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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Seven More Bands Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
The organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise have confirmed a further seven bands for next year's edition of the event. Joining the already impressive lineup are The Faceless, Whiplash, Incantation, Havok, Edenbridge, November's Doom and Ghost Ship Octavius. This brings the number of bands up to forty three, 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
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
Soen
Sortilège
Stam1na
Suffocation
The Agonist
The Faceless
Trollfest
Venom
Whiplash
Wintersun
Atheist Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
American progressive metal veterans Atheist are the latest band to be confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise next year. This brings the number of bands up to thirty six, 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
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Finntroll
Flotsam And Jetsam
Grave Digger
Haggard
Ihsahn
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Michael Schenker Fest
Moonsorrow
Omnium Gatherum
Origin
Orphaned Land
Soen
Sortilège
Stam1na
Suffocation
The Agonist
Trollfest
Venom
Wintersun
Three More Acts Added To 70000 Tons Of Metal
The organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise has announced a further three bands for next year's edition of the event. Joining the ranks will be Israeli veterans Orphaned Land, Dutch symphonic black metal outfit Carach Angren and deathgrind favourites Cattle Decapitation. This brings the number of bands up to thirty 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
Axxis
Bloodbound
Candlemass
Carach Angren
Cattle Decapitation
Cruachan
Devin Townsend
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Finntroll
Flotsam And Jetsam
Grave Digger
Haggard
Ihsahn
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Michael Schenker Fest
Moonsorrow
Omnium Gatherum
Origin
Orphaned Land
Soen
Sortilège
Stam1na
Suffocation
The Agonist
Trollfest
Venom
Wintersun
Suffocation Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
New York death metal titans Suffocation are the latest band to be confirmed for next year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise in January. This brings the number of bands up to thirty one, 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
Axxis
Bloodbound
Candlemass
Cruachan
Devin Townsend
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Finntroll
Flotsam And Jetsam
Grave Digger
Haggard
Ihsahn
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Michael Schenker Fest
Moonsorrow
Omnium Gatherum
Origin
Soen
Sortilège
Stam1na
Suffocation
The Agonist
Trollfest
Venom
Wintersun
Bloodbound Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
Swedish power metal outfit Bloodbound are the latest band to be confirmed for next year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. This brings the number of bands up to thirty one, 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
Axxis
Bloodbound
Candlemass
Cruachan
Devin Townsend
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Finntroll
Flotsam And Jetsam
Grave Digger
Haggard
Ihsahn
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Michael Schenker Fest
Moonsorrow
Omnium Gatherum
Origin
Soen
Sortilège
Stam1na
The Agonist
Trollfest
Venom
Wintersun
Stam1na And Finntroll Confirmed For 70000 Tons
The organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise have confirmed another two bands from Finland will be joining the event next year. Now among the ranks are folk metal favourites Finntroll and heavy metal veterans Stam1na. This brings the number of bands up to thirty, 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
Axxis
Candlemass
Cruachan
Devin Townsend
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Finntroll
Flotsam And Jetsam
Grave Digger
Haggard
Ihsahn
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Michael Schenker Fest
Moonsorrow
Omnium Gatherum
Origin
Soen
Sortilège
Stam1na
The Agonist
Trollfest
Venom
Wintersun
Omnium Gatherum Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
Finnish melodic death metal outfit Omnium Gatherum has been announced as the latest confirmation for the 2020 edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. This brings the number of bands up to twenty eight, 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
Axxis
Candlemass
Cruachan
Devin Townsend
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Flotsam And Jetsam
Grave Digger
Haggard
Ihsahn
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Michael Schenker Fest
Moonsorrow
Omnium Gatherum
Origin
Soen
Sortilège
The Agonist
Trollfest
Venom
Wintersun
74 More Bands Confirmed For Graspop 2020
The organisers of Belgium's premier metal festival, Graspop Metal Meeting have confirmed a further 74 bands for next year's edition of the event. Among the newly confirmed bands joining previously announced headliners Judas Priest and Iron Maiden will be hard rock pioneers Deep Purple, nu metal favourites Korn, Chicago stars Disturbed, the recently reunited Mercyful Fate, California's own, Deftones and pop punk stars The Offspring. The festival will take place across four days from 18th-21st of June.
