Colorado Thrash Quartet HAVOK Announces Fall 2026 North American Headlining Tour

Thrash metal powerhouse HAVOK has announced a massive North American headline tour for fall 2026, joined by HELLRIPPER, SLACKJAW and XOTH.

The 26-date run kicks off October 21 at Metro Music Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah before tearing across the United States and concluding with a hometown show at Denver's Gothic Theatre on November 20.

The stacked package brings together four distinct forces in contemporary heavy music, with HAVOK leading a relentless night of thrash, speed and extreme metal.

The tour announcement follows an exciting new chapter for HAVOK, who recently signed with BLKIIBLK, the heavy music imprint of Frontiers Label Group, debuting on the label with the new single, "Fifth Generation Warfare".

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 21 at 10:00 a.m. local time.

HAVOK comments: "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!"

HAVOK tour dates with HELLRIPPER, SLACKJAW, XOTH:

Oct. 21 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall
Oct. 22 - Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club Ballroom
Oct. 23 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Oct. 24 - Portland, OR - Dante's
Oct. 26 - Roseville, CA - Goldfield Trading Post
Oct. 27 - Berkeley, CA - Cornerstone Berkeley
Oct. 28 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater
Oct. 29 - Fresno, CA - Strummer's
Oct. 30 - Las Vegas, NV - Backstage Bar & Billiards
Oct. 31 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater
Nov. 02 - Dallas, TX - AM/FM
Nov. 03 - Austin, TX - Come And Take It Live
Nov. 04 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Midtown
Nov. 06 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Hell)
Nov. 07 - Nashville, TN - Basement East
Nov. 08 - Asheville, NC - Eulogy
Nov. 09 - Richmond, VA - Canal Club
Nov. 11 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
Nov. 12 - Harrisburg, PA - Capital City Music Hall
Nov. 13 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
Nov. 14 - New York, NY - Racket
Nov. 15 - Lakewood, OH - Mercury Music Lounge
Nov. 16 - Detroit, MI - Catacombs at the Sanctuary
Nov. 18 - Chicago, IL - Reggies
Nov. 19 - Kansas City, MO - RecordBar
Nov. 20 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre

HAVOK possesses an airtight grasp on the fundamentals of thrash, enabling them to usher the genre into the fire of the future. The Colorado quartet lock and load throat-slicing guitars with breakneck rhythms and venomously vitriolic vocals. After piling up tens of millions of streams and earning acclaim from Metal Hammer, Loudwire, Consequence Of Sound and many more, the band ignited their first independent release, the "New Eyes" EP, in 2024.

HAVOK has never stopped pushing forward without apology. Thus far, they've unleashed a series of fan favorite albums, including "Burn" (2009),"Time Is Up" (2011),"Unnatural Selection" (2013),"Conformicide" (2017) and "V" (2020). The latter represented a critical high watermark, with Metal Hammer proclaiming, "HAVOK have nailed 21st century thrash."

Along the way, the group also lit up stages on tour around the world with the likes of MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, TESTAMENT, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, EXODUS, SEPULTURA, KREATOR, CHILDREN OF BODOM and many more.

Kickstarting this next era with worldwide touring and new music coming in 2026, HAVOK has enabled itself to move at a prolific pace. In the end, HAVOK are leveling up and taking thrash with them.

Photo credit: Carlie Adair