Burn (Havok album)

Burn
Studio album by Havok
Released May 19, 2009
Recorded Denver, CO
Genre Thrash metal
Length 49:18
Label Candlelight Records
Producer Havok
Havok chronology
Pwn 'Em All
(2007)
Burn
(2009)
Time Is Up
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Burn is the first full-length album recorded by the thrash metal band, Havok. It was released in 2009 on Candlelight Records.

Background

Drum, bass and guitar recording started in mid-2008 in the basement of singer/guitarist David Sanchez's mother's house, in Lakewood, CO. It took roughly 6 months. Vocals were recorded later at Motaland Studios in Denver with engineer Bart McCrorey, who also mixed the album. The band did not work with a producer due to a limited budget of roughly $2,500.

Halsey Swain provided the artwork after an earlier version of the same concept by another artist was rejected.

The album consists of 5 tracks that had been previously released on various EPs or demos and 7 tracks that were original to the album. Bassist Justin Cantrell contributed "Morbid Symmetry" to the songwriting process, but left the band before recording began. This track was designated the "single" for the album, though no actual single was ever released. Jessie De Los Santos replaced him. Drummer Ryan Bloom left the band shortly before the album's release date and was not permanently replaced until 2010. His credit on the album reads, "drum tracks by Ryan Bloom," and he was the lyricist for "Ivory Tower."

The band's first official music video was made for "Morbid Symmetry" in 2009. The video was filmed at The Marquis Theater in Denver in front of a live crowd. The video features the same lineup as the album. Footage includes shots taken from the actual performance and from the sound check earlier in the day.

Track listing

No. TitleMusic Length
1. "Wreckquiem"  Sanchez 01:37
2. "The Root Of All Evil"  Chavez, Sanchez 05:35
3. "Path to Nowhere"  Bloom, Chavez, Sanchez, De Los Santos 03:41
4. "Morbid Symmetry"  Bloom, Chavez, Sanchez, De Los Santos, Cantrell 04:55
5. "Identity Theft"  Chavez, Sanchez 04:42
6. "The Disease"  Chavez, Sanchez 04:26
7. "Scabs of Trust"  Bloom, Chavez, Sanchez, De Los Santos 04:46
8. "Ivory Tower"  Bloom, Chavez, Sanchez, De Los Santos 03:48
9. "To Hell"  Chavez, Sanchez 04:10
10. "Category of the Dead"  Chavez, Sanchez 05:35
11. "Melting the Mountain"  Bloom, Chavez, Sanchez, De Los Santos 02:42
12. "Afterburner"  Bloom, Chavez, Sanchez, De Los Santos 03:25
Total length:
49:18

Personnel

Production

References

  1. Henderson, Alex (December 16, 2013). "Album Review - Havok:Burn". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 December 2013.

External links

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