That is an awesome staff pick right as I'm planning a little trip to see Haken live. Thank you.

Saying this is similar to Haken could be good or bad given that The Mountain was a masterpiece and their other releases weren't as good.

I listened to a few of songs but it did not appeal to me much, they're trying too hard to sound original (kudos for that anyway), but the sound seems all over the place, taking influences from too many places, did not sound cohesive to me. Maybe I lacked the focus or patience for it, I dunno

I might just give it another chance.

It is indeed similar to Haken.
Growls are shit though, ruin the album IMO.

Written by LeKiwi on 06.05.2015 at 16:32

Saying this is similar to Haken could be good or bad given that The Mountain was a masterpiece and their other releases weren't as good.

I'm well aware of the statement being open to interpretation. The ambiguity is intentional. It did it's job, though.

I.

Written by Ivor on 06.05.2015 at 18:29

I'm well aware of the statement being open to interpretation. The ambiguity is intentional. It did it's job, though.

I.

Yeah, you sneaky bastard By the way, why do you sign your initial after each message?

Written by LeKiwi on 06.05.2015 at 20:20

By the way, why do you sign your initial after each message?

Ah, a decade-long question of the eternal mystery of the I...

I.

Written by Ivor on 06.05.2015 at 21:06

Ah, a decade-long question of the eternal mystery of the I...

I.

Well...time to listen to this

Written by LeKiwi on 06.05.2015 at 21:44

Written by Ivor on 06.05.2015 at 21:06

Ah, a decade-long question of the eternal mystery of the I...

I.

Well...time to listen to this

Nah, go listen to the music, I can stretch this one out a bit more.

I.

Written by Ivor on 06.05.2015 at 21:52

Nah, go listen to the music, I can stretch this one out a bit more.

I.

I meant the music you pompous poop

Written by LeKiwi on 06.05.2015 at 21:56

I meant the music you pompous poop

Gotta love this technological layer of miscommunication called the Internet.

I.

Debut Album of the year!

Written by Ivor on 06.05.2015 at 22:18

Gotta love this technological layer of miscommunication called the Internet.

I.

Sure is wonderful

Written by Ivor on 06.05.2015 at 22:18

Gotta love this technological layer of miscommunication called the Internet.

I.

One track in and thanking you in advance - this is so sexual.

So, does it have also the awkward vocal like Haken?

Written by Guest on 06.05.2015 at 16:39

I listened to a few of songs but it did not appeal to me much, they're trying too hard to sound original (kudos for that anyway), but the sound seems all over the place, taking influences from too many places, did not sound cohesive to me. Maybe I lacked the focus or patience for it, I dunno

I might just give it another chance.

I love how open-minded your comment was. Just had to say that.

Written by LeKiwi on 07.05.2015 at 00:57

One track in and thanking you in advance - this is so sexual.

Beer's on you then, mate.

Written by mz on 07.05.2015 at 01:57

So, does it have also the awkward vocal like Haken?

Why don't you listen to the first track and decide yourself? Wouldn't like this be a quality that is immediately apparent?

I.

Written by mz on 07.05.2015 at 01:57

So, does it have also the awkward vocal like Haken?

No...you're the awkward one!

Written by LeKiwi on 07.05.2015 at 15:34

No...you're the awkward one!

Seriously, I don't know if dream theater has a worse vocalist or Haken, which says a lot

Written by mz on 07.05.2015 at 15:49

Seriously, I don't know if dream theater has a worse vocalist or Haken, which says a lot

Not much of a contest there - DT's vocalist is far worse

The main thing that keeps me from checking this out is that the one single video I saw in promotion for this was one of those "guitar-cam only" videos, which always give me that ominous vibe, considering I'm not a fan of almost all other bands that do that. It's just one of those 'bad signs' you end up weary of after a while.

That being said, I guess I'll have to check it out eventually, eh?

