Show Notes
On today's episode I interview Joel Ekelöf. He's the singer for the Swedish prog metal band Soen. Their album MEMORIAL was crowned Album of the Year by Metal Hammer Germany and their new album RELIANCE is the best album I've heard so far in 2026. https://www.soenmusic.com/
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*Timestamps* 00:01:00 Classmates with Joel Kinnaman (House of Cards/RoboCop/Suicide Squad) 00:08:00 Earliest musical memories 00:22:00 Soen 00:32:00 Band name 00:35:00 First show 00:40:00 Cognitive album 00:49:00 Tellurian album 00:55:00 Lykaia album 01:04:00 Lotus album 01:10:00 Imperial album 01:21:00 Memorial album 01:26:00 Reliance album
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