Haken thread v. "Evening With" tour (some set spoilers)

[hefdaddy42]

Apparently they have a large announcement coming tomorrow. I hope it's album related.

Hopefully, the return of Nova Collective.  I would welcome another album by them more than a new one by Haken.  And I like Haken.

[gzarruk]

I don't think it'll be album-related as they just finished recording it not so long ago, it'll take a while before we get "real" updates about that. My guess is the rescheduled tour in Europe.

[cramx3]

I don't think it'll be album-related as they just finished recording it not so long ago, it'll take a while before we get "real" updates about that. My guess is the rescheduled tour in Europe.

With the word "large" being used, I'm guessing a massive tour announcement as well.  It could be the new album, but not sure what would be large about that unless its some sort of 3 disc album 

[Ben_Jamin]

Maybe fall/spring tour of Virus and Vector in full?

[gzarruk]

I don't think it'll be album-related as they just finished recording it not so long ago, it'll take a while before we get "real" updates about that. My guess is the rescheduled tour in Europe.

With the word "large" being used, I'm guessing a massive tour announcement as well.  It could be the new album, but not sure what would be large about that unless its some sort of 3 disc album 

UK based progressive metallers HAKEN are pleased to announce the release of their new prog rock opera/concept album 'The Cockroachstonishing', a beautiful story about how the King Cockroach found true love in the road from rags to riches, which this time lead him somewhere.

The massive project, spearheaded by the band's resident cockroach experts Jennings & Griffiths, will span three discs full of new music, with disc 3 being fully comprised of naturally recorded cockroach noises with string orchestrations underneath.

The band will embark on a three year world tour, supporting their new release by playing every disc in full, one each year. These dates will include the special participation of legendary drummer Mike Portnoy, who will appear as the King Cockroach*, singing and playing drummer Hearne's drums while he simultneously spits in the other band member's gear.

Ticket sales and pre-orders for the album to begin next week.

*Neither the actual Cockroach King or former band member Diego Tejeida will take part in this massive tour.

[cramx3]

  now that is LARGE

[jammindude]

 

We need to get that sent to the band.

[ariich]

I've not spoken to Pete since I saw him a couple of weeks ago, but my guess would be that this one is tour related. Feels slightly early for album announcement, although I don't think it'll be all that long for that either.

[Nick]

We're already planning to hit Europe around spring 2023 for our honeymoon, so I'm hoping this lines up well. For all the places I've seen Haken, still haven't gotten to in their native country, or even continent.

[Elite]

I've seen Haken in four different countries, I think

Tour would be nice!

[Zydar]

It's a joint EU tour with BTBAM.

[Elite]

The Tilburg date seems doable for me

[Fritzinger]

I moved to Vienna in the spring and the perks of living in such a big city are becoming more and more apparent  Great to see a Vienna tour date on that list that I can reach within 25 minutes with the subway! Can't wait to see this awesome band again, it's been waaayyy to long. Also, this will be my first time seeing BTBAM since I became a fan! 

[allewartenaufdaslicht_]

I'll try to catch the shows in both Berlin and Leipzig. Seeing Haken LIVE really never gets old and if I had the time I'd follow them on tour across Europe. BTW does anyone know how they will subdivide the evenings between themselves an BTBAM? I like both bands but MUCH prefer Haken and I'd hate to see them support another act, I want them to play the last slot and play the longer set. Has anyone got intel on how they might do it?

[ariich]

I'll try to catch the shows in both Berlin and Leipzig. Seeing Haken LIVE really never gets old and if I had the time I'd follow them on tour across Europe. BTW does anyone know how they will subdivide the evenings between themselves an BTBAM? I like both bands but MUCH prefer Haken and I'd hate to see them support another act, I want them to play the last slot and play the longer set. Has anyone got intel on how they might do it?

It's co-headline so the sets will be the same length (unlike last time they played together when BTBAM headlined).

I believe the plan is for Haken to play last this time.

[Metro]

List of Haken Songs and Their Tunings

Gzarruk requested this and I thought I'd post it here for anyone curious. Some of these are from official sources, like the Affinity Tab Book. Others from fan-made tabs, and some from just watching their hands in live videos/playthroughs. Any corrections are appreciated, and if a certain someone close to the band could possibly maybe run it by them, that'd be great.

Pretty much everything they play nowadays is on 8-string guitar/6-string bass, but not everything requires the low F# string.

