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Haken (2011) Visions
01. Premonition (4:10)
02. Nocturnal Conspiracy (13:08)
03. Insomnia (6:06)
04. The Mind's Eye (4:05)
05. Portals (5:27)
06. Shapeshifter (8:08)
07. Deathless (8:04)
08. Visions (22:25)
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Haken is a London-based Progressive rock/Progressive metal band formed in 2007. At the moment they have two released albums, Aquarius, released in 2010, and Visions, released October 24 2011.
Haken was formed in 2007 by To-Mera guitarist and keyboardist Richard Henshall and his two school friends Ross Jennings (vocals) and Matthew Marshall (guitar).The band completed their lineup with a keyboardist they met on an online forum, Peter Jones, and Jones' close friend and drummer Raymond Hearne, and To-Mera guitarist Thomas MacLean became the band's bassist.They recorded a demo in 2007 that contained two tracks, 'Snow' and 'Souls'. With the demo they began to play small live venues in London, with some good response. In 2008 they then recorded four more songs, 'Manifolds', 'Blind', 'Sleeping Thoughts Wake' and 'Black Seed', and released a full-length demo including all six existing tracks.
Later in 2008, Marshall and Jones left the band to pursue other careers. Charlie Griffiths, the guitarist for the band Linear Sphere and Anchorhead became a full time member of the band. The keyboardist Diego Tejeida joined the band in late 2008 as well. As they began to tour more, even opening a few UK shows for King's X,Sensory Records recognized them and offered them a record deal. They began recording for their debut album, Aquarius, soon after, and it was released in March 2010.
Haken has been featured on the Classic Rock Magazine subsidiary "Classic Rock Presents Prog" a few times. At first, the magazine presented a song from the first Haken demo on their free CD.They have opened for a few notable progressive outfits, such as King's X and Bigelf. The band's debut album has received positive reviews from Allmusic,ProgArchives and Classic Rock Magazine. The band's second album Visions also received strong reviews. Two different Sea of Tranquility reviews praised it as "a staggeringly brilliant example of progressive metal" and "probably the final progressive masterpiece of 2011."
Personnel
Current members
Ross Jennings - Vocals
Richard Henshall - Guitar and Keyboards
Charles Griffiths - Guitar
Thomas MacLean - Bass Guitar
Raymond Hearne - Drums
Diego Tejeida - Keyboards
Former Members
Matthew Marshall - Guitar
Peter Jones - Keyboards
Guest Musicians
Craig Beattie - Trombone
Alex Benwell - Trumpet
Pablo Inda Garcia - Clarinet
Marged Hall - Harp
Darren Moore - Trumpet
Jon Roskilly - Trombone
Dave Ruff - Flute
Haken (2011) Visions
01. Premonition (4:10)
02. Nocturnal Conspiracy (13:08)
03. Insomnia (6:06)
04. The Mind's Eye (4:05)
05. Portals (5:27)
06. Shapeshifter (8:08)
07. Deathless (8:04)
08. Visions (22:25)
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Haken is a London-based Progressive rock/Progressive metal band formed in 2007. At the moment they have two released albums, Aquarius, released in 2010, and Visions, released October 24 2011.
Haken was formed in 2007 by To-Mera guitarist and keyboardist Richard Henshall and his two school friends Ross Jennings (vocals) and Matthew Marshall (guitar).The band completed their lineup with a keyboardist they met on an online forum, Peter Jones, and Jones' close friend and drummer Raymond Hearne, and To-Mera guitarist Thomas MacLean became the band's bassist.They recorded a demo in 2007 that contained two tracks, 'Snow' and 'Souls'. With the demo they began to play small live venues in London, with some good response. In 2008 they then recorded four more songs, 'Manifolds', 'Blind', 'Sleeping Thoughts Wake' and 'Black Seed', and released a full-length demo including all six existing tracks.
Later in 2008, Marshall and Jones left the band to pursue other careers. Charlie Griffiths, the guitarist for the band Linear Sphere and Anchorhead became a full time member of the band. The keyboardist Diego Tejeida joined the band in late 2008 as well. As they began to tour more, even opening a few UK shows for King's X,Sensory Records recognized them and offered them a record deal. They began recording for their debut album, Aquarius, soon after, and it was released in March 2010.
Haken has been featured on the Classic Rock Magazine subsidiary "Classic Rock Presents Prog" a few times. At first, the magazine presented a song from the first Haken demo on their free CD.They have opened for a few notable progressive outfits, such as King's X and Bigelf. The band's debut album has received positive reviews from Allmusic,ProgArchives and Classic Rock Magazine. The band's second album Visions also received strong reviews. Two different Sea of Tranquility reviews praised it as "a staggeringly brilliant example of progressive metal" and "probably the final progressive masterpiece of 2011."
Personnel
Current members
Ross Jennings - Vocals
Richard Henshall - Guitar and Keyboards
Charles Griffiths - Guitar
Thomas MacLean - Bass Guitar
Raymond Hearne - Drums
Diego Tejeida - Keyboards
Former Members
Matthew Marshall - Guitar
Peter Jones - Keyboards
Guest Musicians
Craig Beattie - Trombone
Alex Benwell - Trumpet
Pablo Inda Garcia - Clarinet
Marged Hall - Harp
Darren Moore - Trumpet
Jon Roskilly - Trombone
Dave Ruff - Flute
