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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: The bridge of "Somebody" loops the nine-syllable "I wish I could have been somebody" through a ten-note melody, leading to the phrase becoming more displaced as it goes on ("'''I''' wish I could have '''been''' somebody[=/=]I '''wish''' I could have been '''some''body"), inevitably leading to the high points of the melody falling in odd places after the first couple iterations.
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: The bridge of "Somebody" loops the nine-syllable "I wish I could have been somebody" through a ten-note melody, leading to the phrase becoming more displaced as it goes on ("'''I''' wish I could have '''been''' somebody[=/=]I '''wish''' I could have been '''some''body"), '''some'''body"), inevitably leading to the high points of the melody falling in odd places after the first couple iterations.
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: The bridge of "Somebody" loops the nine-syllable "I wish I could have been somebody" through a ten-note melody, leading to the phrase becoming more displaced as it goes on ("'''I''' wish I could have '''been''' somebody[=/=]I '''wish''' I could have been '''some''body"), inevitably leading to the high points of the melody falling in odd places after the first couple iterations.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: After their metal elements were toned down for ''The Mountain'' and ''Affinity'', ''Vector'' and ''Virus'' brought them back in force.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Ross occasionally makes use of death growls on the demo and ''Aquarius''. When All of their subsequent studio releases have Ross doing exclusively clean vocals - when the growls briefly returned for a verse of "The Architect", they were done by a guest vocalist (although Einar Solberg (Leprous), although Ross still does them live).live.
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* [[spoiler:ApocalypseHow: ''Aquarius'' has a variation of a Type 4. It ends with the world being flooded and presumably all land-based-life dying out, but humanity living on as mermaids.]]
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** ''Virus'' has its title dropped in "Carousel".
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* BilingualBonus: "Ectobius Rex", the last part of the "Messiah Complex" suite from ''Virus''. ''Ectobius'' is a genus of cockroaches, and "rex" is Latin for "king". Thus, "Ectobius Rex" translates to "Cockroach King" - which is appropriate, given that it (and the album as a whole) features prominent {{Call Back}}s to that song.
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* BilingualBonus: "Ectobius Rex", the last part of the "Messiah Complex" suite from ''Virus''. ''Ectobius'' is a genus of cockroaches, and "rex" is Latin for "king". Thus, "Ectobius Rex" translates to "Cockroach King" - which is appropriate, given that it (and the album as a whole) features prominent {{Call Back}}s to that song.
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* ContinuityNod: The melody from "The Path" is repeated throughout ''The Mountain''. "Messiah Complex" contains many nods to previous songs on ''Virus'' and ''Vector'', as well as to "Cockroach King".King" (off ''The Mountain'').
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* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler:''Visions'' reveals that the boy's killer is himself from the past.]]
* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler:''Visions'' reveals that the boy's killer is himself from the past.]]
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In 2014, the band released an EP titled ''Restoration'' containing updates of a select few songs from their demo, ''Enter the Fifth Dimension''. Their fifth sixth full studio album, ''Vector'', was ''Virus'', will be released on October 26, 2018.
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* ConceptAlbum: ''Aquarius'' and ''Visions''.
''Visions'', as well as companion albums ''Vector'' and ''Virus''.
* ContinuityNod: The melody from "The Path" is repeated throughout ''The Mountain''. "Messiah Complex" contains many nods to previous songs on ''Virus'' and ''Vector'', as well as to "Cockroach King".
* ContinuityNod: The melody from "The Path" is repeated throughout ''The Mountain''. "Messiah Complex" contains many nods to previous songs on ''Virus'' and ''Vector'', as well as to "Cockroach King".
** ''Virus'' has "Carousel" (10:29) and the 5 part "Messiah Complex" suite, which clocks in at 17 minutes total.
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* FadingIntoTheNextSong: ''Aquarius'' and ''Visions'', naturally, being [[RockOpera Rock Operas]]. ''The Mountain'' also has "The Path" fading into "Atlas Stone".
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* FadingIntoTheNextSong: ''Aquarius'' and ''Visions'', naturally, being [[RockOpera Rock Operas]]. ''The Mountain'' also has "The Path" fading into "Atlas Stone".Stone", and ''Virus'' also has "The Strain" into "Canary Yellow".
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* ''Virus'' (2020)
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* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Diego has a few lines of lead vocals on "Pareidolia". In a downplayed example, the entire band performs backing vocals when playing live that Ross does alone in the studio.
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** There's also the 22-minute "Aquamedley" on their live album, which combines parts of 6 of the seven songs on their debut album into one epic track.
