SOEN

Release Year: 2020
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: emotional intricate expressive progressive metal

fifth full-length by exceptionally talented Swedish musicians is often described as a leap forward, surpassing previous releases through conceptual clarity, more mature approach and even stronger emotional impact, moving toward a darker, especially monumental progressive metal sound while retaining a recognizable rhythmic backbone, prominent bass guitar presence and articulated choruses, where eight precisely constructed compositions illustrate states of frustration, reflection and hope, questioning human nature and paradoxes of present age, while album title is understood as a metaphor for power, control and humanity's relationship with the system, reflected in lyrical themes of pressure, search for freedom and responsibility, all presented through a solid, confident and clearly formed artistic vision that carries a therapeutic effect for both the listener and the artists themselves; European digipak edition comes with twenty page booklet