Havok (band)

Havok
Havok performing in 2013
Havok performing in 2013
Background information
OriginDenver, Colorado, U.S.
GenresThrash metal
Years active2004–present
LabelsCandlelight, Century Media
MembersDavid Sanchez
Pete Webber
Nick Schendzielos
Brett Vaughn Rechtfertig* (*for the 2024 Europe Tour)
Past membersBrandon Bruce
Shawn Chavez
Marcus Corich
Tyler Cantrell
Justin Cantrell
Jesse De Los Santos
Mike Leon
Haakon Sjoegren
Richie Tice
Ryan Alexander Bloom
Scott Fuller
Reece Scruggs
Websitehavokband.com

Havok is an American thrash metal band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2004. As of 2024, their current lineup consists of frontman David Sanchez, drummer Pete Webber, and bassist Nick Schendzielos. They have gone through a number of personnel changes, with each album featuring a different lineup, and leaving Sanchez as the only remaining original member left in the band.

To date, Havok has released five studio albums – Burn (2009), Time Is Up (2011), Unnatural Selection (2013), Conformicide (2017) and V (2020) – and they are currently working on new music.[1] Along with Bonded by Blood, Evile, Hatchet, Municipal Waste and Warbringer, the band has been credited for leading the so-called "thrash metal revival" scene in the late 2000s and early 2010s,[2][3][4] and their music has been mostly influenced by the 1980s thrash metal scene as well as the New wave of British heavy metal, death metal, hardcore punk and progressive rock/metal.[5]

  1. ^ "Havok - Guitarist Reece Scruggs Leaves The Band". Metal Storm. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hatchet: "Fear Beyond Lunacy" Album Review by Jason Z!". skullsnbones.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Havok - Unnatural Selection". thisisnotascene.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "New Extremes: Deafheaven Play Sold-Out LA Show with Health, Skeletal Remains". metalassault.com. January 16, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Havok Family Tree — The Metal". givememetal.com. May 6, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2021.