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** ''Vector'' appears on a line from "A Cell Divides".
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In 2014, the band released an EP titled ''Restoration'' containing updates of a select few songs from their demo, ''Enter the Fifth Dimension''. Their fourth fifth full studio album, ''Affinity'', ''Vector'', was released on April 29, 2016.
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* {{Instrumentals}}: "Premonition", "Portals", and the bonus track "The Path Unbeaten".
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Updating to include information about their newest release. Further troping of the Affinity album can also happen.
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In 2014, the band released an EP titled ''Restoration'' containing updates of a select few songs from their demo, ''Enter the Fifth Dimension''. They have said that a new album is currently in the writing stages.
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** ''Affinity'' only has "The Architect" (15:40) above ten minutes, but "1985" (9:09) and "Bound By Gravity" (9:29) come close.
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A lot of their songs feature an intense level of instrumental and vocal virtuosity, philosophical lyrics, longer song lengths, and a generally quirky attitude. They gathered some attention to themselves with the help of their video for "Cockroach King", which features a muppet-themed parody of [[Music/{{Queen}} Bohemian Rhapsody]]'s famous music video. They've garnered the attention of a few larger names in the Prog community, including [[Music/DreamTheater Jordan Rudess]] and Mike Portnoy.
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A lot of their songs feature an intense level of instrumental and vocal virtuosity, philosophical lyrics, longer song lengths, and a generally quirky attitude. They gathered some attention to themselves with the help of their video for "Cockroach King", which features a muppet-themed parody of [[Music/{{Queen}} Bohemian Rhapsody]]'s famous music video. They've garnered the attention respect of a few of the larger names in the Prog community, including [[Music/DreamTheater Jordan Rudess]] and Mike Portnoy.
Portnoy, who have both praised their music. The orchestral tribute group Symphonic Theater of Dreams is also currently making a symphonic tribute album to the band.
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video. They've garnered the attention of a few larger names in the Prog community, including [[Music/DreamTheater Jordan Rudess]] and Mike Portnoy.
In 2014, the band released an EP titled ''Restoration'' containing updates of a select few songs from their demo, ''Enter the Fifth Dimension''. They have said that a new album is currently in the writing stages.
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Influenced by:
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Influenced by:
+ Music/DreamTheater, Music/{{Tool}}, Music/{{Opeth}}, Music/GentleGiant, Music/{{Yes}}, Music/JethroTull, Music/PinkFloyd, Music/PainOfSalvation, Music/BillEvans, Esbjörn Svensson, Pat Metheny, Music/ClaudeDebussy, Music/JohannSebastianBach, Music/LudwigVanBeethoven, Creator/AlexandreDesplat, Music/JohnWilliams, Creator/DannyElfman
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* AffectionateParody: The video for "Cockroach King" is one of the video for "Bohemian Rhapsody".
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[[caption-width-right:374: Top Row: Charlie Griffiths, Diego Tejeida, Raymond Hearne; Middle Row: Conner Green and Richard Henshall; Bottom Row: Ross Jennings]]
[[caption-width-right:374: Top Row: Charlie Griffiths, Diego Tejeida, Raymond Hearne; Middle Row: Conner Green and Richard Henshall; Bottom Row: Ross Jennings]]
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* ACappella: Used in parts of "Cockroach King", the opening of "Because It's There", and the half-way point of "Crystallised".
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* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: They've incorporated elements of ProgressiveMetal, ProgressiveRock, Folk, Jazz, Film Scores, ACappella, and Glitch Hop in their music. Sometimes within one song.
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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: The mermaid in ''Aquarius'' is a mutant.
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** ''Aquarius'' is about a fisherman who discovers a mermaid, sells it to the local circus, carnival, and eventually discovers that [[spoiler:her blood is the only thing that can save them from a global flood.]]
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* Bittersweet Ending: [[spoiler:''Aquarius'' ends with the world being flooded and the mermaid dying to provide the solution, but humanity manages to live on as mermaids, with the implication being that the original mermaid was reincarnated.]]
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* Raymond Hearne - drums, tuba (2007—)
* Charles Griffiths - guitars (2008—)
* Diego Tejeida - keyboards (2008—)
* Conner Green - bass (2014—)
* Charles Griffiths - guitars (2008—)
* Diego Tejeida - keyboards (2008—)
* Conner Green - bass (2014—)
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Haken is a British ProgressiveRock/[[ProgressiveMetal Metal]] band formed in London in 2007 by To-Mera guitarist and keyboardist Richard Henshall and two of his school friends, Ross Jennings and Matthew Marshall. The band's albums have been met with critical acclaim, and they've achieved a high level of popularity within the Prog community.
