Sacramento, California-based dark hardcore outfit Will Haven celebrates thirty years as a band with the release of the vinyl exclusive retrospective LP, “No Stars to Guide Me: 30 Years of WHVN”, set for release December 6th, 2024, via Minus Head Records.
“No Stars to Guide Me: 30 Years of WHVN” is a collection that spans 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”.
Additionally, the record closes with the brand new single, “KIRE”, which has been unveiled with the news of the LP. 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”.
“KIRE” was produced by Joe Johnston and Will Haven and mixed and mastered by Eric Stenman.
Stream Will Haven’s new single “KIRE” here.
“No Stars to Guide Me: 30 Years of WHVN” will be released on December 6th, 2024, on Bone White Vinyl in a gatefold jacket alongside other merch. Find preorders at Minus Head Records here.
Tracklist:
1. Choke (from Will Haven)
2. I’ve Seen My Fate (from El Diablo)
3. Fresno (from WHVN)
4. Carpe Diem (from Carpe Diem (new studio mix by Eric Stenman)
5. Sammy Davis Jr’s One Good Eye (from The Hierophant)
6. When the Walls Close In (from Voir Dire)
7. Soul Leach (from Open the Mind to Discomfort)
8. Hewed with the Brand (from Muerte)
9. No Stars to Guide Me (from VII)
10. KIRE (new 2024 single)
Will Haven will play a show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles on October 19th with Barbarians Of California, Strife, and Berthold City, where the Will Haven set will include a mini-set of songs as their prior band Sock. The band has also just been confirmed to play the mighty Copenhell in Denmark in June. Expect new live updates to post shortly.
Live Shows 2024:
10/19/2024 The Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA *
6/18-21/2025 Copenhell – Copenhagen, DK
* (Sock set w/ Barbarians of California, Strife, Berthold City)
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, “VII” surges 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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