On Memorial, Soen — the band formed by and with former Opeth drummer Martin Lopez — takes on the ills of today’s society with its wounded venom that betrays the band’s pain, anger, and extreme frustrations. Fusing majestic melodies with crushing guitars and rhythms, symphonic beauty and righteous rage abound. Ending with the tragic Pink Floyd-influenced ballad “Vitals,” Memorial is the result of a band that has courageously found its voice amid the chaos and madness of the world.