Soen - Imperial

8.2 | 227 votes |

Release date:	29 January 2021
Style:	Progressive metal, Alternative metal
Owners:	69 have it 37 want it

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Produced by Iñaki Marconi and the band.
Mixed and mastered by Kane Churko.

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Staff review by
musclassia

Rating:
8.0

Soen really are gathering some serious momentum right now.

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published 06.02.2021 | Comments (6)

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RaduP CertifiedHipster Posts: 5345 From: Romania	+2 08.02.2021 - 07:13 Rating: 8 RaduP CertifiedHipster Posts: 5345 From: Romania Written by The Melting Snow on 08.02.2021 at 06:41 Sorry, noob question. but can someone tell me how to pronounce Soen? Saw Anne ---- Jusqu'ici, tout va bien... 2021 goodies Loading...
tintinb Posts: 479	+1 08.02.2021 - 21:17 Rating: 8 tintinb Posts: 479 This album is the exact copycat of their last three albums, it is ultimately at the end of the day a very good, soulful, melodic progressive rock album. Soen's consistency is very strong eventhough the sound might be a bit stale now. You almost wish they would do something different. Loading...
Nicko's Nose Posts: 435 From: Canada	+2 14.02.2021 - 07:18 Rating: 8 Nicko's Nose Posts: 435 From: Canada Pretty good but Lotus was much better. Loading...
KrisApallic Posts: 1 From: Germany	14.02.2021 - 13:05 Rating: 9 KrisApallic Posts: 1 From: Germany Overall a very good album with memorable melodies but the drums are way too loud on this one Loading...
Morbid Angel 13 Posts: 32 From: UK	15.02.2021 - 09:00 Rating: 7 Morbid Angel 13 Posts: 32 From: UK So I gave it a few more listens but just like with Lotus, the song structure isn't to my liking. First off any sign of progression in the music is long gone in my opinion. Almost all tracks start out with a nice riff but then the bridges and choruses go all the way into pop land. Shame. It seems that every single prog metal band I like, makes 3 great albums and then turns into a mediocre pop/rock band... Loading...
Ace Frawley The Spaceman Posts: 1370 From: Australia	+1 18.02.2021 - 05:39 Rating: 7 Ace Frawley The Spaceman Posts: 1370 From: Australia These songs are incredibly catchy, they have been stuck in my head for weeks now. ---- The sun shines over The Fool... Loading...
Spacerunner Posts: 179 From: Belarus	+1 25.02.2021 - 15:08 Rating: 10 Spacerunner Posts: 179 From: Belarus Maybe I have too mainstream taste but this album is even better then "Lotus" which was AOTY for me. Composition, sound production, lyrics, emotions — the whole pack is top-notch. What a band. Loading...
Disnigga666 Posts: 1	25.02.2021 - 16:05 Disnigga666 Posts: 1 Waiting for the CD to arrive...will listen to it then Loading...
NSixtyScore Posts: 9 From: USA	+1 26.02.2021 - 10:04 Rating: 10 NSixtyScore Posts: 9 From: USA This is already my early favorite for best prog and alt metal album of 2021 Loading...

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