
Tiktaalika (Haken’s Charlie Griffiths), launches guitar playthrough for title track of ‘Gods of Pangaea’
30th January 2025 0 By Jon DeauxHaken guitarist Charlie Griffiths returns with a follow-up to his 2022 solo album. This time Charlie assumes the moniker ‘Tiktaalika’ and presents ‘Gods of Pangaea’ – set for release on 14th March 2025. The album picks up where the last left off, and continues with an exploration into an ancient forgotten world, colliding with the human centric planet we inhabit today.
Following the release of the album’s first single & title track, Charlie is pleased to launch a full guitar playthrough of the track.
He comments: “Since the song was released just over a week ago, I’ve already been sent a bunch of guitar videos of people playing some of the sections, including an amazing 8 year old, playing the ‘Iron Maiden’ section while wearing a dinosaur mask!As a musician, seeing others pick up an instrument and connect with your composition is the best feeling there is, so I’m excited to put out this play-through to hopefully inspire some more shredders and riffers to join in the fun!” Musically the album pays tribute to the art of the guitar riff, with its DNA strands reaching back to the golden era of metal with flavors of Mercyful Fate, Judas Priest, Megadeth and Metallica. Of the creative process Charlie explains, “This time around I wanted to be more song-oriented, rather than having an overarching concept. Although I had a rough blueprint for the shape of the album in my head and was always conscious of the balance and flow of the album experience; starting with a fast thrasher, following up with a longer progressive track, then a slower sludgy song, followed by a softer track and so on. I finished all the music first and really focused on each section being there for a good reason, with a guitar riff that propels the song.”
The album sees Charlie joined by drummer Darby Todd (Devin Townsend) and bassist Conner Green (Haken). He is also helped by a collection of some of the best vocalists in the business, with Tommy Rogers (Between The Buried & Me), Rody Walker (Protest The Hero), and Vladimir Lalić (Organised Chaos) all joining the aforementioned de Jongh. “I had all the music written for a good while”, comments Charlie, “I was able to allow them to really percolate in my mind before moving on to the lyrics and vocal line demos. I’m very specific with melodies and word placement so the singers can focus on just delivering it 100% without having to figure too much out. Of course, every single track came out a thousand times better than I’d hoped; everyone did an incredible job!”
The full tracklisting is as follows:
- Tyrannicide feat. Daniël de Jongh 3:54
- Gods of Pangaea feat. Daniël de Jongh 8:36
- The Forbidden Zone feat. Vladimir Lalić 5:52
- Mesozoic Mantras feat. Vladimir Lalić 6:32
- Fault Lines feat. Rody Walker 6:30
- Give Up The Ghost feat. Daniël de Jongh 5:15
- Lost Continent feat. Tommy Rogers 9:12
- Chicxulub 7:31 (Bonus Track on CD & Digital)
The album was mixed by Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood and mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street studios. The album will be available as a Limited CD Edition (incl. 1 bonus track), Gatefold LP & as Digital Album. Pre-order now here: https://tiktaalika.lnk.to/GodsOfPangaea
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