Like many here I found this song on TH-cam, by accident, and it’s one of the best songs I’ve ever heard. In 2000, I walked into a video rental store and heard Dream Theater for the first time: the sales assistant was playing Trial of Tears. That experience “rescued“ me from the boyband musical wasteland of the 90s, and I’ve been devoted to DTs music since. Hearing Atlas Stone feels like that moment. I can’t believe this song has escaped my notice for almost ten years!
DT is good, Haken is much better. I actually find myself often skipping this song as Haken has so many more interesting ones to listen to. This is good too, don't get me wrong... But many others trump this.
@@kmok1687 de gustibus non disputandum: I really like Haken but I enjoy DT the most if I have to chose. This album in particular isn't that far from some of the best DT records imo
Hate when metal bands feel the need to over-gain-ify their mix and it becomes bass driven with guitars alone (AaL works but that's a unique situation) Lots of the cool organic metal bands have nice audible bass....the popular bands like Metallica not so much
NO DOUBT...Thank you TH-cam. I would have never discovered this amazing band. I love the harmonies. Brings chills up and down my spine. That's whats missing with commercial music today. Again...holy moly....great f'n band. Kind of fell in love with them like I did with Dream Theater back in the 90's.
That song is brilliant. I'm endlessly fascinated when a band can write something as simple as that song's chorus, yet it's so wildly powerful, beautiful, and infectious.
Hearts will burn come what may With lessons learned along the way To free myself I make a choice Just to be heard I lose my voice Finding strength in solitude I fight to fly with much to prove Is this the way it's meant to be? I risk it all I will not fall Carry the weight of the world On my shoulders Rise to the challenge I set myself Salvation waits without reprieve I'm on a razor's edge and it cuts my feet As good as life will ever get I wish that I could give it up and go home "The blood drawn from the Atlas Stone It draws a path from hell to home" Fight to survive Succumb to the path Conquer the fear and nothing will fail The quest to define this strunggle of mine Gravity defied I climb beyond heights Carry the weight of the world On my shoulders Rise to the challenge I set myself Shadows of doubt creep into the light A glimmer of hope never out of sight Out of sight Paralyzed under supressive fire Holding firm against a thin red line Out of mind Shadows of doubt creep into the light A glimmer of hope never out of sight Out of sight Paralyzed under supressive fire Holding firm against a thin red line Out of mind Carry the weight of the world Rise to the challenge I set myself Carry the weight of the world On my shoulders Rise to the challenge I set myself
An extraordinary album. The Mountain is up there with many of the classic era prog rock albums IMO. I'm an old timer, with a love for the glory days, but Haken have totally hooked me and reeled me in! Thankyou Haken!!
Just make sure you press the Like button an odd number of times (it is prog after all...), since pressing it an even number of times will just cancel out the like. And we don't want that now, do we?
One of the few newer bands that have made me start believing we haven’t lost what we found in the explosion of goodness in music in the early seventies. Anyone reading this that really enjoys Haken and hasn’t yet experienced Yes… you’re welcome and enjoy. :)
This is something so perfect that everyone in the world should ear it. My heart was crushed when Tom Maclean said this was his last project with Haken, anyway keep going guys you were, are and will always be amazing.
Finally some actual prog. :P I really like me some djent too, but it really has nothing to do with prog. I really wonder why so many people call it that.
non si possono paragonare DT and Haken. Haken è emozione e capacità tecnica e conoscienza della musica al servizio dell' emozione. Dt purtroppo, dopo metropolis 2, hanno perso la vena emozionale e la vera ispirazione. tecnica e tecnica , e la pesantezza e la cattiveria ha bilanciato la mancanza di sentimento. grande haken,un evoluzione continua e naturale, era un po' di tempo che non sentivo la pelle di oca , con un album degli ultimi 5 anni
This really just can't be fucking described in words or comprehended by any human mind as to how fucking brilliant and awesome and godly this track is. It's been giving me goosebumps for days. Haken is fucking legendary. Keep up the good work.
Sometimes when I listen to Haken's new album, I think there's a litle bit of Steven Wilson hiding in the harmony!!! Great band!!! Keep up the excellent prog music!!!
dont know if anyone gives a damn but if you are stoned like me atm you can stream pretty much all the latest movies and series on InstaFlixxer. Have been binge watching with my gf for the last days =)
Oh I haven't forgotten :) My list for all of the great 2013 releases would be quite long; much longer than any of these comments so far! It's been a fantastic year for ProgMetal, and will continue to be by the looks/sound of it!
