March 13 — Soilwork officially has a new member.
The band announced Monday, it has named Simon Johansson as its new guitarist. The band discussed Johansson’s appointment in a prepared statement.
“We are excited to finally welcome Simon Johansson to the Soilwork family as a permanent member,” the statement reads. “Simon has been with us on a session basis since 2019 and not only has he proven himself to be a solid guitar player, but also a humble human being and a true gentleman in some of the most challenging years of the band’s history. We love you and we are grateful that you are part of our band.”
Johansson said he was happy to be named the band’s newest permanent member.
”I’m super stoked and very humbled to be the new guitarist in Soilwork,” Johansson said. “I have been a fan of the band since way back and now to be a part of the Soilwork legacy is a huge honor. We first started to work together in 2019 when I joined as their session touring guitarist and during this time my admiration for the band has just grown. Now happy and proud to be joining my brothers as a full-time member and I’m thrilled to be a part of the next chapter of Soilwork.”
In other news, Soilwork is gearing up to launch the second leg of its European co-headlining tour with Kataklysm. The next leg of the tour is scheduled to launch March 30 in Roskilde, Denmark and to run through April 30 in Amstelveen, The Netherlands.
Horizon Ignited will serve as support for the upcoimng tour, which also features scheduled stops in cities across Europe, such as Helsinki, Finland; Vienna, Austria and Warsaw, Poland. The tour’s schedule is noted below:
Catch the package of SOILWORK, KATAKLYSM and HORIZON IGNITED here:
30.03. DK Roskilde – Gimle
31.03. SE Gothenburg – Brewhouse
01.04. NO Oslo – Vulkan Arena
02.04. SE Stockholm – Slaktkyrkan
04.04. FI Helsinki – Tavastia
05.04. FI Jyväskylä – Lutakko
06.04. FI Kuopio – Sawohouse Underground
07.04. FI Joensuu – Kerubi
08.04. FI Lahti – Möysän Musaklubi
09.04. EE Tallinn – Helitehas
11.04. LV Riga – Melna Piektdiena
12.04. LT Vilnius – Vakaris
13.04. PL Gdansk – B90
14.04. PL Warsaw – Progresja
15.04. PL Krakow – Kamienna12
16.04. SK Bratislava – Majestic Music Club
18.04. RO Cluj-Napoca – Form Space
19.04. RO Bucharest – Arelene Romane
20.04. BG Sofia – Hristo Botev Hall
21.04. RS Belgrade – Dom Omladine
22.04. HR Zagreb – Boogaloo
23.04. AT Vienna – Simm City
25.04. AT Wörgl – VZ Komma
26.04. DE Hannover – Muzikzentrum
27.04. NL Drachten – Poppodium Iduna
28.04. DE Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
29.04. DE Cologne – Essigfabrik
30.04. NL Amstelveen – P60
More information on Soilwork’s new tour, album and guitarist is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Website: https://www.soilwork.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soilwork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/soilwork
