Lykaia (album)
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| Lykaia | ||||
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| Released | 3 February 2017 | |||
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| Length | 49:36 | |||
| Label | UDR Music | |||
| Producer | Marcus Jidell | |||
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| Lykaia Revisited | ||||
 Lykaia Revisited cover | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock |   [2] |
| Metal Hammer | [3] |
| Metal Injection | 5/10[4] |
Lykaia is the third studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Soen. The album was released on 3 February 2017 through UDR Music and was produced by Marcus Jidell of Avatarium. It is the band's only album to feature Jidell as their guitarist.[5] It was also the first album with keyboardist Lars Åhlund.
The album was preceded by the singles "Sectarian" on 15 December 2016, "Lucidity" on 24 January, and "Opal" on 25 February 2017.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Soen
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "God's Acre" | 8:10 |
| Total length: | 57:46 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Vitriol" | 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
[edit]- Soen
- Joel Ekelöf – lead vocals
- Marcus Jidell – guitars, production
- Stefan Stenberg – bass
- Lars Åhlund – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals, organ, rhodes
- Martin Lopez – drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Andreas Tengberg – violin, cello
- Additional personnel
- David Castillo – recording
- Stefan Boman – mixing
- Ulf Schmidt – guitar technician
- Rickard Gustafsson – drums technician
- Alvaro Cubero – artwork
- Martin Hummel-Gradén – album design
- Carl Göthammar – Soen snake logo
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 52 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 72 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 66 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Soen - Lykaia". Metal Storm. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ Kendall, Jo (9 March 2017). "Soen - Lykaia album review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ McFee, Edwin (24 February 2017). "Soen - Lykaia album review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Bacon, Matt (10 February 2017). "Album Review: SOEN Lykaia". Metal Injection. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ Bolton, Matt. "[ALBUM REVIEW] SOEN: LYKAIA". HEAVY Magazine. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soen – Lykaia" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soen – Lykaia" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soen – Lykaia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Soen Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
