Soen
Sign in to savethumb|Ekelöf and Lopez at a concert in Oslo, 2026 Soen is a Swedish progressive metal band formed in 2010. The group consists of vocalist Joel Ekelöf, guitarist Cody Lee Ford, bassist Stefan Stenberg, drummer Martin Lopez and keyboardist Lars Åhlund. They are currently signed to Silver Lining and have released seven studio albums. Their most recent studio album, Reliance, was released on 16 January 2026.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Soen
- Musical artist.image
- Soen in Oslo 2026 -02.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Soen in 2026
- Musical artist.image_upright
- 1.25
- Musical artist.origin
- Sweden
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2010–present
- Musical artist.current_members
- Martin LopezJoel EkelöfLars ÅhlundCody FordStefan Stenberg
- Musical artist.past_members
- Steve Di GiorgioJoakim PlatbarzdisMarcus JidellOleksii 'Zlatoyar' Kobel
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Band members
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Live albums
- Singles
- References
- External links
thumb|Ekelöf and Lopez at a concert in Oslo, 2026 Soen is a Swedish progressive metal band formed in 2010. The group consists of vocalist Joel Ekelöf, guitarist Cody Lee Ford, bassist Stefan Stenberg, drummer Martin Lopez and keyboardist Lars Åhlund. They are currently signed to Silver Lining and have released seven studio albums. Their most recent studio album, Reliance, was released on 16 January 2026.
==History== Initially formed in 2004, it was in May 2010 that the formation of Soen was announced. The original lineup consisted of former Opeth drummer Martin Lopez, ex-Death, Testament and Sadus bassist Steve Di Giorgio, Willowtree vocalist Joel Ekelöf and guitarist Joakim Platbarzdis. The group's first song, "Fraccions", was released on the band's official website in October 2010. Their first video, for the song "Savia", was posted on their Facebook page in February 2012. Their second video is a moody acoustic version of the song "Ideate". The band's third video is for the song "Delenda".