David paden marchand born november 20, 1975, known professionally as davey havok, is the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band afi, the synthpop band blaqk audio, the hardcore punk band xtrmst, the new wave band dreamcar, and in a fictional rock band my purple agony from harvey girls forever. Multifaceted vocalist davey havok spans genres as the singer of punk band afi, electronic duo blaqk audio, hardcore outfit xtrmst, and new waveinspired supergroup dreamcar. Dec 01, 2014 download the xtrmst bundle to unlock the exclusive xtrmst digital zine. As artists, i imagine side projects like xtrmst and blaqk audio give you a chance to stretch out from the classic afi sounds. Said havok, jade and i have been talking about starting. Barcode and other identifiers barcode barcode on jacket. We are davey havok and jade puget of afi and xtrmst aua. Words for the unwanted by xtrmst free listening on soundcloud. Xtrmst is the straightedge hardcore side project from davey havok and jade puget. Find xtrmst discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Xtrmst confirmed to be davey havok and jade pugets new project. In this interview they talk about how theyve wanted to start this project since they were young and how they. David marchand born david paden passaro, on november 20, 1975, in rochester, new york more commonly known by the stage name davey havok, is the lead vocalist of the band afi.
Afi lead vocalist davey havok is single and does not believe. After a few years they became pretty big in the underground music scene. Xtrmsts davey havok talks straight edge inspiration loudwire. Conformist, the new video from xtrmst, the straightedge hardcore band featuring afi lead vocalist davey havok and guitarist jade puget, can be seen below.
Xtrmst is havok and pugets second side project after their electronic project blaqk audio. Xtrmst xtrmst generally speaking, when the term straightedge hardcore band gets tossed around, your thoughts probably automatically turn to the founding fathers of clean living and ripping. Which is shame because we know that these two guys can write some pretty great hardcore when called upon to do so. With no exception, havok and pugets new hardcore straight edge project xtrmst, finds. Mocking or insulting the straight edge movement or those who are sxe will result in an immediate ban.
Just when you thought davey havok and jade puget had just about completely let go of their hardcore punk roots in favor of afis new waveish, gothic take on rock, the two of them team up for a straight edge hardcore project called xtrmst. Dec 17, 2006 davey havok was born in rochester, new york. Afi members straight edge hardcore band xtrmst set for. Rumors are increasing that newlyannounced hardcore band xtrmst is a side project of afi frontman and guitarist respectively, davey havok. Fans of afi have been asking for a return to the bands hardcore roots for ages, so xtrmst seems to be welltimed. Afi guitarist jade puget has confirmed via twitter that straight edge hardcore band xtrmst is a project of davey havok and himself. Prior to the interview, havok had made an impromptu trip to a high. What style of music do you enjoy playing, but hasnt made its way into afi, ba, or xtrmst. Frontman davey havok and guitarist jade puget have gone and started a new straight. As the album has now made an official release, the previously available mediafire download links for the.
Straightedge hardcore project from afi singer davey havok and guitarist jade puget. Dec 03, 2014 xtrmst released a video for conformist, the second track from their upcoming fulllength, selftitled debut, due out november 18th. They released their selftitled debut album in 2014 on steve aokis dim mak records. Long before they came together in afi, it was the camaraderie of a small. As a frontman, davey havok has plenty to keep him busy. Afi frontman davey havok has stripped down for petas antileather. Also, he is the lead vocalist for other small bands formed by the member os afi like the electronic music band blacq audio, new wave band dreamcar as well as a hardcore band xtrmst. On 20111975 davey havok was born in rochester, new york. Stream words for the unwanted by xtrmst from desktop or your mobile device. Mar 27, 2010 for the best answers, search on this site doesnt look like it. Originally surfacing this past march, xtrmst the new straight edge hardcore band from afi vocalist davey havok and guitarist jade pugetwill release their selftitled debut on november 18th. Rarely ones to indulge in much more then a measure of rest, afi vocalist davey havok and concerted partner in crime, guitarist jade puget continue to experiment with sideprojects that hearken back to the genres that have shaped and inspired them both as musicians, and influenced their lifelong ideologies.
