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2019 studio album by Liturgy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
H.A.Q.Q. is the fourth studio album by the American band Liturgy. It was released on November 12, 2019 as a surprise digital release, and physically in February 2020 through main artist Haela Hunt-Hendrix's label YLYLCYN.[1] It was primarily recorded and produced in August 2019.
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Released | November 12, 2019 | |||
Recorded | August 2019 | |||
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Length | 45:11 | |||
Label | YLYLCYN | |||
Producer | Haela Hunt-Hendrix | |||
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Singles from H.A.Q.Q. | ||||
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The press release for H.A.Q.Q. describes the record as "a consolidation of the band's sound to date," as well as "Liturgy’s most vulnerable record for Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, addressing anger and struggles around mental health, sexuality, and religion."[2] The album title is an acronym for "Haelegen above Quality and Quantity".[2] Haelegen is a function within Hunt-Hendrix's belief system, which she previously explored through the record New Introductory Lectures on the System of Transcendental Qabala (2016); this belief system is expressed as a diagram on the cover of the album.
The album is tied to an ongoing series of philosophical lectures by Hunt-Hendrix on YouTube, which details the system of concepts portrayed by the diagram on its cover.[3]
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Source | Rating |
Metal Storm | 8.6/10[4] |
Pitchfork | 7.6/10[5] |
Pitchfork gave the album a 7.6 out of 10, calling it "their most aggressive and radical album yet."[6] H.A.Q.Q. was ranked #30 of 2019 by fans on Rate Your Music,[7] and Kerrang! called it one of the ten best surprise-released rock albums of all time.[8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hajj" | 8:30 |
2. | "Exaco I" | 2:19 |
3. | "Virginity" | 3:58 |
4. | "Pasaqalia" | 5:18 |
5. | "Exaco II" | 2:16 |
6. | "God of Love" | 8:05 |
7. | "Exaco III" | 4:00 |
8. | "Haqq" | 7:03 |
9. | ". . . ." | 3:42 |
Total length: | 45:11 |
All tracks are written by Haela Hunt-Hendrix
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Pasaqalia II" | 3:06 |
Total length: | 48:17 |
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