Haken: “Without Allan Holdsworth and Robert Fripp, you wouldn’t have prog-metal today”

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Watch contemporary progressives dish the dirt on guitar and bass parts on new album Vector

Progressive metal disruptors Haken are set to release their fifth album, Vector, this week, and to celebrate, we have two exclusive videos to share.

First up, guitarists Rich Henshall and Total Guitar/Guitar Techniques contributor Charlie Griffiths discuss their process of writing riffs and the influences that fed into their latest effort, including the impact Allan Holdsworth and King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew had on the band and prog-metal in general.

Plus, in the video below, bassist Conner Green shares his approach to writing bass parts for the band, as well as his favourite part on the new album.

Vector is out on 26 October via InsideOutMusic.

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Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.