |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.soil-music.com Official Soil Website] *{{myspace|soil|Official MySpace}} {{SOiL}} [[Category:Post-grunge groups]] [[bg:SOiL]] [[da:SOiL]] [[de:SOiL]] [[fr:Soil]] [[it:SOiL]] [[no:SOiL]] [[pl:SOiL]] [[fi:Soil]] [[sv:Soil]]