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  • Review – Richard Henshall – The Cocoon

    Review – Richard Henshall – The Cocoon

    “Acclaimed for his work as a founding member of prog metal standouts Haken, as well as Nova Collective, Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress, and as a Strandberg Guitars associate artist, Richard Henshall is now prepared to release his debut solo album, The Cocoon. Consisting of eight tracks that range from dense polyrhythmic passages to delicate minimalistic…

  • Review – Haken – Vector – by James R. Turner

    Review – Haken – Vector – by James R. Turner

    I was a little torn when I read the press about this album and heard on the grapevine that it was a return to the heavier sound of the band, and a step away from the more electronic influences that permeated the marvellous ‘Affinity’ album. I wasn’t sure I would enjoy it as much as…

  • Review – Haken L-1VE – by James R Turner

    Review – Haken L-1VE – by James R Turner

      Haken released their rather special ‘Affinity’ album back in 2016 and followed it up with a celebratory 10th anniversary European tour which, unsurprisingly, focused on that electro inspired album and its predecessor, the album that made their name, ‘The Mountain’. Now, in the best tradition of all bands, they have decided to release their…