As a microbiologist and a metalhead... holy shit I love this.

@PickLost

3 жыл бұрын

Can you then explained me wtf is going on in the video xD Please. What are those spiderthing and why do they destroy the flying red stuff. And what's the deal with the cockroaches ? c:

@HEVELproyectofficial

3 жыл бұрын

@@PickLost bacteriophages, they put their own DNA into the bacteria and it eventually dies

@inimicus696

3 жыл бұрын

Casi te pregunto we

@rehobalint1100

3 жыл бұрын

@@HEVELproyectofficial these things are probably the Boogeyman of bacteria. "Be good Billy or a bacteriophage will use you for reproduction"

@illeagle9560

3 жыл бұрын

@@PickLost they're a type of virus that use bacteria as a breeding ground, in simple terms terms.

Richard is my grandads neighbour I always hear him producing tracks in his studio in his shed

@IntrusiveThot420

4 жыл бұрын

Luke Richardson that is awesome, I can't believe this isn't the top comment

@LLCoolPeas

3 жыл бұрын

@@IntrusiveThot420 It is now! :) Luke, ask your grandad if he wants to sell his house! haha

@douglasbissett9890

3 жыл бұрын

hmm?

@hollowheresy

3 жыл бұрын

You’re lucky! This band is genius! I just discovered them for myself tonight and I’m already in love! I want to hear them live ASAP!!!!!

@hollowheresy

3 жыл бұрын

Jay Rispin I’ll pay $1 more than you! Oh snap...bidding war. Just kidding, I’m poor.

Bacteriophages are so metal.

@lancemckenzie2305

4 жыл бұрын

No bacteriophages were present in this video. I think the vir-infected cell is way more metal, and was sadly underrepresented here.

@jessbian3385

4 жыл бұрын

Lance McKenzie The main... things(?) in this video are all bacteriophages, same structure and everything.

@lancemckenzie2305

4 жыл бұрын

@@jessbian3385 I admit I was wrong. I was thinking of a cell that phagocytoses bacteria. I didn't fact-check before posting.

@johntsoch

4 жыл бұрын

@@lancemckenzie2305 T4 bacteriophages attacking e coli bacteria.

@johntsoch

4 жыл бұрын

@@lancemckenzie2305 Happily T4 bacteriophages have no interest in human cells .....till now.

Some giant viruses throwing it down with cockroaches in a miniature-scale mountain. This video is very Haken indeed.

@jasonsharma5888

4 жыл бұрын

Floored @6:35 when it zooms out and the lab techs are looking at the whole scene through glass, great touch

@jonashoffmann3730

4 жыл бұрын

love your username and avatar ;)

@howardhavardramberg7160

4 жыл бұрын

The phage was lucky that the Cockroach King was not there

@MMR_LM

4 жыл бұрын

@@howardhavardramberg7160 the patient in Vector is the Cockroach King from what I've heard

@sergiovelasquez5138

4 жыл бұрын

@@MMR_LM actually, he's the doctor.

I'm a 45 year old guy who's been listening to progressive metal since I wasn't old enough to buy beer and I'm pretty goddamned sure that this is the best song in it's class that I've ever heard. I have TRIED to play this song too loud and discovered that it can't be done. Amazing job, Haken.

@semaj_5022

6 ай бұрын

As someone who was raised on progressive music since I came out of the womb, damn near and 31 years later still consider prog my favorite musical "style," this is absolutely my favorite progressive song and the best I think I've heard. Beating out everything from Pink Floyd's Dogs to Porcupine Tree's Anesthetize. This song is just complete perfection.

@lesblatnyak5947

4 ай бұрын

I thought this song was pretty nice, and I've been listening to prog since 1967. I still have the album. Try a prog song older than you called Yours Is No Disgrace by YES. 🙏🎶

The drumming really deserves extra praise in this tune. Dude killed it. Really interesting and melodic parts on his part.

@deepakbanota8061

4 жыл бұрын

the ending makes me feel like Danny Carey with his foot work!

@vulgaris1251

4 жыл бұрын

There are videos of just the drummer playing that blew my mind on their album affinity.

@sebastionheitzmann3233

4 жыл бұрын

Gotta say I think he did a an absolute great job. Only thing Im a bit disappointed in is the base drum in the second chorus

@RyanxDunn

4 жыл бұрын

@@vulgaris1251 he always comes up with super unique and innovative drum parts that always compliment the music, never taking away from it for the sake of putting something interesting drumming-wise in the song. These guys are all musically mature.

@obobsaget4177

4 жыл бұрын

Man imagine playing this live as the drummer. Super technical, definitely not easy to pull off

I'm 60 and That's the music I love, since the 80s🖤🤘🤘🤘

For my friend Vaughn. Rest in peace, my brother. We miss you. 😢

This song and album is what made me realize Haken were serious musicians. Such a polished effort.

"What if where we're lost is where we are meant to be?" Too real guys

I'm seeing people say this one took a few listens, but honestly this is the single that really immediately hooked me. That chorus is something else - probably my favorite from Haken in... I don't even know. It's haunting yet oddly soothing somehow. And wow, the instrumentation on this track is incredibly developed and tasteful. Already listened 5 times and it's got me incredibly hyped for the album!

@IHateEliranAtar

4 жыл бұрын

+1. My thoughts exactly.

@alkabukodikcisszel8723

4 жыл бұрын

I tend to appreciate simpler, supposedly more accessible songs only on repeated listens and more progressive ones instantly, contrary to most people. e.g. Tall Poppy Syndrome was an instant favorite album while Malina took three listens to grow on me

@adrianheredia_ac1842

4 жыл бұрын

Sane! This is a good change of pace, it gives such a different environment that's almost hard to describe. I love this style!

@watch-Abricot_Ultime

4 жыл бұрын

Such a good comment with a good profile picture. I see you're a man of culture as well.

@IHateEliranAtar

4 жыл бұрын

@@watch-Abricot_Ultime I wish Leprous would go back to their TPS/Bilateral days in a future album. I still like Leprous a lot, but the aforementioned albums are simply unmatched to their others, in my opinion.

Love the references to The Mountain and the Cockroach King

Best prog song of 2020... Simply a masterpiece, complex time signatures, overwhelming polyrythms, this song is like virus growing inside causing to listen over and over again...

One One less One less life One less life for us to live Holding Holding on Holding on to something real If these If these walls If these walls could talk to me What if all these eyes only saw what they believed? Two heavy Heavy hearts Heavy hearts refuse to beat When my When my words When my words fall on deaf ears If your If your soul If your soul could cry for me What if all we give is all we ever get to keep? When we left behind the friends we made along the way Why is it we never learn from all the mistakes we ever made? One One last One last chance One last chance to disappear Calling Calling out Calling out for someone real If this If this God If this God could pray to me What if where we're lost is where we are meant to be? Too Too much Much too young Much too young and gone too soon Letting Letting go Latching on to something new If this If this breath If this breath's the last I breathe What if all of my sins are still addicted to me? When? When did we give up the ghost as a trade for a heart that begins to break? Why is it we're never learning from all the mistakes we ever made? How is there one unconditional love when you've taken my will to breathe? Losing our sense of direction has led us to where we all need to be One One less One less life One less life for us to live One last One last chance One last chance to disappear One less One less life One less life for us to live One last One last chance One last chance to end this When? When did we give up believing in beautiful minds that begin to fail? How is there always a different path waiting for every road we stray? When did we give up the ghost as a trade for a heart that begins to break? Why is it we're never learning from all the mistakes we ever made? When? When did we give up believing in beautiful minds that begin to fail? How is there always a different path waiting for every road we stray? When did we give up the ghost as a trade for a heart that begins to break? Why is it we're never learning from all the mistakes we ever made?

@alexandreluiz281

4 жыл бұрын

How did you do it so fast? By ear?

@ayushsuyayush

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexandreluiz281 I guess. Most people have a very keen ear. I don't.

@ckokomo808

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@pavletakolova4100

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexandreluiz281 great lyrics inspire me :)

@joaosetas3887

4 жыл бұрын

@@pavletakolova4100 Great Personality inspire me too :)

I flipped my shit when I saw the mountain

@towerofmadness

4 жыл бұрын

Why?

@Pedro28725

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah really cool how they used some melodies and lyrics from their older albums in Virus!

@LoKSET

3 жыл бұрын

@@towerofmadness en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mountain_(Haken_album)

The lyrics struture is such a phenomenal representation of trial and error on most scientific studies, for example the first phrase is one exam failed, 2nd phrase is the second exam failed, 3rd phrase failed, until the 4th comes the first stage of accomplish the first trial of exams for a virus or vaccine, then comes the other verse... Amazing method in an amazing song.

