Haken v. new single Nightingale (April 26)

[jonnybaxy]

Got back home to Manchester from the best gig of my life, the one in Bonn.....

What a night, unfortunately only 30 mins from haken...

But then after the gig.....


I GOT TO BUY THEM A ROUND AND CHATTED TO THEM FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS! 

[Zydar]

That's awesome!

[wizard of Thought]

Oh dude, that`s awesome! I only saw them right after Devin Townsend in the Front of Stage area, but they seem to be very nice people.

[jonnybaxy]

Oh dude, that`s awesome! I only saw them right after Devin Townsend in the Front of Stage area, but they seem to be very nice people.

Yeah, I met Ray after a show in Manchester in 2014 for a quick chat,

But this really made my night, Such awesome guys and just cool with people 

[jonnybaxy]

I uploaded a video of mine + a friends footage of cockroach king from the gig at Bonn,

Sorry for the quality Audio/Videophiles but it gets slightly better at 1:30 when I took my friends footage 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZogJiU4OyY

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

HAKEN - the 'final farewell to the Empire' jam, (feat. Next to None and Mike Portnoy)

Love the guy going bezerk in The Mirror and doing "the windmill" while levitated. 

[Zydar]

Nice, and it's the first time I've heard Fade To Black with keyboards.


I wonder how it must feel for MP to play DT songs now that he's not in the band anymore.

[mike099]

So good that you can buy a round of drinks and talk awhile.  Cheaper than the meet and greet  packages.

[benrosemberg]

So good that you can buy a round of drinks and talk awhile.  Cheaper than the meet and greet  packages.

Not only that - they have not yet been jaded by the recognition and fame, so when they hang with fans it's a legitimate wanting to speak to people and hang out with them...does not at all have a vibe of obligation or going through the motions of them doing their job.

[jonnybaxy]

So good that you can buy a round of drinks and talk awhile.  Cheaper than the meet and greet  packages.

Not only that - they have not yet been jaded by the recognition and fame, so when they hang with fans it's a legitimate wanting to speak to people and hang out with them...does not at all have a vibe of obligation or going through the motions of them doing their job.

Exactly it was just a casual chat and it just felt like talking to a good friend 

[jonnybaxy]

Haken have at last overtaked DT in my rankings, It took a while of then both being tied 1st but haken have now edged at as I just listen to crystallised every day now!   

The part at 9:15 and the bass at 13:50 are incredible!

[BlackInk]

Haken have at last overtaked DT in my rankings, It took a while of then both being tied 1st but haken have now edged at as I just listen to crystallised every day now!   

The part at 9:15 and the bass at 13:50 are incredible!

That happened to me a few days after discovering them. Awesome stuff.

[Heretic]

Yeah, I like The Mountain and Aquarius more than most anything DT have done. It's odd, because there is obvious DT influence, but they just do it better for me.

[Scorpion]

They were awesome at NotP! Especially Insomnia (dat instrumental section <3) and Cockroach King (which I had heard before, but it still slayed). I was in the second row and I could really see how much fun they were having. Awesome!

[nightmare_cinema]

Saw these guys play at a festival last weekend, as I've mentioned I reallllllly couldn't get into them on CD, was listening to The Mountain tonnes and it was doing nothing for me. Anyway I saw them, and holy crap they were incredible live, they were amazing to watch, so engaging, every minute felt different, great performers and really interesting to listen to. Came back from the festival and been listening to and loving The Mountain ever since, it's weird, it's like I've been given a different set of ears with which to listen to them and I can't understand how it didn't make any sense before.

So many of my friends are laughing and saying they told me so, as they've been recommending that album for the past year.

So yeah, count me as a fan... I'm in that delicious stage where it's all I'm listening to, but a certain few songs are grabbing me so hard it's hard to move onto any others, then I do, and they blow my mind just as much if not more. So glad to have found a new awesome band.

[Zydar]

That's great! Which are your favourites at the moment from The Mountain?

