HAVOK – Conformicide / VINYL 2LP

It’s been four years since Havok released anything, marking the first time the band has gone more than two years between major releases since their inception. While they’ve certainly been gaining recognition (rightfully so) and touring like crazy, the band has clearly been working on their sound and where to go from here.

Conformicide is undeniably the band’s best album, and it’s also the most uncomfortable and unorthodox by a long shot. It sounds like Havok took a step back and gave a long, hard look at the more eccentric and progressive anomalies of thrash that could still hang on to thrash metal’s aggression and attitude.