Written by Lethrokai on 08.05.2015 at 18:41

The main thing that keeps me from checking this out is that the one single video I saw in promotion for this was one of those "guitar-cam only" videos, which always give me that ominous vibe, considering I'm not a fan of almost all other bands that do that. It's just one of those 'bad signs' you end up weary of after a while.

That being said, I guess I'll have to check it out eventually, eh?

What an absurd excuse, man. Not liking the album is fine, not checking out because of that is weird.

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Written by Ivor on 08.05.2015 at 20:42

What an absurd excuse, man. Not liking the album is fine, not checking out because of that is weird.

I.

Give me at least some credit mate. I never said I wasn't gonna check it out, just that it made me hesitant. I'm still gonna listen to the album, and I know that shit doesn't affect my judgement anyway. It's just a sign I prefer not to see.

Written by Lethrokai on 08.05.2015 at 20:49

Give me at least some credit mate. I never said I wasn't gonna check it out, just that it made me hesitant. I'm still gonna listen to the album, and I know that shit doesn't affect my judgement anyway. It's just a sign I prefer not to see.

You got that credit, no worries. I just found it particularly funny.

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Written by Ivor on 08.05.2015 at 20:53

You got that credit, no worries. I just found it particularly funny.

I.

Hah no problem mate; and just for future notice, I'm probably going to rip off your sign-off whenever talking to you, because I find it particularly amusing.

~Leth

Written by Lethrokai on 08.05.2015 at 21:13

Hah no problem mate; and just for future notice, I'm probably going to rip off your sign-off whenever talking to you, because I find it particularly amusing.

~Leth

Let's see who rusts first.

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Written by Ivor on 09.05.2015 at 15:31

Let's see who rusts first.

I.

You're on mate.

~Leth

Written by Lethrokai on 09.05.2015 at 15:50

You're on mate.

~Leth

Damn it, I was planning on doing that! I've got a better idea for a sign-off anyway...

Just listened to this again yesterday, it's a damn creative record. Slightly haphazard at points, but then again my tastes generally lean in that direction, i.e. anyone who doesn't appreciate something over-the-top will find this a complete mess.

<--- my new sign-off

Written by LeKiwi on 13.05.2015 at 17:59

Damn it, I was planning on doing that! I've got a better idea for a sign-off anyway...

Just listened to this again yesterday, it's a damn creative record. Slightly haphazard at points, but then again my tastes generally lean in that direction, i.e. anyone who doesn't appreciate something over-the-top will find this a complete mess.

<--- my new sign-off

Kiwis are my favourite fruit! (well, not my ABSOLUTE favourite, but they're up there)

And yeah, this definitely seems to be one for fans of the more playful side of the music world. I actually got some Project RnL vibes from this at specific points, in addition to the expected Haken feel. I'll give it to this one, it knows how to catch you off guard, and that was pretty obvious from the intro track alone. It takes a good number of risks in variety and this makes me quite happy because if there was one thing I felt was missing in the vanilla prog scene, it's risk-taking.

Definitely one that managed to impress me despite not leaving me on the best of first impressions. About a 7-8 for me, and it'll probably keep shifting between the two as time goes on.

Written by Lethrokai on 13.05.2015 at 19:37

Kiwis are my favourite fruit! (well, not my ABSOLUTE favourite, but they're up there)

And yeah, this definitely seems to be one for fans of the more playful side of the music world. I actually got some Project RnL vibes from this at specific points, in addition to the expected Haken feel. I'll give it to this one, it knows how to catch you off guard, and that was pretty obvious from the intro track alone. It takes a good number of risks in variety and this makes me quite happy because if there was one thing I felt was missing in the vanilla prog scene, it's risk-taking.

Definitely one that managed to impress me despite not leaving me on the best of first impressions. About a 7-8 for me, and it'll probably keep shifting between the two as time goes on.

We'll get along just fine then

Pretty much spot on with your description. The first listen was a bit rough, but the second and third time around it's awesome Sounds like I need to check out this Project RnL...