Sweden's SOILWORK, in their early years, were considered one of the pioneers of the highly debataed melodic Death Metal genre. This album (their first) only proves they are some of the best. While some may despise typical song structures, they work very well on Steelbath Suicide. Every song is intense and the album only gets better the further you are. All songs here are superb, but the latter tracks outweigh the slow start. The only exception to this is the intro song (instrumental) and "Wings of Domain" which is arguably the best track on this monster. Every song contains a fast, tearing thrash riff with a lead on top of it. That may sound repetitive, but each lead is significantly different and when you have an incredible vocalist, Bjorn "Sped" Strid, you can't go wrong. On top of the fantastic leads and rhythm guitar, you have incredibly technical and memorable solos. The speeds of them fluctuate so you're always getting something fresh and contrasting. They don't sound forced like many bands do to show their technical prowess which is a huge relief. To compliment the laudable musicianship, the drummer fits perfectly and really gives each song a bang. Tempo changing is persistent, but not forced. The production on this album is excellent. Every instrument can be heard clearly which is very surprising considering the age and status of this album. Impressive, to say the least. Much diversity is to be found on your journey through "Steelbath Suicide", but it's going to require a few spins to digest it all. At first this album comes across as incessant, fast riffing, synths and screams, but upon scrutinizing, you find the gem inside this masterpiece. If all melo-death sounded like this, the genre would be praised universally.