Visions is the second studio album by English progressive metal band Haken. The album was released mostly for the attention of people at ProgPower USA on 17 September 2011, with an official release date set for 25 October 2011.
Ten years since the band first formed, 2017 saw Haken’s first two albums, ‘Aquarius’ & ‘Visions’, were reissued through InsideOutMusic after being unavailable for a lengthy period of time. Remastered by the renowned Jens Bogren (Devin Townsend Project, Between The Buried & Me), who worked with the band on their last two studio albums ‘Affinity’ & ‘The Mountain’, this reissue saw the albums brought up to the sonic quality of their most recent output.
Arriving just a year after their debut, ‘Visions’ cemented the band’s reputation as one of the most solid progressive metal bands of recent years, bringing them to the US on tour for the very first time in 2011. Another detailed concept album conjured in part from a dream that vocalist Ross Jennings experienced, ‘Visions’ captured the imaginations of both fans and critics alike.
released January 1, 2017
Ross Jennings – vocals
Richard "Hen" Henshall – guitar and keyboards
Charlie Griffiths – guitar
Raymond Hearne – drums, tuba, djembe, strings and french horn arrangements
Diego Tejeida – keyboards and sound design, strings and french horn arrangements
Tom Maclean – bass
Lucy Butcher – cello
Alison Comerford – violin
Chris Currie – voices
Patrick Harrild – voices
Jennifer Murphey – violin
Joey 'Dah Lipz' Ryan – french horn
Martin Wray – viola
John Papas – recording (drums, percussion)
George Balston – recording (piano, strings)
Mark Rainbow – recording (piano, strings)
Jonny Abraham – recording (french horn)
Christian Moos – mixing
Alan Douches – mastering
Dennis Sibeijn – artwork, design
Neil Palfreyman – photography
Bo Hansen – photography
Daniel Grey – photography
