Lotus (Soen album)

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Lotus
Studio album by
Soen
Released1 February 2019
Genre
Length54:25
Label
Producer
  • David Castillo
  • Iñaki Marconi
Soen chronology
Lykaia
(2017) 		Lotus
(2019) 		Imperial
(2021)
Singles from Lotus
  1. "Rival"
    Released: 16 November 2018
  2. "Martyrs"
    Released: 7 December 2018
  3. "Lotus"
    Released: 18 January 2019
  4. "EMDR"
    Released: 21 July 2021[1]
  5. "Thurifer"
    Released: 4 August 2021[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Injection8.5/10[3]
Metal Temple8.75/10[4]
[unreliable source?]
Power of Metal8/10[5]
[unreliable source?]
Sonic Perspectives8.8/10[6]
[unreliable source?]

Lotus is the fourth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Soen.[7] The album was released on 1 February 2019 through Silver Lining Music.[8] It was produced by David Castillo and Iñaki Marconi, and preceded by the singles "Rival" on 16 November 2018,[9] "Martyrs" on 7 December 2018,[10] and the title track on 18 January 2019.[11][12][13]

It is the first album with Canadian musician Cody Ford on guitar.[14]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Soen

Lotus track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Opponent"5:44
2."Lascivious"5:37
3."Martyrs"6:08
4."Lotus"5:24
5."Covenant"5:42
6."Penance"6:17
7."River"5:21
8."Rival"5:51
9."Lunacy"8:05
Total length:54:25
Bonus Edition
No.TitleLength
10."EMDR"7:30
11."Thurifer"6:06
12."Virtue"5:57
Total length:73:58

Personnel[edit]

Soen
  • Joel Ekelöf – lead vocals
  • Cody Ford – guitar, backing vocals
  • Stefan Stenberg – bass
  • Lars Åhlund – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Martin Lopez – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Additional personnel
  • David Castillo – production, mixing
  • Iñaki Marconi – production, band photo
  • Jens Bogren – mastering
  • Wriliya – cover artwork
  • Enrique Zabala – album design
  • Stephanie Pearl – booklet images

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Lotus
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 166
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 185
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 37
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[20] 13

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SOEN Digitally Release New Track "EMDR"". ThePRP. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ "SOEN Digitally Release "Thurifer"". ThePRP. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. ^ Blum, Jordan. "Album Review: SOEN Lotus". metalinjection.net. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ Campbell, Dave. "Soen - Lotus". Metal-Temple.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. ^ Ossian, Rick. "Soen Lotus". Power of Metal.dk. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ^ Altaf, Rodrigo. "Soen – Lotus (Album Review)". sonicperspectives.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. ^ Rogers Rodriguez, Neeka. "Album Review: SOEN – Lotus". Metal Nation. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  8. ^ Sacher, Andrew. "Soen (ex-Opeth) releasing 'Lotus' (watch the video for the title track)". brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Soen Premiere New Song "Rival"". ThePRP. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  10. ^ Helton, Billie. "Soen – "Lotus"". Everything Is Noise. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  11. ^ Thorley, Andy. "SOEN GET A NEW LOTUS". Maximum Volume Music. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  12. ^ Munro, Scott. "Soen premiere animated video for new track Lotus". Louder. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  13. ^ "SOEN Feat. Ex-OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ: 'Lotus' Video". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  14. ^ Prog Nick. "Soen – 'Lotus' (Album Review)". The Prog Report. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soen – Lotus" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Soen – Lotus" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soen – Lotus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soen – Lotus" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soen – Lotus". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Soen Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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