[Lucien]

-oops-

[nightmare_cinema]

That's great! Which are your favourites at the moment from The Mountain?

At first I think it was Cockroach King and Falling Back to Earth, then I found the beauty of In Memoriam and was stuck on that for a few days, and then I heard Pareidolia and was absolutely blown away. So, so many cool parts of all of those songs. At times through the album I've heard bits that sound similar to Pain of Salvation, Muse, and a part that's almost a carbon copy of a part from The Count of Tuscany. I'm really enjoying getting to know it, tasting all of these flavours as they slowly appear.

[BlackInk]

Pareidolia is probably my favorite of the album too. Though Falling Back to Earth is a strong challanger.

[jammindude]

My favorite hops around as well.   Currently I just can't stop listening to the 1-2 punch of In Memoriam and Because It's There.

[CDrice]

My favorite hops around as well.   Currently I just can't stop listening to the 1-2 punch of In Memoriam and Because It's There.

It's nice to see someone else who like Because It's There. I rarely see it mentionned, but I think it might be my favorite Haken song.

[425]

Just reading this I'm remembering again how great an album The Mountain is. In Memoriam–Because it's There is an excellent combo. Pareidolia is my favorite, though.

[Nel_Annette]

September 11, Restoration finally gets a standalone release. Glad I held out.

https://www.prog-sphere.com/news/haken-release-restoration-ep-cd-september-11/

[Mebert78]

Is there a reason why a CD version of Restoration was not released around the same time as the digital version?  It almost feels like they separated the digital and physical releases in such a way to get fans to buy twice and make a little bit more money.  Nothing wrong with that -- it's business.  But still...

[goo-goo]

September 11, Restoration finally gets a standalone release. Glad I held out.

https://www.prog-sphere.com/news/haken-release-restoration-ep-cd-september-11/

Ah great. I was trying to hunt down an LP, get the CD, and re-sell the LP without the CD just to get a physical copy of the album. Glad I procrastinated doing that..

[mikemangioy]

Oooh, I'm so getting this.

[Nel_Annette]

I love Haken and I still haven't even heard these three tracks. 

[Zydar]

I love Haken and I still haven't even heard these three tracks. 

Oh they're great, especially Crystallised.

[425]

I love Haken and I still haven't even heard these three tracks. 

I've only heard them twice. They didn't do much for me and I never got around to listening to them again. Not to say that they're not good, or whatever, but that's my story.

[BlackInk]

All three tracks are amazing.

[hefdaddy42]

Is there a reason why a CD version of Restoration was not released around the same time as the digital version?  It almost feels like they separated the digital and physical releases in such a way to get fans to buy twice and make a little bit more money.  Nothing wrong with that -- it's business.  But still...

Maybe they didn't feel it would be economically feasible to produce a CD with three songs?

But given the great reception it's received, they have now decided to do so?

I don't know, just spitballin'.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Awesome! I'll definitely pick that up. I love the EP, but buying the vinyl makes no sense for me, and I'm not a fan of digital-only, so it's really cool they're finally releasing it on CD!

[ariich]

Is there a reason why a CD version of Restoration was not released around the same time as the digital version?  It almost feels like they separated the digital and physical releases in such a way to get fans to buy twice and make a little bit more money.  Nothing wrong with that -- it's business.  But still...

Fairly sure it was the label's idea rather than the band's. But yeah, no doubt it was for business reasons. Pretty annoying.

[Nick]

Is there a reason why a CD version of Restoration was not released around the same time as the digital version?  It almost feels like they separated the digital and physical releases in such a way to get fans to buy twice and make a little bit more money.  Nothing wrong with that -- it's business.  But still...

Fairly sure it was the label's idea rather than the band's. But yeah, no doubt it was for business reasons. Pretty annoying.

That way of doing things seems... InsideOut.

[me7]

In the game industry, it has become common to release games on consoles first (with the technical limitations that the console imposes) and to withhold the PC version for a few months, hoping that gamers end up buying both versions eventually.

Let's hope that the music industry doesn't "learn" from this.