Haken
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Topic: Haken
Posted By: k3no444
Subject: Haken
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 21:12
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Hey everyone. Has anyone heard this band before? It's so over the top, but I love it! Does anyone have recommendations for other prog metal bands like them? ------------- Please check out my music blog and follow me on Twitter! http://kenoalbumreview.blogspot.com www.twitter.com/kenoalbumreview |
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Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 21:26
| Ah, they were all the rage up to the end of 2013 around here. The Mountain is perfect modern heavy prog by way of the Giant. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 21:53
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If you like Haken- You may like Transatlantic, they are pretty darn good. ------------- |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 22:15
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I'd finally discovered Visions from them recently. I've had The Mountain since it came out (because there was so much hype leading up to its release), and love that album, but I'm stunned with myself for not pursuing their previous albums earlier. I've recently purchased Aquarius, and will be getting that one in soon. I'm very much looking forward to their next release. I haven't heard much Beardfish, but I'd toss their name in the mix. Their music is a tad less grandiose and a little more eclectic. Also their lyrics are less philosophical and more whimsical (reminiscent of Zappa in places). But in terms of heaviness, they're right there with Haken. Sleeping in Traffic, Part Two is definitely the place to start with them, from what I've heard. ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 22:25
| ^ I'd say go in order with the Sleeping In Traffic duology. Part One's opener "Sunrise" is a mindblower, probably marginally better an introduction than Part Two. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: January 13 2015 at 22:50
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Haken is amazing band, I have all their albums and two of them on vinyl, The Mountain and the recent EP Restoration, which are songs from their original debut but re-recorded since most current band members are new. I agree, take a listen to Transatlantic and maybe even Anathema, the recent releases by them Distant Satellites and Weather Systems. -------------   
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Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: January 14 2015 at 12:11
Agreed, Transatlantic is a great place to go. They don't excite me nearly as much as Haken, or other bands, but their music is fantastic, and I'm a sucker for cover songs too.  I love Weather Systems. One of the most beautiful (but still with some heaviness) albums I've heard this decade. ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Catcher10 wrote:Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: January 14 2015 at 12:44
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You should try To-Mera, the other band of Tom MacLean and Richard Henshell, Delusions and Exile being the best places to start. IMO they're the better band as they're far more unique. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005  |
Posted By: porcupinemorning
Date Posted: January 14 2015 at 13:09
| Well it's not very similar but still I think that would be a good recommendation. Have you ever heard about a guy called David Maxim Micic? His album "BILO III" is pretty awesome, and Jeff Loomis, Jakub Zytecki and Per Nillson made solos for it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t1WX9WXQZg" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t1WX9WXQZg |
Posted By: Friday13th
Date Posted: January 14 2015 at 14:03
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What I love about Haken is they take the counterpoint complexity of Gentle Giant and make it heavier and simultaneously more accessible. I've heard few others do that too, my favorite being "Author of Confusion" by Neal Morse. If you dig the songs "Cockroach King" and "Somebody" off The Mountain, check these I've found: ...and for the undisputed source material  |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 21 2015 at 02:52
actually they are nick-named Djentle Djiant  great band, I have listened to all their albums except their last EP, but will go and listen to that sooner or later  |
Posted By: benrosemberg
Date Posted: January 30 2015 at 20:57
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Huge fan here...very stoked for seeing them on their upcoming tour. I was kinda sad that Toronto was skipped over. Any Toronto fans in here?
