IMPERIAL

For this album, Soen have nearly shed off their progressive moniker and have created an album of melodic, mainstream heavy metal, ableit very good heavy metal at that. Good music is good music. I can listen through this entire album and enjoy it thoroughly. Although, at one point in the album I thou ... (read more)

Report this review (#2504425) | Posted by RadlyGnarly | Thursday, February 11, 2021 | Review Permanlink

Well, here I am, in the first week of February, already holding in my hands what is very likely to become my Album of the Year in 2021: Imperial, Soen's fifth album, is an amazing record that has haunted my CD player since its release ten days ago and will very likely continue to do so for at least ... (read more)

Report this review (#2503275) | Posted by lukretio | Sunday, February 7, 2021 | Review Permanlink

Imperial is Soen's second release in just under two years. While it is tempting to explain this seemingly short album churn time as the result of the band spending more time in lockdown than on the road in 2020, Soen is actually one of the few bands in metal today that has consistently released ... (read more)

Report this review (#2502264) | Posted by ssmarcus | Thursday, February 4, 2021 | Review Permanlink

SOEN is the Swedish super-group with its own sound; he has been working in progressive metal, in post-metal experimental since 2004 and released his first album in 2012, a mix of prog, dark, doom clearly indicating their repeated listening to PINK FLOYD and other SEPULTURA, surely also those of ... (read more)

Report this review (#2495020) | Posted by alainPP | Monday, January 18, 2021 | Review Permanlink

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