I have been awaiting this new CD for quite a while. Visions is easily one of my desert island discs of all time. Brilliant creation. Looking to pick up this CD ASAP ! Keep on forcing your sound molecules on me Haken !!!!!
This album is amazing! It had to grow on me first tbh. I found 'Aquarius' as one of the best (if not the best) Prog outputs of the last 10 years, so it wasn´t easy to outdo this one for me. Well...it happened!! actually. It's not the technical ambition what transports the unique feeling of the album. It's something different what is hard to describe what makes this such a great album. 'Something' happened there. Pure love for this band!!
+1 I love Leprous, and honestly "Coal" is a real masterpiece, I suggest everyone to listen to it at least 4-5 times, only after that you can really appreciate what an incredible masterpiece it is. Absolutely a fantastic emotional masterpiece. It deserves more and more attention from the listeners and the media. Trust me. "SALT" is maybe one of the greatest songs of the last 10 years, I swear.
Not sure why virtually every comment on this is to do with dream theatre when it's haken you're listening to but hey this is an awesome song. Charlie you've done an awesome job with the guitar in this and well done to the rest of the band, amazing songwriting. looking forwards to hearing the rest of the album :) Peace -Seamus
Bang on the nail Gabriel. Definitely Gates influenced, but I'm also getting hints of Soundchaser with the jazz influences and scat vocal. Squire style wandering bass lines also. Magnificent.
As a huge fan of DT and other big prog bands, I totally agree with everything you said. I wish Haken the best of luck and that they reach the success they deserve!
Been playing a lot of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom lately and sometimes this piano interlude reminds me of this song in particular. Glad fauna brought me back into this band.
What about 'The Spirit Carries On' a simply beautiful song that I played at my Dad's funeral as he was a DT fan aged 75! Very emotional but very uplifting and a soul stirrer if every there was one! Haken though are brilliant!!
I really like this song, however I'm not sure if it compares to what has been on the last two albums. Not saying I'm disappointed, just maybe expected a tad bit more. Haken is my second band, I'm wondering how The Mountain will compare against DT's new Dream Theater album, and if either of them will be better than my album of the year so far; The Raven That Refused to Sing.
Heh, yeah. I'm just hoping Vishal and the crew are able to finally finish the Amogh Symphony album before next year, that would make my entire decade. Last year was incredible too though.
Like many here I found this song on TH-cam, by accident, and it’s one of the best songs I’ve ever heard. In 2000, I walked into a video rental store and heard Dream Theater for the first time: the sales assistant was playing Trial of Tears. That experience “rescued“ me from the boyband musical wasteland of the 90s, and I’ve been devoted to DTs music since. Hearing Atlas Stone feels like that moment. I can’t believe this song has escaped my notice for almost ten years!
My first Haken song too. I was mind-blown.
Totally agree
DT is good, Haken is much better. I actually find myself often skipping this song as Haken has so many more interesting ones to listen to. This is good too, don't get me wrong... But many others trump this.
@@kmok1687 de gustibus non disputandum: I really like Haken but I enjoy DT the most if I have to chose. This album in particular isn't that far from some of the best DT records imo
I love when the bass is high in the mix :D
Lol
Pretty weird to see a comment by Conner here now that he's been in the band for like 6 years :D
I love when you're in the band
Hate when metal bands feel the need to over-gain-ify their mix and it becomes bass driven with guitars alone
(AaL works but that's a unique situation) Lots of the cool organic metal bands have nice audible bass....the popular bands like Metallica not so much
NO DOUBT...Thank you TH-cam. I would have never discovered this amazing band. I love the harmonies. Brings chills up and down my spine. That's whats missing with commercial music today. Again...holy moly....great f'n band. Kind of fell in love with them like I did with Dream Theater back in the 90's.
That song is brilliant. I'm endlessly fascinated when a band can write something as simple as that song's chorus, yet it's so wildly powerful, beautiful, and infectious.
These guys are one of the best things to happen to prog metal in the last decade.
One of my favourite songs ever and haken never played live in all the shows i've been to. Guys please add it again to your setlist please
still waiting fro haken to add this track again to their setlist :/
Hearts will burn come what may
With lessons learned along the way
To free myself I make a choice
Just to be heard I lose my voice
Finding strength in solitude
I fight to fly with much to prove
Is this the way it's meant to be?
