℗ 2020 Silver Lining Music
| Released | October 23, 2020 |
| Duration | 42m 01s |
| Record Label | Silver Lining Music |
| Genre | Rock (Progressive Rock) |
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1.1
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Lumerian
Soen |
5:31 | |||
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1.2
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Deceiver
Soen |
4:33 | |||
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1.3
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Monarch
Soen |
4:52 | |||
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1.4
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Illusion
Soen |
5:10 | |||
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1.5
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Antagonist
Soen |
6:02 | |||
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1.6
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Modesty
Soen |
4:34 | |||
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1.7
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Dissident
Soen |
5:37 | |||
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1.8
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Fortune
Soen |
5:42 |
The provocative, imperious and engaging Swedish-based metal group SOEN unveil their fifth album, IMPERIAL, via Silver Lining Music.
Founder members Joel Ekelöf (vocals) and Martin Lopez (drums), along with Lars Enok Åhlund (keyboards and guitar), Oleksii “Zlatoyar” Kobel (bass) and Cody Ford (lead guitar) have never shied away from challenging our perceptions of life and humanity, and IMPERIAL continues SOEN’s unique journey through the psyche of our species and the conundrum of our times. Eight crisp, sharp, and supremely constructed songs spanning frustration, reflection and hope, IMPERIAL is the most fierce and dynamic release of SOEN’s journey, one which continues to be deeply therapeutic for both the group’s dedicated followers and the band themselves.
Produced by Iñaki Marconi and the band, IMPERIAL was mixed and mastered by Kane Churko, who has worked with the likes of Ozzy Osbourne and Bob Dylan, giving songs such as ‘Illusion’, ‘Modesty’ and the epic closer ‘Fortune’ a dimension and richness which will reach yet more ears and minds. The sheer power and poetry of SOEN’s dynamics are more completely executed and honed than ever before, something which is perversely a product of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“In my life I try to be as real as possible, but I think that the music, and nature, of SOEN are the only place that I really, really feel I can be myself. When you’re home, doing music, writing lyrics, that is where you really get to express yourself without any judgement and with total freedom.”
- Martin Lopez
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Silver Lining Music Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.57 -0.61 to -0.55 | -10.27 -11.19 to -9.28 | -7.31 -8.10 to -6.50 | 6 5 to 7 | |
| 1 | Lumerian | -0.55 | -10.04 | -7.0 | 6 |
| 2 | Deceiver | -0.55 | -10.37 | -7.7 | 6 |
| 3 | Monarch | -0.55 | -9.86 | -6.5 | 6 |
| 4 | Illusion | -0.55 | -11.19 | -8.1 | 6 |
| 5 | Antagonist | -0.55 | -9.28 | -6.5 | 5 |
| 6 | Modesty | -0.61 | -10.29 | -7.2 | 6 |
| 7 | Dissident | -0.61 | -10.07 | -7.5 | 6 |
| 8 | Fortune | -0.61 | -11.11 | -8.0 | 7 |