Links
web – www.blackhaven.org
myspace – www.myspace.com/blackhavenhc
facebook – www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Haven/27329822320
Vitals
Name: Black Haven
Hometown: Gent/Kortrijk
Label: previous labels: Holy Shit! Records, Blacktop records, Surprise attack records New label: looking out
Current Release: New full lenght coming up after summer.
For fans of: tragedy, cursed, ringworm, integrity
Biography
Think of your hardcore as being filthy, dark, trying to drag you down in a blackened suckening pool of mud. Drawing influences from bands such as Tragedy, Integrity and The Hope Conspiracy. Black Haven managed to create their own blend of dark metallic hardcore with an early mid nineties influenced sound added to it.
In five years of their existence, the band released a demo on tape and cdr that got sold out in less than a month, which got followed up with a release of their demo as a 7″ on Blacktop Records in 2006. Exactly less than a year later a follow up came with “The Cleansing Storm” in 2006 (Blacktop Records/Holy Shit! Records). Which has put them on the road for succesfull multiple touring all over the UK and Europe with bands such as Ritual, The Break-In, Oathbreaker, Swamp Thing, In Remembrance, and a killing tour with Converge, Integrity and Coliseum. Black Haven played over a hundred shows since their very early existence. Spreadening their words of filth and fury.
In 2008 they managed to record a following record with “Lazarus”, written and recorded in support of their venture on a European tour with Converge, Integrity and Coliseum. A release that highligted their own dark blend of hardcore and metal. “Lazarus” got released in Europe throughout Holy Shit! Records and in the USA through the solid based Surprise Attack Records.
Up to now Black Haven shared stages with names such as Cro Mags, Cursed, Coliseum, Trap Them, Integrity, Converge, No Turning Back, Doomriders, Palehorse, Amenra, Tragedy, … and so many more all over Europe and Belgium.
Two years after their latest release “lazarus”, a darkened fog has taken over their swamped territorities and right now Black Haven is ready again to hit the road and crush heads with their friends from Daggers. In full support of their upcoming full length, which will be their hardest output to this day. So mark these words. 2010 ain’t over yet, not yet for Black Haven.
Discography
” Lazarus” – 7“ vinyl EP – 07.2009 Holy Shit! Records (EU) & Surprise attack records (US)
” The Cleansing storm” – CD – 08.2007 (Blacktop Records)
” The Cleansing storm” – 7“ vinyl EP – 08.2007 ( Holy Shit! Records)
” Demo 7“ ” – 7“ vinyl EP – MM.YY ( Holy Shit! Records)
Touring History
Summer 2007 : UK & EU with The Break In
Winter 2007: EU with In Remembrance
Summer 2008: EU with Converge, Integrity, Coliseum
Winter 2008: EU & UK with Oathbreaker
Media
Live video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yybXbExUszc