I risk it all I will not fall
Carry the weight of the world
On my shoulders
Rise to the challenge I set myself
Salvation waits without reprieve
I'm on a razor's edge and it cuts my feet
As good as life will ever get
I wish that I could give it up and go home
"The blood drawn from the Atlas Stone
It draws a path from hell to home"
Fight to survive
Succumb to the path
Conquer the fear and nothing will fail
The quest to define this strunggle of mine
Gravity defied
I climb beyond heights
Carry the weight of the world
On my shoulders
Rise to the challenge I set myself
Shadows of doubt creep into the light
A glimmer of hope never out of sight
Out of sight
Paralyzed under supressive fire
Holding firm against a thin red line
Out of mind
Shadows of doubt creep into the light
A glimmer of hope never out of sight
Out of sight
Paralyzed under supressive fire
Holding firm against a thin red line
Out of mind
Carry the weight of the world
Rise to the challenge I set myself
Carry the weight of the world
On my shoulders
Rise to the challenge I set myself
An extraordinary album. The Mountain is up there with many of the classic era prog rock albums IMO. I'm an old timer, with a love for the glory days, but Haken have totally hooked me and reeled me in! Thankyou Haken!!
The drumbreak at 6:39 and the chorus at 6:48 gives me the chills EVERY fucking time!! Love this song, and this band! :D
Yea 6:48 is huge, also gives me chills
I cant press the "Like" enough times. I love these guys music. Long Live Prog.
Just make sure you press the Like button an odd number of times (it is prog after all...), since pressing it an even number of times will just cancel out the like. And we don't want that now, do we?
The most creative prog metal band of the last years and, probably, the future leader of this genre. These guys are amazing, just like "Atlas Stone"!
So articulated...Awesome...I hear classic hints of Yes & Rush... Very powerful & emotional
The verse has a very Yes tone to it, and the theme does linger. I'm a big yes fan, and I like this a lot.
Also carries the time signature and riff structure from Gates of delirium battle section. Brilliant. Best new prog I've heard in ages!
One of the few newer bands that have made me start believing we haven’t lost what we found in the explosion of goodness in music in the early seventies. Anyone reading this that really enjoys Haken and hasn’t yet experienced Yes… you’re welcome and enjoy. :)
Yes, Gentle Giant, Queensryche, and many others.
And if you're starting on Yes, I recommend the Gates of Delirium
another excellent song. These guys are the best progmetal has to offer at the moment. They haven't put a foot wrong so far. Very impressive stuff
I love the coherence of this song. It's a very important thing for me, and at my eyes not really constant in Prog music.
This is something so perfect that everyone in the world should ear it.
My heart was crushed when Tom Maclean said this was his last project with Haken, anyway keep going guys you were, are and will always be amazing.
NEED MOOOOOOOREEEEEE... NO WORDS TO EXPLAIN FEELINGS... AMAZING... THAKS GUYS FOR THE WORK... HAKEN FAN FOREVER
God finally a band that isnt another djent copy. This is fresher than febreze.
Finally some actual prog. :P I really like me some djent too, but it really has nothing to do with prog. I really wonder why so many people call it that.
Todesnuss I think just because periphery IS actual prog and then people just thought that sounding like periphery makes them prog. haha
+Iridescent Noise haha so true
Periphery aren't the definition of djent. Meshuggah is
Now they are a copy too 😆
0:19 *Haken from the album
haha haha
just amazing. Really, wow. I hope the whole album will be in the quality of this track, it's a masterpiece.
Easily Haken's best work. I love a variety of music but among all genres this is one of the best things ever composed and recorded.
GRACIAS TOTALES
non si possono paragonare DT and Haken.
Haken è emozione e capacità tecnica e conoscienza della musica al servizio dell' emozione.
Dt purtroppo, dopo metropolis 2, hanno perso la vena emozionale e la vera ispirazione. tecnica e tecnica , e la pesantezza e la cattiveria ha bilanciato la mancanza di sentimento.
grande haken,un evoluzione continua e naturale, era un po' di tempo che non sentivo la pelle di oca , con un album degli ultimi 5 anni
This is one of the more powerful songs that ever created, very strong lyrics!
4:36 to 5:10 is the best an the beautiest part you´ve ever made. Congrats guys!
