In July 2007, Haken showcased their music for the very first time to a packed out London bar with a great response, followed the next week by a sold out show at The Peel in Kingston. Within months of this double-debut performance, Haken were billed in support of Riverside (Inside Out) at Camden's prestigious Underworld. Haken continued performing sets to packed houses throughout London and on UK tours in support of cult metal bands King's X (Inside Out), Bigelf (Custard Records), and To-Mera.
One of Haken's demo tracks was featured on the cover CD for the second issue of 'Classic Rock Presents Prog' magazine in 2009.
Haken meld metal with progressive rock, drawing influences from contemporary bands like Dream Theater and IQ as well as "old school" icons Genesis and Queen.
_Aquarius_ is Haken's debut release - a 72 minute, larger than life conceptual sci-fi/fantasy work filled with bombastic keyboard flourishes, stunning vocals, and lethal guitarwork. The album was recorded in Germany at Spacelab Studios (Delain, Everon, Wolverine) and mastered in Germany at Eroc's Mastering Ranch. The stunning artwork is by Dennis Sibeijn at Damn Engine created to tie in with the Aquarius story.
Early on in the writing process for the album, Haken were contacted by the Laser's Edge Group who later signed the band to their specialist progressive metal label Sensory Records, through which _Aquarius-
_ was released worldwide in March 2010
Rob Kachluba - Hell Hound.
'I am totally blown away. Haken is the best thing to happen to progressive metal in many, many years. Hailing from England, this relatively young band has unleashed a masterpiece.'
In their brief existence, HAKEN have become highly respected within the British metal and progressive communities. Their unique and imaginative genre-bending approach to music has garnered praise from all corners of the globe and they are becoming more widely known in The States and across Europe with interest beginning to develop in Japan and Australia.
They played a high profile show with the legendary Freak Kitchen at the London Underworld in November 2011.
They played the new UK Prog Metal Fused Festival with Vanden Plas and Threshold in April 2011 and a sell out warm up HEADLINE show for this festival at the HOUSE of PROGRESSION in Kingston Upon Thames with To-Mera - 25 March.
HAKEN played at MONKEYFEST 2011 in the UK on July 2_2011 with Guthrie Govan, Rob Chapman and Andy James.
HAKEN played on the same bill as Dream Theater at Loreley in Germany at NIGHT of the PROG VI on July 9 - 2011, along with Anathema, Vanden Plas and IQ. There were lots of HAKEN T-shirts in the front and they had the best show so far to a generous and enthusiastic crowd, culminating with a standing ovation.. A beautiful weekend of great friends and great progressive music.
HAKEN made their highly well received USA debut at CENTER STAGE in Atlanta as part of the prestigious PROGPOWER USA XII in September 2011 alongside some legendary bands including Therion, Sanctuary, Vanden Plas, Evergrey, Forbidden, Labyrinthe and Ihsahn.
They headlined Day One of GENERATION PROG with Exivious in Nurnberg - Sep 23 - 24, 2011.
Haken are billed to play a great prog show at THE ASSEMBLY in Leamington Spa on Nov 27, 2011, with Arena and Touchstone.
AQUARIUS continues to take the progmetal world community by storm -
inspiring passionate debate on the established prog and metal forums around the World and was progarchives no1 album of 2010.
VISIONS, their second concept album, will be released on October 24th 2011 on The Sensory Label [Laser’s Edge]. They have aimed to raise the bar with their composition and their playing and move up to the next level. Pre release copies sold exculsively at PROGPOWER USA XII in Atlanta and GENERATION PROG in Nuremberg ahve already received critical claim and placed them at the top of The Progarchives 2011 a prog album chart
A track from VISIONS will be on the free CD in issue 21 of Classic Rock presents Prog 21 out in late November 2011, along with an interview and album review.
HAKEN has an official website THE POINT OF NO RETURN - A big appreciative HAKEN thank you goes out to Richard Jouen for designing and running this site so passionately and professionally:
http://www.hakenmusic.com/
hakenmusic@hotmail.co.uk
Nobody
Haken Lyrics
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When you stepped in to take my dreams away
The stage was set for what would be my night
But you called time and threw my fight
Still I'm yearning
To claim back what's mine
Still I'm clinging
Still I'm dreaming
Of one more chance
But you still tell me
My time has passed
Give me back my right
To prove that I can fight
Let me show them all
Tonight can be my night
Still you think that it's okay
For you to state the rules of play
But if you could know the length to which I've come
To reclaim my pride and break down your world
Still I'm yearning
To claim back what's mine
Still I'm clinging
To dreams that won't die
Still I'm dreaming
Of one more chance
One more chance
But you still tell me
My time has passed
Give me back my right
To prove that I can fight
Let me show them all
Tonight will be my night
In "Nobody," Haken expresses the frustration and pain of having one's dreams dashed by an external force. The song tells the story of a person who had their moment to shine stolen from them by someone else. The singer's desire to prove themselves and show their worth is palpable in the lyrics. They ask for their "right to prove that [they] can fight" and long for "one more chance" to take the stage and show the world what they're made of.
The lyrics also touch on themes of power dynamics and control. The person who denied the singer their victory is portrayed as having too much authority and too little empathy. The singer feels powerless in the face of their decisions and yearns to take back what was unfairly taken from them.
Overall, "Nobody" is a powerful anthem for anyone who has felt oppressed or held back in pursuing their dreams. Its emotional lyrics and driving instrumentals make it a standout track on Haken's album "Virus."
Line by Line Meaning
Still I feel the pain from that day
I am still hurting from the day when you snatched away my dreams.
When you stepped in to take my dreams away
I blame you for intervening and stealing something precious from me.
The stage was set for what would be my night
Everything was perfect for me to achieve my dreams.
But you called time and threw my fight
You ended my struggle and crushed my aspirations.
Still I'm yearning
I still have a strong desire
To claim back what's mine
to reclaim what belongs to me
Still I'm clinging
I am still holding on tightly
To dreams that won't die
to aspirations that refuse to disappear
Still I'm dreaming
I am still hoping and wishing
Of one more chance
for an opportunity to prove myself
But you still tell me
But you continue to remind me
My time has passed
that my window of opportunity has closed.
Give me back my right
Allow me to have the freedom
To prove that I can fight
to demonstrate my ability to persevere
Let me show them all
Allow me to show everyone
Tonight can be my night
tonight can be the moment of my triumph.
Still you think that it's okay
you still believe that it is acceptable
For you to state the rules of play
To determine how the game is played.
But if you could know the length to which I've come
If only you could understand the extent of my journey
To reclaim my pride and break down your world
To regain my self-respect and shatter your illusions.
One more chance
Another opportunity
Give me back my right
Restore my freedom
Let me show them all
Allow me to demonstrate to everybody
Tonight will be my night
tonight's the night when I will succeed.
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Written by: Charles Griffiths, Raymond Hearne, Richard Henshall, Ross Jennings, Thomas Maclean, Diego Tejeida Ledesma
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