{"id":1253,"date":"2023-06-27T01:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T01:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=1253"},"modified":"2024-04-12T01:59:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T01:59:20","slug":"acramentos-will-haven-to-make-harlows-nightclub-a-sonic-wasteland-july-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=1253","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento\u2019s Will Haven to make Harlow\u2019s nightclub a sonic wasteland July 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\"Photograph by Eric Ravera<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s hard to believe it has been 28 years since the members of Will Haven handed me their first recording, a six-song demo filled with hallowed screams coming from singer Grady Avenell, as well as some of the fiercest, down-tuned metal to come out of the Sacramento Valley. It would only take another year for the band to nab a proper indie record deal in 1996 with Landspeed Records then release its debut self-titled EP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018VII\u2019 is the title of Will Haven\u2019s seventh full-length record and its second in minusHEAD Records. It will be released the same day as the band\u2019s local release party. Fans who hear it will quickly know that Will Haven hasn\u2019t got soft over the years: Songs like \u201c5 Of Fire<\/a>\u201d and the standout track \u201cWings of Mariposa\u201d prove that.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe began working on songs right before COVID hit, so we spent those years just messing around with ideas, riffs, and arrangements,\u201d said guitarist and founder Jeff Irwin. \u201cThe creation of this record was a bit of a process, but it gave us an escape from everything else going on in the world. To this day, I am still trying to wrap my head around this record. It\u2019s heavy, chaotic, mellow, beautiful, and dark. It\u2019s more of an art piece than your normal standard songs, and that\u2019s exactly what we wanted. I love hearing it in its entirety and am looking forward to performing all of the songs. It\u2019s even more of a journey when you hear it live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Already a headliner overseas and darling of various online and print zines, Will Haven seems properly poised for a lengthy co-headlining U.S. tour; but, instead, it only has a handful of shows planned, which include a coveted spot at Alabama\u2019s Furnace Fest. The extravaganza will include hardcore luminaries such as Zao, Training for Utopia, Terror and Extol. And while Will Haven has never played live as much as its fan-base might want, the rare upcoming all-ages show at Harlow\u2019s in Sacramento will scratch that itch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abstract Entertainment presents this concert and tickets can be purchased in advance at Harlow\u2019s website<\/a> for $15. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Chrome Ghost and Kill the Precedent are the openers. Harlow\u2019s is located at 2708 J Street in downtown Sacramento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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