Haken to support Between The Buried & Me in Europe; start work on new album

London-based progressive metallers Haken have announced that they will join Between The Buried & Me on their European tour later this year as main support, and have also started work on their forthcoming new album. They had this to say:

"Excitement levels are off the scale in the Haken camp at the moment! Being offered a tour support slot with one of our favourite bands is an absolute dream come true. Their music has had a massive impact on us as a band and individual musicians over the years. Our new album is shaping up to be a real beast! We've written a bunch of sketches and are currently selecting which ones to develop further. We can't wait to share it with everyone."

The band will be playing the following dates:

16/9 - Southampton, England @ Talking Heads
17/9 - London, England @ Electric Ballroom
18/9 - Manchester, England @ Gorilla
19/9 - Glasgow, Scotland @ The Garage
20/9 - Leeds, England @ The Key Club
22/9 - Nottingham, England @ Rescue Rooms
23/9 - Brighton, England @ The Haunt
25/9 - Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
26/9 - Brussels, Belgium @ Magasin 4
27/9 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
28/9 - Hamburg, Germany @ Logo
29/9 - Berlin, Germany @ Magnet
30/9 - Munich, Germany @ Backstage Club
1/10 - Cologne, Germany @ Euroblast Festival
3/10 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega Small Hall
4/10 - Gothenburg, Sweden @ Sticky Fingers
5/10 - Oslo, Norway @ John Dee
6/10 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Klubben/Fryshuset
8/10 - Helsinki, Finland @ Tavastia

The band also have some select European festival appearances lined up:

20/6 ' Clisson, France @ Hellfest
11/7 ' Barcelona, Spain @ Be Prog My Friend
12.7 ' Newark, UK @ UK Tech Fest
19/7 ' Loreley, Germany @ Night of the Prog
25/7 ' Maidstone, UK @ Ramblin Man Fair

Late last year the band released the Restoration EP to coincide with UK dates alongside label mates Leprous and Maschine. Check out the video for 'Darkest Light' from that EP here: https://youtu.be/QHlHs17dQY8