@RyanxDunn

4 жыл бұрын

That's a really good and legitimate observation.

@inimicalODDITY

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like Haken is gonna see this and be like "yeah that's totally what we were going for..."

@fabianhotz8060

4 жыл бұрын

It‘s kind of a failing human kind seen on the social eye. We learn but keep making the same mistakes and destroy ourselves. This song really tells in a dramatic way what is wrong with us right now and always was (violence, racism, jealousy..), a dystopia.

@calamityalix_tfg

4 жыл бұрын

So hopefully the album is gonna be released after the 4th postponing

@fractalized3

4 жыл бұрын

@@RyanxDunn Indeed.

Cool! Gonna use this video for my bacteriophage presentation.

@anirudhsharma1213

4 жыл бұрын

Nub

@ElUniQorNi0

4 жыл бұрын

@@anirudhsharma1213 xD

@gutiche

4 жыл бұрын

With the music on...or nothing

@RyanxDunn

4 жыл бұрын

@@gutiche it's a good stealthy way to get everyone in a classroom introduced to Haken...

I am terrified and excited about the thematic implications of this next album. So far, things feel like they're paralleling Vector quite nicely. Assuming you're not up to date with the story of Vector, the short of it is that it's describing the rebirth of the Cockroach King. The whole album follows an unnamed character who's being tortured by the very people whom he put his own life in the hands of in hopes that they could help rid him of his sinister alter ego. They electrocute him, deprive him of food, and subject him to some of the most diabolical mental and biological experimentation in human history until he reaches a breaking point and loses his will to live (The Good Doctor, Nil by Mouth). It is here that he turns to the very alter ego he sought destroyed for his salvation (Host). By the end of A Cell Divides, this alter ego has surfaced, claiming his host's body as his own. He kept his promise; he took away the pain inside. But it came at the ultimate price. The ego had won; the Cockroach King had returned. Obviously it's too soon to develop a concrete thesis on Virus's story, but given what we have so far in addition to the visuals from the music videos, I do have a couple of thoughts. The one that seems most feasible to me thus far is that the Cockroach King has risen against the Good Doctor and given him a taste of his own medicine (Prosthetic), and has now launched a campaign to reclaim the throne that was taken from him on that mountain years ago, spreading the influence of his rule far and wide. Like a Virus. I love this band and everything they do. They're approach to narrative story-telling, not just across songs or even albums, but their entire discography, has always fascinated me. I always loved Cockroach King as a song, but thematically, it always felt out of place compared to the other tracks on The Mountain. It feels like now, thanks to Vector and Virus, we're receiving the story of the Cockroach King for what he has always been; a malevolent force of nature, unafraid to destroy everything standing in his path in his conquest to obtain what he feels is rightfully his. I look forward to my thoughts being proven or dis-proven when Virus finally launches!

@Lavenderstripedtail

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! Very insightful.

@ckokomo808

4 жыл бұрын

Woah. I didn’t know This. I usually followed the concepts/stories in a single album. Super cool! Thanks for sharing.

@sigma6656

4 жыл бұрын

I always disliked the transformation into a cockroach from vector because I thought it was a literal polymorph. I like your version better.

@calamityalix_tfg

4 жыл бұрын

This analysis is so much more relevant than the ones from all the people trying to connect the album with Visions and Affinity, this makes so much more sense

@BrodownRVA

4 жыл бұрын

I don't want to say too much, but I believe you're right on the money with this one.

When this song ends it always is half the road for me, I click replay immediately after...

Possibly the most underrated and underappreciated band of all time.

@HampsOssepian

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure. They deserve more attention. They’re the best prog metal band after Dream Theater

@daweka666

Жыл бұрын

@@HampsOssepian Not sure if they are the best in the prog metal rank. Between the Buried and Me are looking at that position too.

@shanmaiden

Жыл бұрын

Have u heard “Digital Ruin” Hands down best prog band

@MisterBrimm

Жыл бұрын

@@shanmaiden I haven't thus far, no.

