EUROPEAN TOUR UNDERWAY
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR APPROACHING
Following the start of the European tour, Soen have released the strikingly visual video for ‘Incendiary’, a driving and furious anthem with a message of hope to rise against the horrors of war and the tyrannous leaders behind them.
The latest single also comes with a stunning artwork created by Victor Portugal, a worldwide renowned tattoo artist and lifelong friend of Soen’s drummer and co-founding member Martin Lopez. The artwork is available as a limited-edition poster, which will come with a certificate of authenticity and is exclusively available at the Soen store: https://soen.tmstor.es/
Lopez comments, “Incendiary is a song about the true power of unification…even if there is a few in charge ‘we’, as the people, have the power to radically change things.” “It’s a heavy and melodic song that has both the more raw classic metal vibe as well as some proggy passages” adds singer and co-founder member Joel Ekelöf. “I would say that it has a lot of emotion and anger but also beauty and serenity.”
The track is taken from the band’s highly praised recent album Memorial, which is arguably their best work to date and sees the band overall take a heavier approach to their craft whilst still maintaining the melodic grace the band are known for. Listen and purchase the album at this location.
‘Incendiary’ follows the release of the single ‘Hollowed’, which sees singer and founding member Joel Ekelöf joined on vocal duties by acclaimed singer Elisa, and is a hugely commanding ballad, which stands out as a powerful bridge across the album’s ten tracks. Watch 'Hollowed' at this location
Watch/Listen to the recently released ‘Unbreakable’ at this location
Watch/Listen to the recently released ‘Memorial’ at this location
Watch/Listen to the recently released ‘Violence’ at this location
Never ones to take the restrained path, Soen face down the ills and ways of current society with a crisp, wounded venom that betrays their pain, anger and frustrations. Each guitar carries a greater serrated edge, each melody a richer heart, each lyric a soul and spleen venting definitive proclamation. At the same time, Soen’s unique blend of progression, aggression, and beauty shows more maturity than ever before.
Soen are completed by, Lars Enok Åhlund (Keyboards and Guitar), Oleksii “Zlatoyar” Kobel (Bass) and Cody Ford (Lead Guitar). Following their hugely successful Memorial European tour in autumn last year and a string of incredible performances at last summer’s festivals, the band will soon be taking Memorial to the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tour will kick-off in May 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.
Full list of confirmed dates, tickets, and additional information available at this location.
| 21 MAR - Oulu (FI) - Tullisali |
| 22 MAR - Jyväskylä (FI) - Lutakko |
| 23 MAR - Tampere (FI) - Pakkauone |
| 24 MAR - Helsinki (FI) - Vanha Ylioppilastalo |
| 26 MAR - Stockholm (SE) - Fryshuset Klubben |
| 12 APR - Buenos Aires (AR) - Teatro Flores |
| 14 APR - São Paulo (BR) - Carioca Club |
| 16 APR - Bogotá (CO) - Calle 13 Bar |
| 18 APR - Quito (EC) - The Metal Fest Ecuador |
| 20 APR - Santiago (CL) - The Metal Fest Chile |
| 7 MAY - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge |
| 8 MAY - Cleveland, OH - The Roxy |
| 9 MAY - Toronto, ON - The Axis Club |
| 10 MAY - Montreal, QC - Théâtre Beanfield |
| 11 MAY - New York City, NY - Le Poisson Rouge |
| 13 MAY - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall |
| 14 MAY - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Café & Music Hall |
| 16 MAY - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts |
| 17 MAY - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall |
| 18 MAY - Washington, DC - Union Stage |
| 19 MAY - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle |
| 20 MAY - Charlotte, NC - The Underground |
| 22 MAY - Orlando, FL - The Abbey |
| 24 MAY - Mexico City, MEX - Pepsi Center WTC |
| 26 MAY - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater |
| 28 MAY - Austin, TX - Come and Take it Live |
| 30 MAY - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom |
| 31 MAY - Pomona, CA - The Glass House |
| 1 JUN - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre |
