Haken - "1985"
Delightfully cheesy 80’s fetishism
Charlie Griffiths (Haken) Teaches Us How To Say "Tiktaalika" (Interview)
The Haken guitarist discusses his solo album and goes over the finer points of enunciating his solo album title, “Tiktaalika.”
Haken Releases New Playthrough Video For "Elephants Never Forget"
Strandberg* Guitars artists Charlie Griffiths and Richard Henshall put their Boden 8 strings through their paces with “Elephants Never Forget” from Haken‘s 2023 album Fauna. This video is a masterclass in prog metal guitar playing. Haken are at the top of the prog metal stack these days. This playthrough gives us insight into the technique...
Haken's Prog Metal "Virus" Usurps Your Mind (Album Review)
We dive into the sixth Haken album “Virus” in all of its progressive, hook-laden, and outlandish glory.
Haken's Top 5 of 2020 + Exclusive 'Affinity' & 'The Mountain' Color Vinyl Reissues
Check out who the prog metal band’s guitarist was listening to in 2020, and pick up the new Haken vinyl variants in our store.
"The Mountain" and "Affinity": Two Records That Elevated Haken to Progressive Metal's Center Stage
Langdon Hickman dives deep into the progressive metal landscape that Haken developed from and sent shockwaves through, focusing on two of their standout albums which have recently been re-issued (and that we’ve got exclusive, limited edition vinyl variants of in our shop).
Symphony X, Haken, and Trope Brought Prog Metal Perfection to Park West Chicago 5/19/2022 (Live Report + Photos)
Progressive metal mainstays Symphony X brought Haken and Trope to Park West in Chicago for an evening of progressive metal. Read our live review and look at exclusive photos of all three acts.
Haxen - 'Haxen' (Album Premiere)
Raw black metal that is more than muck and drum fills
Van Halen - Self-Titled
Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of Van Halen’s debut. I’m reading Everybody Wants Some, Ian Christe’s fine biography of the band, and I’ve had fun revisiting the old records (that is, until the Sammy Hagar era; 5150 is fucking repulsive). They’re fascinatingly varied (Fair Warning and 1984 are almost polar opposites), but I keep coming […]
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