4:18 - 4:45 is insane, so powerful and unexpected! Awesome!

a short story. We're always looking for new songs and bands with my 7 daughter on our way to school. She said: stop; listen to this one. it's interesting. So we did. And then I discovered Haken. Song by song. I appreciated all the references: Fear Factory, Porcupine Tree, Gentle Giant, Liquid Tension Experiment etc. great band. my 7 y-old discovered you for me :)

@CTeves97

Жыл бұрын

Your daughters a BADASS!!

@januszo.2180

Жыл бұрын

@@CTeves97 i will tell her that! ! Thanks. Altough she is more a classic book worm and nerd ;D she is now also into Sleep Token so not bad!

@frozenpotato56

6 ай бұрын

what a great daughter to have. I hope to have that kind of daughter or son.

@kayra5763

2 ай бұрын

respects to ur kid honestly

The Nil By Mouth reference at the end is genius

@WitzyZed

4 жыл бұрын

Listen at 4:48, A Cell Divides ;)

@RedDeadPlayer03

4 жыл бұрын

It's equal to the live version of Nil By Mouth

@hamtheman222

4 жыл бұрын

1:49 The Architect too

@szymonkosowski1154

4 жыл бұрын

And the very last rythm is from 1985

@jasonsharma5888

4 жыл бұрын

These guys are pure genuis

Just imagine all this epic stuff happening on someone's butt cheek.

I'm speechles. Didn't know this band. Thanks youtube!

@olivierpascal6366

4 жыл бұрын

Listen Vision album, a masterpiece.

@rgorazd

3 жыл бұрын

Oh. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

@philipwittke8491

3 жыл бұрын

Music on another level!🤴🤘

I think the majority of Haken songs get better the more you listen to em.

NEW! Haken Tower Defense! -Defend THE MOUNTAIN from the biophage horde! -INITIATE proprietary "Fluid Defense" mechanics and you'll feel an AFFINITY with your troops! -Different difficulty levels, including the standard CANARY YELLOW and the mega challenging RED GIANT! -Try to see how long you can last in THE ENDLESS KNOT mode! -Take on THE COCKROACH KING and do your part to help the EARTH RISE again!

@DavidTibbetts

4 жыл бұрын

I ship it.

@jasonsharma5888

4 жыл бұрын

Can a SHAPESHIFTER be behind the phage horde?

@ShadowMKII

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, lol. I'd be interested. :)

@archemedes2533

4 жыл бұрын

That sounda cool ngl

@nashrarig4439

4 жыл бұрын

Hire THE ARCHITECT to build up your kingdom and retrieve the ATLAS STONE from THE GOOD DOCTOR to formulate the CELESTIAL ELIXIR that will eliminate the phage horde and save the EARTHLINGS from INVASION.

I think i've come to my decision now, Virus is not only my favourite Haken record, but also their absolute best. This band spoke to me a few years back with Visions, and later with Affinity, being albums with a lot of big emotional moments and eclectic musical elements. But it wasn't until now that they spoke to me on a truly spiritual level. This album speaks volumes more than it lets on as it weaves through themes of mental illness, toxic relationships and insanity. I think beyond all the crazy lore this a very human album about the suffocating grip of the modern world, alienation, our broken relationships with each other, and how the expectations placed on us and endless noise of modernity can drive one to depression, addiction, disassociation, abuse, cruelty, corruption and ultimately madness. And its all done with the perfect style and sound for each emotional beat that it hits, with some of the best melodies and riffs the band has ever put out. Masterpiece

"What if where we're lost is where we're meant to be" really resonates with my life..

Just saw Haken last nite opening for Symphony X in Chicago. They killed it. Prosthetic into Invasion was just mind-blowing. If they only played those two songs I would have been happy but they played a whole hour. Great band, show and album.

I remember listening to this in 2020. Then I remember going deaf in 2021 and now in 2024 it's just been getting consistently worse. But I had to come back and pretend I could still understand this. I wish I could go back and hear this perfectly. Epic song and from what I can still hear it still holds some fire.

This is one of the very rare occasions where I was intrigued within seconds. The whole song is magical, especially the buildup of tension in the verses is otherworldly.

this is so prog. love it. long live prog!

It wouldn't hurt my feelings if the guitar solo/bridge was about an hour and a half longer. I could listen to that forever.

Right now I'm standing in front of my PC. Applauding.

Happy to announce that Conner's bass tone gave me a stiffy.

@bluexodus6515

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha good stuff!

@CarlGonzalesGuitar

4 жыл бұрын

Adam Nolly Getgood knows his bass tones well :)

@korzalm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh kaayy... :o

@felipedromundo8861

4 жыл бұрын

@ChrisakacIoud LOL!!!!

@boogyjuggy

4 жыл бұрын

lollllllllllll

Great song! Haken's song never disappoints. Their music always touch the soul. Kinda miss the jazzy and Diego's synth.

@anastasia0zardonova

4 жыл бұрын

i think the beginning of the song features some really nice synthy bits. But i know what you mean, they kinda shifted their style in a more heavy direction with vector and they seem to keep going with that on virus. I really love their older records with the jazzy bits and softer or less dark parts, but i also am glad that they keep changing and evolving... i mean we dont need another the mountain. we have a great one that cant really be better.

@kyleroliver2143

4 жыл бұрын

It was the intention for vector and virus to be their "heavy" records it wont be a forever thing they will continue to evolve

@extrememind100

4 жыл бұрын

I prefer anything before affinity

@yvancluet8146

4 жыл бұрын

@@anastasia0zardonova i agree but... I could definitely go for another the mountain :p

@skeletankmcgraw7343

4 жыл бұрын

@@extrememind100 But Affinity is their best album....I am confused?

I can't get tired of this song

This feels more like the Haken I wanted. Very good lads!

No bullshit...after a few listens I legitimately believe this may be one of their best songs to date. The build-up throughout and how it ends is freaking epic in Haken’s special way. If the overall album can be around this level, this may end up one of their best albums.

@Flugmorph

4 жыл бұрын

THE best album

@user-xd9ks4ik9s

4 жыл бұрын

I think you will love "The Strain". It's stuck in my head for ages now.

My God... What. A. Song!!! I can already see it's gonna be one of my favourite Haken songs after a few listens. I'm so hyped for the album now

I feel like this is what Meshuggah would sound like if they mellowed a bit, I am so incredibly happy I came across this band

Man, the expression of the guitar at 4:18, I'm in love, how could you can make a guitar scream like that? I love this song so much!

@ronin_zyglrox

2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it's a keyboard, but you're right. It sounds great!

@CygnusX-1_2112

Жыл бұрын

I was pretty sure up to this point that this was a guitar but I saw a video of a live concert and it is indeed the keyboard doing this. It is the most powerful and moving part of the song! I bet that a master player can produce sth similar with a Unison bend and a lot of vibrato control!

@CygnusX-1_2112

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/dIl4zdqxc9yXmto.html around 2' 15" in this video you will see that a guitar does sth similar. 😉

During the first half of the song I was getting worried I wouldn’t love this song like I love the first two singles. But around the 3 minute mark is when this song starts to get super awesome,so I’m really loving this. This is shaping up to be my favorite Haken album for sure.

@carlosfelipe8693

4 жыл бұрын

For me the rhythm verses since the beginning has caught up my attention and I find it super awesome.

@GeeorgeBeeedle

4 жыл бұрын

Yes that odd riff with the unison bends and the fast riffs around there is just so cool.

@corbinm5237

4 жыл бұрын

Carl P totally. The first half is already starting to grow on me,but it just doesn’t draw me in like the second half does.

this has to be one of the best metal mixes ive ever heard. everything is so clear and punchy :O

@darenross4187

2 жыл бұрын

Right?

@shanepierce7485

Жыл бұрын

Definitely my reference mix now that I will never achieve lol

@terran236

11 ай бұрын

Thank nolly for that. He's the reason Periphery albums are so fucking clear and punchy. Periphery and Haken are my references when mixing. Great ear.

@Typerhaze

11 ай бұрын

@@terran236 Nolly the GOAT

Oh hell yes, you included the Nil by Mouth live outro at the end.

@kyleroliver2143

4 жыл бұрын

So was it always the nil by mouth live outro or has it been a hint to virus the whole time...the haken guys were probably like you know what would be funny if we play a riff from a new song that wont be out for like two years the fans wont suspect a thing !