| 2 JUN - San Francisco, CA - The Independent |
| 4 JUN - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre |
| 5 JUN - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre |
| 6 JUN - Seattle, WA - Neumos |
| 8 JUN - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall |
| 9 JUN - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater |
| 1 OCT - Hannover (DE) - MusikZentrum Hannover |
| 2 OCT - Essen (DE) - Zeche Carl |
| 3 OCT - Esch-sur-Alzette (LU) - Rockhal |
| 4 OCT - Nijmegen (NL) - Doornroosje |
| 5 OCT - Aschaffenburg (DE) - Colos-Saal |
| 10 OCT - Rome (IT) - Orion |
| 11 OCT - Trezzo sull'Adda (IT) - Live Club |
| 12 OCT - Stuttgart (DE) - Im Wizemann |
| 13 OCT - Pratteln (CH) - Z7 |
| 15 OCT - Novi Sad - (RS) SKC Fabrika |
| 16 OCT - Sofia (BG) - Joy Station |
| 17 OCT - Tavros (GR) - Fuzz Club |
| 18 OCT - Thessaloniki (GR) - Principal Club Theater |
| 20 OCT - Izmir (TK) - Sold Out Performance Hall |
| 21 OCT - Ankara (TK) - Milyon Performance Hall |
| 22 OCT - Istanbul (TK) - Zorlu Performing Arts Center |
| 24 OCT - Buchareșt (RO) - Quantic Pub |
| 25 OCT - Cluj-Napoca (RO) - Form Space |
| 26 OCT - Budapest (HU) - Dürer Kert |
| 27 OCT - Bratislava (SK) - Majestic Music Club |
| 28 OCT - Nürnberg (DE) - Hirsch |
| 29 OCT - Zlín (CZ) - Masters Of Rock Cafe |
| 31 OCT - Kraków (PL) - Hype Park |
| 1 NOV - Poznań (PL) - Tama |
| 2 NOV - Gdańsk (PL) - B90 |
“The five-piece delivers everything demanding metal-lovers fancy” – METAL HAMMER (DE) ALBUM OF 2023
“Memorial delivers the magic Soen always promised” – METAL HAMMER (GB)
“…elegant yet powerful” – PROG
“Memorial reinforces Soen’s status as a class act” – POWERPLAY
“The creativity and artistic evolution of the Swedes is impressive and undeniable...deep and committed...Powerful and sensitive” – METALLIAN
“The right balance between sensitivity and power...constantly navigating between melody, strength and technical complexity...beautiful lyrical and orchestral flights...an enchanting parenthesis, as rare as it is precious... of the pillars of the current progressive metal” – HARDFORCE
“Memorial is the perfect triad of progress, aggressiveness and beauty” – ROCK HARD
“Huge drums, mighty guitar storms, gorgeous melodies and emphatic vocals…you can’t elude this energy!” – ECLIPSED
“Extremely multilayered” – CLASSIC ROCK
"Memorial has so much to say, really so much. You just need to know how to listen" – METALHEAD.IT
"In Memorial, we find how music creates a fusion with pathos through empathy, which, merging with catharsis, together generates a unique emotional union that deeply
connects us to the vibrations of the soul" – METALSHUTTER
“Emotional and breathless work with a perfect production” – HEAVY METAL WEBZINE
“Memorial is one of the best prog metal albums of the decade'' – HEADBANGERS LIFESTYLE
“While in the past referred to other bands as influences, now the band has created its own identity”' – ROCK TRIBUNE
“Memorial is huge, it’s like a mountain…it gets under your skin and into your every cell! You can really feel this music. Memorial has so beautiful moments, that it makes me want to cry just for the sake of it” – LEVYARVOSTELUT.FI
“…newest musical masterpiece…they incorporate incredible storytelling with shades of ‘light in the dark’ into their lush power metal songs. The band continues to be inspired by their musical past while keeping a keen eye on the future” – MY GLOBAL MIND
“There aren’t many bands who improve on every record, but Soen have once again demonstrated their worth with a career-best release. Fluid, organic, and inspirational, Memorial is breathtaking from start to finish” – METAL TALK
“The soul of Soen's music at this point is in the way everything blends together into an emotional avalanche… Soen continues to make the kind of modern metal I am clamoring for; heavy in both literal and metaphorical terms…once again delivering a treatise on what mainstream metal should be in this decade” – BLOODY-GOOD-MUSIC.COM
Memorial is out now, via Silver Lining Music. Available on CD, 12” Vinyl Album in Black and colour variants, digital formats and special D2C products and bundles. To purchase and stream the album, go to this location
SOEN:
- Joel Ekelöf – Vocals
- Martin Lopez – Drums
- Lars Enok Åhlund – Keyboards and Guitar
- Cody Ford – Lead Guitar
- Oleksii “Zlatoyar” Kobel – Bass
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