'Fortress' from our the new album 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋! Out now: smarturl.it/SoenMemorial
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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 they’re here with Memorial, which is an inspiring modern hard rock classic.
FORTRESS
Lightning up your path
To envision how you might
Carry on standing on your feet then coming round
What is it you want?
To feel whole and satisfied?
What’s the aim, what is the objective of our lives?
Understand, why are you here?
Life only gives us one chance
Can you see, what it takes to embrace peace?
As we search for an answer
We are grieving for a loss
And we bleed into others
While we seek where we belong
But we keep pounding our head against the walls
Expecting that somebody else would make us whole
But only you can decide to change the course
And face the end in peace without any remorse
Glorifying lies
Building monuments of trash
To ensure
Nothing worth defending could reach out
Covering our eyes
Is a part of who we are
To ignore
Only helps the rich prey on the poor
As we search for an answer
We are grieving for a loss
And we bleed into others
While we seek where we belong
But we keep pounding our head against the walls
Expecting that somebody else would make us whole
But only you can decide to change the course
And face the end in peace without any remorse
MEMORIAL 2023 TOUR DATES:
20 SEPT - 9 Odense (DK) - Posten
21 SEPT - Copenhagen (DK) - Amager Bio
22 SEPT - Berlin (DE) - Kesselhaus
23 SEPT - Leipzig (DE) - Täubchemthal
24 SEPT - Warsaw (PL) - Progresja
26 SEPT - Prague (CZ) - Palak Akropolis
27 SEPT - Zurich (CH) - Komplex 457
28 SEPT - Munich (DE) - Backstage Werk
29 SEPT - Vienna (AT) - Simm City
30 SEPT - Bologna (IT) - Locomotiv
3 OCT - Bilbao (ES) - Kafe Antzokia
4 OCT - Porto (PT) - Hard Club
5 OCT - Lisbon (PT) - Lisboa Ao Vivo
6 OCT - Madrid (ES) - La Paqui
7 OCT - Sevilla (ES) - Custom
8 OCT - Murcia (ES) - Garaje
10 OCT - Barcelona (ES) - Apolo
11 OCT - Lyon (FR) - Ninkasi Kao
12 OCT - Sint Niklaas (BE) - De Casino
13 OCT - London (GB) - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
14 OCT - Amsterdam (NL) - Melkweg
15 OCT - Paris (FR) - Élysée Montmartre
17 OCT - Frankfurt (DE) - Batschkapp
18 OCT - Strasbourg (FR) - La Laiterie
20 OCT - Cologne (DE) - Essigfabrik
22 OCT - Hamburg (DE) - Knust
MEMORIAL 2024 TOUR DATES
17 MAR - Oslo (NO) - Rockefeller
18 MAR - Göthenburg (SE) - Pustervik
21 MAR - Oulu (FI) - Tullisali
22 MAR - Jyväskylä (FI) - Lutakko
23 MAR - Tampere (FI) - Olympia
24 MAR - Helsinki (FI) - Vanha Ylioppilastalo
26 MAR - Stockholm (SE) - Clubben
NORTH AMERICA
7 MAY - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
8 MAY - Cleveland, OH - The Roxy
9 MAY - Toronto, ON - Axis
10 MAY - Montreal, QC - Beanfield Theater
11 MAY - New York City, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
13 MAY - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
14 MAY - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird 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 - The Roxy
2 JUN - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
4 JUN - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
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
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Joel Ekelöf - Vocals
Martin Lopez - Drums
Lars Enok Åhlund - Keyboards and Guitar
Oleksii “Zlatoyar” Kobel - Bass
Cody Ford - Lead Guitar
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