May 12, 2017 even before he formed the electronic duo blaqk audio and the straight edge hardcore group xtrmst both with afi guitarist jade puget, it seemed as if havok had manned the mic for a dozen. Davey got an early interest in punk rock when he was in his early teens, and formed the band afi with drummer adam carson when he was 15. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Interpunk exclusive signed by davey havok and jade puget on black vinyl. A strong effort from a surprising side project born of davey havok and jade puget, giving insight into what might have been for afi. Davey havok and jade puget gave away free xtrmst cassettes at. Can you elaborate a little bit about how improvising with xtrmst and blaqk audio influences your writing when its time to refocus on afi. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from davey havok at the discogs marketplace. Havok and puget later added chris sorenson on bass, josh james on guitar, and val saucedo on drums.
After many member changes throughout the years and 3 albums, the band became stable with a complete and powerful lineup including bassist hunter burgan and. Davey er dobt till david paden passaro men da davey var tre, dode hans far og da hans mor gifte om sig tog han sin stedfaders efternavn, marchand. Assembled by jade puget and davey havok of afi, xtrmst represents and embodies the unwavering passion and fury of the modern straight edge movement. It was announced earlier this year that afis davey havok and jade puget had teamed up to form the straightedge hardcore duo xtrmst. Xtrmst is a straightedge hardcore new outfit, comprised of davey havok and jade puget of afi. Last night, afi vocalist davey havok and guitarist jade puget debuted their straightedge hardcore band, xtrmst, for the first time ever live. We had a few minutes to chat with havok and puget about xtrmst, the straight edge.
Davey havok and jade puget afis frontman and guitarist respectively have created a brash and unapologetic ode to their choice of shirking substances. Moreover, he is also a writer and has written two books. Nov, 2014 xtrmst, the hardcore punk band started by afi frontman davey havok and guitarist jade puget, have released the first video promoting their selftitled debut album. He is best known as the lead vocalist of american rock band afi. The duo shard their thoughts on the straightedge lifestyle, blaqk audio and the experience. Unexpected is the only way to describe xtrmst s self titled debut. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. The band have already made the tracks exterminate and dirty nails available for streaming, and viewers paying attention to the conformist video will notice links to both tracks at.
Xtrmst confirmed to be davey havok and jade pugets new. The xtrmst record is one of the most important weve made. The band is made up of vocalist davey havok and guitarist jade puget of afi, and has been something the two have wanted to do for a long time. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. In an april 2001 interview, he replied no when asked if hed found jesus, and in a more recent interview, when asked if he was excited about his albums coming out on 6606, he replied, i dont put too much weight in those christian concepts. Then they thought it would be a good idea to host their own dashboard confessions. They just werent called upon to do it this time, i suppose. David paden marchand born november 20, 1975, known professionally as davey havok, is the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band afi, the synthpop band blaqk audio, the hardcore punk band xtrmst, the new wave band dreamcar, and in a fictional. But this time we have more reason than usual to write about the band. Balancing distinct extremes, he found as much inspiration in the cure and depeche mode as he did in the misfits and minor threat, two sides that would influence his. Influences include teen idles, minor threat, negative approach, snap case, and earth crisis, all pioneers of the modern straight edge movement, and xtrmst s lyrics and. In fact, the last time we wrote about the band all was concerning a crappy album cover from 2009. Xtrmst is the straightedge hardcore project of afi members davey havok and jade puget.
A chat with davey havok and jade puget at the first xtrmst show. Davey havok and jade puget get, uh, extreme with xtrmsts. In 1991 he started afi a fire inside with best friend adam carson who played drums. So its not really that strange that two of the bands members, vocalist davey havok and guitarist jade puget, have started a new straight edge hardcore band, xtrmst the lack of vowels. There arent many guys that can pull off blue eyeshadow, but if there is one man it is the beloved davey havok. A chat with davey havok and jade puget at the first xtrmst.
