Author Topic: The Haken thread v. Restoration (Read 418548 times)

ariich · « **Reply #1085 on:** June 19, 2013, 01:40:22 PM »

Yep, exciting stuff! I believe Jens Bogren has finished mixing the album, so I'm assume we'll be getting confirmation of the name and tracklist (which hopefully is pretty close to what we guessed from the anagrams), plus maybe cover art and release date.

Shadow Ninja 2.0 · « **Reply #1086 on:** June 19, 2013, 02:55:29 PM »

Jens is mixing it? Excellent, I have been very impressed with him recently.

Dellers · « **Reply #1087 on:** June 19, 2013, 03:19:16 PM »

Yeah, he's pretty good, and can make things sound really kick-ass. I kinda wish he would mix a little bit more dynamic sometimes though and bring in some air, a lot of what he has mixed tends to be very in your face and full sounding at all times.

mellotron_scratch · « **Reply #1088 on:** June 19, 2013, 03:35:35 PM »

Quote from: Zydar on June 19, 2013, 12:17:50 PM

From their Twitter:

"BIG album 3 announcement coming your way tomorrow!"

Very excited.

me7 · « **Reply #1089 on:** June 19, 2013, 03:55:01 PM »

Bogren did a very good job with the last Leprous album, Coal. His stuff is as overcompressed as everything in the music industry, but at least he knows when to stop to prevent clipping artefacts and a lot of compression goes hand-in-hand with the music Leprous make.
Let's see how this turns out...

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #1090 on:** June 20, 2013, 04:52:36 AM »

Haken... as in 'bacon'

JoeG · « **Reply #1091 on:** June 20, 2013, 08:15:13 AM »

https://www.progrockmag.com/news/haken-get-ready-to-tackle-the-mountain/

New album The Mountain out September 2nd. Looking forward to it!

Tracklisting:
The Path
Atlas Stone
Cockroach King
In Memoriam
Because It’s There
Falling Back To Earth
As Death Embraces
Pareidolia
Somebody

Zydar · « **Reply #1092 on:** June 20, 2013, 08:36:40 AM »

Oh yeah

Found the album cover on their FB:

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #1093 on:** June 20, 2013, 08:59:59 AM »

Slick and clean cover and album title, like that very much!

So september shaping up to be a good prog month!

ariich · « **Reply #1094 on:** June 20, 2013, 09:00:42 AM »

Falling Back To Earth was the only one we didn't get from the anagrams!

Also, album art from their Facebook page:

EDIT: beaten to it by Zydar. That's what happens when I get engrossed in discussions at work!

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #1095 on:** June 20, 2013, 09:10:38 AM »

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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”.

Nel · « **Reply #1096 on:** June 20, 2013, 09:30:24 AM »

Where the fuck's the LOGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO?! *hurgleburglefoamsatmouthanddies*

Shadow Ninja 2.0 · « **Reply #1097 on:** June 20, 2013, 09:44:33 AM »

Whoo!

darkshade · « **Reply #1098 on:** June 20, 2013, 11:06:07 AM »

So excited!!! New Haken and DT in the same month again, only this time Haken's new one is coming out first.

GasparXR · « **Reply #1099 on:** June 20, 2013, 11:06:53 AM »

YES!!! No, wrong band. But super excited now! Three albums to look forward to in the course of just two months!

Dublagent66 · « **Reply #1100 on:** June 20, 2013, 11:30:30 AM »

Awesome! Sept won't get here soon enough.

SomeoneLikeHim · « **Reply #1101 on:** June 20, 2013, 11:58:45 AM »

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

adace · « **Reply #1102 on:** June 20, 2013, 12:00:56 PM »

Sweet.

darkshade · « **Reply #1103 on:** June 20, 2013, 12:01:21 PM »

Must try very hard not to listen to any of Haken's albums or demo until September

Speaking of the demo, any news on when the official release of it will be coming out? It's supposed to be remastered, right?

me7 · « **Reply #1104 on:** June 20, 2013, 12:07:00 PM »

Once again, an album is finished but held behind closed doors for more than two months because the record label must perform some "marketing".

