On February 3rd, 2017, London-based progressive metal band Haken will release their first two albums, Aquarius and Visions, as new remastered 2CD editions as well as on vinyl for the very first time. They have therefore revealed a stream of the remastered version of "Streams" taken from Aquarius. You can enjoy that below.




The first in a series of interviews with the band looking back on their first two albums and 10 years as a band has also now been launched. Watch guitarists Rich Henshall and Charlie Griffiths talk about Aquarius here.



Vocalist Ross Jennings commented on the releases: "As advocates of the physical format and fellow record collectors, it seems almost criminal that our first two albums have never had a vinyl release until now, so we are thrilled to finally give these albums a fresh presentation on the format they deserve. We have taken this opportunity to polish the sound of our beloved concept albums without going back over every little detail and rewriting history. In essence we wanted to give these albums a chance to stand shoulder to shoulder in sonic quality with The Mountain and Affinity. In addition to this and due to popular demand, both releases will also be available again on CD with instrumental, or 'Karaoke' versions of every track. This release marks 10 years since we formed the band and started putting together our first demos so it's a perfect time to reflect on these releases and appreciate what we've achieved so far."

Newly remastered by the renowned Jens Bogren (Devin Townsend, Between The Buried And Me) both are available as 2CD digipaks, digital album including the entire albums as instrumentals, and on vinyl, arriving as gatefold heavyweight 2LP editions with the full album on CD included.

Source:	insideoutmusic.com
Band profile:	Haken