Description

Haven is a melodic hard rock band that formed in Clevland Ohio in the early 1980’s. The band started out with the early demos being more AOR and reminiscent of Aldo Nova and Survivor. The band got a more hard rock edge that was more in the vein of bands like Fastway and Icon. Haven moved out to Hollywood California where they filmed a music video for the song Turn It Up that was recorded at Cal. Art (same location that Quiet Riot filmed their Metal Health music video) and the music video got played on MTV’s basement tapes. By chance the first band that Haven met after moving to Hollywood was the band Poison. Brett, Rikki and the boys helped Haven get into an apartment right next door to them. The bands partied a lot together which gave them a quick insertion to the famous Sunset Strip. During this time Haven would get an opening slot playing with Poison as well as Thor. Haven put out their self-titled EP and were quickly brought over to the UK to play several shows with bands such as Heavy Pettin and Paul Dianno’s Battle Zone and their music video got airplay on Music Box (UK’s equivalent of MTV). The EP charted on the London circuit as the EP was sold at Shades Music Store. After the band broke up, Todd (drummer) went onto form the band Newhaven. Darryl went onto win a Grammy producing for Macy Gray. Todd would later drum for A.Z.R.O., D.F.M. and Anna Sahlene. This 2025 release features the band released 80s material (the EP and the single) as well as 7 previously unreleased early demo tracks

Track list:
1. Ready To Rock
2. Over The Edge
3. Turn It Up
4. Rebel Of The World
5. Heartbreaker
6. Get Ready
7. Turn It Up-original version
8. Before Its Too Late
9. Close To My Heart
10. Hold On
11. Never Too Late For Love
12. Close To My Heart-original demo
13. Rest Of My Life
14. Hold On-original demo
15. Victim Of Love
16. Street Life
17. I Need You
18. Leavin For Good
19. Carry On