| New Eyes | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Havok |
| Cover: | Havok - New Eyes.png |
| Released: | November 1, 2024 |
| Genre: | Thrash metal |
| Length: | 16:08 |
| Label: | Afterburner |
| Producer: | Dave Sanchez |
| Prev Title: | V |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
New Eyes is a 2024 EP by the Denver-based thrash metal band Havok.[1] It was released on November 1, 2024, through Afterburner Recordings. On the same day as its release, the band also premiered a music video for the song "Death Is an Illusion" on YouTube.[2]
According to Rocknloadmag.com, vocalist and rhythm guitarist David Sanchez stated: "New Eyes is an exciting step forward as it's Havok's first independent release since the early days of the band. [...] These new songs were fun to write and I think people may be surprised by the ambiguous and metaphysical nature of the lyrics." Regarding the two cover songs, Sanchez said: "We decided to cover a classic band that nobody would expect us to… Credence Clearwater Revival. We're all CCR fans and their song, 'Commotion', was a perfect candidate for a proper 'metalizing', since most of the metal was already built-in. [...] Furthermore, he says, "We had discussed covering a Metallica song for years, but didn't want to cover a big hit that had been covered to death, so we opted for the lesser-known 'Eye of the Beholder.'"[3]
| Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Death Is an Illusion" | David Sánchez, Pete Webber, Reece Scruggs, Nick Schendzielos | 3:30 | |
| 2. | "New Eyes" | David Sánchez, Pete Webber, Reece Scruggs | 3:57 | |
| 3. | "Commotion" (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover) | John Fogerty | 2:26 | |
| 4. | "Eye of the Beholder" (Metallica cover) | James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett | 6:13 | |
| Total length: | 16:08 | |||
Havok[4]