The Panic Broadcast

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."{{cite web|url = http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Peter+Wichers%3A+Soilwork/|title = Peter Wichers: Soilwork|publisher = SuicideGirls.com|date = 8 March 2009|accessdate = 11 March 2009}} 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".{{cite web|url=http://www.soilwork.org/studioblog.php |title=The Official Soilwork website |publisher=Soilwork |accessdate=12 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211140641/http://www.soilwork.org/studioblog.php |archivedate=11 February 2010 }} The complete track listing was revealed on 8 April.[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=138145 S] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606091448/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=138145 |date=6 June 2011 }}

On 17 May 2010, the band released "Two Lives Worth of Reckoning" on their MySpace.{{cite web|url=https://www.myspace.com/soilwork |title=SOILWORK op MySpace Music – Gratis gestreamde MP3's, foto's en Videoclips |publisher=Myspace.com |date=26 March 2005 |accessdate=1 July 2010}}

{{track listing

| all_lyrics = Björn "Speed" Strid

| headline = The Panic Broadcast

| title1 = Late for the Kill, Early for the Slaughter

| music1 = Peter Wichers

| length1 = 4:09

| title2 = Two Lives Worth of Reckoning

| music2 = Wichers

| length2 = 4:56

| title3 = The Thrill

| music3 = Wichers

| length3 = 4:33

| title4 = Deliverance Is Mine

| music4 = {{hlist|Wichers|Sylvain Coudret|Dirk Verbeuren}}

| length4 = 3:50

| title5 = Night Comes Clean

| music5 = Wichers

| length5 = 5:12

| title6 = King of the Threshold

| music6 = {{hlist|Wichers|Coudret}}

| length6 = 4:57

| title7 = Let This River Flow

| music7 = Wichers

| length7 = 5:20

| title8 = Epitome

| music8 = {{hlist|Wichers|Coudret}}

| length8 = 4:44

| title9 = The Akuma Afterglow

| music9 = Wichers

| length9 = 4:29

| title10 = Enter Dog of Pavlov

| music10 = {{hlist|Wichers|Coudret}}

| length10 = 5:36

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Limited Digipak edition bonus track

| title11 = Sweet Demise

| music11 = {{hlist|Wichers|Verbeuren}}

| length11 = 4:09

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Limited Box edition bonus tracks

| title11 = Sweet Demise

| music11 = {{hlist|Wichers|Verbeuren}}

| length11 = 4:09

| title12 = Distance (Drop's Electrip Enhancement)

| music12 = Wichers

| length12 = 5:16

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Japanese edition bonus track

| title11 = Sadistic Lullaby

| note11 = re-recorded version

| music11 = {{hlist|Strid|Wichers|Svartz}}

| length11 = 2:58

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Japanese limited edition bonus tracks

| title11 = Sadistic Lullaby

| note11 = re-recorded version

| music11 = {{hlist|Strid|Wichers|Svartz}}

| length11 = 2:58

| title12 = The Crestfallen (Drop's Syber Revision)

| music12 = Karlsson

| length12 = 4:38

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Limited edition bonus DVD

| title1 = Studio Footage - The Making of The Panic Broadcast

| length1 = 19:11

| title2 = Late for the Kill, Early for the Slaughter

| note2 = drums clip

| length2 = 3:56

}}

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

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|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1826767|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

|rev2 = Rock Sound

|rev2score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/rs-tv-soilwork-the-panic-broadcast |title=Soilwork - The Panic Broadcast - Reviews - Rock Sound Magazine |publisher=Rocksound.tv |date= |accessdate=18 March 2015}}

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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."{{Citation|last=Anderson |first=Keith |title=Soilwork - The Panic Broadcast |newspaper=The NewReview |date=13 July 2010 |url=http://thenewreview.net/reviews/soilwork-the-panic-broadcast |accessdate=13 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717100651/http://thenewreview.net/reviews/soilwork-the-panic-broadcast |archivedate=17 July 2010 }}

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