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Soen have announced the release of their new album Memorial, which will be coming out September 1st via Silver Lining Music. The band have also released the hard-hitting first single βUnbreakableβ.
The new single is a statement of intent of whatβs 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, ββUnbreakableβ is a song about how you limit yourself as a human, by blindly believing in something.β Vocalist and co-founding member Joel EkelΓΆf continues, βPoliticians and the media paint everything as black or white, entitling you to try to destroy your opponent instead of trying to find common ground. Itβs key to be humble and open to different viewpoints to keep growing, βUnbreakableβ feels like a marriage between classic-metal and Soen.β
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 Soenβs unique blend of progression, aggression, and beauty.
Memorial is drenched in melody with face-crushing guitars and rhythms from start to finish. Album opener βSincereβ 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 EkelΓΆf.
Finishing with the beautiful, tragic, Pink Floyd-esque ballad βVitalsβ, Memorial is arguably the band finding their best stride yet. Soen have been building up to this moment for years and now theyβre here with Memorial, which is an inspiring modern hard rock classic.
Soen are completed by Lars Enok Γ hlund (Keyboards and Guitar), Oleksii βZlatoyarβ Kobel (Bass) and Cody Ford (Lead Guitar) and are set to play at this yearβs 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) - TΓ€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) β Locomotiv
Bilbao (ES) - Kafe Antzokia
Porto (PT) - Hard Club
Lisbon (PT) - Lisboa Ao Vivo
Madrid (ES) - La Paqui
Sevilla (ES) - Custom
Murcia (ES) - Garaje
Barcelona (ES) - Apolo
Lyon (FR) - Ninkasi Kao
Sint Niklaas (BE) - De Casino
Amsterdam (NL) - Melkweg
Paris (FR) - Elysee Montmartre
Frankfurt (DE) - Batschkapp
Strasbourg (FR) - La Laiterie
Cologne (DE) - Essigfabrik
Hamburg (DE) - Knust
Tickets for the shows:
*More dates to be announced
Memorial will be released on September 1st 2023, via Silver Lining Music. Available as a Deluxe CD, 12β Vinyl Album in Black and colour variants, digital formats and special D2C products and bundles. For pre-orders, go to:
MEMORIAL Track Listing:
1. Sincere
2. Unbreakable
3. Violence
4. Fortress
5. Hollowed
6. Memorial
7. Incendiary
8. Tragedian
9. Icon
10. Vitals
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SOEN:
Joel EkelΓΆf - Vocals
Martin Lopez - Drums
Lars Enok Γ hlund β Keyboards and Guitar
Oleksii βZlatoyarβ Kobel - Bass
Cody Ford - Lead Guitar
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