In 2024, cult metal band, Will Haven are celebrating thirty years as a band. As part of this landmark, they have released a brand new single, titled “Kire.” The track is also the closing number of the upcoming, vinyl-exclusive, retrospective LP, No Stars To Guide Me: 30 Years Of WHVN. The record is set for release December 6th on Minus Head Records. Catch the new single and more below.
Stream “Kire” here: https://mailchi.mp/3148583d17f8/will-haven-announce-retrospective-lp-no-stars-to-guide-me-30-years-of-whvn-and-release-new-single-kire?e=e31dd353f6
Pre-order No Stars To Guide Me: 30 Years Of WHVN here: https://willhaven.bandcamp.com/album/no-stars-to-guide-me-30-years-of-whvn
Guitarist Jeff Irwin states, “As we approach thirty years of Will Haven, we had a lot of fun looking back at memories and music we created over the years. ‘KIRE’ was inspired soon after our last release while thinking of ways to continue expanding on the Will Haven sound. This song acts as a good bridge between the new and old material. Even as an original member of the band, I have no idea how our sound will continue to evolve from here on out, and I am excited about that.”
No Stars To Guide Me: 30 Years Of WHVN is a collection that spans the Sacramento, California legends Will Haven’s ongoing lifecycle, collecting tracks from each of their records. It includes the tracks “Choke” from Will Haven, “I’ve Seen My Fate” from El Diablo, “Fresno” from WHVN, a new Eric Stenman studio mix of “Carpe Diem” from Carpe Diem, “Sammy Davis Jr’s One Good Eye” from The Hierophant, “When The Walls Close In” from Voir Dire, “Soul Leach” from Open The Mind To Discomfort, and “Hewed With The Brand” from Muerte, “No Stars To Guide Me” from their newest album VII.
“Kire” was produced by Joe Johnston and Will Haven and mixed and mastered by Eric Stenman. It will be released on Bone White Vinyl in a gatefold jacket alongside other merch.
No Stars To Guide Me: 30 Years Of WHVN Track Listing:
01 Choke (from Will Haven)
02 I’ve Seen My Fate (from El Diablo)
03 Fresno (from WHVN)
04 Carpe Diem (from Carpe Diem – new studio mix by Eric Stenman)
05 Sammy Davis Jr’s One Good Eye (from The Hierophant)
06 When The Walls Close In (from Voir Dire)
07 Soul Leach (from Open The Mind To Discomfort)
08 Hewed with the Brand (from Muerte)
09 No Stars to Guide Me (from VII)
10 KIRE (new 2024 single)
Will Haven is set to play a special mini set with their band Sock at The Troubadour in Los Angeles on October 19th with Barbarians Of California, Strife, and Berthold City. The band has also just been confirmed to play the mighty Copenhell in Denmark in June. Expect new live updates to post shortly.
Will Haven live:
10/19/2024 The Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA * featuring mini set from Sock w/ Barbarians of California, Strife, Berthold City
6/18-21/2025 Copenhell – Copenhagen, DK
More from Will Haven:
Will Haven’s seventh LP, VII was released in the Summer of 2023 to widespread praise from media and fans alike. Recorded and engineered by Joe Johnston at Pus Cavern (Deftones, Dance Gavin Dance, Hoods), produced and mixed by Joe Johnston and Will Haven, and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, VIIsurges with some of the band’s heaviest and darkest material to date, taking longtime fans back to their earliest records, while expanding on the atmospheric and immersive qualities of the band’s sound. The band toured the West and East Coasts of the US including sets at Crucialfest, Furnace Fest, and more, and toured across the UK and parts of Europe in support of the record.
Following the release of VII, this year the band took fans back to the days of their prior band, Sock, and released the band’s cult solitary album, 3243. Sock’s members would go on to form Far, Crosses, and of course Will Haven. Will Haven is currently in the studio, recording the follow-up to VII, which will be completed for release via Minus Head in 2025. Watch for additional studio and live updates from the band to post over the months ahead.
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