Upcoming 2022 Album

NOTE: This album has yet to be released. As such, some of the following may fall into the realm of fan speculation.

Haken's Upcoming 2022 album, given the working title of "H7KEN" is the seventh studio album by British progressive metal band Haken. The album is the first to feature Peter Jones as a core band member since 2008's Enter the 5th Dimension.

Basis

TBD

Production

Production of the album began shortly after Diego Tejeida left the band in November 2021, as well as the release of Ross Jennings' A Shadow of My Future Self solo album, released that same month. On 31 December 2021, Ross Jennings announced on Instagram that a seventh Haken album was in the works, and on 24 February 2022 the band announced that they had finished writing the album.

On 10 March 2022, the band announced they had finished recording the album's first single, named "Nightingale," and set up a competition where fans could submit art to be used for the new single. On 26 April 2022, the song was released.

Tracklist

Tracklist TBD

Personnel

Haken
  • Ross Jennings - vocals
  • Richard Henshall - guitars
  • Charlie Griffiths - guitars
  • Peter Jones - keyboards
  • Conner Green - bass
  • Raymond Hearne - drums
Production and Design
  • Jens Bogren - mixing

Quotes from the Band

" in the short time since his return, [Pete Jones] has breathed new life into the band, inspiring us to explore fresh and exciting musical territory. This is a new era for Haken and we cannot wait to share it with all of you!"

-Haken

Trivia

  • The album is the first release by Haken to use fan-made artwork for an official release.

Links


Upcoming 2022 Album
Studio album by Haken
Released TBD
Recorded 2022
Genre Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock
Length TBD
Label InsideOut Music
Haken Chronology
Virus
(2020)
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(2022)

"A mechanical animal, a dangerous game, that clockwork song it sings will send you to your grave."

Nightingale, from Upcoming 2022 Album