napalmdeath
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Now granted, 3 or 4 more stellar Havok albums have been released since, this is when they cut their teeth... And Pete Webber? Fagetta 'bout it...
Unnatural Selection was probably the tipping point for me. Abnoxiously good tone, better production than the previous and the XXX II/EVH combo absolutely crushes..Havok is truly insane. Criminally under appreciated as well. “V” is still a reference for one of my all time favorite sounding records. It’s the reason I bought a driftwood purple nightmare and an Engl cab with 65 watt creambacks.
They matured musically, listen to later albums. To me, Afterburner is very old school, for sure. Maybe dated to some, but it's a toe-tapper. Brings the goods. The production isn't nearly as polished as they're newer stuff. That's the 90's you hear.I love thrash but that sounds as generic as it gets. Those guys are tight as hell but those riffs would have already been dated in 1991. Sorry not sorry.
Now granted, 3 or 4 more stellar Havok albums have been released since, this is when they cut their teeth... And Pete Webber? Fagetta 'bout it...
This.... all day long, this."I'd rather listen to technically adept thrash than Ghost.
I love thrash but that sounds as generic as it gets. Those guys are tight as hell but those riffs would have already been dated in 1991. Sorry not sorry.
Totally agree on the cheese factor. TIU is still my favorite Havok album with zero cheese content whatsoever, and also my favorite production and guitar tone. I dig all of their stuff, but that album is lightning a bottle. Live, they’re a fucking wrecking ball.Havok is fucking rad. Have loved them for a while. Their middle albums are their best work, IMO, with "Time Is Up" being at the top. Honestly feel their last couple albums have been slowly going downwards in wiriting, as it seems David is leaning a little into the cheese too much for my personal taste, but dude is still a incredibly talented writer, guitarist and vocalist.
Reece is a ridiculously good lead guitarist and a super nice dude. My guitarist and I went to hang with him at a show in Cleveland a few years ago, as he takes lessons from Reece. Couldn't have been a nicer guy, and they put on a hell of a show even thoug there were only about 20 people there.
a board full of dudes obsessed with Van Halen and 80s guitar tones saying havok sounds dated…. Oh the irony! Lol
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