London, England
Progressive Metal
Page online:
January 5, 2019
Last update/review:
March 7, 2023
Haken
Haken was formed in 2007, with two early members also serving time in
another British prog band in
To-Mera .
Within a couple of years they'd attracted the interest of
Records, and since their 2010 debut have released a string of
successful albums.
Their style is centered along classic progressive rock/metal lines,
with the usual suspects such as Yes,
Dream Theater
and countless others serving as either influences or soundalikes or both,
but the best prog bands succeed in weaving such styles to forge their
own path, and Haken is no exception.
They mix solid musicianship with the right amount of technical flair but
also reining in the indulgence to craft real songs.
They rank with
Threshold
as the best in British progressive metal.
Recent album: Fauna ,
released on March 3, 2023.
Current Members
Ross Jennings
vocals
Richard Henshall
guitars/keyboards (ex-To-Mera )
Charles Griffiths
guitars
Conner Green
bass
Pete Jones
keyboards
Raymond Hearne
drums
Former Members/Guests
Tom MacLean
bass (ex-To-Mera )
Diego Tejeida
keyboards
Discography
Studio
Live
Aquarius
2010
Sensory
The Point of No Return
Streams
Aquarium
Eternal Rain
Drowning In the Flood
Sun
Celestial Elixir
Ross Jennings
Richard Henshall
Charles Griffiths
Tom MacLean
Diego Tejeida
Raymond Hearne
Visions
2011
Sensory
Premonition
Nocturnal Conspiracy
Insomnia
The Mind's Eye
Portals
Shapeshifter
Deathless
Visions
Ross Jennings
Richard Henshall
Charles Griffiths
Tom MacLean
Diego Tejeida
Raymond Hearne
The Mountain
2013
Inside Out
The Path
Atlas Stone
Cockroach King
In Memoriam
Because It's There
Falling Back to Earth
As Death Embraces
Pareidolia
Somebody
Ross Jennings
Richard Henshall
Charles Griffiths
Tom MacLean
Diego Tejeida
Raymond Hearne
Restoration
EP
2014
Inside Out
Darkest Light
Earthlings
Crystallised
Ross Jennings
Richard Henshall
Charles Griffiths
Conner Green
Diego Tejeida
Raymond Hearne
Affinity
2016
Inside Out
affinity.exe
Initiate
1985
Lapse
The Architect
Earthrise
Red Giant
The Endless Knot
Bound by Gravity
Ross Jennings
Richard Henshall
Charles Griffiths
Conner Green
Diego Tejeida
Raymond Hearne
L-1ve
LIVE
2018
Inside Out
affinity.exe/Initiate
In Memoriam
1985
Red Giant
Aquamedley
As Death Embraces
Atlas Stone
Cockroach King
The Architect
The Endless Knot
Visions
Ross Jennings
Richard Henshall
Charles Griffiths
Conner Green
Diego Tejeida
Raymond Hearne
Vector
2018
Inside Out
Clear
The Good Doctor
Puzzle Box
Veil
Nil By Mouth
Host
A Cell Divides
Ross Jennings
Richard Henshall
Charles Griffiths
Conner Green
Diego Tejeida
Raymond Hearne
2018 Readers' Album
#20
Virus
2020
Inside Out
Prosthetic
Invasion
Carousel
The Strain
Canary Yellow
Messiah Complex I: Ivory Tower
Messiah Complex II: A Glutton For Punishment
Messiah Complex III: Marigold
Messiah Complex IV: The Sect
Messiah Complex V: Ectobius Rex
Only Stars
Ross Jennings
Richard Henshall
Charles Griffiths
Conner Green
Diego Tejeida
Raymond Hearne
Fauna
2023
Inside Out
Taurus
Nightingale
The Alphabet of Me
Sempiternal Beings
Beneath the White Rainbow
Island in the Clouds
Lovebite
Elephants Never Forget
Eyes of Ebony
Ross Jennings
Richard Henshall
Charles Griffiths
Conner Green
Pete Jones
Raymond Hearne