Fauna (Haken album) explained

Fauna
Type:	studio
Artist:	Haken
Cover:	Haken Fauna album cover.png
Recorded:	2022
Studio:	The Crypt (London)
Length:	62:11
Label:	Inside Out Music
Producer:	Haken
Prev Title:	Virus
Prev Year:	2020

Fauna is the seventh studio album by English progressive metal band Haken. It was released on 3 March 2023 through Inside Out Music. The album is the first release without keyboardist Diego Tejeida, who left the band in 2021. Founding member Peter Jones served as his replacement. The first single "Nightingale" was released on 26 April 2022, when the band had not yet started to record the whole album.^[1] The second single "The Alphabet of Me" was first announced, along with the cover art and name of the album, at their website with a puzzle game.^[2]

Background

About the origin of the album, singer Ross Jennings said:^[3]

The singer added:^[4]

Guitarist Richard Henshall followed:^[5]

Personnel

Haken

• Ross Jennings – vocals
• Richard Henshall – guitars
• Charlie Griffiths – guitars
• Peter Jones – keyboards
• Conner Green – bass
• Raymond Hearne – drums

Additional musicians

• Miguel Gorodi – trumpet

Production and design

• Haken – production
• Paul Winstanley – engineering
• Linus Corneliusson – engineering
• Jens Bogren – mixing
• Tony Lindgren – mastering
• Dan Goldsworthy – artwork
• Max Taylor Grant - photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: HAKEN Begins Recording New Album . 29 July 2022 .
2. Web site: Reveal Haken's upcoming album cover! .
3. Web site: HAKEN - NEW ALBUM 'FAUNA' OUT MARCH 2023 . Hakenmusic.com . 2022-12-08 . 2023-03-04.
4. Web site: Haken - Fauna 2CD Digipack + Digital Download | Shop the Century Media Official Store. 6 April 2023.
5. Web site: HAKEN Announce Release of 7th Studio Album 'Fauna'; Watch Music Video for First Single 'The Alphabet of Me' . 9 December 2022 .