'Incendiary' 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.
INCENDIARY
Your time will come
Your doom is pending
For no one can remain untouchable
And there is no one to depend
No one to pretend for
Your eyes are set on your dominion
That falsely you are claiming to deserve
And there is nowhere to escape
No way to evade a war
We remember when the sun shone bright
Then your presence brought a permanent shadow
‘Cause the light of truth was covered up
By a layer of deceit
The tyrant stares defiant at his feeble prey
But when the masses unite their strength
Revenge will lit the fire
Burning our past away
‘Cause decency does matter more than wealth and fame
Arming the humble with spiteful rage
Enough to shield the venom
From a thousand vicious snakes
The screams are loud
The bombs are louder
But will can turn around the impossible
And it is too late to repent
Too late to save your soul
The gain is theirs, the struggle ours
The scale is rigged to benefit the wolves
And nothing satisfies their greed
They just keep taking more
“For we were born here to bleed and with our bloody
hands we’ll plant the seeds of what’s to come, we’ll reach
the peace we need to live in harmony among ourselves,
no matter the cost, no matter the loss”
We remember when the sun shone bright
Then your presence brought a permanent shadow
‘Cause the light of truth was covered up
By a layer of deceit
The tyrant stares defiant at his feeble prey
But when the weakened unite their strength
Revenge will lit the fire
Burning all our past away
The tyrant stares defiant at his feeble prey
But when the masses unite their strength
Revenge will lit the fire
Burning our past away
‘Cause decency does matter more than wealth and fame
Arming the humble with spiteful rage
Enough to shield the venom
From a thousand vicious snakes
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
SOEN - Official KZread Channel
Joel Ekelöf - Vocals
Martin Lopez - Drums
Lars Enok Åhlund - Keyboards and Guitar
Oleksii “Zlatoyar” Kobel - Bass
Cody Ford - Lead Guitar
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