PH to Release Eternal Hayden March 10 on Svart Records
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes and yes. You know who’s really excited at the prospect of a new PH record? Me. I am. I’ll admit, I was somewhat concerned that when the Finnish progressive experimentalists formerly known as Mr. Peter Hayden wrapped up a trilogy of LPs with the cosmic breadth drone of 2014’s Archdimension Now (review here), that would be it for them. Doneski. But it seems instead to have closed one era and begun another. Now dubbed PH after the logo/symbol they carry with them on stage, and now signed to Svart — which is easily the most logical place I can think of for them in this universe of illogic — they’ll issue Eternal Hayden on March 10. And as I say, I’m really excited about it.
They have a new teaser streaming now that’s not much more than a couple rumbles, but still — get stoked. More to come.
This from the PR wire:
PH set release date for new SVART album, reveal teaser video
Finnish meta-rocking freebirds Mr. Peter Hayden, now referring to themselves just by their PH insignia, are back with a new album. Their fourth full-length, Eternal Hayden, will be released through Svart Records on March 10th. The release will be celebrated by a Scandinavian tour in March and the rest of Europe during the fall of this yar.
“This album is all about letting go and achieving, reaching something more after giving up everything,” comments the band. “It is a guide to spiritual growth, ascension, and overall progression towards freedom. At the same time, it is a pre-written vision coming true aptly depicting our journey as a band and a spiritual entity.”
Eternal Hayden is the capstone not only for their discography so far, but also for their whole existence. Their return from the voyage through a trilogy of albums exploring the depths of mind, time, and dimensions finally to reveal what it was all about. This album is everything they have ever done before and a fair share of what they are going towards in the future, but performed in a manner none of the earlier albums were. It’s as much a return to the time before the trilogy as it is a brand-new start, the future and the past.
“The trilogy started as an experiment, but became an experience as we were caught within it,” they explain. “In the end, it also become a guide for others to go through the same journey and to gain what we have gained. And only after reaching the archdimension were we able to write and perform this album. Also being born again, we felt obligated to simplify our name from ‘Mr. Peter Hayden’ to the PH monogram, which we have used as our insignia for over 15 years already.”
This is something new lurking between the petrified genre definitions and still merely the first step down the group’s path to be cleared. A tantalizingly short teaser video for Eternal Hayden can be viewed HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for PH’s Eternal Hayden
1. Looking Back At Mr. Peter Hayden
2. We Fly High
3. Reach
4. Higher
5. Rock And Roll Future
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