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TRIALS is taken from a very special concert film, ATLANTIS, which features thirteen of SOEN’s most popular compositions reinterpreted with live orchestral accompaniment. The full concert is set for release on November 18th 2022 via Silver Lining Music. Pre-orders are now available at: The perfect way for Soen to celebrate a decade together; ATLANTIS was created within the mystic and magical confines of Atlantis Grammofon Studio in Stockholm, Sweden, which has seen a wide range of international artists record, from Quincy Jones to Lenny Kravitz to Green Day. Formerly a movie house in 1941, it went on to become Metronome Studio (during which time ABBA was born) before becoming Atlantis Grammofon in 1983. Filmed and recorded on December 10th 2021, Martin Lopez (drums & percussion), Joel Ekelöf (lead vocals), Lars Enok Åhlund (guitars & piano), Cody Lee Ford (lead guitar) and Oleksii “Zlatoyar” Kobel (bass) worked together with an 8-piece orchestra to reinterpret and rediscover fresh energy and elements in classic Soen songs, such as “Antagonist”, “Monarch”, “Jinn” and “Lucidity”, as well as introducing a stunning interpretation of Slipknot’s deeply dark meditation on darkness rejecting love, “Snuff”. The end result of this 80 minutes performance is some remarkable new aural refractions of Soen’s greatest material for fans to absorb and enjoy. As has always been the way with Soen: the deepest dives yield the greatest treasures. With no sign of slowing down, the relentless metal quintet are now due to embark on tours in Europe, the United Kingdom and North America: IMPERIAL European Tour 2022: 02 September - Gdansk, Drizzly Grizzly - PL 03 September - Warsaw, Proxima - PL 04 September - Wroclaw, Akademia - PL 06 September - Aschaffenburg, Colos Saal - DE 07 September - Milan, Magazzini Generali - IT 08 September - Rome, Largo - IT 09 September - San Dona' di Piave, Revolver - IT 10 September - Munich, Backstage - DE 11 September - Berlin, Fraanz - DE 13 September - Cologne, Stollwerck - DE 15 September - Leipzig, Hellraiser - DE 17 September - Budapest, A38 - HU 18 September - Bratislava, MMC - SK 20 September - Olomouc, S-Klub - CZ 21 September - Vienna, Arena - AT 22 September - Aarau, KIFF - CH 23 September - Strasbourg, La Maison Bleue - FR 24 September - Paris, La Maroquinerie - FR 26 September - Manchester, Rebellion - GB 27 September - Birmingham, o2 The Institute 2 - GB 28 September - London, o2 Academy Islington - GB 29 September - Antwerp, Trix - BE 30 September - Zoetermeer, De Boerderij (Acoustic) - NL 01 October - Zoetermeer, De Boerderij – NL IMPERIAL North America Tour 2022: 22 November - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall 23 November - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace 25 November - Ottawa, ON - Brass Monkey 26 November - Montreal, QC - Le Studio TD 27 November - Quebec City, QC - L'Imperial 29 November - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall 30 November - New York City, NY - Gramercy Theatre 01 December - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage 02 December - Charlotte, NC - The Underground 03 December - Tampa, FL - Crowbar 04 December - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage 06 December - Austin, TX - Come and Take it Live* 07 December - Dallas, TX - Amplified Live* 08 December - Houston, TX - Scout Bar 10 December - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater 11 December - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge 13 December - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile 15 December - Roseville, CA - Goldfield Roseville 16 December - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour 17 December - San Diego, CA - Brick by Brick *Guests to Katatonia ATLANTIS was recorded by David Castillo and Iñaki Marconi, mixed by Castillo, and mastered by Tony Lindgren. The performance was filmed and directed by George Laycock from the bespoke British production house Blacktide Phonic/Visual. ATLANTIS will be available as a DVD-CD with bonus footage, a Double 12” Limited Edition Vinyl, Long Form Video, Digital Download and Streaming. The additional orchestral musicians and contributors on ATLANTIS are: Stefan Stenberg, Double Bass Joakim Simonsson, Piano and Organ Karin Liljenberg, Violin 1 Andreas Forsman, Violin 2 Erik Holm, Viola Cecilia Linné, Cello Johanna Börjesson, Vocals Therése Börjesson, Vocals Technical support: Dan Wahlbeck Drum tech: Rickard Gustafsson Sound support: Niclas Lindström Soen wish to thank them deeply for their immense contribution to this performance. ATLANTIS Track List: 1. Antagonist 2. Lunacy 3. Monarch 4. Trials 5. River 6. Jinn 7. Illusion 8. Modesty 9. Lucidity 10. Savia 11. Fortune 12. Snuff 13. Lascivious 14. Lotus SOEN - Official YouTube Channel SOEN: Joel Ekelöf - Vocals Martin Lopez - Drums Lars Enok Åhlund – Keyboards and Guitar Oleksii “Zlatoyar” Kobel - Bass Cody Ford - Lead Guitar FOLLOW SOEN:
