Soen
Formed: 2010
From:
Sweden
Last Known Status: Active
Background
While initially formed in 2004, it was only in May 2010 that the formation of Soen was announced, its lineup consisting of former Opeth drummer Martin Lopez, ex-Death, Testament and Sadus bassist Steve DiGiorgio, Willowtree vocalist Joel Ekelöf and guitarist Kim Platbarzdis.
Drummer Martin Lopez has described Soen's music as "melodic, heavy, intricate and very different than everything else." Their debut, "Cognitive," was released in February 2012 to positive critical reception, the members' technical proficiency receiving most praise, though many reviewers noted extreme stylistic similarities to the music of Tool.
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Dark Tranquillity Premiere New Live Video
Swedish melodic death metal veterans Dark Tranquillity have released a live music video for their song “The Last Imagination.” The footage was captured during a hometown performance in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Next month, the band will head overseas for a co-headlining tour with Soen. Persefone will appear as support on the trek, which has been dubbed the Scandinavian Heavy Arts Tour: More...
SOEN Premiere New Single & Music Video
SOEN have premiered the music video for “Indifferent” today, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. The track serves as the final preview of the Swedish progressive metal band’s upcoming album Reliance, which is set for release this Friday, January 16. The video was shot by Paul M. Green.
Frontman Joel Ekelöf shared the following thoughts on the song: More...
SOEN Premiere New Single & Music Video "Discordia"
SOEN have selected “Discordia” as the third single from their upcoming seventh studio album, “Reliance.” The Swedish progressive metal act will be issuing that record on January 16th through Silver Lining Music. A Linda Florin–directed music video for the track is now streaming via YouTube below.
The band shared some insight into the track, with drummer Martin Lopez (ex-Opeth/Amon Amarth) offering the following explanation: More...
Raven Debut Cover Of Metallica's "Metal Militia"
Raven have released their cover of Metallica’s classic track “Metal Militia,” now available for streaming. The British proto-thrash veterans were among Metallica’s earliest tourmates, having shared stages with them during a 1983 tour.
Their rendition appears on the upcoming tribute compilation “No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All”, which pays homage to Metallica’s groundbreaking debut album (not “Load,” as the band cheekily notes) and is set for release this Friday, November 14th, via Silver Lining Music.
Raven frontman and bassist John Gallagher spoke about their take on the song — which features his brother Mark Gallagher (guitars/vocals) handling lead vocal duties — stating: More...
SOEN Premiere New Single & Lyric Video "Mercenary"
SOEN have unveiled a new single titled “Mercenary“. The track marks the second song to be shared from the Swedish progressive metal band’s upcoming seventh album, “Reliance“. Its arrival is paired with a music video created by Freakshot Film.
Speaking on the new single, drummer Martin Lopez commented: More...
Testament Premiere Metallica Cover Track
Testament have unleashed their take on Metallica‘s early thrash metal anthem “Seek & Destroy.” The Bay Area legends’ cover will appear on the upcoming tribute compilation “No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All,” which is set for release on November 14th through Silver Lining Music.
Frontman Chuck Billy reflected on revisiting the 1983 classic, stating:
“We had fun covering Metallica’s song ‘Seek And Destroy‘. Songs like this started a movement!”
You can find the full track-list for “No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All” below: More...
Soen Premiere New Single & Music Video "Primal"
Swedish progressive metal veterans Soen have announced their seventh studio album, “Reliance“, due out January 16th via Silver Lining Music. Leading the charge is the album’s opening cut, “Primal“, which has just been released as the first single. Recording sessions for the album were helmed by Alexander Backlund (1914, Marty Friedman) at Fascination Street Studios, where he also handled mixing duties.
Drummer Martin Lopez (ex-Opeth) commented on the track: More...
70000 Tons of Metal Announces Public Sales
70000 Tons of Metal continues announcing more bands for their 2026 lineup, as well as the public sales date of August 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT / 18:00 CET via 70000tons.com.
70000TONS OF METAL has most recently confirmed the addition of Dragonland, Anthrax, Wolf, In Mourning, Suidakra, Dust Bolt, Ill Disposed, Skyclad, Soilwork, Vader, Soen, and Satan in addition to the other 27 bands announced for the 2026 lineup.
70000TONS OF METAL 2026 will sail from Miami, FL to Nassau, the Bahamas and back from January 29 through February 2, 2026, aboard Royal Caribbean's luxury cruise ship Freedom of the Seas. The ship offers round-the-clock entertainment, artist-hosted activities and events, exclusive meet-and-greets, and the unique opportunity for fans to mingle with their metal heroes in a completely immersive environment.
The currently-announced lineup for the 2026 sailing, featuring 39 of the 60 total bands who will deliver amazing performances, is: More...
Headline News
70,000Tons Of Metal Announces Destination Change
70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, has announced a change in the destination for its 2026 voyage. The upcoming edition of the festival at sea, taking place from January 29 to February 2, 2026, will now sail from Miami, Florida to Nassau, the Bahamas aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas.
Originally planned to return to Labadee, Haiti, the decision to reroute the journey was made out of an abundance of caution and with the well-being of all Sailors, artists, and crew as the top priority.
