Soen's Memorial

2023-07-12 by Fernando Alves STAFF | 13 Comments
Swedish progressive metallers Soen have shared the title track off their upcoming studio album Memorial, out September 1st via Silver Lining Music. Watch the music video below.


Direction & Post-Production: Videns Studios

"It is a song to remind us of the victims of the power games that our so-called leaders play", comments founding member and drummer Martin Lopez. "It’s about PTSD" explains vocalist and co-founding member Joel Ekelöf, "and the effect war has on people like you and me that are sent to kill and die and have to pay that price for the rest of their lives."

Tracklist
1. Sincere
2. Unbreakable
3. Violence
4. Fortress
5. Hollowed
6. Memorial
7. Incendiary
8. Tragedian
9. Icon
10. Vitals

Pre-order at: https://smarturl.it/SoenMemorial

Following Download festival, Soen have added an extra date to their upcoming ‘Memorial’ European tour, which will kick off in September. It’s their only UK date to be announced so far, at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Friday 13th October.

MEMORIAL 2023 TOUR DATES
20.9 Odense (DK) - Posten
21.9 Copenhagen (DK) - Amager Bio
22.9 Berlin (DE) - Kesselhaus
23.9 Leipzig (DE) – Täubchemthal
24.9 Warsaw (PL) - Progresja
26.9 Prague (CZ) - Palak Akropolis
27.9 Zurich (CH) - Komplex 457
28.9 Munich (DE) - Backstage Werk
29.9 Vienna (AT) - Simm City
30.9 Bologna (IT) – Locomotiv
3.10 Bilbao (ES) - Kafe Antzokia
4.10 Porto (PT) - Hard Club
5.10 Lisbon (PT) - Lisboa Ao Vivo
6.10 Madrid (ES) - La Paqui
7.10 Sevilla (ES) - Custom
8.10 Murcia (ES) - Garaje
10.10 Barcelona (ES) - Apolo
11.10 Lyon (FR) - Ninkasi Kao
12.10 Sint Niklaas (BE) - De Casino
13.10 London (GB) - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
14.10 Amsterdam (NL) - Melkweg
15.10 Paris (FR) - Élysée Montmartre
17.10 Frankfurt (DE) - Batschkapp
18.10 Strasbourg (FR) - La Laiterie
20.10 Cologne (DE) - Essigfabrik
22.10 Hamburg (DE) - Knust

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FearThyEvil
July 12th 2023
18572 Comments


What is this 5FDP type of chorus? That was terrible

someone
Contributing Reviewer
July 12th 2023
6596 Comments


Do these guys still sound like Tool and Leprous had a hate child?

Ectier
July 12th 2023
2592 Comments


This band will remain one of those i have on my phone and go "Oh right this alright" and never venture furthur

FrozenFirebug
July 12th 2023
830 Comments


Do these guys still sound nothing like any of the bands they're compared to, on account of their abysmal vocals and mediocre by-the-numbers metal arrangements?
Hold on let me pause the other shit I'm doing to take a listen.
Yes.

Shiranui
July 12th 2023
1044 Comments


I love how the bridge offered us a Tori Amos fronted marching beat. That's exactly what I'm looking for in my mainstream pushing hushållsost metal.

AeniasGaming
July 12th 2023
325 Comments


Eh, last one was fine but this was pretty boring. Guess we're not getting another Lykaia or Lotus anytime soon.

Zakusz
July 12th 2023
1548 Comments


buttrock 2.0

KrillBoi
July 13th 2023
464 Comments


This kinda... sucks? Imperial was fine, but it really has been going downhill since the fantastic Lotus. This is just a new low.

Aluktodolo
July 13th 2023
550 Comments


“and the effect war has on people like you and me that are sent to kill and die and have to pay that price for the rest of their lives."

Those poor soldiers who liquidated a village of civilians. Won’t someone consider their feelings! Also, this track is truly awful and so was the last single.

DarkNoctus
July 13th 2023
12201 Comments


imperial was a step down (except a couple of tracks that were really good) but this is pretty awful by their standards. this whole bombastic FFDP energy really doesn't suit them, they've always been better when they've been subtle.

chronoclast
July 13th 2023
49 Comments


The formula is old at this point. The last album was so boilerplate and the production horrendous. This production sounds better but the songwriting is so cringeworthy. I’ll take Tellurian and Lotus any day.

sizeofanocean
July 15th 2023
3431 Comments


imperial was a step down (except a couple of tracks that were really good) but this is pretty awful by their standards. this whole bombastic FFDP energy really doesn't suit them, they've always been better when they've been subtle. [2]

Unfortunately true. I loved everything until Lotus, especially the debut and Lykaia


Willie
Moderator
July 15th 2023
20212 Comments


I've liked all of their albums so far, but this does sound like bottom of the barrel generic American radio metal.



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