The Panic Broadcast

The Panic Broadcast
Studio album by
Released2 July 2010
RecordedJanuary–March 2010 in Mooresville & Asheville
GenreMelodic death metal, metalcore
Length47:46
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPeter Wichers
Soilwork chronology
Sworn to a Great Divide
(2007)
The Panic Broadcast
(2010)
The Sledgehammer Files: The Best of Soilwork 1998-2008
(2010)

The Panic Broadcast is the eighth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork, released 2 July in Europe and 13 July in North America, 2010. The album marks the return of long-time Soilwork guitarist and founder Peter Wichers, who also took on the role as the album's producer, though Wichers would leave Soilwork in 2012. The album also features the debut of guitarist Sylvain Coudret who replaced longtime guitarist Ola Frenning in 2008. Mixing was done by Jens Bogren. According to Nielsen SoundScan, The Panic Broadcast sold around 5,257 copies in its first week of sales in the United States. The album debuted at #88 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it their highest-charting album in their entire career at the time.