well... what was the fucking announcement!??

[orchid]

I'm getting impatient...

[Jesus]

I don't know but i do know the April tour has been cancelled.

[Trez]

orchid said:

I'm getting impatient...

On Sharing Lungs :

new singer, and eightfourseven's lance jackman played w/ will haven im not sure if this is permanent. but honestly lance looks and fits in better w/ eightfourseven. btw eightfourseven amazing live band.

That sucks

[mattrsj]

Grady has left the band. Jaworski is in.

I don't know what to make of this.

I love Red Tape for Red Tape. Not for being Will Haven.

My excitement in the new album has decreased.

[sparrowfrog]

sometimes i wish things would stop changing. everything seemed just perfect...now i dunno

[orchid]

I'm biting my tongue. cant say I'm very excited any more though.

[Martin]

The source is Blabbermouth.

This broke my heart.
For more info, like Trez already pointed out, see the Sharinglungs forum.

@ Gurdy: Just send you a myspace message about it, but you already know...

[orchid]

Grady's Wikipedia entry:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussy

[Martin]

That's not fair Rich.

MySpace bulletin;

I first want to start of this letter by saying thank you to all of our amazing fans, and people who have supported will haven over the years. When people come up and say they love will haven they always have such passion in there eyes when they say it, you know its true. When we started this band we never even thought our music would reach anyone outside of our house, but over the 12 years we have been together is been an amazing ride. So thank you from the bottom of our hearts,

The big announcement in the will haven camp is that Grady has had to limit his time with will haven to concentrate on his family and career. There is always rumors about band members leaving so we want to set the record straight. Grady had originally left the band 3 years ago because he was just burned out as we all were at the time. After a few years we decided to get together and do some shows and perhaps put out a new record. Everything came together quickly and we began doing a UK tour and writing some of the most amazing music we have ever done. Most people think that will haven is our only job, that is so far from the truth. This band is a creative outlet for us, it doesn’t pay our bills to support our families. Touring for us are merely vacations at this point, but being creative is the most important thing to us. So keeping this band together has been a hard struggle sometimes due to financial strains on us personally, If your in a band you know how hard it is. It’s a beautiful thing but if your not a mainstream band its not very glamorous. So that being said all of us still have careers outside of the band to support our families. So Grady has had to take a job opportunity to make sure his wife and two beautiful children are very well taken care of. This job is a very good thing for him and we support his decision as we all agree family is first and foremost. So whatever rumors you may hear, the facts are Grady is still a member of will haven, but is unable to tour and give the time he wants to the band. He is our brother, our best friend and is continuing helping with the band, He wants us to keep the band going and let the world hear what we started, he wants to be a part of it but he cannot give the time he wants. He is helping with the new record and if has time will sing on a few songs.

Now the new era of will haven begins. We had a tough decision to make when Grady had to limit his time, we could break up or continue to create some of the best music we have ever done. After long discussions and Grady telling us to move forward we looked within our family to find someone to step in. We asked Jeff Jaworski if he would work with us on the new record. He was very happy to step in. Jeff is one of our favorite musicians and sings for one of our favorite bands Red Tape. He is a big reason will haven sounds the way it does, He is the one who introduced me to Neurosis, which is probably the biggest influence on will haven, so Jeff is a big reason will haven is around today, a reason why we wrote a song about him Jaworski on WHVN. He also played bass for us on a Soulfly tour when Mike could not go with us, so he is a very close friend of ours and has always been part of the band. After sitting down to write some songs for the new record, it just felt right, His vocals were amazing over the stuff we were writing. He has brought so much to the new material its been amazing. Will haven has always been about the music, we never set out to be rockstars or make tons of money its about making the most original, heaviest music out there. So that’s why we have decided to keep the name will haven and continue on with our journey because the music we are creating is about what will haven stands for. With Jeff in the band we can go out and play shows and tour and spread the will haven noise. So it is a tough decsion, Grady is an amazing frontman but will haven is a family of amazing, passionate musicians and Jaworski is definitely that. We couldn’t think of anyone else who could come in and make will haven just amazing as its always has been. So nothing has changed, will haven is still timeless as always, and Jeff has added some amazing stuff to will haven, This new era of will haven will be the best chapter yet, We are very excited about whats to come and the music will speak for itself.