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Posted By: Prog Snob
Date Posted: February 01 2015 at 01:04
| I listen to Visions constantly and it's easily one of my favorite CDs from newer bands. However, I can't get into The Mountain as much. I've listened to it a few times and I think Visions is far superior. |
Posted By: Stereolab
Date Posted: February 05 2015 at 20:34
| Visions is a masterpiece. Aquarius is awesome and emotional but Visions is just... wow. Definitely my favorite prog metal band. Beardfish isn't metal but they push the same buttons, I find. |
Posted By: Altairius
Date Posted: February 06 2015 at 02:39
| Also check out Seventh Wonder, Vanden Plas, Voyager, Sieges Even and Hourglass. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 06 2015 at 02:53
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also check Subsignal, band that rose from the ashes of Sieges Even, they made 3 great albums IMO. |
Posted By: thwok
Date Posted: June 15 2016 at 06:43
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I've become a big Haken fan, but I came to them late. I gave them a listen a few years ago, and I wasn't initially convinced. I found their songs too manic, scattered, and long-winded. I had to go through Leprous first; they're an amazing band. Leprous has a similar hyper-driven musical style and a similar-sounding singer. It's the first band I would think of while listening to Haken. ------------- I am the funkiest man on the planet! |
Posted By: Aled91
Date Posted: December 05 2016 at 01:20
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Haken are amazing! I love them! I'd also recommend: Methodica TesseracT Il Rumore Bianco Riverside And, of course, Opeth and Tool. Always good! ;)
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Posted By: fourrobert13
Date Posted: December 05 2016 at 08:25
| You might check out Anubis Gate and Leprous. I'd even suggest Withem and Illusion Suite. Haken is really good though. I enjoy all of their albums with my favorite being the latest one, Affinity. |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: December 05 2016 at 16:57
| Although Leprous is from Norway, they are very friendly with Haken and both bands influence each other. |
Posted By: PH
Date Posted: December 05 2016 at 21:02
For my ears, Haken is simply a pathetic parody to excellent Threshold (many people rated them as the British answer to DT). Just take a listen this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jetVB7HYByo&list=PL2DU3TBNutEdIH348BWRzApQCJKk_e7Hd&index=3 ...or another epic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkl8dCQ-bts
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Posted By: hieronymous
Date Posted: December 09 2016 at 15:14
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I just discovered Haken - picked up Affinity partly because it was the one with the bonus disc with all-instrumental versions. Wasn't sure I liked it on first listen but have grown to love it! It makes me think of Drama/90125 era Yes with what I think Linkin Park should sound like. The drummer is great, there's some complex stuff going on underneath the vocal melodies - at first it was too disconnected for me but I've learned to listen to the big picture instead of get distracted the weird rhythms. Apparently the Affinity album is a pretty big stylistic shift - way more '80s (in a good way, I grew up in the '80s and hate most of the music of that decade but of course there's good stuff too), plus all the band members contributed to the compositions. I don't see myself going back to their earlier albums - The Mountain doesn't really appeal to me that much though I'm sure it's the favorite of others. The thing that bums me out is that if I had discovered them a month or two sooner I could have seen them live! I'm afraid they will change again before I see them - I would like to see them in support of this album...
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Posted By: Trainofthought
Date Posted: December 29 2016 at 19:08
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First post, haha! But I just did a cover of one of their songs. Check it out if you're a fan of the band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA6XXLsXDfE
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Posted By: RoeDent
Date Posted: December 30 2016 at 14:00
Then you need to have your ears seen to. Seriously. Haken are probably the greatest new prog band of the 2010s. If 90s belonged to DT and 00s belonged to Porcupine Tree, then the 10s will be seen as Haken's decade. |
Posted By: PH
Date Posted: January 02 2017 at 05:09
Suppose, you're just a crazy hakenoid.
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Posted By: prog-scibi
Date Posted: January 02 2017 at 15:31
| I've been listening to Haken since 2011 or 2012. Totally amazing band and Affinity is the best album was released in 2016 :) |
Posted By: mathausen
Date Posted: January 15 2017 at 08:13
| I absolutely love the last album! |
Posted By: LTocher
Date Posted: January 22 2017 at 01:50
| Love Haken. The Mountain is easily one of my favourite albums ever, and all the albums before are really cool. though I was a bit disappointed with Affinity... still, looking forward to their next venture for sure! |
Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: January 22 2017 at 15:42
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If you like Haken, you may also like Arena, Voyager, Threshold, Headspace, IQ |
Posted By: EGallager
Date Posted: January 31 2017 at 16:33
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Love Haken, Affinity is a great album. I got into IQ at about the same time as Haken, maybe 3-4 years ago, a lot of material to get through from IQ. I also got into Riverside at about the same time, check out some of the older stuff up through Shrine of New Generation Salves. The newer stuff is a bit more mellow (but still really good!)
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Posted By: Pigab
Date Posted: February 04 2017 at 06:03
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Amazing band!! In my opinion, The Mountain is their best album. Affinity is cool and I admire them for the sound choice (coming straight from the '80s). But the Mountain is amazing!!
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