SOiL (EP)
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Soil is the debut EP
from the Chicago metal
band Soil. According to vocalist Ryan McCombs
, this release was referred to by the band as "the worm disc." The tracks "Broken Wings" and "She" would be featured again on a second EP, El Chupacabra
, in 1998. Songs from both EPs would then finally appear on Soil's full-length debut, Throttle Junkies
, the following year.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
from the Chicago metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Soil. According to vocalist Ryan McCombs
Ryan McCombs
Ryan McCombs is a heavy metal vocalist. From 1997 to 2004 he was the vocalist of the hard rock band Soil. Since 2005, however, McCombs has served as the vocalist for Drowning Pool.-1997-2004: Soil:...
, this release was referred to by the band as "the worm disc." The tracks "Broken Wings" and "She" would be featured again on a second EP, El Chupacabra
El Chupacabra (album)
El Chupacabra is an EP by the heavy metal band Soil. The name of the EP refers to a mythical Puerto Rican beast, and literally means "goat-sucker" in Spanish...
, in 1998. Songs from both EPs would then finally appear on Soil's full-length debut, Throttle Junkies
Throttle Junkies
Throttle Junkies is the debut album by the Chicago-based music group Soil. The album was released on May 18, 1999 via the now defunct MIA Records. It featured tracks previously released on the band's EPs Soil and El Chupacabra. Not long after the album's release, MIA folded...
, the following year.
Track listing
- "Broken Wings" – 4:20
- "No More, No Less" – 3:07
- "She" – 3:28
- "Same Ol' Trip" – 3:57
- "Yellow Lines" – 5:09
Personnel
- Ryan McCombsRyan McCombsRyan McCombs is a heavy metal vocalist. From 1997 to 2004 he was the vocalist of the hard rock band Soil. Since 2005, however, McCombs has served as the vocalist for Drowning Pool.-1997-2004: Soil:...
– Vocals - Adam Zadel – Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Shaun Glass – Guitar
- Tim KingTim KingTim King is an American educator and non-profIt leader, and the founder and CEO of Urban Prep Academies, a network of all-male charter public high schools in Chicago...
– Bass - Tom Schofield – Drums