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U.K. progressive, alternative metal band HAKEN<\/b> has returned with its first new music in three years, in the shape of “In A Fever Dream”<\/b>. This new track sees the band working with a producer for the very first time, bringing George Lever<\/b> (LOATHE<\/b>, SLEEP TOKEN<\/b>) on board to help shape the next stage of the band, crafting some of the most emotionally direct material of the bands career so far. For this track, the band enlisted renowned bassist Bryan Beller<\/b> (THE ARISTOCRATS<\/b>, DETHKLOK<\/b>, Joe Satriani<\/b>) to contribute.<\/p>\n
The official visualizer for “In A Fever Dream”<\/b>, created by Oli Kember<\/b>, can be seen below.<\/p>\n
HAKEN<\/b> will return to the stage on September 27 to headline Euroblast<\/b> festival in Germany.<\/p>\n
HAKEN<\/b> is:<\/p>\n
Ross Jennings
Richard Henshall
Pete Jones
Ray Hearne<\/b><\/p>\n
This past January, HAKEN<\/b> parted ways with guitarist Charlie Griffiths<\/b> and bassist Conner Green<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Griffiths<\/b> and Green<\/b>‘s exits from HAKEN<\/b> were announced in a social media post. The band wrote: “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the departure of Charlie Griffiths<\/b> and Conner Green<\/b> from HAKEN<\/b>. We are tremendously grateful for the time we’ve spent together, creating music and touring the world, achieving things we thought weren’t possible.<\/p>\n
“Both Charlie<\/b> and Conner<\/b> are irreplaecable, as musicians and individuals, and they have given so much to make this band what it is today. We cannot thank them enough, but we wish them all the best with any future endeavours. They will always be a part of the HAKEN<\/b> family.<\/p>\n
“New music coming this year.”<\/p>\n
Last October, HAKEN<\/b> canceled its U.K. tour dates as the support act for U.S. progressive rockers COHEED AND CAMBRIA<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Griffiths<\/b> had been a member of HAKEN<\/b> since 2008 and appeared on all of the band’s albums so far. He released his debut solo LP, “Tiktaalika”<\/b>, in 2022.<\/p>\n
Green<\/b> joined HAKEN<\/b> in 2014 as the replacement for the band’s original bassist Thomas MacLean<\/b>.<\/p>\n
HAKEN<\/b> spent 2024 celebrating its most recent acclaimed studio album, 2023’s “Fauna”<\/b>, as part of “An Evening With” run throughout the world. Playing two sets each night, the band performed “Fauna”<\/b> in full, before returning to the stage to run through a selection of the best-loved cuts from its catalog. In a homecoming of sorts for HAKEN<\/b>, on September 21, 2024 the band played London’s legendary O2 Forum, and the document of that special evening \u2014 filmed by Paul Green Productions<\/b> (Devin Townsend<\/b>, Steve Hackett<\/b>) and mixed by Jens Bogren<\/b> (BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME<\/b>, Ihsahn<\/b>) \u2014 was made available as “Liveforms: An Evening With Haken”<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Photo credit: Oli Kember<\/b><\/p>\n