Havok have announced a 26-date North American headline tour with Hellripper, Slackjaw and Xoth this October and November.
Havok will headline 26 shows across North America this autumn, opening on 21 October at Metro Music Hall in Salt Lake City and closing on 20 November at the Gothic Theatre in Denver, a few miles from where the band started. Hellripper, Slackjaw and Xoth support throughout. Tickets go on sale on Friday 21 August at 10am local time.
The Scottish blackened speed metal act have not toured the United States before, a point the headliners flagged in their announcement.
“We’re thrilled to bring this killer package to the States and end the run in Havok‘s hometown. This will be Hellripper‘s first time touring the USA, so you won’t want to miss this. Slackjaw and Xoth will get the party started properly. We can’t wait to see everyone on the road. Buy your tickets early!”
The run follows a change of home for the band. Havok signed to BLKIIBLK, the heavy imprint of Frontiers Label Group, in May, joining a roster that includes Megadeth and Biohazard. Their first release for the label, “Fifth Generation Warfare“, arrived on 27 May with a lyric video.
That single also marked the recorded debut of guitarist Brett Rechtfertig, who had been playing with the band live before joining permanently. David Sanchez, the vocalist and guitarist who started the group, remains its only founding member. Label head Mike Gitter, who is also global head of A&R at Frontiers, said at the time of signing that Sanchez continues to reenergise his writing with the ferocity and technicality the band are known for.
Havok formed in Denver in 2004 and have released five studio albums, Burn in 2009, Time Is Up in 2011, Unnatural Selection in 2013, Conformicide in 2017 and V in 2020, plus the New Eyes EP in 2024. Each album has featured a different lineup. New material has been promised through 2026, and Sanchez told a Minneapolis crowd last October that a full-length was coming this year.
It caps a heavy touring year. The band opened their BLKIIBLK era with headline shows from 1 June in Omaha before joining Killswitch Engage, Machine Head and Iron Reagan on a U.S. run from 3 June, and also announced European and UK dates with Blood Red Throne, Xonor and Eradikated earlier in the year.
Havok 2026 North American Tour Dates
- Oct 21 – Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
- Oct 22 – Shrine Social Club Ballroom, Boise, ID
- Oct 23 – El Corazon, Seattle, WA
- Oct 24 – Dante’s, Portland, OR
- Oct 26 – Goldfield Trading Post, Roseville, CA
- Oct 27 – Cornerstone Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
- Oct 28 – The Regent Theater, Los Angeles, CA
- Oct 29 – Strummer’s, Fresno, CA
- Oct 30 – Backstage Bar & Billiards, Las Vegas, NV
- Oct 31 – Nile Theater, Mesa, AZ
- Nov 02 – AM/FM, Dallas, TX
- Nov 03 – Come And Take It Live, Austin, TX
- Nov 04 – Warehouse Live Midtown, Houston, TX
- Nov 06 – Masquerade (Hell), Atlanta, GA
- Nov 07 – Basement East, Nashville, TN
- Nov 08 – Eulogy, Asheville, NC
- Nov 09 – Canal Club, Richmond, VA
- Nov 11 – Baltimore Soundstage, Baltimore, MD
- Nov 12 – Capital City Music Hall, Harrisburg, PA
- Nov 13 – Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA
- Nov 14 – Racket, New York, NY
- Nov 15 – Mercury Music Lounge, Lakewood, OH
- Nov 16 – Catacombs at the Sanctuary, Detroit, MI
- Nov 18 – Reggies, Chicago, IL
- Nov 19 – RecordBar, Kansas City, MO
- Nov 20 – Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
