Lykaia (album)
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Lykaia | ||||
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Released | February 3, 2017 | |||
Studio | Ghost Ward, Studio Gröndahl, Deep Well Studio and Rubadub Studio, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
Genre | Progressive metal | |||
Length | 49:36 (standard release) 57:46 (2017 CD release) 86:57 (2018 remaster) | |||
Label | UDR Music (original release)
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Producer | Marcus Jidell | |||
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Lykaia is the third album by Swedish progressive metal band Soen.[15][16][17][18][19] It was released on February 3, 2017 via UDR Music. It was produced by new guitarist Marcus Jidell (Avatarium) that played in this album only.[20] It was also the first album with keyboardist Lars Åhlund.
The album was preceded by the singles "Sectarian" on December 15, 2016, "Lucidity" on January 24, and "Opal" on February 25, 2017.
Track listing
All tracks written by Soen.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sectarian" | 5:53 |
2. | "Orison" | 7:06 |
3. | "Lucidity" | 6:35 |
4. | "Opal" | 6:44 |
5. | "Jinn" | 5:49 |
6. | "Sister" | 5:29 |
7. | "Stray" | 5:37 |
8. | "Paragon" | 6:23 |
Total length: | 49:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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9. | "God's Acre" | 8:10 |
Total length: | 57:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
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9. | "Vitrol" | 7:39 |
10. | "God's Acre" | 8:10 |
11. | "Sectarian" (live in Lisbon) | 6:26 |
12. | "Jinn" (live in Lisbon) | 6:54 |
13. | "Lucidity" (live in Rome) | 6:54 |
Total length: | 86:57 |
Personnel
- Joel Ekelöf – vocals
- Marcus Jidell – guitars, producing
- Stefan Stenberg – bass guitar
- Martin Lopez – drums, percussion
- Lars Åhlund - organ, Rhodes
Additional personnel
- Andreas Tengberg – violin, cello
- David Castillo – recording
- Stefan Boman – mixing
- Rickard Gustafsson – drums technician
- Ulf Schmidt – guitar technician
- Alvaro Cubero – artwork
- Martin Hummel-Gradén – album design
References
- ^ Senior, Nicholas. "Album Review: Soen – 'Lykaia'". newnoisemagazine.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Rouhana, Rami. "SOEN – Lykaia (2017)". lebmetal.com. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ Ciuca, Bogdan. "SOEN – LYKAIA". Din Intunerec. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ Huck, Mike. "Soen – Lykaia Review". Heavy Music Headquarters. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ Bacon, Matt. "Album Review: SOEN Lykaia". metalinjection.net. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ Voulgaris, Giannis. "Soen – Lykaia". Progressive Rock News Portal. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ Baldur, R. "Soen - Lykaia review". Metal Storm. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Peeke, Dan. "Soen – Lykaia CD Review". All About To Rock. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ Guest, Jason. "Soen – Lykaia". The Midlands Rocks. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ Reitz, Wade. "Soen – Lykaia". Power Of Metal.dk. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ Keys, Adam. "REVIEW – SOEN". rushonrock.com. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ Maurizi, Stefano. "Soen - Lykaia (Review)". Metal Amino. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ Iversen, Stuart. "Review: Soen – Lykaia". RAMzine. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ Tovey, Steve. "Soen – Lykaia". Ghost Cult Magazine. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Fox, Daniel. "Soen - Lykaia". Metal-Temple.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
- ^ Weller, Phil. "ALBUM REVIEW: Soen - "Lykaia"". The Sludgelord. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ Kupermintz, Eden. "Soen – Lykaia". Heavy Blog Is Heavy. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ Martins, Mark. "REVIEW: SOEN – LYKAIA". Echoes And Dust. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Sharp, Johnny. "Soen - Lykaia album review". Louder. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Bolton, Matt. "[ALBUM REVIEW] SOEN: LYKAIA". HEAVY Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2017.