Dim mak records will be handling the release of the album with the first single conformist to be launched this coming tuesday, october 07th. Xtrmst are a straightedge hardcore band formed in 2012 by afi lead vocalist davey havok and guitarist jade puget. Download the xtrmst bundle to unlock the exclusive xtrmst digital zine. In the summer of 2007, ap interviewed afi mainstays davey havok and jade puget about their electronic side project, blaqk audio. With a few line up changes they released a new record in march 2003 it was their 6th. Afi men davey havok and jade puget have announced details of their xtrmst sideprojects debut album. Feb 12, 2018 as a frontman, davey havok has plenty to keep him busy. Both musicians were drawn to the straightedge lifestyle and music scene as teenagers and have adhered to the subcultures resolute philosophies of clean living drug and alcohol free, veganism, etc. Afis davey havok on new band xtrmst, newfound aggression, and battling fan expectations. We caught up with afis davey havok, who filled us in on all things that afi reveal brand new track get hurt band to perform on jimmy kimmel live. Hard to believe in the miss murder era, but once upon a time, afi were a straight edge hardcore band. David paden marchand born november 20, 1975, known professionally as davey havok, is the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band afi, the synthpop band blaqk audio, the hardcore punk band xtrmst, the new wave band dreamcar, and in a fictional rock band my purple agony from harvey girls forever havok is an outspoken advocate of the straight edge lifestyle and veganism. Davey havok discusses the straight edge and hardcore influences behind his new band xtrmst.
Davey havok has, in the last few years, released an electropop album with blaqk audio, released a fake newwave glampop album with members of no doubt, and put out a book called pop kids which is really just the sex parts from early bret easton ellis books and very little story stringing it. Decide for yourselfstream their debut cassette and download it. Love is indifference, revenge is a casual pursuit, and familiar faces are rungs on a glass ladder that you attempt climb with rabid apathy. Then they thought it would be a good idea to host their own dashboard confessions right here on music. Black vinyl has white center labels while the included cd matches with white disc artwork. We had a few minutes to chat with havok and puget about xtrmst, the straight edge scene. Also, davey havok s heart symbol tattoo is headed by six nautical star tattoos which is a symbol associated with sailors. David paden marchand born november 20, 1975, known professionally as davey havok, is the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band afi, the synthpop band blaqk audio, the hardcore punk band xtrmst. A rock god in his own right, davey havock is the mesmerizing singer of afi or a fire inside.
He was born of italianamerican ancestry in new york. They released their debut album xtrmst in 2014 on longtime friend steve aokis dim mak records. Xtrmst is an american straight edge hardcore punk band featuring davey havok and jade puget of afi. Jan 15, 2015 afi duo davey havok and jade puget talk about getting some raised eyebrows from dance afficionados who have found a hardcore xtrmst record on steve aokis dim mak record label, details here. Gain exclusive access to xtrmst s previously unreleased track, little king, as well as access to the xtrmst digital zine, behind the scenes videos and more on bittorrent bundle. The lead singer of afi, blaqk audio, xtrmst and dreamcar, havok could be a oneman festival with his four bands. Davey havok and jade puget of afi decided to start a hardcore duo, slightly more extreme than their rock roots. So its not really that strange that two of the bands members, vocalist davey havok and guitarist jade puget, have started a new straight edge hardcore band, xtrmst the lack of vowels is symbolic of the bands lack of drug and alcohol use. Hello men, a lot of chatter here about older catalog songs, favorites, and reissues. Afis davey havok and jade puget have started a straightedge hardcore band dubbed xtrmst, and. Afi lead vocalist davey havok is single and does not. Xtrmst, the new straightedge hardcore band featuring afi lead vocalist davey havok and guitarist jade puget, will release its selftitled debut album on. The music is dark, frantic and moody, tinged with electronics and very, very slick.
Nov 16, 2014 xtrmst is an american straight edge hardcore band featuring davey havok and jade puget of afi. This is their second side project after the electronic outfit blaqk audio. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. It seemed natural that this crucial ideology would find a musical expression. Afis davey havok bares all for peta campaignsee the photo. The punk rock roots of xtrmst, the new straightedge hardcore.
Direction and growth is cool, but what i really wanted to hear the most is davey havok screaming about demons or some shit over some very misfitssounding music. Although acting is not his main thing, he does have a big band. Xtrmst, the selftitled debut release from afis davey havok and jade puget, is available now in digital download and vinyl formats from most major retailers. Verified ama we are davey havok and jade puget of afi and. Pdf download statistics for the utterly confused utterly confused. The musician is currently single, his starsign is scorpio and he is now 44 years of age. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Unless fans have been around since the very beginning of afi, its likely they will be ostracised from xtrmst s brand of sound decemberunderground this most.