Haken

Haken, the new-era British prog metallers and darlings of Insideout Music, have dropped their first original track in three years. It's the new single Bleeding Sky, which follows the earlier release of another new single, In A Fever Dream.…

Haken, the British new-era prog metallers and darlings of Insideout Music, have dropped their first new original track in three years. It's an epic new single, In A Fever Dream, clocking in at over seven minutes. This is the band's…

"“Vector” was a story of birth, growth and development, while “Virus” is its opposite. It's the story of a not-so-honorable final lap of the human era. A new chapter packed with thrilling artistic brilliance from British progressive metal…

Haken show beautifully on »Affinity« how some seemingly incompatible sonic elements from the worlds of progressive metal, symphonic prog rock and eighties new wave/art rock can be combined successfully and innovatively.

Haken fans, who have been multiplying in recent years thanks to ever more ambitious and experimental releases, will find the wait for the next studio album, which clearly won't arrive before 2016, much easier with the »Restoration« EP.

With »The Mountain«, Haken have taken a big step forward in evolving their sound and shaping a sonic identity of their own, and they've also made one of the best prog rock albums of 2013, which means they've realized one of their big…

Haken are a band with the potential to freely push the expressive reach of the established standards of the highest forms of modern prog metal up to an even higher level over the next few years.