The lineup (in alphabetical order) is now as follows: More...
Axxis Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
German power metal veterans Axxis are the latest band to be confirmed for next year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. This brings the number of bands up to twenty six, 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
Axxis
Candlemass
Cruachan
Devin Townsend
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Flotsam And Jetsam
Grave Digger
Haggard
Ihsahn
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Michael Schenker Fest
Moonsorrow
Origin
Soen
Sortilège
The Agonist
Trollfest
Venom
Wintersun
Ihsahn Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
In addition to performing two sets with black metal legends Emperor on board the cruise, the band's frontman Ihsahn will also be performing with his solo project at the 70000 Tons Of Metal event, the organisers have confirmed. This brings the number of bands up to twenty six, 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
Candlemass
Cruachan
Devin Townsend
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Flotsam And Jetsam
Grave Digger
Haggard
Ihsahn
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Michael Schenker Fest
Moonsorrow
Origin
Soen
Sortilège
The Agonist
Trollfest
Venom
Wintersun
The Agonist Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
Canadian metal outfit The Agonist are the latest band to be confirmed for next year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. This brings the number of bands up to twenty 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
Candlemass
Cruachan
Devin Townsend
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Flotsam And Jetsam
Grave Digger
Haggard
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Michael Schenker Fest
Moonsorrow
Origin
Soen
Sortilège
Trollfest
Venom
Wintersun
Michael Schenker Fest Confirmed For 70000 Tons
The organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise have announced that legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker and his band Michael Schenker Fest will be on board next year's edition of the cruise. Both sets are promised to be unique and will see Schenker joined by the following musicians:
Gary Barden (Vocals)
Robin McAuley (Vocals)
Doogie White (Vocals)
Chris Glen (Bass)
Steve Mann (2nd Guitar / Keyboards)
Bodo Schopf (Drums)
This brings the number of bands up to twenty four, 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
Candlemass
Cruachan
Devin Townsend
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Flotsam And Jetsam
Grave Digger
Haggard
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Michael Schenker Fest
Moonsorrow
Origin
Soen
Sortilège
Trollfest
Venom
Wintersun
Soen Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
Swedish progressive metal supergroup Soen, which includes former Opeth and Amon Amarth drummer Martin Lopez, are the latest band to be confirmed for next year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. This brings the number of bands up to twenty three, 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
Candlemass
Cruachan
Devin Townsend
Einherjer
Emperor
Epica
Flotsam And Jetsam
Grave Digger
Haggard
Kampfar
Kissin' Dynamite
Leaves Eyes
Moonsorrow
Origin
Soen
Sortilège
Trollfest
Venom
Wintersun
Soen Premiere New Song & Music Video "Martyrs"
Another song and music video from Soen‘s upcoming new release “Lotus” called “Martyrs” has premiered and can be seen below. The effort will meet a February 01st release date via Silver Lining Music.
Explains the band’s frontman Joel Ekelöf: More...
Soen (Ex-Opeth, Etc.) Premiere New Track “Rival”
Soen (ex-Opeth, etc.) premiere a stream of their new track “Rival“. The single arrives ahead of the February 01st release of the group’s new album “Lotus” by Silver Lining Music.
ProgPower USA Announces 2018 Lineup
With the 2017 edition of ProgPower USA in the books (Metal Underground.com reports/photos forthcoming), promoters Glenn Harveston, Milton Mendonca and Nathan Block announced the Days 1-2 and 3-4 lineup just after Orphaned Land's performance on Wednesday, September 6th and Myrath's performance on Friday, September 8th, respectfully.
The event will take place on September 5-8, 2018 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. Tickets for Days 3-4 will go on sale on October 7th via Ticketmaster. Days 1-2 will go on sale November 11th.
