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Havok

Havok is an American Thrash Metal band which formed in 2004 and hails from Denver, Colorado.

Founding member David Sanchez formed Havok with fellow classmate and then-drummer Haakon Sjoegren with Shawn Chavez joining the band a short time after, responding to a flyer that Sanchez and Sjoegren had put up around the Denver area indicating that they were looking for a guitarist. After Marcus Corich (the final member of their original lineup) joined in 2004, Havok released their first demo, Trash Can, and a single, Murder by Metal, in 2005.

In 2007, Tyler Cantrell and Richie Tice had taken over duties of bassist and drummer, respectively. On September 19th of that year, Havok released their first EP, Pwn ‘Em All, which they toured in heavy support of. Later, in December of that year, Ryan Bloom had joined the band as the new drummer, the band signed to Candlelight Records, and they began work on their first studio album.