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2019 studio album by Soen
Lotus
Studio album by Soen
Released1 February 2019
Genre
Length54:25
Label
Producer
  • David Castillo
  • Iñaki Marconi
Soen chronology
Lykaia
(2017) 		Lotus
(2019) 		Imperial
(2021)
Singles from Lotus
  1. "Rival"
    Released: 16 November 2018
  2. "Martyrs"
    Released: 7 December 2018
  3. "Lotus"
    Released: 18 January 2019
  4. "EMDR"
    Released: 21 July 2021
  5. "Thurifer"
    Released: 4 August 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Injection8.5/10
Metal Temple8.75/10
Power of Metal8/10
Sonic Perspectives8.8/10

Lotus is the fourth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Soen. The album was released on 1 February 2019 through Silver Lining Music. It was produced by David Castillo and Iñaki Marconi, and preceded by the singles "Rival" on 16 November 2018, "Martyrs" on 7 December 2018, and the title track on 18 January 2019.

It is the first album with Canadian musician Cody Ford on guitar.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Soen

Lotus track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Opponent"5:44
2."Lascivious"5:37
3."Martyrs"6:08
4."Lotus"5:24
5."Covenant"5:42
6."Penance"6:17
7."River"5:21
8."Rival"5:51
9."Lunacy"8:05
Total length:54:25
Bonus Edition
No.TitleLength
10."EMDR"7:30
11."Thurifer"6:06
12."Virtue"5:57
Total length:73:58

Personnel

Soen
  • Joel Ekelöf – lead vocals
  • Cody Ford – guitar, backing vocals
  • Stefan Stenberg – bass
  • Lars Åhlund – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Martin Lopez – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Additional personnel
  • David Castillo – production, mixing
  • Iñaki Marconi – production, band photo
  • Jens Bogren – mastering
  • Wriliya – cover artwork
  • Enrique Zabala – album design
  • Stephanie Pearl – booklet images

Charts

Chart performance for Lotus
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 166
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 185
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 37
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 13

References

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  2. "SOEN Digitally Release "Thurifer"". ThePRP. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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  4. Campbell, Dave. "Soen - Lotus". Metal-Temple.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. Ossian, Rick. "Soen Lotus". Power of Metal.dk. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. Altaf, Rodrigo. "Soen – Lotus (Album Review)". sonicperspectives.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. Rogers Rodriguez, Neeka. "Album Review: SOEN – Lotus". Metal Nation. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  8. Sacher, Andrew. "Soen (ex-Opeth) releasing 'Lotus' (watch the video for the title track)". brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. "Soen Premiere New Song "Rival"". ThePRP. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  10. Helton, Billie. "Soen – "Lotus"". Everything Is Noise. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  11. Thorley, Andy. "SOEN GET A NEW LOTUS". Maximum Volume Music. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  12. Munro, Scott. "Soen premiere animated video for new track Lotus". Louder. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  13. "SOEN Feat. Ex-OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ: 'Lotus' Video". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  14. Prog Nick. "Soen – 'Lotus' (Album Review)". The Prog Report. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  15. "Austriancharts.at – Soen – Lotus" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  16. "Ultratop.be – Soen – Lotus" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  17. "Dutchcharts.nl – Soen – Lotus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  18. "Offiziellecharts.de – Soen – Lotus" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  19. "Swisscharts.com – Soen – Lotus". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  20. "Soen Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
Soen
  • Martin Lopez
  • Joel Ekelöf
  • Lars Åhlund
  • Cody Lee Ford
  • Oleksii 'Zlatoyar' Kobel
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