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OmairSh
July 24th 2020


17749 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

So am I going to have to check this out

Odal
Staff Reviewer
July 24th 2020


2488 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

I would say so lol

Mythodea
July 24th 2020


7458 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

yup, check it out. I'm curious about what you think of it.

LeddSledd
July 24th 2020


7445 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

@Mytho I don't think there's much of an issue with the callbacks tbh. They've tried so many different directions with their last few albums that an album fusing those styles and including direct references to older material feels like a deserved bit of fanservice.



I feel it would be an issue if they did it a second time.

Mythodea
July 24th 2020


7458 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

no problem, of course. It's an amazing duo of albums, highly entertaining. It just so happens that I appreciate Affinity more than the last two, because it feels like something distinct, rather than something distilled.



LeddSledd
July 24th 2020


7445 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Vector felt very distinct imo, this less so but still two really solid albums

Toondude10
July 24th 2020


15272 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

still unsure if I like this more than Vector but still good stuff

Tundra
July 24th 2020


10122 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

usually Toondude has questionable taste but not this time

kalkwiese
July 24th 2020


10702 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Messiah Complex is 5/5 material for Haken fans. The rest is fine on the first listen.

SrpskiCekic
July 24th 2020


192 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I just don't see what people see in Haken

kalkwiese
July 24th 2020


10702 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

I feel the same about The Mountain hahaha

Tundra
July 24th 2020


10122 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I think Haken could benefit from having a more lower registered vocals along with Ross to compliment the heavier sections better, I'm thinking a SikTh type of deal, although Ross does a fair job as it is

Friday13th
July 24th 2020


7624 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Hm, can’t imagine them ever topping the Mountain, but I’m glad it is good enough to fool some ;)

LeddSledd
July 24th 2020


7445 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Upon another listen, I'm noticing a few more weak sections than I did upon the first. Probably more around a 3.7-3.8 than a 4

CosmicPie
July 24th 2020


2901 Comments


Idk... I'm finding this pretty boring from the start. It's got some groovy parts, but it feels pretty lifeless as a whole...

AtomicWaste
Moderator
July 25th 2020


2888 Comments


I like the Cocroach King reprises on/around Ectobius Rex.
This is pretty good, but I still feel like these guys caught lightning in a bottle on The Mountain. I don't think they're particularly chasing the same thing three albums later (shoot, they weren't even going for the same thing on Affinity), but I also don't really see them hitting that height again.

AnimalsAsSummit
July 25th 2020


6180 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I never liked Haken but I wish I did. Think I prefer more raw and less planned sounding prog outings. Shit is so clean I can't even get into it.

Brabiz
July 25th 2020


2356 Comments


Your review sold me

OmairSh
July 25th 2020


17749 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I really like their drummer. Wish the drums weren't so compressed though. Mountain had amazing production

GreyShadow
July 25th 2020


7373 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

starting nowwwwwwww. Prosthetic still goes HARD, chorus is ass doe



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