Description

Havoc was an 80s metal band from San Francisco, California that every serious U.S. metal fan should be familiar with. Their iconic album The Grip, originally released in 1985, is a true example of what American metal was all about in the 80’s, a thrilling, over half-an-hour ride that summed up the scene over there, also bringing to mind other practitioners from there like Griffin, Savage Grace, Laaz Rockit, Tension and Omen. Havoc remains an underground phenomenon, including with the other stint that some band members took part in later, the retro power/thrashers Damnasty, who left a string of fairly capable demos in the late-80’s/early-90’s. They had a very good grip of what their native scene was about, and presented this knowledge in a pretty handsome manner… a momentary blaze of glory with wild barely tamed horses, screaming guitars and dark macabre complications. In collaboration with the original drummer of the band Jeff Gfroerer and the other original Havoc comes the ultimate edition of The Grip. The 40th Anniversary Edition contains high quality remastered sound, liner notes, band story and amazing photos plus unreleased bonus tracks, so be prepared for something really special.

Track list:
1. Blazes
2. Thrasher
3. Screams
4. The Grip
5. The Force Within
6. Chainsaw
7. Bullets Of Blood
8. Son Of Thunder
9. Hour Of The Dragon
10. Weve Got The Gun-outtake
11. General Havoc-outtake