This really just can't be fucking described in words or comprehended by any human mind as to how fucking brilliant and awesome and godly this track is. It's been giving me goosebumps for days. Haken is fucking legendary. Keep up the good work.
I know, right? Haken is the perfect band. Period.
AchaiusEstalius this song? let me make a try with four words: "epic prog bossa nova"
7 years later, Nightingale gives me the same goosebumps
Sometimes when I listen to Haken's new album, I think there's a litle bit of Steven Wilson hiding in the harmony!!! Great band!!! Keep up the excellent prog music!!!
Damn, you ARE right.
Dich hätte ich hier nicht erwartet, bin großer Fan deiner Werke
@@Floing1337 Ich weiß gar nicht mehr, was mein Kommentar hier bedeutet. Schon so lange her.
dont know if anyone gives a damn but if you are stoned like me atm you can stream pretty much all the latest movies and series on InstaFlixxer. Have been binge watching with my gf for the last days =)
@Houston Travis definitely, have been using Instaflixxer for months myself =)
😯 Du bist hier? Hammergeil.🤘😁
Never could get into Haken nor get the hype, but the break at 4:36 is one of the greatest moments in music. So f-in epic.
Damn, this IS music.
Oh I haven't forgotten :) My list for all of the great 2013 releases would be quite long; much longer than any of these comments so far! It's been a fantastic year for ProgMetal, and will continue to be by the looks/sound of it!
A great song and a great inspiration for bands like ours in their creative process. Grateful and looking forward to seeing you in Seville (Spain)
"Visions" was light and colorful like a butterfly, musically speaking. I hope this new effort will keep the track
there is no words can describe how i love Haken. Thank u so much for ur music.
I love how prog bands are starting to use choir vocals more and more. It's the most beautiful thing I could imagine for this style of music.
This guy is so cool he listens to all of his favorite bands simultaneously.
I have been awaiting this new CD for quite a while. Visions is easily one of my desert island discs of all time. Brilliant creation. Looking to pick up this CD ASAP !
Keep on forcing your sound molecules on me Haken !!!!!
Progasmic!
yes...and I already love the new songs. Can't wait to buy the new album!!!
awesome band. like someone else wrote on another song "discovered this band 10 minutes ago and im already a fan".
This album is amazing! It had to grow on me first tbh. I found 'Aquarius' as one of the best (if not the best) Prog outputs of the last 10 years, so it wasn´t easy to outdo this one for me. Well...it happened!! actually. It's not the technical ambition what transports the unique feeling of the album. It's something different what is hard to describe what makes this such a great album. 'Something' happened there. Pure love for this band!!
Brilliant work, great piece of music. Actually one of most interesting prog metal bands. Waiting for album!
+1
I love Leprous, and honestly "Coal" is a real masterpiece, I suggest everyone to listen to it at least 4-5 times, only after that you can really appreciate what an incredible masterpiece it is.
Absolutely a fantastic emotional masterpiece.
It deserves more and more attention from the listeners and the media.
Trust me.
"SALT" is maybe one of the greatest songs of the last 10 years, I swear.
Cool 11/8 intro.
pretty much the whole song is in 11/8, with only a few parts in 6/4 and 9/8
21/16, Neil.
You will never find a 21/8 or 20/8, u must to listen the subdivisions.
I never understand how people can count like that I can barely keep time in 4/4
@@Cotramjoxxx man, that's not exactly true. For example there are many songs in 6/8, but also in 3/4
All the appeciations to the song are worthy of it. Can someone figure out the exact time-signatures at different parts and the keys too?
Not sure why virtually every comment on this is to do with dream theatre when it's haken you're listening to but hey this is an awesome song. Charlie you've done an awesome job with the guitar in this and well done to the rest of the band, amazing songwriting. looking forwards to hearing the rest of the album :)
Peace
-Seamus
love it, so many styles and tricks in one song, need check the others...
I love the jazzy section it’s just clever, idea after idea pouring through the music. Awesome.
Superb stuff, can't wait to hear the rest of the album!
Wow, a really tasteful comment!! Your words make more sense than mine, for sure.
at 2:25 (and again at 3:05 and 5:10) its impossible to listen and not remember Gates of Delirium, by Yes.
The Gates Of Delirium is one of my all-time favourite songs, and I seriously never thought of that.. And still, doesn't remind me of The Gates.
Bang on the nail Gabriel. Definitely Gates influenced, but I'm also getting hints of Soundchaser with the jazz influences and scat vocal. Squire style wandering bass lines also. Magnificent.
