Havok Dropped a Surprise EP New Eyes, “Death Is An Illusion” Streaming

Fridays are your new release day, but if you’re a fan of Havok I sure hope you were paying extra attention because if not, you’ve deprived yourself of the band’s new EP New Eyes. Though to be fair, you’d be forgiven of that fact since they did zero promotion and gave zero warning that this was coming down the pipe.

The four track offering includes two original tracks and two covers. And while that sounds cool at first, it gets even more interesting when you hear that the covers are Creedence Clearwater Revival‘s “Commotion” and Metallica‘s “Eye of the Beholder”. Just wild shit, man.

While all four tracks are streaming right now, the band also released a video for one of the two original songs they dropped with this release, “Death Is An Illusion”. We’ve got that one posted below and I gotta say, man — it kicks ass. The thrash metal motherfuckers don’t miss.

“‘Death Is An Illusion’ is a high-intensity, fast-paced thrash metal/D-Beat hardcore song about the first law of thermodynamics, the fact that energy cannot be created or destroyed. The lyrics are written in a way to offer comfort and joy to the fact that all things are eternal and perpetual, including our loved ones; as their energy lives forever scientifically, and through our memories and their impact on the world they ‘left behind.’”

Vocalist David Sanchez said the chance to record the aforementioned covers was an exciting proposition, especially since at least one of the covers could be considered a curveball from the thrash metal outfit.

“We decided to cover a classic band that nobody would expect us to… Credence Clearwater Revival. We’re all CCR fans and their song, ‘Commotion,’ was a perfect candidate for a proper ‘metalizing,’ since most of the metal was already built-in. We made it a little faster, turned up the distortion, and tweaked some riffs here and there to bend into the Havok style.

“We had discussed covering a Metallica song for years, but didn’t want to cover a big hit that had been covered to death, so we opted for the lesser-known ‘Eye Of The Beholder.’ We chose to cover this song because it’s so damned heavy and the lyrics reflect Havok’s lyrical themes throughout the last decade. We stayed true to the original where it counts, but made sure to spice up the bass guitar and drums to breathe new life into the track.”

So there you have it. Go check out the EP and tell us what you think. You can also catch these guys on tour with Exodus. You can find the dates for said tour down below.

HAVOK ON TOUR:
WITH EXODUS:
11/1 — Jacksonville, FL —  Kona Skate Park*
11/02 — Tampa, FL —  The Orpheum 
11/04 — Orlando, FL —  House of Blues 
11/05 — Pensacola, FL —  Vinyl Music Hall 
11/06 — Atlanta, GA —  Heaven —  Masquerade 
11/08 — Dallas, TX —  Granada 
11/09 — Austin, TX —  Empire 
11/11 — Denver, CO —  Ogden 
11/13 — Des Moines, IA —  Wooly’s 
11/14 — Joliet, IL —  The Forge 
11/15 — Columbus, OH —  King of Clubs 
11/16 — Baltimore, MD —  Soundstage 
11/17 — Albany, NY —  Empire Live 
11/18 — Montreal, QC —  Beanfield Theatre 
11/19 — Toronto, ON —  Phoenix Concert Theatre 
11/21 — Worcester, MA —  Palladium Upstairs 
11/22 — Brooklyn, NY —  Warsaw 
11/23 — Pittsburgh, PA —  Preserving 
11/24 — Detroit, MI —  Majestic Theatre 
11/26 — Minneapolis, MN —  Varsity Theater 
11/27 — Winnipeg, MB —  Exchange Event Centre 
11/29 — Calgary, AB —  Palace Theatre 
11/30 — Edmonton, AB —  Union Hall 
12/02 — Vancouver, BC —  Rickshaw Theatre 
12/03 — Seattle, WA —  El Corazon 
12/04 — Portland, OR —  Hawthorne
12/06 — Berkeley, CA —  UC Theatre 
12/07 — Los Angeles, CA —  The Regent 
12/8 — Mesa, AZ —  Nile Underground***
12/9 — Albuquerque, NM —  Launchpad***
*Headline Date