Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is an American hard rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1997. The band currently comprises vocalist A. J. Cavalier, guitarist Adam Zadel, bassist Tim King and drummer Tom Schofield. The band's members are closely linked with the bands Broken Hope, Drowning Pool and Oppressor.
1) SOiL is a five-piece Alternative Metal band from Chicago, formed in 1997 by ex-members of renowned death metal acts Broken Hope and Oppressor. After three efforts (the EP SOiL, the EP El Chupacabra and the first album Throttle Junkies), they gained international success with their album Scars. Their success was helped by singles such as Halo and Unreal, which bear their distinctive harsh but emotional and melodic sound.
Current members
* AJ Cavalier - vocals (2004-)
* Adam Zadel - guitars/vocals
* Tim King - bass
* Tom Schofield - drums
* Shaun Glass - guitars (1997-2008)
Shaun left the band in 2008 due to creative differences.
Discography
* SOiL (EP) (1997)
* El Chupacabra (EP) (1998)
* Throttle Junkies (1999)
* Scars (2001)
* Redefine (2004)
* True Self (2006)
* Throttle Junkies [Remastered] (2007)
* Picture Perfect (2009)
In 2002, SOiL played at Ozzfest and on the Ozzfest 2002 CD you can find the track 'Halo' played live with Zakk Wyld of Black Lable Society.
2) SOIL (Czech band) was founded in spring of 2003. The original formation consisted of the singer Zuzana Kropá?ová, keyboard player Jakub Zitko, drummer Roman Vícha and bass guitar player Ale? Slavík. In spring 2004, a guitar player Ji?í ?imek joined the band and this is the final arrangement up to the present day.
The band performed not just in Czech clubs but also on several big festivals e. g. Creamfields 2003, Open Air Field 2004, Mezi Ploty, Summer of Love 2003, Semtex Culture 2004 etc.
Current members
* Zuzana Kropá?ová - vocals
* Kuba Zitko - keyboard
* Ale? Slavík - bass
* Jirka ?imek - guitars
* Roman Vícha - drums
Discography
* In Fields
* Looking Back (2008)[http://www.soil.cz/indexr.php]
3) SOIL = Jensen Henrik & Lankin
Discography from discogs.com
* Tracks Appear On:
* Atomic Grooves (CD) Truth Can Only Become... Hypnotic 1997
* High Performance (CD) Imaginary Ocean Instinct Ambient 1997
* Hydrogen Dukebox : Shake The Bones (CD) Imaginary Ocean Hydrogen Dukebox 1997
* Hydrogen Dukebox : Shake The Bones (2x12") Imaginary Ocean Hydrogen Dukebox 1997
4) Soil (= Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, Domingo Laranio, Dave Hakopyan, and later, Shavo Odadjian.)
Serj Tankian founded his first rockband "Soil" in 1993. Two years later, in 1995, after one supposed jam session recording and one live show, Dave and Domingo left. Shavo (who went on to become the bass player) brought in drummer Andy Khachaturian. The four of them then named themselves System of a Down.
From Wikipedia:Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States. Members currently include AJ Cavalier (vocalist), Tom Schofield (drums), Tim King (bass), and Adam Zadel (guitar).
Soil's success came in 2001 when Pat Lynch of Orlando rock radio station WJRR, played the demo of "Halo" in heavy rotation. A major label bidding war erupted, the band chose J Records (a division of RCA Records). Music industry legend Clive Davis, responsible for signing such acts as Pink Floyd and Bruce Springsteen, signed the band, and stated that "you're gonna be my only rock band for now. You're going to be a priority, and I want to break this band".