17. Soen - Ronnie James Dio Stage - Sunday, August 11th 2024

Soen make beautiful music. They have moved far beyond their position as a super group and have carved themselves a place as sumptuous purveyors of intricate and heart-wrenching progressive metal. They make music that talks to the soul. It is full of pathos and wrought emotions. This is music that understands pain and affairs of the heart but also knows how to sooth them. Everything is immaculately polished and drips with exquisite quality.  

Soen produce music that is equivalent of being bathed in warm chocolate it is sensual, all-encompassing and wonderfully enriching. The key here is the use of melody. They construct tracks that just sound incredible and have the ability to whisk you off on flights of fantasy. They will be the Sunday early afternoon treat you never knew you needed as they prove that for all its impenetrableness and harsh overtones, metal can indeed heal a broken heart.