u/SpecialistBeat4879

Hey everyone,

I run a Discord server that does AMAs with prog musicians. We've previously had Colin Edwin, Nic Collins, Randy McStine, and more.

We're very proud to present our next AMA — the legendary Derek Shulman of Gentle Giant!

You can join now and submit a question before August 21st at 2:45pm EST.

I hope to see you there!

https://discord.gg/Z7ueeX3S5P

Hey everyone,

I run a Discord server that does AMAs with prog musicians. We've previously had Colin Edwin, Nic Collins, Randy McStine, and more.

We're very proud to present our next AMA — the legendary Derek Shulman of Gentle Giant!

You can join now and submit a question before August 21st at 2:45pm EST.

I hope to see you there!

https://discord.gg/Z7ueeX3S5P

Looking for eclectic, genre fusing albums like Avenged Sevenfold's Life is But a Dream...

Some other eclectic albums I like are BTBAM's The Blue Nowhere, Faith No More's Angel Dust, Mr. Bungle's California, and Haken's Fauna.

What the title says.

This song ties together the whole EP and the reprisals of themes from the title track makes the whole thing feel full circle. Love it. The boys have knocked it out of the park with this EP and I can't wait for the next full length.

Hey all! I'm a new fan looking to get into the band. I like bands like Haken, Karmanjakah, Periphery, Opeth, etc. Where should I start?

Listen, I get being disappointed by the new Haken material's direction. It certainly wasn't a direction I was hoping for or expecting from the band.

However, the songs are still very enjoyable, well-made, and have a cool mood.

The people on here acting like a 5 song EP (which, by the way, we've only heard 3 songs from -- not including a 7 minute closer) is the end of Haken as a prog band is ridiculous.

Haken have always changed their style from release to release, that's really just how they operate. They went in a simpler, more metal oriented direction with Vector and Virus and then reeled it back in for the widdly-widdly prog on Fauna.

These songs are just an honest and blunt representation of what the guys in the band are feeling in the wake of 2 longtime members departing the band, mere months ago. This is just a fun little experiment while we wait for the next full length LP.

That being said, I'm not saying you have to like this release, but it's weird to act like a brief stylistic departure on an unreleased EP from a band that has consistently been among the best in progressive metal for 15 years spells the end of them being "progressive".

To me, the whole point of being "progressive" is PROGRESSING your sound forward. How is staying rooted in a sound that was made popular by other bands 20+ years ago progressive?

Anyway, that's just my rant. I could be totally wrong on this. I'm interested in what others think.

At the end of the day, we're all one big community just looking to support one of the best progressive acts on the planet!

Hey all,

I don't have a formal description, but I'm the owner of a roughly 250 member Discord server.

Our community is extremely friendly and does AMAs with famous prog musicians (Nic Collins, Colin Edwin, Jim Grey, Randy McStine, etc.).

We'd be really happy to have you join.

All the best!

https://discord.gg/xjGFsDPVmj