Haken's to release new album (on Inside Out)
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Topic: Haken's to release new album (on Inside Out)
Posted By: zeqexes
Subject: Haken's to release new album (on Inside Out)
Date Posted: February 05 2013 at 01:49
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Haken recently announced that they have signed with Inside Out, and that their 3rd album will be released soon, hopefully in the next few months. Full article is here: http://www.insideoutmusic.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=12404&IdCompany=8 I can't wait to hear the album, it should be amazing if it's of the quality of their other albums  ------------- 
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: February 05 2013 at 11:42
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Excited!
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Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: March 31 2013 at 13:54
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Very excited as well. The only problem with their first two albums I have is that I don't know which one I love more.
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 31 2013 at 19:25
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I love these guys - hope the album is as complex, heavy and melodic as the others ------------- 
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: May 09 2013 at 19:41
  Seems like the band is putting the finishing touches on the new album. So excited! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: May 09 2013 at 21:33
| And I need to start getting their albums!!! |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: May 09 2013 at 21:42
Me too. Haven't explored them yet. Working on it. :) hey if you get around to it tell me how you like them. :) ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Dellinger wrote:Posted By: RedNightmareKing
Date Posted: May 09 2013 at 22:39
You will absolutely love them. They're in the vein of Octavarium-era DT/Symphony X. The vocalist is absolutely brilliant! Their two full lengths (Aquarius and Visions) are concept albums about mermaids/sea monsters and a psychic who can predict death, respectively. They sound cheesy, and to be honest they can be. But they do it with such finesse and talent that you won't notice. Enjoy! ------------- I consider drone metal to be progressive... |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: May 09 2013 at 22:46
Sounding cheesy is not a good selling pitch  but I see what you are driving at. Thank you. I'll explore the HAKEN world.  ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 04:27
Yes, just the right kind of cheese that i enjoy! If Haken sound cheesy, Dream Theater have shown the way many years ago. ------------- Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. Emile M. Cioran |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 11:45
I did listen to Aquarius through Youtube and rather liked it... and usually I don't apreciate music as well through one listen on Youtube as oposed to puting the CD on the stereo and having repeated listenings, so I expect I would really like them. However, I still want to buy many other albums (including many prog metal ones) and haven't got there yet. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 11:50
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Not a good selling point, but one the reviews of the year on MMA. http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/aquarius--review.aspx?id=270812" rel="nofollow - http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/aquarius--review.aspx?id=270812 ------------- 
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Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 13:53
when someone has nothing more to describe some music, by the term "sh*t" is suspicious to me. If he doesn't like prog metal, why bother listen to it and even review it. ------------- Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. Emile M. Cioran |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 20:17
I've finally found the reason why Haken is cataloged here as Heavy Prog instead of Progressive Metal. ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 21:45
| I'll definitely get this when it's released. |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 01:05
Care to elaborate? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 01:19
------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: May 11 2013 at 01:27
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I've always wondered why the band is not labeled prog-metal here, but it doesn't really matter I guess.
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Posted By: zeqexes
Date Posted: May 16 2013 at 06:16
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Here's some footage of the band performing a brand new song off their new album: -------------
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: May 16 2013 at 22:53
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: June 20 2013 at 09:55
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http://www.hakenmusic.com/" rel="nofollow - The full track listing is: The Path, Atlas Stone, Cockroach King, In Memoriam, Because It’s There,Falling Back To Earth, As Death Embraces, Pareidolia and Somebody. Commenting on the album, Richard Henshall (guitar/keyboards) and Charlie Griffiths (guitar) had this to say: “Lyrically, we’ve done a lot of soul searching which has given the album an emotional depth that we’re sure listeners will really relate to, whatever personal mountain they are climbing. “Musically, the new songs feel rawer and more emotional than anything we’ve created in the past. All the essential elements of our sound are still there, but have been delivered in a more gritty and focussed style”. The band will headline the second night of Danfest3, at The Musician in Leicester. This is on November 23. http://www.progrockmag.com/news/haken-get-ready-to-tackle-the-mountain/" rel="nofollow - http://www.progrockmag.com/news/haken-get-ready-to-tackle-the-mountain/ |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: June 20 2013 at 11:41
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WOOO HOOO!!!!
