Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States, founded by Tom Schofield, Tim King, and Adam Zadel. In 1997 vocalist Ryan Mccombs joined the band. McCombs (currently of Drowning Pool) later left in 2004 after the band departed from their label (J Records), to be with his family. Mccombs was replaced with vocalist AJ Cavalier, also of Diesel Machine. In 2007 guitar player Shaun Glass was dismissed. Soil remains a four-piece and announced that they are staying together as a band.

There is more than one artist with this name: SOIL [Jensen Henrik & Lankin], SOIL [Czech band], SOiL [from Chicago] 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 distinct