The synths in this really harken back to old school Prog Rock. Nice touch with the modern prog sound.
Listening to this song might just be the best way I’ve found of coping with the quarantine
07:07 "I shiiit myseeelf!"
01:49 "is dicks the way it's meant to be"
Gotta love profound lyrics.
Inspiring stuff. Very glad I found this.
Very nice song......
really can see HAKEN being amongst the best progressive metal bands in future
This is the single one song that got me into Haken. I love everything about this track.
Oh yea, I forgot all about that one! Excellent song and I'm sure your dad was proud to have it played for his funeral!
Lots of DT comparisons but if anything, I'm reminded of Fair to Midland.
As a huge fan of DT and other big prog bands, I totally agree with everything you said.
I wish Haken the best of luck and that they reach the success they deserve!
Music is not a competition. Both albums are guaranteed to be awesome.
The second song is out!!
Pareidolia!!!
Great description of "Visions". I feel same way about that one. I would say that "Aquarius" evolved into "Visions" pretty seamlessly, would you agree?
plenty of light in this track, elegant and somehow cheerful!
One of the best intros by one of the best bands in one of their best songs.
Haken can top that easily. Their songwriting is just so much better.
Been playing a lot of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom lately and sometimes this piano interlude reminds me of this song in particular. Glad fauna brought me back into this band.
Atlas Novus, Atlas Stone, what is it with songs with Atlas in their names this year and being so totally kickass?!
Excellent! I love the little interlude that starts at 2:23
Cet album est pour moi un petit chef d'œuvre !
That progressive jazzy section is so Yes-Relayer style
What about 'The Spirit Carries On' a simply beautiful song that I played at my Dad's funeral as he was a DT fan aged 75! Very emotional but very uplifting and a soul stirrer if every there was one! Haken though are brilliant!!
Released on my birthday!
2:31 what a super Mario style
okay, this album is definitely pre-ordered by now
I just can't stop listening to this gift from gods.
Ótima música!
I really like this song, however I'm not sure if it compares to what has been on the last two albums. Not saying I'm disappointed, just maybe expected a tad bit more. Haken is my second band, I'm wondering how The Mountain will compare against DT's new Dream Theater album, and if either of them will be better than my album of the year so far; The Raven That Refused to Sing.
Is this an image of Mount Nemrut in Anatolia?
Holly cow, what am i listening to!!?? this is amazing, must get out of the rock ive been living under!!!
Amazing sound !
best track from haken until now.
Its sad, since DT was my favorite band for a long time, but I agree with you! So awesome :)
Impressive, I don't know if it's just the fact that it's new, but I like this song more than any song in the past album.
My thoughts first time hearing the ending = is he going to do it? I don't think he can. Wait, really? WTF he really can hit that an octave higher!
Mike Kanis using falsetto, it's not hard, if he used his chest voice I'd be impressed.
Everyone seems to forget Leprous. Coal wasn't only one of my favorite albums of this year, it's one of my favorite albums *ever*.
Can anyone tell me if the piano intro is in 12/8 (or maybe 2 bars of 6/8) or 11/8?
Seems like 12/8 to me.
Kushal Agrawal Good!! I tought the same but a person in youtube try to convince me it was 11/8... so thanks!
Hey man, sorry for the wrong info, it's most probably an 11/8.
Definitely 11/8 phrased into a 5 and a 6
How do you guys count this?
2:38
NEVER got this part until now.
After listening heavily to Dream Theater.
Tibidi
1 , 1 , 1234
Tibidi
1 , 1 , 123
5:26 lets talk about conner ❤❤❤❤
Crazy song, and that jazzy solo is nuts guys !
I've probably listened to this song like 30 times now
Heh, yeah. I'm just hoping Vishal and the crew are able to finally finish the Amogh Symphony album before next year, that would make my entire decade. Last year was incredible too though.
when did music become a competition?
6:23...... SO BEAUTIFUL !!!
Such a great year for Prog. Also "Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep" by Spock's Beard was brilliant
2:40 We're dancing across the room. :)
Amasing!!!! This is epic, can't wait to hear the rest!!! Till then, I am breathless.... :)
Now I will create a new word to describe this track: WTFS (WhaT a Fantastic Song)
another day started with this masterpiece!
+400th comment
It's great how there's pareidolia in the art for this.