'''Discography:'''
* ''Enter the 5th Dimension'' (2008 - Demo)
* ''Aquarius'' (2010)
* ''Visions'' (2011)
* ''The Mountain'' (2013)
* ''Restoration'' (2014 - EP)
'''Current Members:'''
* Ross Jennings - lead vocals (2007-)
* Richard Henshall - guitars and keyboards (2007-)
* Raymond Hearne - drums, tuba (2007—)
* Charles Griffiths - guitars (2008—)
* Diego Tejeida - keyboards (2008—)
* Conner Green - bass (2014—)
'''Former Members:'''
* Thomas MacLean - bass (2007—2013)
* Matthew Marshall - guitar (2007—2008)
* Peter Jones - keyboards (2007—2008)
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! Haken provides examples of the following tropes:
* AlbumTitleDrop: Done once in every album but ''Restoration''.
** ''Aquarius'' is mentioned in "Aquarium".
** ''Visions'' appears in, well, "Visions".
** ''The Mountain'' is a line from "Falling Back to Earth".
* Bittersweet Ending: [[spoiler:''Aquarius'' ends with the world being flooded and the mermaid dying to provide the solution, but humanity manages to live on as mermaids, with the implication being that the original mermaid was reincarnated.]]
* BookEnds: [[spoiler:''Visions'' ends with the main character discovering that the person who killed him and has been haunting him his entire life is himself from the past. Which occurred in the second track, "Nocturnal Conspiracy".]]
* ConceptAlbum: ''Aquarius'' and ''Visions''.
* ContinuityNod: The melody from "The Path" is repeated throughout ''The Mountain''.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:''Visions''.]]
* EpicInstrumentalOpener: Used VERY frequently, especially in their longer songs.
* EpicRocking: The average length of their songs currently stands at 8:44. Each album has several songs that hit above the 10-minute mark:
** ''Enter the 5th Dimension'' has "Blind" (11:40), "Sleeping Through the Wake" (12:07), and "Snow" (13:11).
** ''Aquarius'' has "The Point of No Return" (11:27), "Streams" (10:14), "Aquarium" (10:40), and "Celestial Exilir" (16:56).
** ''Visions'' has "Nocturnal Conspiracy" (13:08) and "Visions" (22:25).
** ''The Mountain'' has "Falling Back to Earth"" (11:51) and "Pareidolia" (10:51).
** ''Restoration'' has "Crystallised" (19:22)
* FadingIntoTheNextSong: ''Aquarius'' and ''Visions'', naturally, being [[RockOpera Rock Operas]]. ''The Mountain'' also has "The Path" fading into "Atlas Stone".
* IcarusAllusion: "Falling Back to Earth".
* {{Instrumentals}}: "Premonition", "Portals", and the bonus track "The Path Unbeaten".
* LighterAndSofter: ''The Mountain'' is a subdued version of this.
* LonelyPianoPiece: "As Death Embraces".
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: ''Visions'' and ''Aquarius'' are usually around a 7 or 8, ''The Mountain'' is around a 6 or 7, with a few songs hitting 8. Some songs can get as heavy as 9 (i.e. the growled parts of ''Aquarius'' and the heavier parts of "Falling Back to Earth"), or as low as a 1 ("As Death Embraces").
* MindScrew: ''Visions''.
* MurderBallad: "Nocturnal Conspiracy" and "Visions" have shades of this.
* ProgressiveMetal
* ProgressiveRock
* RockOpera: The band has two to this date:
** ''Aquarius'' is about a fisherman who discovers a mermaid, sells it to the local circus, and eventually discovers that [[spoiler:her blood is the only thing that can save them from a global flood.]]
** ''Visions'' is about a young boy who has a vision of his own death, and spends the rest of his life trying to avoid his death and kill the man responsible for it.
* [[spoiler:ShootTheShaggyDog: ''Visions'']]
* SopranoAndGravel: Ross Jennings provides a one-man version of this on ''Aquarius'' and the demo ''Enter the 5th Dimension'', going from his usual tenor to death growls at the drop of a hat.
* SpokenWordInMusic: Used at the beginning of the song "Visions".
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "As Death Embraces" and "The Path", which are mostly just piano and vocals.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:The protagonist of ''Visions'' turns out to be the killer that haunted his entire life.]]
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: ''Aquarius'' is set sometime towards the end of the 22nd century.
