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Soen
Soen was a project in the making as far back as 2004, formally
announcing their arrival on the scene in 2010.
Expectations were already high as the initial lineup featured two
extreme metal veterans in
Opeth
drummer Martin Lopez and the everpresent
Steve DiGiorgio on bass (since departed).
Early on, the band was often tagged as a
Tool
clone, and while it's often inaccurate, and usually derogatory,
to label a band as a mere clone of another, there's no question that
Soen's debut (2012's
Cognitive) sounds a lot like Tool
(the guys have not shied away from their influence).
Yet it was clear even then that the band had more to offer, and as the
band progressed the Tool-isms gradually decreased as the band found
its own fitting, releasing quality album after quality album.
They now stand as a premier modern progressive metal band, and they're
far from done yet.
Recent album: Memorial,
released on September 1, 2023.
Current Members
Joel Ekelöf
vocals
Cody Ford
guitars
Oleksi Kobel
bass
Lars Åhlund
keyboards
Martin Lopez
drums (ex-Amon Amarth, ex-Opeth)
Former Members/Guests
Joakim Platbarzdis
guitars
Marcus Jidell
guitars (Avatarium, The Doomsday Kingdom, ex-Evergrey, ex-Royal Hunt)
Steve DiGiorgio
bass (Act Of Denial, ex-Artension, ex-Autopsy, ex-Control Denied, Charred Walls Of The Damned, ex-Death, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Ephel Duath, Futures End, guest for Iced Earth, guest for Megadeth, ex-Memorain, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Quo Vadis, ex-Sadus, ex-Scariot, Testament, guest for Vintersorg)
Christian Andolf (guest)
bass
Stefan Stenberg
bass
Discography
Cognitive
2012
Spinefarm
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- "Fraktal"
- "Fraccions"
- "Delenda"
- "Last Light"
- "Oscillation"
- "Canvas"
- "Ideate"
- "Purpose"
- "Slithering"
- "Savia"
- "Writhen" (Japanese edition bonus track)
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Joel Ekelöf
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Joakim Platbarzdis
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Steve DiGiorgio
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Martin Lopez
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Tellurian
2014
Spinefarm
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- "Komenco"
- "Tabula Rasa"
- "Kuraman"
- "The Words"
- "Pluton"
- "Koniskas"
- "Ennui"
- "Void"
- "The Other's Fall"
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Joel Ekelöf
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Joakim Platbarzdis
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Steve DiGiorgio
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Christian Andolf
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Martin Lopez
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Lykaia
2017
UDR
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- Sectarian
- Orison
- Lucidity
- Opal
- Jinn
- Sister
- Stray
- Paragon
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Joel Ekelöf
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Marcus Jidell
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Stefan Stenberg
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Lars Åhlund
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Martin Lopez
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Lotus
2019
Silver Lining
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- Opponent
- Lascivious
- Martyrs
- Lotus
- Covenant
- Penance
- River
- Rival
- Lunacy
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Joel Ekelöf
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Cody Ford
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Stefan Stenberg
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Lars Åhlund
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Martin Lopez
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Imperial
2021
Silver Lining
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Joel Ekelöf
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Cody Ford
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Oleksi Kobel
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Lars Åhlund
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Martin Lopez
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