@datapagan_

4 жыл бұрын

@@kyleroliver2143 it's not actually the nil by mouth outro. the riff they played live was a reference to a pantera song called demons be driven. this one at the end of invasion is different

@MM876543210

4 жыл бұрын

@@kyleroliver2143 Nil By Mouth was originally like 11 minutes long and they decided to split the material over Vector and Virus. It's on the prog report interview of Henshall and Griffiths at the 8.30 mark

@Siranonim

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like rhythm is similar to the outro of "1985"

Nice one. For those who know, the ending of the song sounds like the ending of the live version of Nil by Mouth! Nice touch.

@datapagan_

4 жыл бұрын

it's a very similar vibe, but the exact riff from the live version of nil by mouth was actually a reference to the end of "demons be driven" by pantera, so the one in this song is a bit different

@youtux6716

4 жыл бұрын

Well spotted! I had it in my mind but never realised where it came from!

@dylanaguilar6545

4 жыл бұрын

Yo thats true, i saw them live this past year and it was freakin amazing when they played nil by mouth

@alexandroskourtesakis3673

4 жыл бұрын

@@dylanaguilar6545 True! I have always enjoyed the live version of this track! Look forward to seeing them again!

@alexandroskourtesakis3673

4 жыл бұрын

@@datapagan_ excellent point. Sounds identical.

that bass @2:58 is sinister, this song is beyond epic.

4:20 that howling guitar gives me goosebumps every time!

@MrDinofelis

3 жыл бұрын

You mean the angry cat solo?

@vaurien3694

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrDinofelis xD

@sayex6727

2 жыл бұрын

Its a synth :D

@jemball1880

2 ай бұрын

@@sayex6727 I don't think it's a synth

Estoy muy emocionado por el álbum que Haken nos va a regalar, esta canción es demasiado buena.

My GOD, this: When did we give up believing in beautiful minds that begin to fail? How is there always a different path waiting for every road we stray? When did we give up the ghost as a trade for a heart that begins to break? Why is it we're never learning from all the mistakes we ever made?

@WitzyZed

4 жыл бұрын

That “as a trade for a heart that begins to break” is just a tactical strike eargasm 🤯

The best random klick in my life...

@HoloFizz

4 жыл бұрын

Time to hunt down their album vector and become an obsessive fan like the rest of us :3

I liked it a lot since the very first listen. But now... man, literally my favourite Haken track to date. It has everything I love.

Without any doubt one of my favorite songs, mesmerizing track!!!

A fuckin masterpiece, I can't stop listening this already for a few days indiscriminately

JAYSON ROSA

"One one less one less life one less life for us to live" At the beggining the lyric estructure is like a replication C: (Or a Mountain)

This song is perfection. From the vocal build-up, over the chorus, the hard "middle part" to this perfect outro.

I played this for my 10 year old over the weekend and overheard him humming the chorus for the next two days. He's got all kinds of theories about what's going on between the Virus videos. I think you have a new fan for life. (His old man has been on board for a while now)

I can't get this song out of my head...thanks Haken. I mean really, Thank You Haken!

Wow, incredible track.. Stoked for this album! Some references I've caught so far: - The obvious nod to the Mountain in this video about half way through - The swarm looks like it is Cockroaches. Maybe the E. Coli looking thing is a manifestation of the "Cockroach King" - The verse riff and outro (same idea) are the same rhythm as the breakdown/bridge of 1985 (post chorus) - Several of the guitar licks/fills such as 3:31 mirror licks/riffs from Nil By Mouth - 4:50 bears resemblance to A Cell Divides - The researchers at the end of the video are wearing suits with the "The Architect - Jazzfinity" logo on the back Find any more?

The production and mixing on this is just jawdropping, listen with good headphones, please, you'll want to LIVE inside this track.

Each single gets better and better. I love this one so much! And these videos are mindbreaking, love it

40 yrs of being a drum fanatic.... this might be my favourite drumming in a song ever. it's at least top three

An actual video clip!!! Just like it used to be in the 90's. non of this playing in a dimly lit warehouse/jam room with a shaky cam

@ben24763

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I can't tell you how many metal bands do that generic warehouse video style. soooooo lame

That song is incredible and that's one of the coolest music videos I've seen in a long time!

Now I want to become a science teacher just to show my future students this

Since this released i think i have listened to it on loop for about 300-400 times. Honestly one of my favorite background gaming songs now. Haken was one of my favorites for years now, and still is coming out with amazing new songs. Keep it up.

@tronlady1

4 жыл бұрын

I've played hours of xenoblade chronicles X with HAKEN on! The 2 go really well together!!

