Swedish Progressive Metal band Soen have announced the release of their new album “Memorial,” which will be coming out September 01, 2023 via Silver Lining Music. The band unveiled the official video for the track “Unbreakable,” stream it through the YouTube player below:
The new single is a statement of intent of whatâs to come from the forthcoming album and sees the band take a much heavier approach but still retain their melodic sensibilities.
Founding member and drummer Martin Lopez comments: ââUnbreakableâ is a song about how you limit yourself as a human, by blindly believing in something.â Vocalist and co-founding member Joel Ekelöf continues: âPoliticians and the media paint everything as black or white, entitling you to try to destroy your opponent instead of trying to find common ground. Itâs key to be humble and open to different viewpoints to keep growing, âUnbreakableâ feels like a marriage between classic-metal and Soen.â
The new album has a potent drive and sees the band channel the ills of current society with a crisp, riff heavy ferocity but at the same time still showcasing Soenâs unique blend of progression, aggression, and beauty.
“Memorial” is drenched in melody with face-crushing guitars and rhythms from start to finish. Album opener “Sincere” starts off with relentless propulsion, whilst the sheer power of the title-track is enriched with a solid groove, underlying the weighty tones and evocative vocals of Joel Ekelöf.
Finishing with the beautiful, tragic, Pink Floyd-esque ballad “Vitals,” “Memorial” is arguably the band finding their best stride yet. Soen have been building up to this moment for years and now theyâre here with “Memorial,” which is an inspiring modern Hard Rock classic.
Soen are completed by Lars Enok Ă hlund (Keyboards and Guitar), Oleksii âZlatoyarâ Kobel (Bass) and Cody Ford (Lead Guitar) and are set to play at this yearâs Download Festival (GB) on Sunday 11th June, before embarking on the “Memorial 2023 Tour” in Europe this September, with the newly added show at the Locomotiv in Bologna (IT).
MEMORIAL 2023 TOUR DATES
20.9 Odense (DK) – Posten
21.9 Copenhagen (DK) – Amager Bio
22.9 Berlin (DE) – Kesselhaus
23.9 Leipzig (DE) – TĂ€ubchemthal
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) â 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
14.10 Amsterdam (NL) – Melkweg
15.10 Paris (FR) – Elysee Montmartre
17.10 Frankfurt (DE) – Batschkapp
18.10 Strasbourg (FR) – La Laiterie
20.10 Cologne (DE) – Essigfabrik
22.10 Hamburg (DE) – Knust
Tickets for the shows: https://soenmusic.com/tourdates/
*More dates to be announced
“Memorial” will be released on September 01, 2023, via Silver Lining Music. Available as a Deluxe CD, 12â Vinyl Album in Black and colour variants, digital formats and special D2C products and bundles.
Pre-Order the album here: https://smarturl.it/SoenMemorial
Tracklist:
- Sincere
- Unbreakable
- Violence
- Fortress
- Hollowed
- Memorial
- Incendiary
- Tragedian
- Icon
- Vitals
Lineup:
Joel Ekelöf / Vocals
Martin Lopez / Drums
Lars Enok Ă
hlund / Keyboards and Guitar
Oleksii âZlatoyarâ Kobel / Bass
Cody Ford / Lead Guitar