In the roster video for Days 3-4, California progressive metal act Redemption announced that vocalist Ray Alder (Fates Warning) has departed the band and the new vocalist is Evergrey's Tom Englund. The forthcoming new album also features guitar appearances from Simone Mularoni (DGM) and Chris Poland (ex-Megadeth).
The featured headliners are Voyager (Australia), Angra (Brazil), James Labrie (USA) and Tarja (Finland). The complete lineup is as follows:
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018 - DAY 1:
Voyager (Australia) (Headliner)
Nocturnal Rites (Sweden)
Gloryhammer (Scotland/UK)
Ross The Boss Band (Special Manowar set) (USA)
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 - DAY 2:
Angra - 25th Anniversary "fans pick the set list" Show (Brazil) (Headliner)
Dream Evil (Sweden)
Kingcrow (Italy)
Cellar Darling (Switzerland)
Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 - DAY 3:
James Labrie (Canada) (Headliner)
Redemption (USA) with new vocalist, Tom Englund
Labyrinth (Italy) "Return to Heaven Denied" part I in its entirety
Bloodbound (Sweden)
Persefone (Andorra)
Manimal (Sweden)
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 - DAY 4:
Tarja Turunen (Finland) (Headliner)
Alestorm (Scotland/UK)
VUUR (The Netherlands)
Soen (Sweden)
Eclipse (Sweden) *US Exclusive
Triosphere (Norway) More...
Soen Releases New Music Video
Soen recently released new full-length album, "Lykaia," via UDR Music (reviewed here). Today, the band reveals a brand new music video for progressive opus "Opal", which is available for viewing below.
If you missed it, a video for previously released track "Lucifity" is also available here. Soenwill begin a European tour on March 29th in Copenhagen - full dates are available after the jump. More...
Soen Posts "Lykaia" Video Interview
Soen - the heavy progressive rock group featuring drummer Martin Lopez (formerly of Amon Amarth and Opeth) and the dynamic voice of Joel Ekelöf (Willowtree) - will release upcoming opus "Lykaia" tomorrow via UDR Music.
Today the final segments of an ongoing video interview series with Soen has come online and can be viewed below, courtesy of MetalSucks.
In the previous two segments, Martin Lopez discussed the formation of Soen after striking out on his own and detailed the band's new track "Opal" atop a sample of the unreleased track, while Joel Ekelöf discussing his take on the "Lykaia" lyrical content as well as the band's approach to organic recordings. More...
Soen Video Interview Posted Online
Soen - the heavy progressive rock group featuring world-renowned drummer Martin Lopez (formerly of Amon Amarth and Opeth) and the dynamic voice of Joel Ekelöf (Willowtree) - will release upcoming full-length opus "Lykaia" on February 3rd, 2017 via UDR Music.
Last week MetalSucks posted the first segment of a three-week Soen video interview series, in which Martin Lopez discussed the formation of Soen after striking out on his own, and detailed the band's new track "Opal" atop a sample of the unreleased track.
This week's segment features Joel Ekelöf discussing his take on Lykaia's lyrical content, as well as the band's approach to organic recordings and his feelings about digital recordings and backing tracks in modern music. More...
Soen Posts "Lucidity" Video
Soen - featuring drummer Martin Lopez (formerly of Amon Amarth and Opeth) and the dynamic voice of Joel Ekelöf (Willowtree) - will release new album "Lykaia" on February 3rd, 2017 via UDR Music.
After initially introducing the album to fans with the charging, groovy first single "Sectarian," Soen is now returning to showcase another side of the band's sound by premiering the smooth, downtempo prog rock track "Lucidity."
Lopez explained the track in an interview with Billboard: "This song represents a time in my life when I unconsciously walked towards self-destruction and celebrates, to an extent, the death of that lifestyle and the birth of a new era. It's dark but comforting. The music is soft and dreamy but carries the tension of a past-life full of mistakes."
Recorded at Ghost Ward, Studio Gröndal, and Deep Well in Stockholm, with production duties handled by guitarist Marcus Jidell and mixing by Stefan Boman, Soen kept things as far away from the digital age as possible on "Lykaia," embracing warmth and organic recordings as the drive behind the technical working process. The full track listing is as follows: More...