Conformicide

Conformicide
Studio album by Havok
Released	March 10, 2017
Recorded	2016
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	57:49
Label	Century Media
Producer	Steve Evetts
Havok chronology
Unnatural Selection (2013) Conformicide (2017) V (2020)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Currently Streaming	[1]
Metal Injection	10/10 [2]
Rock Hard	7.5/10 [3]
Team Rock	[4]

Conformicide is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Havok, released on March 10, 2017. ^{[5] [6] [7]} It is Havok's first album for Century Media Records after having released their three previous albums and 2012 EP Point of No Return on Candlelight Records, their only release with bassist Nick Schendzielos and their first studio album since Unnatural Selection (2013), making it the longest gap between the band's albums.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by David Sanchez; all music is composed by Havok ^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"F.P.C."	5:20
2.	"Hang 'Em High"	4:49
3.	"Dogmaniacal"	5:55
4.	"Intention to Deceive"	5:42
5.	"Ingsoc"	7:41
6.	"Masterplan"	6:25
7.	"Peace Is in Pieces"	5:17
8.	"Claiming Certainty"	3:42
9.	"Wake Up"	5:41
10.	"Circling the Drain"	7:17
Total length:		57:49

CD digipak bonus tracks ^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"String Break"		0:43
12.	"Slaughtered" (Pantera cover)	Phil Anselmo, Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown, Vinnie Paul	3:55
Total length:			62:27

Vinyl bonus tracks ^[10]

No.	Title	Length
11.	"String Break"	0:43
12.	"Slaughtered" (Pantera cover)	3:55
13.	"Claiming Certainty" (live)	3:42
Total length:		66:09

Personnel

Havok

• David Sanchez – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar
• Reece Scruggs – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Pete Webber – drums
• Nick Schendzielos – bass, backing vocals

Guests

• John Hernandez – additional shouting
• Tim Ryan – Introductory news announcement in "Intention to Deceive"

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11]	124
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12]	94
Greek Albums (IFPI) [13]	68
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14]	96

References

1. Kesterson, Kristin (February 27, 2017). "Havok - Conformicide Review". Currently Streaming. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
2. "Album Review: HAVOK Conformicide". Metal Injection. March 10, 2017.
3. Bittner, Ronny. "Review Album: Havok — Conformicide". Rock Hard (in German) (358). Retrieved August 6, 2017.
4. "Havok - Conformicide album review". March 10, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
5. "HAVOK: ANNOUNCE 4TH STUDIO ALBUM 'CONFORMICIDE,' COMING MARCH 10, 2017; NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINING TOUR IN FEBRUARY". centurymedia.com. December 20, 2016. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
6. "Details of New Album "Conformicide" Released By Havok". metalunderground.com. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
7. "HAVOK Announce Fourth Studio Album Conformicide". KNAC.com. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
8. "All riffs, beats, grooves, and melodies were composed, arranged and performed by Havok" while "All verbiage was written, scribbled, or typed by David Sanchez", as stated in the CD edition's booklet
9. Henkelmann, Carsten. "Havok: Conformicide - CD, 2017, Digipak". Musik-Sammler.de. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
10. Henkelmann, Carsten. "Havok: Conformicide - 2-LP + CD, 2017, Plastic PVC Sleeve, Etched Vinyl, Gatefold, 180 Gramm Vinyl". Musik-Sammler.de. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
11. "Ultratop.be – Havok – Conformicide" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Havok – Conformicide" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
13. "Greekcharts.com – Havok – Conformicide". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 08, 2017.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Havok – Conformicide". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2017.