Haken - The Mountain

I'm shocked there's only one post about this band dating back to 2011. Their latest album, The Mountain, is absolutely gorgeous and one of my favorites this year.



I'm sorry, but who is this Dream Theater everyone keeps talking about?

HAKEN!!  What an amazing band.... To those people that like their prog before their metal this is the perfect band for you... I think The Mountain was the perfect album title bcuz of the majestic scenery this band portrays.

Impressive arrangement on that song. A prog band that actually has some progressive elements to their music, a nice surprise. The electric piano solo around the 2:30 mark and the little section that follows it were especially nice.

S.D. wrote:

Impressive arrangement on that song.  A prog band that actually has some progressive elements to their music, a nice surprise. The electric piano solo around the 2:30 mark and the little section that follows it were especially nice.

This one is just for you...

Here's the debut music video from The Mountain.

Supposed to be out next month.

See, it's bands like this and Pagan's Mind that make me scratch my head and wonder why Dream Theater is such a popular tour de force these days. Other than the fact that Portnoy has always been a killer marketing machine.

I like what I've heard so far, I will be curious to listen to the entire album. Will probably fit right in with the other bands I listen to these days; Steven Wilson, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Riverside, Anathema, The Pineapple Thief, etc.

http://www.heartofmetal.net/t18074-prog-metal

We've discussed Haken and many other brilliant prog bands in the thread above.

Eyesore wrote:

http://www.heartofmetal.net/t18074-prog-metal

We've discussed Haken and many other brilliant prog bands in the thread above.

Ah. I should've thought about combing that one. I did a search for Haken with both topics and posts and only the one thread came up. I figured everyone here knew about them.  

corplhicks wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

http://www.heartofmetal.net/t18074-prog-metal

We've discussed Haken and many other brilliant prog bands in the thread above.

Ah. I should've thought about combing that one. I did a search for Haken with both topics and posts and only the one thread came up. I figured everyone here knew about them.  

Um...two weeks ago you commented in that thread, said, "Really digging that Haken. Never heard of them."

Eyesore wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

http://www.heartofmetal.net/t18074-prog-metal

We've discussed Haken and many other brilliant prog bands in the thread above.

Ah. I should've thought about combing that one. I did a search for Haken with both topics and posts and only the one thread came up. I figured everyone here knew about them.  

Um...two weeks ago you commented in that thread, said, "Really digging that Haken. Never heard of them."

lawl. Yeah I guess I had forgotten about that.

Whoa dude ! Lay off the pipe !

 

I think I completely forgot about at some point after I heard the clip and made the comment, heard them later on youtube and thought "Really digging that Haken. Never heard of them," and then started really listening to them. I bet I only heard a minute or two of the clip in the other thread due to kids I mean time constraints. Whatever. I'm a fool.  

Eyesore wrote:

http://www.heartofmetal.net/t18074-prog-metal

We've discussed Haken and many other brilliant prog bands in the thread above.

Those threads are pointless ahahah!!! Too many pages to flip through and everyone is posting at the same time.. Least they have their own thread now, which they deserve..

I avoid any threads where people have embedded numerous youtube videos in each post, they invariably are painfully slow to load.

Wasn't a fan of anything previous, I'll give this a shot.

Love Haken this is one the list!

S.D. wrote:

I avoid any threads where people have embedded numerous youtube videos in each post, they invariably are painfully slow to load.

The problem with threads like those is that most people never actually watch the videos and then discuss the music; they just come along and dump their own videos in there like it's some sort of one-up contest. It drives me nuts. There shouldn't be that many videos on one page; people should use it to discuss the music mostly.

Eyesore wrote:

S.D. wrote:

I avoid any threads where people have embedded numerous youtube videos in each post, they invariably are painfully slow to load.

The problem with threads like those is that most people never actually watch the videos and then discuss the music; they just come along and dump their own videos in there like it's some sort of one-up contest. It drives me nuts. There shouldn't be that many videos on one page; people should use it to discuss the music mostly.

i think the prog metal thread is really cool - vids and all. Lots of good recommendations in that thread.

Eyesore wrote:

S.D. wrote:

I avoid any threads where people have embedded numerous youtube videos in each post, they invariably are painfully slow to load.

The problem with threads like those is that most people never actually watch the videos and then discuss the music; they just come along and dump their own videos in there like it's some sort of one-up contest. It drives me nuts. There shouldn't be that many videos on one page; people should use it to discuss the music mostly.

The other board I post on has a "1 video per post" rule, it won't let you post multiple videos. I'd like to find out if that functionality is available here because I would activate it.

S.D. wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

S.D. wrote:

I avoid any threads where people have embedded numerous youtube videos in each post, they invariably are painfully slow to load.

The problem with threads like those is that most people never actually watch the videos and then discuss the music; they just come along and dump their own videos in there like it's some sort of one-up contest. It drives me nuts. There shouldn't be that many videos on one page; people should use it to discuss the music mostly.

The other board I post on has a "1 video per post" rule, it won't let you post multiple videos.  I'd like to find out if that functionality is available here because I would activate it.

Yea I was just discussing this with someone else here. All these threads about bands and tons of videos to preview the music, yet no one responds? I love finding new music and expressing my thoughts on it.

Then you make a Metallica Thread and it has 400 replies  

Dude...that's a good idea!


Guys, let's discuss some REAL legends, who have REAL music. Man.... Metallica. You know? I mean, just, wow. Metallica, man. Does anyone else feel like I do about this monumental band?



I, personally, feel that metal has just not been any good since the last Metallica album.






Metallicaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Orion Crystal Ice wrote:

Does anyone else feel like I do about this monumental band?

That they are so over-played and over-praised that I never need to hear them again as long as I live?

Why I am just shocked, just shocked. Well, you guys keep on discussing your....... NEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW "music".......I'll be here, paying tribute to the gods.