The HAKEN Survivor 2018 - The Finals: Round 3!

[Elite]

Previous round results:

Aquarium 2 (12.5%)
Visions 3 (18.8%)
Deathless 5 (31.3%)
Atlas Stone 1 (6.3%)
Crystallised 1 (6.3%)
Puzzle Box 2 (12.5%)
Veil 2 (12.5%)

Songs not mentioned here received zero votes.

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The Finals - Results:

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13. Deathless
14. Earthrise

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Haken Survivor Main Thread

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I honestly personally think that in this batch of songs, Deathless should have finished in the top 5 at least, but personal opinions mean nothing when almost a third of the votes were for this song in this survivor format. I can also understand why one would not like it; it's quite a bit different from their other songs, but that's part of what makes it so good to me. It's nothing new though; looking at previous year's results show that Deathless is always one of the first to go in the Finals. Ah, well. Another day, another round. Let's go!

[Crow]

Ice Ice Baby 2

[cramx3]

Well this survivor just went downhill quickly.  I'm just going to keep voting Atlas Stone since it really doesnt even belong anywhere near Deathless or even Earthrise. 

[jakepriest]

Deathless is overrated

So is Visions v3

[Mladen]

The Endless Knot

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Crystallised

[ariich]

Still Aquarium.

[jakepriest]

Crystallised

Don't do this to me that's their best epic man.

[Crow]

Crystallised

Don't do this to me that's their best epic man.

Disgustingly wrong

[TheCountOfNYC]

Puzzle Box.

[Elite]

Crystallised

Don't do this to me that's their best epic man.

More like their worst epic*, but okay.



* is Veil considered an epic? Because if it is, then that's the worst.

[Crow]

veil is better by virtue of not being twice as long as it needs to be

[Elite]

Veil has that jarring transition I can't get over.

[ariich]

The Architect has that as well. Overall I prefer Veil.

[Buddyhunter1]

The Architect has that as well.

Where?

[jakepriest]

The Architect has that as well.

Where?

Right in the middle of the song?

[Buddyhunter1]

If that's what he's talking about I definitely disagree. It makes sense to transition into a very different section after the second chorus, and while it's a pretty hard transition, I wouldn't call it jarring or out of nowhere.

[ariich]

Maybe it feels more jarring because I find that section pretty meh. Like an inferior version of FBTE.

[Evermind]

Maybe it feels more jarring because I find that section pretty meh. Like an inferior version of FBTE.

I wouldn't say it's jarring, but agree with the FBTE comparison.

I've gotten used to the transition in Veil, but I listened to Vector a lot of times in the last few weeks. The transition is a bit abrupt, but I love that calm section that comes after it.

[jakepriest]

Maybe it feels more jarring because I find that section pretty meh. Like an inferior version of FBTE.

It's a shame because I like Architect's first part way more than FBTE, but then it just goes meh after the transition while FBTE hits it's highest point.

[Crow]

They've basically tried to remake FBTE on each album since the mountain lol

[jakepriest]

They've basically tried to remake FBTE on each album since the mountain lol

And it's not even a top 5 song

[Crow]

Jake we know you're a bad takes machine you don't need to keep repeating it

[Evermind]

I hope they add The Architect to their current setlist so I'll be able to see them play FBTE three times during one evening

Veil actually feels a bit different from FBTE for me, the calm section has a different vibe I guess. The Architect is definitely similar in my book, though.

[jakepriest]

you're a bad takes machine

what does that even mean 

[Buddyhunter1]

Personally I prefer The Architect to FBTE, Veil, or any of their other epics really. Sure, a lot of their longer songs have done the "quiet section in the middle followed by a big buildup" thing, but that section in The Architect at least has a very different vibe to it. And the part with the Leprous vocalist is great, though I can see how it'd be a bit much for some listeners who don't like those kinds of vocals.

EDIT:

Veil actually feels a bit different from FBTE for me, the calm section has a different vibe I guess. The Architect is definitely similar in my book, though.

Heh, it's the other way around for me.

[ariich]

They've had a song like that on every album apart from Visions. My ranking of those songs would go:

1. Falling Back to Earth
2. Drowning in the Flood
3. Veil
4. The Architect

[Crow]

same @ ariich's ranking tbh

[Elite]

I'll get round 4 up sometime today during work. Couldn't do it last night, because I was away from home.