HAKEN: Launch Video for "Puzzle Box"
October 11, 2018
HAKEN, one of progressive music's most exciting bands, recently announced details of their much-anticipated fifth studio album titled Vector, due for release on October 26th, 2018. The album was produced by the band themselves, and recorded & mixed by Adam 'Nolly' Getgood (Periphery, Devin Townsend Project), with the artwork once again being handled by Blacklake.
Today the band have launched a video for the track "Puzzle Box" which you can watch here:
The band comments: "'Puzzle Box'was born from some of the jam sessions we had early on in the writing process. The music has a raw and slightly psychotic nature to it that is brilliantly complimented in Crystal Spotlight's video. To achieve favourable consequences we suggest taking this dose of Vector at regular intervals throughout the day."
Fans can enter a competition to win the signed puzzle box from the video here: https://forms.sonymusicfans.com/campaign/haken-pre-save-puzzle-box/
They recently launched the first of a 3 part interview with band members Ross Jennings, Charlie Griffiths & Rich Henshall discussing how the new album came together. Watch it now here:
Watch the video for the album's first single 'The Good Doctor' here:
The band will embark on an epic tour starting this October in North America, with dates in South American & European tour dates for 2019.
Haken & Leprous with Bent Knee:
October 30th ' The Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac, MI
October 31st' Opera House, Toronto, ON
November 1st ' Astral, Montreal, QC
November 2nd' Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA
November 3rd ' Highline Ballroom, New York, NY
November 4th ' The Sinclair, Boston, MA
November 6th ' Soundstage, Baltimore, MD
November 7th ' Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
November 8th ' The Orpheum, Tampa, FL
November ' 9th Revolution, Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 10th ' The Plaza Live, Orlando, FL
November 11th ' Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
November 13th ' Gas Monkey, Dallas, TX
November 14th ' Barracuda, Austin, TX
November 16th - Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
November 17th ' Glasshouse, Pomona, CA
November 18th ' August Hall, San Francisco, CA
November 19th ' Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR
November 20th ' The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
November 21st ' Rickshaw Theater, Vancouver, BC
November 23rd ' Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
November 24th ' Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO
November 25th ' Granada Theater, Lawrence, KS
November 26th ' Delmar Hall, St Louis, MO
November 27th ' Exit/In, Nashville, TN
November 29th ' Rex Theater, Pittsburgh, PA
November 30th ' Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
December 1st ' Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
Full ticket details as well as all upcoming dates can be found here: https://www.hakenmusic.com/tour
Vector will be available as Limited edition 2CD Mediabook (including instrumental versions), Gatefold vinyl 2LP + CD, Standard CD Jewelcase & as digital download. Pre-order now here: https://haken.lnk.to/Vector
You can find the track-listing below:
1. Clear
2. The Good Doctor
3. Puzzle Box
4. Veil
5. Nil By Mouth
6. Host
7. A Cell Divides
To celebrate the announcement of the new album, the band ran a competition for one lucky fan's artwork to be etched into the fourth side of the vinyl version of the record. They invited people to submit their own version of the Rorshach test ink-blot which graces the album cover, and the winner was revealed as Shakoor Bukhuth aka SHAUN BEYOND.
Since their inception in 2007, HAKENhave shown over four previous studio albums, one EP and a live release that they never stand still, merely satisfied to rely on past triumphs. Rather, HAKEN always look for ways to challenge themselves as musicians and artists, and also to keep the listeners on their collective toes. "We don't like to make simple music," laughs vocalist Ross Jennings. "We always aim to defy expectations, and I believe we've surpassed what we aimed to achieve with our new album."
Their fifth studio record sees the band going in a heavier direction with the music. "We've always had a heavy influence", explains guitarist Charlie Griffiths, "but it was obvious from the riffs that were naturally coming out of us early in the writing process that this would be a more metal album. These are some of the most riff driven songs we've ever written." As is usual, Haken produced the album themselves, but for the first time they have enlisted Adam 'Nolly' Getgood during the recording and mixing stages. Formerly bassist with PERIPHERY, in the last couple of years he has built a reputation as a fine producer. "We produced the album ourselves, as we always do," insists Jennings. "But we're fans of what Adam has done with PERIPHERY, SIKTH and Devin Townsend. He has a great reputation for the heavier end of our genre".
But if this album is musically heavy, then there's an underlying theme running through the seven songs which is certainly esoteric and fascinating. "The scene is set with the track The Good Doctor, which was a really fun song. Musically it feels like a logical step from 'Affinity', but lyrically it's a bit more theatrical and about as 'rock opera' as Haken has ever got", explains Griffiths. "It's about a Doctor with an intriguing, perhaps sinister interest in a particular patient. From there the story enters the point-of-view of the patient - who appears to be catatonic, but his mind is sparking with what could be memories, or delusions brought on by the treatment he's receiving - we leave this up to the listeners to decide. Although we don't want to give too much away, people who are familiar with our back catalogue will have fun discovering further clues we've planted throughout the album. And that's the challenge for the fans ' to find out for themselves their own meaning for Vector as an album".
HAKEN online:
www.hakenmusic.com
www.twitter.com/Haken_Official
https://www.facebook.com/HakenOfficial
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Kyle Scott
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