"While Labadee has been a great port of call on past sailings, we are closely monitoring the evolving situation in Haiti and its surrounding regions," said Andy Piller, Skipper of 70000TONS OF METAL. "Ensuring the safety and comfort of our Survivors is non-negotiable. With that in mind, we’ve made the proactive decision to change course for 2026. Nassau provides a welcoming alternative that allows us to maintain the world-class experience our Sailors expect — both on board and ashore." More...
Quadvium (Testament, Ex-Obscura) Debut Single
A music video for Quadvium’s debut single, Náströnd, has just premiered. This fretless bass-driven track comes from the minds of bassists Steve Di Giorgio (Testament, ex-Death) and Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Obscura, etc.), who are gearing up to release their debut studio album, Tetradom, on May 30th.
The duo shared the following thoughts on this new release: More...
Soen Premiere New Music Video "Hollowed"
Soen's most recent album, "Memorial," was released last Friday, September 1st. To complement the album, they have released a new music video for their latest single, "Hollowed." Check out now "Hollowed" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
This track features Italian vocalist Elisa as a guest, and vocalist Joel Ekelöf shared his thoughts on it: More...
Soen Releases "Violence" Music Video
Soen have released the piercing new single "Violence," which is taken from their forthcoming album "Memorial," set for release on September 1st via Silver Lining Music. You can check out the video below.
Founding member and singer Joel Ekelöf comments: "Violence touches the topic of coercion, whether it is physical or mental. Violence can sometimes be delivered very cautiously in ways that don’t give room for a reaction but with the passing of time will destroy your confidence and self-regard."
The new track is as biting and abrasive as its theme along with a melodic grace that transcends across the whole of the new album.
"It’s a different song for us musically speaking, it’s very direct and full of darkness and anger." Adds co-founding member and drummer Martin Lopez.
Today the band are excited to announce twenty-five new dates seeing them bring "Memorial" to the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tour will kick-off in May 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Fan exclusive 48-hour pre-sale available from August 23rd 3pm EST (8pm BST). General on sale available from August 25th 3pm EST (8pm BST).
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Soen Posts "Memorial" Music Video Online
Soen have unleashed the single and video for the title track of their new album "Memorial," which is set for release on September 1st via Silver Lining Music. You can check it out below.
A meeting of melodic magnitude with face-crushingly heavy guitars and driving rhythms, the new single "Memorial" has a ferocious groove, underlying the weighty subject of war and evocative vocals of Joel Ekelöf.
"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." More...
Graspop Announces A Further 103 Bands
The organisers of Graspop Metal Meeting, one of Europe's premier metal festivals and the biggest in Belgium has announced a further 103 bands added to next year's edition of the festival. The event will take place in the town of Dessel from June 15th - 18th.
The lineup is now as follows:
1914
Agnostic Front
Amon Amarth
Anti-Flag
Antimatter
Any Given Day
Arch Enemy
Architects
As I Lay Dying
Asking Alexandria
At The Gates
Avatar
Beast In Black
Behemoth
Billy Talent
Black Mirrors
Bloodywood
Butcher Babies
Cane Hill
Carpenter Brut
Clutch
Cradle Of Filth
Crowbar
Cyclone
Danko Jones
Dark Angel
Deathstars
Def Leppard
Delain
Dieth
Dirkschneider
Disturbed
Draconian
Eluveitie
End
Enter Shikari
Epica
Escape The Fate
Evergrey
Exodus
Fever 333
Fields of the Nephilim
Finntroll
Ghost
Gojira
Greg Puciato
Halestorm
Hatebreed
Heidevolk
Hippotraktor
Hollywood Undead
Hollywood Vampires
I Prevail
In Flames
Insomnium
Katatonia
Kissin’ Dynamite
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Landmvrks
Legion Of The Damned
Less Than Jake
Life Of Agony
Lionheart
Loathe
Lorna Shore
Marduk
Meshuggah
Molybaron
Monster Magnet
Motionless In White
Motley Crue
Novelists
Oceans
Orange Goblin
Orbit Culture
Pantera
Papa Roach
Parkway Drive
Polaris
Rancid
Russkaja
Seether
Septicflesh
Sick Of It All
Skindred
Sleep Token
Slipknot
Soen
Sólstafir
Spiritbox
Stand Atlantic
Stray From The Path
Testament
The Amity Affliction
The Answer
The Chats
The Ghost Inside
The Halo Effect
The Luka State
The Menzingers
The Raven Age
The Winery Dogs
Three Days Grace
Thundermother
Unearth
Vicious Rumours
Voivod
Watain
Download Festival Announces First Sixty Bands
The organisers of Britain's Download festival have announced the first sixty bands to play at the event's twentieth anniversary next year. Of note, Metallica will be performing two headlining sets, while the other headliners will be Slipknot and Bring Me The Horizon. A statement from Metallica reads as follows:
"Open up the summer calendar as we’re super excited to announce that we’ll be celebrating the Download Festival’s 20th anniversary with not one, but two headline nights on June 8 and 10, 2023! It's been over a decade since we hit the stage in Donington Park, so we’ll be making up for lost time with two unique and completely different setlists with no repeat songs whatsoever that weekend.
