Vector
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Vector
Vector is the fifth studio album by British progressive metal band Haken. It was released on 26 October 2018 through Inside Out Music. It is the shortest studio album by the band, and the first with a duration of less than one hour. The album was produced by the band and mixed by ex-Periphery bassist and producer Adam "Nolly" Getgood. - Wikipedia
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Sonic Perspectives
There is no reason to believe that Vector won’t continue to expand their audience and reach while continuing to please most fans already along for the ride.
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Angry Metal Guy
Haken’s Vector is an artful and interesting album with an undeniable charm.
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The Prog Report
In general, despite the heaviness of the instrumentation, Vector has a weirdly elusive melodic quality, and this is only partly because of Jennings’ vocals.
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Metal Injection
Best of all, Vector proves once again that Haken’s remarkable prolificacy—now five albums within eight years—doesn’t really hinder their remarkable formula.
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Metal Wani
With ‘Vector’ Haken have put out an excellent album and it is the heaviest of their career.
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Metal Storm
Production-wise, Haken has never sounded better before.
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Proglodytes
In short, Vector is dark, elegant, smart, and cinematic, and it stands as a worthy addition to an already incredible discography.
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Heavy Blog is Heavy
With Vector, Haken further solidify themselves as one of the most dependable, interesting, and inherently original acts working in progressive metal.
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Man of Munch Metal
It’s sensationally good.
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Sputnik Music
One step back, two leaps forward.
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Heavy Music HQ
Vector is close to flawless, brimming with graceful yet heavy perfection, and will go down as one of the year’s best progressive releases.
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The Progressive Aspect
With Vector, the band are sadly narrowing their scope, sacrificing their universal appeal and timeless tunes for chugging mathematical riffs that you will not be able to hum along to, let alone recall after five minutes.
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LWOS Life
All in all, Vector certainly met my expectations as one of Haken’s standout albums in their relatively young career.
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Metal Nation
Vector is a solid package of prog awesomeness.
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Progradar
They have made a sublime album that takes the building blocks from their previous albums, with nods right back to the debut, and still manage to push their sound on and create something that is new, that is vibrant and that is nothing other than what it is.
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Rockmusic Raider
In conclusion, Haken have again confirmed their position as a heavy-weight in Progressive Metal.
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Sonic Abuse
Truly majestic, bands like Haken don’t come along very often and should be treasured when they do.
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All Music
Vector is at once a brave new chapter and a logical -- if surprising -- continuation of Haken's always expansive M.O.
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Get Ready to Rock
Vector’ is not as instant as some of their previous albums, however it is one that will grow in stature with repeated plays.
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Everything Is Noise
Vector bleeds comfort in design.
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Sea of Tranquility
Back again on their own now, Haken have reconvened and delivered another stunning album of melodic prog-metal that's long on hooks as well as their trademark musical virtuosity.
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Ghost Cult Magazine
A brush stroke away from a masterpiece.
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Metal Temple
I wouldn’t call it a comeback album, as HAKEN never really went anywhere, but it’s more of a reminder of just how damn good they really are.
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Metalheads Forever Magazine
Because this is not necessarily a concept album, the short runtime is less disappointing than it would otherwise be, and means that this album makes for truly fantastic listening at any time.
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Background Magazine
Vector is Haken's heaviest album by far, but it also features great melodies and instrumental highlights, making this album one of the best prog metal albums I have heard this year.
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Can This Even Be Called Music?
Highly recommended as always to fans of prog metal, and recommended as well, to everyone else.
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Bloody Good Music
. I can't figure out why the record was made like this, which means I can't say why I would want to dive in repeatedly and listen to it. Great progressive metal is a blend of new ideas, technical mastery, and great songwriting.
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Danger Dog
Alternatively, I found the album to be simply typical Haken, and so largely another predictable practice of their progressive musical style, but not without some merits of its own. Nevertheless, if you're a fan of Haken, you will enjoy Vector.
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Progressive Music Planet
Still, people please many people and it will sell really well.
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The Progress Report
If the band continues on this trajectory, they will remain in the upper echelon of what prog metal has to offer. Kudos.
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The Prog Mind
Haken haven’t missed a beat with “Vector”. It’s a shorter, heavier, and crazier than any album they’ve produced yet, but it’s still Haken and it is still awesome.
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Dream Theater
Vector is a short, but very sweet album. I liked it a lot, and it feels like a very worthy successor to Affinity.
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Deviant Art
Overall, this album isn't necessarily perfect. While I do not believe there is a bad song on "Vector", there could have been a few elements to make some songs even more appealing.
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Rock Amino
This album proves that prog still shines to this day, and for that I love it.
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