Ray Hearne, the drummer for Haken, is a proud endorser of Natal Drums, Samsun Cymbals, Remo Heads, Cympad, Roland Electronics, and Porter & Davies. He also plays the tuba. SDM’s Jeanne Thomas had the chance to sit down and pick Ray’s brain for about 45 minutes and we’re happy to post the interview here for all of you drummers out there to listen to.
Ray Hearne’s Links:
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rayhearnemusic
InstaGram – https://www.instagram.com/rayhaken/
BandCamp – https://hakenofficial.bandcamp.com/
Band Website – https://hakenmusic.com/
Ray Hearne Proudly Endorses:
Natal Drums – https://marshall.com/natal-drums
Samsun Cymbals – http://samsun-cymbals.com
Angel Drums – http://angeldrums.com
Soundhoops – https://soundhoops.com
Cube Drums – http://www.cube-drums.de
Porter & Davies – http://www.porteranddavies.co.uk
Remo – https://www.remo.com
Roland – https://www.roland.com/uk
Cympad – https://www.cympad.com
Hardcase – https://www.hardcase.com
Humes & Berg – https://humesandberg.com
Gibraltar Hardware – https://www.gibraltarhardware.com
Haken is an English progressive metal band formed in 2007 by multi-instrumentalist Richard Henshall, guitarist Matthew Marshall, and vocalist Ross Jennings. While Henshall, Marshall, and Jennings first had the idea of forming Haken in 2004, they opted to pursue their instruments and songwriting first. Upon recruiting other members three years later, they eventually released the demo Enter the 5th Dimension in 2008, signing with Sensory Records and releasing their first album Aquarius in 2010. As of 2019, they have released five studio albums, an EP, and two live albums.
Haken has been featured on the Classic Rock Magazine subsidiary “Classic Rock Presents Prog” a few times. At first, the magazine presented a song from the first Haken demo on their free CD. They have opened for a few notable progressive outfits, such as King’s X and Bigelf. The band’s debut album has received positive reviews from AllMusic, ProgArchives, and Classic Rock Magazine.
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