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HAKEN -
launch '1985' playthrough; 10th anniversary tour begins this month
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Haken
recently returned from a triumphant appearance on Cruise To The Edge in the
US, and now have their sights set on their 10th anniversary European tour
which starts later this month. In advance of that, the band have launched a
special playthrough video with guitarist Charlie Griffiths which you can see
now here:
Charlie
had this to say: "For
me, the perfect format for an instructional guitar video is VHS. Loading one
of those Don Mock, Frank Gambale or Yngwie Malmsteen tapes into the machine
was such a magical moment - as it was often the only way you could actually
see how those seemingly impossible licks were done! I watched, rewound and
re-watched those videos hundreds of times until the tapes were worn out.
There's
something about that tactile experience that I really miss, so for this
play-through of '1985' from our album 'Affinity' it seemed like the perfect
opportunity to pay tribute to those days when everything was in lower
resolution, yet somehow seemed more palpable."
You can
also watch an interview with Charlie and Rich Henshall where they discuss the
forthcoming tour here: https://youtu.be/26tTXfqczlQ
Make
sure to catch HAKEN
live on the band's 10th anniversary tour kicking off in March 2017, with
support from The Algorithm & Next To None.
'Haken
X' Tour 2017
22nd
March - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
23rd
March - O2 ABC2, Glasgow, UK
24th
March - Academy 3, Manchester, UK
25th
March - O2 Academy 2, Birmingham, UK
26th
March - Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK
28th
March - Le Splendid, Lille, France
29th
March - La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
30th
March - La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France
31st
March - KIFF, Aarau, Switzerland
1st
April - Keller Klub, Stuttgart, Germany
3rd
April - Zona Roveri, Bologna, Italy
4th
April - Szene, Vienna, Austria
5th
April - Dürer-Kert, Budapest, Hungary
6th
April - Futurum, Prague, Czech Republic
7th
April - Beatpol, Dresden, Germany
9th
April - Chez Heinz, Hannover, Germany
10th
April - Kesselhaus, Wiesbaden, Germany
11th
April - Turock, Essen, Germany
12th
April - Rockhal, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
13th
April - Melkweg OZ, Amsterdam, Holland
The
band recently reissued their first two albums 'Aquarius' and 'Visions' as
brand new remastered editions.
Buy
limited colored vinyl and the 2CD digipak here:
Laser's
Edge
Find
more purchasing options below:
"Aquarius"
"Visions"
Vocalist
Ross Jennings commented on the releases: "As
advocates of the physical format and fellow record collectors, it seems
almost criminal that our first two albums have never had a vinyl release
until now, so we are thrilled to finally give these albums a fresh
presentation on the format they deserve. We have taken this opportunity to
polish the sound of our beloved concept albums without going back over every
little detail and rewriting history. In essence we wanted to give these
albums a chance to stand shoulder to shoulder in sonic quality with "The
Mountain" and "Affinity". In addition to this and due to
popular demand, both releases will also be available again on CD with
instrumental, or "Karaoke" versions of every track. This release
marks 10 years since we formed the band and started putting together our
first demos so it's a perfect time to reflect on these releases and
appreciate what we've achieved so far.
The
"Aquarius" concept was drawn from conversations about our favourite
albums and the way in which the songs flow that make those particular records
work. This lead to ideas about having our album be about the flow or journey
of water from mountain spring to oceans and evaporation, which in turn lead
on to a deeper concept about human life and reincarnation. The themes of
water helped us to create aqueous soundscapes and as the music and lyrics
started coming together a narrative was formed in the shape of Mermaids &
natural disasters. "Aquarius" will always have a special place in
our hearts. It's where our journey really began.
When
writing for "Visions" came around, we set about the process with
the same formula, although we hadn't set out to write another concept album
at the time. As themes found themselves recurring in the music it only felt
right to go in the narrative direction, although this time around we drew
from our science fiction influences such as Minority Report and 12 Monkeys
and was inspired by real recurring dreams I had been having around the time.
It's always a joy to revisit these tracks in our live sets, so much so that
we will be performing it in its entirety later this year at ProgPower USA,
Atlanta!"
Newly
remastered by the renowned Jens Bogren (Devin Townsend Project, Between the
Buried & Me) both are available as 2CD Digipaks, digital album including
the entire albums as instrumentals, and on vinyl, arriving as Gatefold
heavyweight 2LP editions with the full album on CD included.
Latest
album 'Affinity' was released in April this year, and received great
reactions from press; find a selection of them below:
"dextrous
prog metal with retro pizzazz and roller-coaster riffs" - PROG Magazine
"Affinity
proves what a unique and spellbinding band Haken are" - Metal Hammer
8/10
"inescapable
melodic hooks and absorbing textures" - Total Guitar 4/5
"Affinity
will be hailed as one of the landmarks of 2016 and beyond."- Powerplay 9/10
Pick up
your copy of the album below:
The
band has also previously launched videos for the tracks 'Earthrise', 'The
Endless Knot' and 'Initiate'.
The
Endless Knot: https://youtu.be/IVZHNPyMhMo
Initiate:
https://youtu.be/-7pEXGCtnnk
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