A Predator's Portrait

A Predator's Portrait is the third studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. It was released on 19 February 2001, and was reissued on 15 October 2013 in the U.S. and 18 October 2013 in Europe. This is the last album to feature Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg on keyboards. According to Nielsen Soundscan, the album sold 6.326 copies in the US as of 2002.

This is the first album where Björn "Speed" Strid started utilizing clean vocals mixed with his traditional screaming style and the first Soilwork release to be on Nuclear Blast. The album was recorded at the same studio and at the same time that Opeth recorded their album Blackwater Park.

"Shadowchild" is a rerecording from their reissue of The Chainheart Machine.

Soilwork

 * Björn "Speed" Strid − vocals
 * Peter Wichers − lead guitar
 * Ola Frenning − rhythm guitar
 * Henry Ranta − drums
 * Ola Flink − bass guitar
 * Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg − keyboards, artwork

Guests

 * Mattias Eklundh − guitar solo on "Needlefeast"
 * Jens Broman (ex-Darkane) – co-writer
 * Eskil Simonsson − samples on "Grand Failure Anthem"
 * Mikael Åkerfeldt − co-vocals on "A Predator's Portrait"

Additional Personnel on the Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks

 * Sven Karlsson – keyboards
 * Dirk Verbeuren – drums
 * Sylvain Coudret – guitar
 * David Andersson – guitar

Production

 * Mixed at Studio Fredman
 * Drums recorded in DHS-Studios
 * Mastered at The Mastering Room