Detecting references to Canary Yellow, The Good Doctor, Prosthetic, Cockroach King and The Mountain... that's a lot of connections suddenly, good stuff!

This beginning is so amazing. Really. Great work. 1:48 magic...

What a MASTERPIECE. Thank you so much HAKEN

The transitions through the song. Orgasmic.

I have microbiology exam after 3 days.

Only 2 songs deep after stumbling onto this band tonight, and I must say, I'm pretty stoked!

Literally giving me goosebumps Every time I give this another listen I love it even more! One of my favorites!

Of the tracks off Virus to release so far, this is is the one I replayed the most on day 1. Nicely done

absolutely great song - like the whole album. Thank you Haken

such a beautiful song

This song is flooring. Makes you go on your knees. Thank you Haken and Rich for all your hard work!

Insane! Haken is always getting better with every album. Amazing how they've developed their sound.

How is 4:18 not the most viewed section of the video everything beyond this point is pure eargasm :( I belt this song everytime I can’t help it. It’s so fun to sing!

Those awesome stabbing guitar notes at 3:26 shows how hakens writing style has changed from playing much more hectic guitar solos, to such a simple and yet powerful solo. Really good writing. I love both styles equally 👍

@Wonkess_Chonkess

6 ай бұрын

I believe that's mostly synth

Absolutely phenomenal. I cannot wait for the rest of the album!!! I have this song on loop.

Y'know, Haken went from sounding like DT and turned into sounding like modern Tool so gradually I didn't even notice!!

Do I really understand what this video is about? No. Do I love it? Yes.

@nezukoshiki3579

4 жыл бұрын

It is about existence. And slavery. Of the spirit.

@CTeves97

4 жыл бұрын

Mickey Bliss no it’s about a virus!

this is my 1st time hearing anything from this band, WOW!!!! its as if Tool, Meshuggah, Fates Warning, and Dream Theatre all had a pro orgy to make this wonderfully balanced beast.

@TheCatSlasher

4 жыл бұрын

They don't have a bad song either. Haken really kicks some ass

@anthonybarone8745

4 жыл бұрын

TheCat Slasher yes... ass they do kick

@januszo.2180

3 жыл бұрын

add Fear Factory, Gentle Giant and Porcupine tree to the mix. it's crazy how it all fits nicely together.

first time ever hearing these guys and just wow. Incredible!

This song is absolutely beautiful and I need to listen to it six more times right now, thanks.

Oh, what a gift!

Okay, so I may have just been sold on HAKEN.

Must be incredibly satisfying to sing a rhythm that the entire band supports this heavily :D

I have listened to this song at least everyday since it's release. No truer words have been spoken. It speaks so much into and about my life and offers a kind of calm you rarely find anywhere. From the lyrics to the progression of the instruments. I am absolutely in love with this song!

Their lyrics are similar to the Fibonacci sequence pattern on Lateralus, what a cool idea for the lyrics, I love it.

sick! The music, the video, everything about this is awesome!

yeah this song is a banger probably one of their best songs ive heard them do so far

What if all we give is all we ever get to keep. Damn son!

Heard the song for about 30 times already. Can't have enough. Losing it soon. Send help.

@user-pb6wh1ff5e

4 жыл бұрын

Big same

It was really hard for me to get into post-visions albums cause I always felt that those were bit too "technical" for me. I have mixed feelings about mountains as an album, maybe cause I was expecting it to sound like their previous albums. Affinity is a great album overall. I avoided vector cause I didn't like the way the singles sounded, until one day when Spotify just threw Veil and Nil by mouth in my shuffle list, I was completely blown away. It was one of those albums that I had to approach with an open mind. I hope haken outdo themselves with this one. I'm eagerly waiting for this release. Thanks for reading. Also, stay safe lads.

@alkabukodikcisszel8723

4 жыл бұрын

Have you listened to their demo? If yes, what's your opinion about it?

@RyanxDunn

4 жыл бұрын

Vector was really cool but it felt like it just threw notes and patterns at you at times, which worked for the lyrical content I guess. But I'm really liking how everything here plays for the atmosphere of the song. I think this one will outdo Vector for sure :D

i cannot wait for the album to drop. I've listen to this song for so many times i've loat count!

Best track of the album 100%