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: zeqexes
Date Posted: June 20 2013 at 16:18
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Awesome! -------------
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Posted By: LiquidEternity
Date Posted: June 20 2013 at 18:53
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Very excited for this. ------------- 
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Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: June 22 2013 at 16:03
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Man...I still haven't heard their last release. I gotta catch up! ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: June 22 2013 at 21:53
| I only just got their first one... I guess I liked it enough to want to get the second, and then the thirs that's coming. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: June 23 2013 at 01:09
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Cool.....sounds like a good one to add to the others! -------------   
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Posted By: Cthulhu42
Date Posted: June 23 2013 at 01:48
| I can hardly wait for this. |
Posted By: zeqexes
Date Posted: June 23 2013 at 02:24
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Does anyone else think that the cover image looks quite Roger Dean-ish?  -------------
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: June 23 2013 at 16:08
| No, I find just about no connection with this cover and Roger Dean's work. Oh, just spotted the Sisyphus rolling the rock to the top of the mountain, still, I wouldn't say that makes it Deanish. |
Posted By: visionexpress
Date Posted: June 25 2013 at 13:19
| is this the real cover |
Posted By: m2thek
Date Posted: June 25 2013 at 14:58
| Yeah, that came with the official announcement |
Posted By: dsk
Date Posted: July 03 2013 at 03:07
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I for one am really excited to see which direction Haken are headed, tremendous demonstration of talent on their records so far. I equally like !Aquarius" and "Visions" with a slight preference for the latter. Hopefully their tour covers convenient locations... |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: July 03 2013 at 08:58
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Anyone else notice the guy on the left pushing the big boulder up The Mountain? Took me a while to notice.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: July 03 2013 at 18:26
Yeah, I had just mentioned him a few posts before. I bet that one is Sisyphus. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: July 03 2013 at 19:17
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Ah very surreal cover - love the man pushing the stone up hill - a Philosophy lecturer told us it was representing the struggles of life, the absurdity of man's life with the Sisyphus myth who was condemned to repeat forever the same meaningless task of pushing a boulder up a mountain, only to see it roll down again. and then it begins again.... Albert Camus said: "The struggle itself is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy." Haken will deliver on this album too. -------------
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Posted By: zeqexes
Date Posted: July 17 2013 at 16:23
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They've released one of their new songs, 'Atlas Stone', you can hear it here: -------------
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Posted By: MillsLayne
Date Posted: July 17 2013 at 22:46
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I liked that. A LOT! Very proggy!
------------- http://gamercards.exophase.com/xbox/user/MillsLayne/" rel="nofollow">  ht |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: July 17 2013 at 22:56
Sounds great! Thanks ------------- |
Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: July 19 2013 at 10:04
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Haken's place is in Prog Metal. ------------- 
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 19 2013 at 12:00
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True. I never cared for Haken, tough the artwork and the song is great. A simple yet visually stunning/appealing artwork. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Cthulhu42
Date Posted: July 20 2013 at 00:14
I really like what I'm hearing. |
Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: July 22 2013 at 16:57
I actually like how they play border-line metal and don't fit completely into the Prog Metal scene
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Posted By: zeqexes
Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 06:43
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The preorders for the new album are up on the Inside Out shop. The album runs for about 62 minutes, and with the 2 bonus tracks available on the limited edition and the 2LP set, about 69 minutes. If the rest of the album is like Atlas Stone, then we're in for a treat. They're revealing another new song today too, which hopefully will be fantastic. -------------
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Posted By: Cthulhu42
Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 10:39
Only 62 minutes? That's a little disappointing; I was hoping it would be 70 like their last two. |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 15:48
It's the quality that matters. I'd rather be hungry for more. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: Smurph
Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 16:36
Personally many of my favorite albums are 34-45 minutes long and I am completely fine with shorter albums if they make them higher quality throughout. If I love something enough I'll listen to it over and over anyway. And for real this new song sounds pretty great. ------------- http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/ wtf |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 19:50
| I too prefer shorter albums that are all great than longer albums that can't fill all the time with quality. By the way, anyone seen the new video? |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 19:53
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: August 06 2013 at 00:27
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Electric lute solo! That is so prog!
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Posted By: Cthulhu42
Date Posted: August 06 2013 at 19:02
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That song is pretty epic. Anyway, off-topic of the new album, but probably not worth starting a new thread, there's something I've been wondering for a while: what exactly happened in the song Visions? I got the part that it was about a guy who foresaw his own death and everything, but I got confused right at the part where he killed his younger self or something. If he'd been killed by his future self when he was young, wouldn't he have been dead the whole time? Is there something I missed? What exactly was going on? |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: August 06 2013 at 19:18
| So much better than DT it's making me laugh. |
Posted By: LiquidEternity
Date Posted: August 06 2013 at 23:09
Wish I could answer, but for all the dozens of times I've spun each album, I have no idea what's happening in either. -------------
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Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: September 02 2013 at 12:53
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I have the first one and like it but didn't feel like getting the second. DPRP just had a round table review of The Mountain. Three 9 out of 10 and one 10 out of 10. They all pretty much gushed so figure I should get this one for sure. ------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: September 03 2013 at 01:19
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So what is the verdict fellow proggers on the new album? Does it rival Visions or is it flat out better? I don't know yet, but I'll be getting the new album soon. ;) ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: September 03 2013 at 21:01
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Haven't heard it yet. Street date for release in the US is Sept. 17
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: September 15 2013 at 18:15
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Just picked this up from my local shop. Will probably listen to it tonight.
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