FOSSIL FUEL
Aug 05, 2022
5 minutes
Words: Phil Weller
Images:
Ross Jennings
“People shouldn’t be shut off from a particular genre or vocal style; they should be open to everything.”
Solo albums are often an opportunity for musicians to step away from the traditions of their main band and explore new sounds and cultures. But when that main band’s palette is as broad as Haken’s, where do you go from there? The answer, according to guitarist Charlie Griffiths, is as far back as possible. Like The Ocean’s phanerozoic recordings, his solo debut Tiktaalika combines prehistory with progressive metal. It’s a record that throws all his influences into a vast prog metal melting pot and is galvanised by the restrictions he imposed on himself.
“My mentality was to try and do things a little differently to Haken,” Griffiths explains. “I
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