I'd really like to make a short poll, hand it out to all my friends on September 1st and then force some record executives to think about the result:

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So you know Haken?
Do you know about the albums Aquarius and Visions?
Do you know about the album The Mountain?
The album wasn't released on iTunes until tomorrow for marketing. Are you going to buy it tomorrow?

Syzzle · « **Reply #1105 on:** June 20, 2013, 12:54:06 PM »

Good thing it's released before DT's new album that gives me something to listen to for the month while I wait.

BlackInk · « **Reply #1106 on:** June 20, 2013, 03:10:18 PM »

Like the title, a little sad the classic Haken text isn't on the cover but other than that the cover is awesome.

This will most likely be better than DT12. Just like Haken's other two albums are better than anything DT has done.

me7 · « **Reply #1107 on:** June 20, 2013, 03:26:38 PM »

I almost think that the new font for the band name could be better to attract more prog fans.
I discovered Haken by reading a review that described them as exactly the type of band I like. But looking at the font on the cover of Aquarius made me think of a screamo symphonic power metal band. Therefore I placed the band lower on my "to listen to" list. Now that I know them, I like how the evil font provides a contrast to the beautiful music they make.

BlackInk · « **Reply #1108 on:** June 20, 2013, 05:46:31 PM »

Yeah, first time I heard Haken was when I was listening through a lot of random bands and then I just thought I'd pick an album cover that looked ridiculous and I chose Aquarius. Because honestly, the cover of Aquarius is pretty silly. But I was so surprised by how good the music was that I was almost in chock for the rest of the day.

Mosh · « **Reply #1109 on:** June 20, 2013, 08:16:44 PM »

Font/artwork didn't influence me getting into Haken much. That said, I miss the old font and the cover doesn't do much for me. However, I anticipate this album just as much as DT12. September is gonna rock

Lucidity · « **Reply #1110 on:** June 20, 2013, 09:02:00 PM »

I love the cover, and even the font. I feel like the man pushing the boulder should be a bit bolder (no pun intended...) though; it took me a long time to realize that little detail was even there.

GasparXR · « **Reply #1111 on:** June 20, 2013, 09:58:09 PM »

Quote from: Lucidity on June 20, 2013, 09:02:00 PM

I love the cover, and even the font. I feel like the man pushing the boulder should be a bit bolder (no pun intended...) though; it took me a long time to realize that little detail was even there.

Nel · « **Reply #1112 on:** June 20, 2013, 10:09:36 PM »

Oh wow, I didn't even notice little ol' Sisyphus down there. Now the cover isn't completely boring.

Scorpion · « **Reply #1113 on:** June 20, 2013, 11:37:33 PM »

I love that cover art. I hope the music matches up.

me7 · « **Reply #1114 on:** June 21, 2013, 03:29:14 AM »

Quote from: Lucidity on June 20, 2013, 09:02:00 PM

I love the cover, and even the font. I feel like the man pushing the boulder should be a bit bolder (no pun intended...) though; it took me a long time to realize that little detail was even there.

I got it right away, and I saw the track title "Because it's there" which sounds like it could be the track that inspired the cover.

BlackInk · « **Reply #1115 on:** June 21, 2013, 03:50:36 AM »

In my opinion this is Haken's best album cover yet.

jsem · « **Reply #1116 on:** June 21, 2013, 07:04:03 AM »

Lucidity · « **Reply #1117 on:** June 21, 2013, 09:52:59 PM »

Quote from: BlackInk on June 21, 2013, 03:50:36 AM

In my opinion this is Haken's best album cover yet.

I agree. It's artistic and it's gorgeous, and I can actually take it seriously for once.

Shadow Ninja 2.0 · « **Reply #1118 on:** June 21, 2013, 09:55:03 PM »

I liked their other covers...

..But I like this one too, so it's all good.

Orthogonal · « **Reply #1119 on:** June 21, 2013, 10:21:01 PM »

Very different vibe from this cover art then previous outings, but I like it. Can't wait.

News: Paralyzed official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7m7l8iqGAk

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