"This year’s festival will take place over four days and we’re lucky enough to start the party on night one, June 8th. Hitting the stage as headliners the other two nights are Slipknot and Bring Me The Horizon. The long weekend will be jam-packed including Evanescence, Parkway Drive, Disturbed, Pendulum, Architects, Ghost, The Distillers, Placebo, Alexisonfire, Asking Alexandria, Motionless In White, I Prevail, The Blackout (reunion), Fever 333, Stray From The Path, Lorna Shore, Nova Twins and Municipal Waste, with many more still to be announced.
"Fifth Members may purchase tickets now. General tickets are on-sale at 10 AM on Thursday, November 10th."
The current lineup is as follows: More...
Soen (Ex-Opeth, Etc.) Premiere New Single
Soen (ex-Opeth, etc.) premiere the single “Thurifer” from their recent ‘Record Store Day‘ release, “The Undiscovered Lotus“, streaming via YouTube and Spotify below.
Spotify: More...
Soen Premiere New Single & Video “Antagonist”
Soen (ex-Opeth) announce a January 29th release date for their fifth full-length “Imperial“. The announcement comes along with a new lyric video for the record’s first advance track titled “Antagonist”. The clip was directed by Zev Deans and is streaming for you via YouTube below.
Comments drummer Martin Lopez: More...
Seven More Names Added To 70000 Tons Of Metal
The organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise has announced a further seven names for the event, which will be setting sail in less than a week. Joining the already impressive roster are death metal pioneers Possessed, along with traditional metal outfit Striker, groove metal outfit Once Human featuring former Machine Head and Soulfly guitarist Logan Mader, jazz fusion metal combo Without Waves, Boston power metal ensemble FirstBourne, Colombian death metal group No Raza and Belgian thrash/metalcore band Spoil Engine. This brings the number of bands up to fifty seven, with sixty in total to perform. The ship will set sail to Cozumel, Mexico on January 7th and return to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 11th.
The lineup is now as follows:
Aborted
Aeternam
Aether Realm
Archon Angel
At The Gates
Atheist
Axxis
Bloodbound
Brujeria
Candlemass
Carach Angren
Cattle Decapitation
Cruachan
Devin Townsend
Edenbridge
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Exodus
Finntroll
FirstBourne
Flotsam And Jetsam
Ghost Ship Octavius
Grave Digger
Haggard
Havok
Ihsahn
Incantation
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Michael Schenker Fest
Moonsorrow
No Raza
November's Doom
Omnium Gatherum
Once Human
Origin
Orphaned Land
Possessed
Ross The Boss
Seven Witches
Soen
Sortilège
Spoil Engine
Stam1na
Striker
Suffocation
The Agonist
The Faceless
Toxik
Trollfest
Venom
Vio-Lence
Whiplash
Without Waves
Wintersun
Five More Bands Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
The lineup for next year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise draws ever closer to completion with the announcement of four more acts for the floating festival. Joining the already stacked lineup are two American thrash metal veterans, Toxik and the recently reunited Vio-Lence, the Mexican cartel of deathgrind Brujeria will also be dealing some brutality, while former Manowar guitarist Ross The Boss will also be on board, along with Canadian metal outfit, Aeternam. This brings the number of bands up to fifty, with sixty in total to perform. The ship will set sail to Cozumel, Mexico on January 7th and return to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 11th.
The lineup is now as follows:
Aborted
Aeternam
Aether Realm
Archon Angel
At The Gates
Atheist
Axxis
Bloodbound
Brujeria
Candlemass
Carach Angren
Cattle Decapitation
Cruachan
Devin Townsend
Edenbridge
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Exodus
Finntroll
Flotsam And Jetsam
Ghost Ship Octavius
Grave Digger
Haggard
Havok
Ihsahn
Incantation
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Michael Schenker Fest
Moonsorrow
November's Doom
Omnium Gatherum
Origin
Orphaned Land
Ross The Boss
Seven Witches
Soen
Sortilège
Stam1na
Suffocation
The Agonist
The Faceless
Toxik
Trollfest
Venom
Vio-Lence
Whiplash
Wintersun
Exodus And Seven Witches Confirmed For 70000 Tons
The organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise have announced the addition of thrash metal legends Exodus and power metal veterans Seven Witches. This brings the number of bands up to forty five, with sixty in total to perform. The ship will set sail to Cozumel, Mexico on January 7th and return to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 11th.
The lineup is now as follows:
Aborted
Aether Realm
Archon Angel
At The Gates
Atheist
Axxis
Bloodbound
Candlemass
Carach Angren
Cattle Decapitation
Cruachan
Devin Townsend
Edenbridge
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Exodus
Finntroll
Flotsam And Jetsam
Ghost Ship Octavius
Grave Digger
Haggard
Havok
Ihsahn
Incantation
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Michael Schenker Fest
Moonsorrow
November's Doom
Omnium Gatherum
Origin
Orphaned Land
Seven Witches
Soen
Sortilège
Stam1na
Suffocation
The Agonist
The Faceless
Trollfest
Venom
Whiplash
Wintersun