Affinity.exe

"Affinity.exe" is a song by British progressive metal band Haken. It is the opening track from the band's 2016 album Affinity.

Basis

NOTE: Some of the following may fall into the realm of fan speculation. The band has left much of the song's meaning unclear.

Affinity.exe is the launching of the Affinity satellite. The name denotes an executable (.exe) computer program.

Production

Little is known about the production of "Affinity.exe".

Lyrics

"Affinity.exe" lyrics [Click here]
[Instrumental]

Personnel

Haken
  • Ross Jennings - vocals
  • Richard Henshall - guitars
  • Charlie Griffiths - guitars
  • Diego Tejeida - keyboards, sound design
  • Conner Green - bass
  • Raymond Hearne - drums

Trivia

  • Affinity.exe is often used by the band as an opening track, even if "Initiate" is not on the setlist.
  • The morse code at the beginning of the song spells out "A-F-F-I-N-I-T-Y".

"Affinity.exe"
Song by Haken
Album Affinity
Genre Electronic
Length 1:24
Live Plays 86 (#14 [tied])
Affinity
"Affinity.exe" >> "Initiate"

"Give me focus, sharpen my view. Initiate."

Initiate, from Affinity