Haken

The Mountain

Prog rock and prog metal are such fun genres...

You start listening to a metal album thinking it will be heavy and just noise or just screaming ... and, surprise, it actually has jazz elements, classical elements, calm moments, intense moments, a lot of dynamism, everything in perfect harmony.

These guys know what they are doing and they execute it very well. The longer tracks don't feel like a drag, the production is good (mainly the guitar and bass tones, although i would volume up the bass ... read more