HAVOK

Release Year: 2020
Artist Origin: USA
Style: intricate twisted technical thrash metal

in the process of thorough preparation that lasted for three years, this hyper dynamic and super intricate fifth full-length by genuine American thrash crew is a surprising enough return back to classic louder approach, purifying powerful hitting instrumentation, juxtaposed to rabid, emotional choruses and/or refined catchy solos - it is not necessarily a memorable harmony, even on the contrary - most of these tracks have wall-hammering riffs aplenty, delivered in crunchy modern way, as if it were the last day on earth, once in a while bravely drifting to more complex, even though not so inflaming episodes, without losing fundamental intensity, threatening atmosphere, and uncompromising approach, while an effective artwork penned by Eliran Kantor strengthens the solid impression; German black 180g vinyl edition comes with a pro-printed lyric insert and additional A2 sized poster