Visions is the second studio album

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 of English

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 progressive metal

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 band Haken

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Haken is a London-based Progressive rock/Progressive metal band formed in 2007. At the moment they have two released albums, Aquarius, released in 2010, and Visions, released October 24 2011.-Biography:...

. The album is set to be released exclusively for attendees of ProgPower USA

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 on September 17, 2011, with an official release date set for October 24, 2011.

Track listing

1. Premonition (4:10)
2. Nocturnal Conspiracy (13:08)
3. Insomnia (6:06)
4. The Mind's Eye (4:05)
5. Portals (5:27)
6. Shapeshifter (8:08)
7. Deathless (8:04)
8. Visions (22:25)

Reception

Visions received high praise from Sea of Tranquility webzine. It was described as "a staggeringly brilliant example of progressive metal" by Pete Pardo and "probably the final progressive masterpiece of 2011" by Murat Batmaz.

Personnel

• Ross Jennings - Vocals
• Richard "Hen" Henshall
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   - Guitar
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   and Keyboards
• Charlie Griffiths - Guitar
• Raymond Hearne Drums, Tuba
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  , Djembe
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• Diego Tejeida - Keyboards and Sound Design
• Tom Maclean - Bass