Soen’s forthcoming seventh album, Reliance, finds the Swedish progressive metal band continuing to navigate the space between light and dark, calm and crushing heaviness. Led by Joel Ekelöf and Martin Lopez, and joined by Lars Enok Åhlund, Cody Lee Ford, and Stefan Stenberg, the band’s evolving sound remains both expansive and deeply human.
Across tracks like the forceful “Primal,” the defiant “Axis,” and the elegant, string-led “Indifferent,” Reliance explores the mind, heart, and soul with raw honesty and emotional weight. Thoughtful, beautiful, and brutal, the album stands as another powerful chapter in Soen’s ongoing examination of humanity under pressure.
