Memorial (Soen album)

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Memorial
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Studio album by
Released1 September 2023
Genre
Length43:01
Label Silver Lining
Producer David Castillo
Soen chronology
Imperial
(2021)
Memorial
(2023)
Singles from Memorial
  1. "Unbreakable"
    Released: 30 May 2023 [1]
  2. "Memorial"
    Released: 11 July 2023 [2]
  3. "Violence"
    Released: 22 August 2023 [3]

Memorial is the sixth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Soen. The album was released on 1 September 2023 through Silver Lining Music and was produced by David Castillo. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Soen

Memorial track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sincere"4:35
2."Unbreakable"4:12
3."Violence"3:55
4."Fortress"4:03
5."Hollowed" (featuring Elisa)4:08
6."Memorial"4:38
7."Incendiary"4:33
8."Tragedian"3:40
9."Icon"4:10
10."Vitals"5:02
Total length:43:01

Personnel

Soen
Additional musicians
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Memorial
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 69
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 8

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