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''The Mountain'' is the third and most recently released album by British progressive metal band Haken. It was released on 2 September 2013 through Inside Out Music. The first single from the album, "Atlas Stone", was released on 17 July. It is the last album to feature bassist Thomas MacLean. == Background and recording == Band members Richard Henshall and Charlie Griffiths said of the album: According to keyboardist Diego Tejeida, the band "didn't set any boundaries for how we wanted the album to sound". He added that "''The Mountain'' was tangibly influenced by 70's music, at the same time we threw in some prog-unrelated influences like: ambient, soul, jazz, 80′s synthpop, minimalism or even those Glitch Hop Drums on 'Because It's There'."〔 Drummer Raymond "Ray" Hearne added that "''The Mountain'' set out on a few different lyrical paths before realising its final form. We initially had a couple of quasi-concept ideas but soon began to realise this was a bit too constrictive so we pretty much chose a song or two each. () Each of us chose the song(s) that spoke most personally to us. We then tried to reflect that music with our words and vice versa. It soon became clear that this was a great collaborative decision as we all began to really dig what each one of us came up with and we were able to help one another with any musical/lyrical guidance they might have needed. It was a truly collaborative process."〔 Guitarist and keyboardist Richard Henshall said the band wanted to sound more "elemental" than their previous work, ''Visions''.〔 "We used this as a rough guideline and went with the natural flow of things. () To me, what we end up with is most the honest expression of our emotions and feelings.〔 According to vocalist Ross Jennings, the epic "Falling Back to Earth" consists of two parts ("Rise" and "Fall").〔 The first is based on the history of Icarus and covers the subject of "ambition, failure and , using the metaphor of wings and flying too close to the sun to represent how we take on challenges in life and the desire to prove something to people."〔 The second part is inspired by science fiction iconography, "looking at the who we are and the world around us when we have fallen, and the humility required to reach out to others for forgiveness & acceptance. The rise and fall of this song sits aptly as the centre-piece of this album."〔 A shortened version of "Cockroach King" received a promotional video with The Muppets-like band members manufactured by Griffiths and controlled by Rinaldi and Ross. According to Tejeida, the idea was to make a video with comic touches for all ages, "far from the seriousness protocol demanded by a rock/metal video". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Mountain (Haken album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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