Aquarius

The Point of No Return
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Streams
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Aquarium
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Eternal Rain
Guitar: E A D G B E (6-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Drowning in the Flood
Guitar: A E A D G B E (7-String, Drop A)
Bass: A E A D G C (6-String, Drop A)

Sun
Guitar: E A D G B E (6-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Celestial Elixer
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)


Visions

Premonition
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Nocturnal Conspiracy
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Insomnia
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

The Mind’s Eye
Guitar: D A D G A D (6-String, Open Dsus4 tuning)
and B E A D G B E (7-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Portals
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Shapeshifter
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Deathless
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-string, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Visions
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-string, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)


The Mountain

The Path
No guitar or bass

Atlas Stone
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Cockroach King
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

In Memoriam
Guitar: E B E A D G B E (8-String, Drop E)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Because It’s There
Guitar: E A D G B E (6-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Falling Back to Earth
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

As Death Embraces
No guitar or bass

Pareidolia
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Somebody
Guitar: E A D G B E (6-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)


Restoration

Darkest Light
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Earthlings
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Crystallised
Guitar: E B E A D G B E (8-String, Drop E)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)


Affinity

affinity.exe
beep boop beep boop

Initiate
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

1985
Guitar: E B E A D G B E (8-String, Drop E)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Lapse
Guitar: E A D G B E (6-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

The Architect
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Earthrise
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: A E A D G C (6-String, Drop A)

Red Giant
Guitar: E A D G B E (6-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

The Endless Knot
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Bound by Gravity
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)


Vector

Clear
No guitar or bass

The Good Doctor
Guitar: E B E A D G B E (8-String, Drop E)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Puzzle Box
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Veil
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Nil by Mouth
Guitar: E B E A D G B E (8-String, Drop E)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Host
Guitar: E B E A D G B E (8-String, Drop E)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

A Cell Divides
Guitar: E B E A D G B E (8-String, Drop E)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)


Virus

Prosthetic
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-string, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Invasion
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Carousel
Guitar: F# B D A D G B E (8-String, Standard with E dropped down to D)
Bass: A# D A D G C (6-String, Lowest string dropped down to A#, and E dropped down to D)

The Strain
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-string, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Canary Yellow
Guitar: E A D G B E (6-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Messiah Complex
Guitar: E B E A D G B E (8-String, Drop E)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Only Stars
No guitar or bass


Fauna

Taurus
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Nightingale
Guitar: E B E A D G B E (8-String, Drop E)
Bass: A E A D G C (6-String, Drop A)

The Alphabet of Me
Guitar: E A D G B E (6-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Sempiternal Beings
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-string, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Beneath the White Rainbow
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-string, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Island in the Clouds
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Lovebite
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-string, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Elephants Never Forget
Guitar: B E A D G B E (7-string, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

Eye of Ebony
Guitar: F# B E A D G B E (8-String, Standard)
Bass: B E A D G C (6-String, Standard)

[gzarruk]

 

[Zydar]

Their social media pages are hinting at new music coming.

"Are you hungry for some new music?" #h7ken

[ariich]

Yep, should be soon! I was expecting early December but I guess might be sooner.

[BRGM]

https://www.h7ken.com/

Very exciting 

[BRGM]

The new snippet sounds nice 🥳

[Fritzinger]

Fauna.

Hyped.

[ariich]

The new snippet sounds nice 🥳

From the next single. I love it, and it's nothing like the Vector/Virus sound so I think it's a good choice for the next single.

[Zydar]

[devieira73]

Wow, beautiful cover!!

[Mladen]

Whoa, I love it! That might be their best album cover. Hopefully the album is as good, I didn't really like Virus.

[devieira73]

teaser: https://www.h7ken.com/thankyou/

[gzarruk]

Pretty good cover! And I'm glad they're moving away from the Virus sound. Bring it on!

[emtee]

Awesome cover. Love it.

[cramx3]

Very cool cover 

[Buddyhunter1]

monke

[The Letter M]

teaser: https://www.h7ken.com/thankyou/

Thanks for sharing that. I gave the puzzle an honest try but had two pieces I couldn't set in place. Very nice snippet and a very interesting cover, reminds me of Opeth and The Flower Kings for some reason. Maybe Haken are entering their Swedish period?

Looking forward to more, as always!

-Marc.

[Mladen]

I'll try to avoid singles and snippets, but if they're indeed moving away from the big metal sound, that's a welcome change. I loved it on Vector, but Virus was already too familiar and kind of bland. So here we go with something new. 

[ariich]

I'll try to avoid singles and snippets, but if they're indeed moving away from the big metal sound, that's a welcome change. I loved it on Vector, but Virus was already too familiar and kind of bland. So here we go with something new. 

To be clear, they've always been a metal band and that isn't changing. But Vector and Virus were narrower in scope and tone than usual, and very focused on guitar-driven metal/riffs, which is not the case on Fauna.

[jammindude]

I'll try to avoid singles and snippets, but if they're indeed moving away from the big metal sound, that's a welcome change. I loved it on Vector, but Virus was already too familiar and kind of bland. So here we go with something new. 

To be clear, they've always been a metal band and that isn't changing. But Vector and Virus were narrower in scope and tone than usual, and very focused on guitar-driven metal/riffs, which is not the case on Fauna.

Is Fauna the album title?