Lykaia (album)

Lykaia
Studio album by
Soen
Released3 February 2017
Studio
  • Ghost Ward
  • Studio Gröndahl
  • Deep Well Studio
  • Rubadub Studio
Genre
Length49:36
LabelUDR Music
ProducerMarcus Jidell
Soen chronology
Tellurian
(2014) 		Lykaia
(2017) 		Lotus
(2019)
Singles from Lykaia
  1. "Sectarian"
    Released: 15 December 2016
  2. "Lucidity"
    Released: 24 January 2017
  3. "Opal"
    Released: 25 February 2017
Lykaia Revisited
Lykaia Revisited cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock[2]
Metal Hammer[3]
Metal Injection5/10[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

All tracks are written by Soen.

Lykaia track listing
No.TitleLength
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
2017 CD release bonus track
No.TitleLength
9."God's Acre"8:10
Total length:57:46
Lykaia Revisited (2018 remaster bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
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)7:33
Total length:86:57

Personnel

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

Chart performance for Lykaia
Chart (2017) Peak
position
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

  1. ^ "Soen - Lykaia". Metal Storm. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. ^ Kendall, Jo (9 March 2017). "Soen - Lykaia album review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ^ McFee, Edwin (24 February 2017). "Soen - Lykaia album review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. ^ Bacon, Matt (10 February 2017). "Album Review: SOEN Lykaia". Metal Injection. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  5. ^ Bolton, Matt. "[ALBUM REVIEW] SOEN: LYKAIA". HEAVY Magazine. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soen – Lykaia" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soen – Lykaia" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soen – Lykaia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Soen Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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