"The Guyver" is a song by British progressive metal band Haken. It is the earliest Haken song on record, dating back to before the release of
Enter the 5th Dimension in 2008.
The track remained unknown for thirteen years before the band played a recording of the song on a livestream in July 2020.
Production
"The Guyver" was likely recorded prior to Ross Jennings re-joining the band to record vocals on Enter the 5th Dimension.
The Song!
NOTE:
The recording of the July 2020 livestream that the song was played on has since been lost, but kind Reddit user u/ziltoid101 has provided us with a recording. The band talk over it a little
bit and there are a few Twitch sounds, but this is probably the best we're going to get.
-Emily (Site Admin)
Lyrics
"The Guyver" lyrics [Click here]
The song is an instrumental, but here's a transcript of the livestream recording.
Matt: We playing the whole-
Ross: This is an exclusive...
Matt: We playing the-
Ray: Oh my god!
Matt: We playing the- We playing the whole thing?
Rich: Yeah.
Ray: *laughs*
Pete: Everybody should turn their speakers right up
Ray: *laughs* Get ready for the biggest anti-climax of all time...
Matt: Don't spoil it man!
Ray and Richard: *laughs*
Matt: Has to be a surprise
Ray: Don't turn it up too high, oh my god!
Rich: Everyone, listen on your phones
Ray: What is this?
Ross: *laughs*
Matt: Like, ambience.
[Song begins]
Rich: The final battle...
[Ross exits the stream]
Rich: Ross has had enough... dude.
Ray: Incredible!
[Indiscernible laughing]
[Twitch notification]
Ray: The Matt special, there!
[Twitch notification]
Ray: Hell yeah!
Richard: Keeps like going in and out.
[Song mid-section]
Matt: Alright, good stuff
Ray: It's not over yet mate! Not over yet!
Matt: Aight, yeah *laughs*
Pete: We're not even... half way through
Rich: Embrace- Embrace the awkwardness mate
Ray: *laughs*
Pete: I suddenly regret this idea... That song's longer than I thought!
Matt: Yeah, yeah *laughs*
[Twitch notification]
Rich: I can remember this stuff now
Ray: Great! Pure transition!
Rich: Great transition there
Ray: This is the... Under a Glass Moon!
Pete: *laughs*
Rich: *laughs* Baby's first keyboard solo
Pete: Classic one-take
Rich: Modulating there
[Twitch notification]
{Indiscernible talking]
Rich: Won't work out, man *laughs*
Matt: Pretty Finnish this bit, pretty Scandinavian
{Indiscernible talking]
Rich: *laughs* Yeah
[Indiscernible talking]
[Twitch notification]
Ray: Aww nice!
[Song ends]
Ray: Incredible!
Pete: Absolutely incredible. Takes me back
Rich: Good times...
Personnel
Haken
Richard Henshall - guitars
Peter Jones - keyboards
Quotes from the Band
"Get ready for the biggest anti-climax of all time... ...What is this?"