Prog Album of the Week - Week 16 (11/22/2013): Haken - The Mountain

As always, we encourage participation from everyone - if you've never heard the album, there's a YouTube link provided! Go check it out and report back!

Welcome to the sixteenth week of r/progrockmusic's Album of the Week! Last week we discussed ELP's Tarkus and that was lovely. If you'd like to peruse previous weeks' discussions, the threads are here:

1, 2, 3, [4] (http://www.reddit.com/r/progrockmusic/comments/1lg9vp/prog_album_of_the_week_week_4_08312013_genesis/), 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.

So! A 2013 release! This one's quite heavy - so be careful if you're more hesitant about the metal side of prog - there's certainly some Dream Theater feel to it - but definitely enough prog rock to keep most of the more reserved proggers happy as well!

http://imgur.com/EzLQBzO ###Haken - The Mountain (2013)

Track Listing

1. The Path; 2) Atlas Stone; 3) Cockroach King; 4) In Memoriam; 5) Because It's There; 6) Falling Back to Earth; 7) As Death Embraces; 8) Pareidolia; 9) Somebody.

• The album on YouTube
• [The album on Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mountain_(Haken_album\))
• Progarchives review (4.46/5)
• Metal Underground review (5/5)

####Potential Discussion Questions:

• Heavy stuff! Too heavy or just right?

• As to be expected from a neo-prog metal band in 2013, there's some pretty obvious DT influence - however, there's certainly some subtler influences as well - Cockroach King is decidely Gentle Giantesque, isn't it? What other influences do you hear?

• How would you personally rate the album?

• Are there any moments on the album you consider particularly strong or particularly weak (i.e., favourite/least favourite moments)?

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