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Topic: Haken - new album "Visions", Official Announcement

Posted By: m2thek
Subject: Haken - new album "Visions", Official Announcement
Date Posted: July 21 2011 at 09:26

From the band's website:

[07/19/2011]

Haken announce track titles for album 2!
Haken hope to release their 2nd album as an exclusive for those attending their performance at ProgPower USA in Atlanta on Saturday 17th September, with a general release planned for early October to be confirmed. Although the recording process is still underway, both band and label are confident that the cogs are turning at the right pace to make all this possible. For now, Haken proudly announce the track titles for their 2nd concept album, Visions.
1. Premonition
2. Nocturnal Conspiracy
3. Insomnia
4. The Mind's Eye
5. Portals
6. Shapeshifter
7. Deathless
8. Visions
Ross Jennings ensures: "We are confident this album will not disappoint fans of Aquarius. As well as pulling some signature stunts, we are also trying to raise the bar with our compositions, and as individual players..."
...Pure anticipation!

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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: July 21 2011 at 09:44

I've heard them play Nocturnal Conspiracy live, its better than anything on Aquarius so I have high hopes for this album.

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Posted By: mp3killer
Date Posted: July 21 2011 at 13:16

Wow^^ Can't wait! Cool

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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: July 21 2011 at 13:32

m2thek wrote:

From the band's website:

[07/19/2011]

Haken announce track titles for album 2!
Haken hope to release their 2nd album as an exclusive for those attending their performance at ProgPower USA in Atlanta on Saturday 17th September, with a general release planned for early October to be confirmed. Although the recording process is still underway, both band and label are confident that the cogs are turning at the right pace to make all this possible. For now, Haken proudly announce the track titles for their 2nd concept album, Visions.
1. Premonition
2. Nocturnal Conspiracy
3. Insomnia
4. The Mind's Eye
5. Portals
6. Shapeshifter
7. Deathless
8. Visions
Ross Jennings ensures: "We are confident this album will not disappoint fans of Aquarius. As well as pulling some signature stunts, we are also trying to raise the bar with our compositions, and as individual players..."
...Pure anticipation!

Oh no, it's going to be a major w**kfest.

I quite enjoyed Aquarius, but I wish they didn't try to sound like Dream Theater.

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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 21 2011 at 15:26

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

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Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: July 21 2011 at 16:34

Sky Architect were way to quicky with their followup release and failed to impress me as much as on their debut. Haken's debut is good butfar from excellent, let's hope that they can reverse Sky Architect's progression for me!

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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 21 2011 at 19:18

I loved Sky Architect's new album. LOL

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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: July 22 2011 at 08:23

mp3killer wrote:

Wow^^ Can't wait! Cool

Admitedly it was an early version as I heard it at the start of April and it was still called Conspiracy then, but it was brilliant and I hope they havnt changed it much.

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Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: July 23 2011 at 07:42

sleeper wrote:

mp3killer wrote:

Wow^^ Can't wait! Cool

Admitedly it was an early version as I heard it at the start of April and it was still called Conspiracy then, but it was brilliant and I hope they havnt changed it much.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

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Posted By: m2thek
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 13:36

Album teaser =D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um8xAjt50iU&feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um8xAjt50iU&feature=player_embedded

Also the album cover

Posted By: LiquidEternity
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 19:18

That's cool!

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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 19:22

m2thek wrote:

Album teaser =D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um8xAjt50iU&feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um8xAjt50iU&feature=player_embedded

Also the album cover

mostly just the album cover. Wink

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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 19:43

8-string what?

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Posted By: pulsefloyd
Date Posted: August 01 2011 at 17:03

HAKEN - Visions - US Release date: 25th October

http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/?p=3014" rel="nofollow - http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/?p=3014

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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 01 2011 at 17:38

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Posted By: elfdestroyer
Date Posted: August 02 2011 at 08:43

would you prefer that their compositions were rubbish and that they couldn't play their instruments then?

Posted By: Kyo
Date Posted: August 07 2011 at 05:28

Judging from the quality of Nocturnal Conspiracy and Insomnia, which were played live at Night of the Prog in July, this should be really, really good:

1. Premonition - 4:10
2. Nocturnal Conspiracy - 13:08
3. Insomnia - 6:06
4. The Mind's Eye - 4:05
5. Portals - 5:27
6. Shapeshifter - 8:08
7. Deathless - 8:04
8. Visions - 22:25

The US release has been announced for October 25. If you want it earlier, you'll have to attend one of Haken's September live gigs, either at ProgPower USA in Atlanta or at the Generation Prog Festival in Nürnberg, Germany. Big smile

Oh yeah: In addition to the 22 minute title track, songs no. 4, 5 and 6 are connected, creating a ~18 minute suite. Big smile

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Posted By: Kyo
Date Posted: August 19 2011 at 13:38

Haken have released over six minutes of samples from the upcoming album today, sounds very promising! :)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/HAKEN/102787549743?sk=app_178091127385

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Posted By: ClassicASV
Date Posted: August 21 2011 at 10:30

Haken released this video with some snippets of songs off of the new album:

I think it sounds fine, but I just can't get over how similar it sounds to Aquarius. Of course, you expect the same band to sound like itself, but the structure of the songs seems to have no variety relative to its predecessor. I hope I'm wrong and that these were poorly selected excerpts, but that was the overwhelming impression I got.

Posted By: TheRingshifter
Date Posted: August 21 2011 at 11:47

Sounds great to me! Some excellent stuff there!

Question though... how can you establish that the structures are too similar from exerts?

Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: August 21 2011 at 12:26

I still don't know how this isn't in progressive metal . . . .

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