* UncommonTime
* XMeetsY: Music/DreamTheater meets Music/GentleGiant.
'''Discography:'''
* ''Enter the 5th Dimension'' (2008 - Demo)
* ''Aquarius'' (2010)
* ''Visions'' (2011)
* ''The Mountain'' (2013)
* ''Restoration'' (2014 - EP)
'''Current Members:'''
* Ross Jennings - lead vocals (2007-)
* Richard Henshall - guitars and keyboards (2007-)
* Raymond Hearne - drums, tuba (2007—)
* Charles Griffiths - guitars (2008—)
* Diego Tejeida - keyboards (2008—)
* Conner Green - bass (2014—)
'''Former Members:'''
* Thomas MacLean - bass (2007—2013)
* Matthew Marshall - guitar (2007—2008)
* Peter Jones - keyboards (2007—2008)
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! Haken provides examples of the following tropes:
* AlbumTitleDrop: Done once in every album but ''Restoration''.
** ''Aquarius'' is mentioned in "Aquarium".
** ''Visions'' appears in, well, "Visions".
** ''The Mountain'' is a line from "Falling Back to Earth".
* Bittersweet Ending: [[spoiler:''Aquarius'' ends with the world being flooded and the mermaid dying to provide the solution, but humanity manages to live on as mermaids, with the implication being that the original mermaid was reincarnated.]]
* BookEnds: [[spoiler:''Visions'' ends with the main character discovering that the person who killed him and has been haunting him his entire life is himself from the past. Which occurred in the second track, "Nocturnal Conspiracy".]]
* ConceptAlbum: ''Aquarius'' and ''Visions''.
* ContinuityNod: The melody from "The Path" is repeated throughout ''The Mountain''.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:''Visions''.]]
* EpicInstrumentalOpener: Used VERY frequently, especially in their longer songs.
* EpicRocking: The average length of their songs currently stands at 8:44. Each album has several songs that hit above the 10-minute mark:
** ''Enter the 5th Dimension'' has "Blind" (11:40), "Sleeping Through the Wake" (12:07), and "Snow" (13:11).
** ''Aquarius'' has "The Point of No Return" (11:27), "Streams" (10:14), "Aquarium" (10:40), and "Celestial Exilir" (16:56).
** ''Visions'' has "Nocturnal Conspiracy" (13:08) and "Visions" (22:25).
** ''The Mountain'' has "Falling Back to Earth"" (11:51) and "Pareidolia" (10:51).
** ''Restoration'' has "Crystallised" (19:22)
* FadingIntoTheNextSong: ''Aquarius'' and ''Visions'', naturally, being [[RockOpera Rock Operas]]. ''The Mountain'' also has "The Path" fading into "Atlas Stone".
* IcarusAllusion: "Falling Back to Earth".
* {{Instrumentals}}: "Premonition", "Portals", and the bonus track "The Path Unbeaten".
* LighterAndSofter: ''The Mountain'' is a subdued version of this.
* LonelyPianoPiece: "As Death Embraces".
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: ''Visions'' and ''Aquarius'' are usually around a 7 or 8, ''The Mountain'' is around a 6 or 7, with a few songs hitting 8. Some songs can get as heavy as 9 (i.e. the growled parts of ''Aquarius'' and the heavier parts of "Falling Back to Earth"), or as low as a 1 ("As Death Embraces").
* MindScrew: ''Visions''.
* MurderBallad: "Nocturnal Conspiracy" and "Visions" have shades of this.
* ProgressiveMetal
* ProgressiveRock
* RockOpera: The band has two to this date:
** ''Aquarius'' is about a fisherman who discovers a mermaid, sells it to the local circus, and eventually discovers that [[spoiler:her blood is the only thing that can save them from a global flood.]]
** ''Visions'' is about a young boy who has a vision of his own death, and spends the rest of his life trying to avoid his death and kill the man responsible for it.
* [[spoiler:ShootTheShaggyDog: ''Visions'']]
* SopranoAndGravel: Ross Jennings provides a one-man version of this on ''Aquarius'' and the demo ''Enter the 5th Dimension'', going from his usual tenor to death growls at the drop of a hat.
* SpokenWordInMusic: Used at the beginning of the song "Visions".
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "As Death Embraces" and "The Path", which are mostly just piano and vocals.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:The protagonist of ''Visions'' turns out to be the killer that haunted his entire life.]]
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: ''Aquarius'' is set sometime towards the end of the 22nd century.
* UncommonTime
* XMeetsY: Music/DreamTheater meets Music/GentleGiant.