As for the UK tour, we DID NOT cancel the tour, we were ready to go and were very excited to play. The real reason is that when the UK promoters found out Grady was no longer in the band they canceled most of our shows. Its very unfortunate that they did that because will haven is stronger than ever but they felt that the will haven fans would not support us. So that is the reason that the UK dates were canceled. The Deftones tour is still happening so hopefully then we can show people that we are here to stay. If the promoters are shown that our fans still want us over there then hopefully they will rebook the tour sometime later this summer. So we are very sorry for cancellation but is was not our doing.

So thank you for reading, I know there will be some people who will question Grady’s departure and we understand, We never wanted to be in this situation, we hate replacing our brothers but we understand its about the music. If we thought we would not be as good then we would not continue but we know that with Jeff we are growing as a band and will not lose anything we have gained over the past 12 years.

So there will be an amazing new album out this summer, and if hopefully a lot more will haven shows.

Thank you for the support and hope to see everyone soon…

Jeff, Mike, Mitch, Grady, Jaworski

[mattrsj]

tuck said:

That's not fair Rich.

What he said. In fact I think it's totally selfish.

I've just emailed Jeff saying I support them 10000000% and that as soon as demos are available, he should post them to prove it is still Will Haven.

[orchid]

I'm just not a family man, in-built misanthropy I guess... Grady is totally doing the right thing, Its just dissapointing as fuck.

a new era then... SALUT!

[Trez]

orchid said:

Grady's Wikipedia entry:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussy

Hahaha !

[Alex Herron]

The reunited Will Haven are sad to announce the departure of founding member, vocalist Grady Avenell. Grady will be returning home to focus his energy on his family. Will Haven guitarist Jeff Irwin had the following to say on the matter, "It was a very tough decision for Grady to make but of course, family comes first and we totally respect his decision. He is still a part of the band as far as helping write material for the new record, he just isn’t able to tour with us. We want to promote this record as much as we can which means a lot of touring, so we had to make the tough decision of moving forward with a new vocalist."


Moving forward, the band is proud to welcome longtime friend and California punk/hardcore scene favorite Jeff Jaworski (previously of Roadrunner Records band RED TAPE) into the fold. "We are very excited to have Jeff Jaworski in the band. He is an amazing frontman, with an equally amazing voice and is one of our closest friends. He has added so much to Will Haven in the short time he has been with us," adds Irwin. Jaworski will bring his high-energy attack to the WILL HAVEN sound on their upcoming album, entitled HEIROPHANT, expected to be released this summer through Bieler Bros. Records. The effort is being produced by Chino Moreno (DEFTONES) and Shaun Lopez (FAR, THE REVOLUTION SMILE). The tracks "Helena", "Sheppard's Bush" and "Landing on Ice" among others, are heralded as "groundbreaking" by the band and "by far the best stuff we have ever done."


"Years back I got to fill-in for Mike on a 2 week tour, and became very intimate with the Will Haven sound," says Jaworski. "Grady is the man, and it's too bad he had to bow out of this, especially when the band is writing some of their best music ever!" He adds of his longtime connection to the Will Haven camp "Red Tape did our first tour with Will Haven back in 2001. We go even further back as friends though... back to the SOCK days! Whether as a fan, laying down vox on the WHVN track "Jaworski", or going out on tours with them... I've always felt like I was a part of this band. I'm pumped to get this great new music out to the fans & usher in a new era of Will Haven. I'm not likening this to Sammy Hagar joining Van Halen... think more like Brian Johnson joining AC/DC!"


The revitalized group is looking forward to the future. "We are taking this as a new era of Will Haven and we are very excited about it," says Irwin. "We are ready to take over the world!"

Rachel Packard
Hero PR

[mattrsj]

HERO PR?! The same people who did our PR back in the "Blueprint..." days. That's Owen Packard (ET9) missus?

Gutted about the UK date. Fucking typical. I'm in fucking Ireland.

[Martin]

Owen is indeed behind Hero PR, guess it is his missus.
ET9 was an amazing band.

More news, two from their My Space bulletin's and the last one from their blog:

I first want to start of this letter by saying thank you to all of our amazing fans, and people who have supported will haven over the years. When people come up and say they love will haven they always have such passion in there eyes when they say it, you know its true. When we started this band we never even thought our music would reach anyone outside of our house, but over the 12 years we have been together is been an amazing ride. So thank you from the bottom of our hearts,

The big announcement in the will haven camp is that Grady has had to limit his time with will haven to concentrate on his family and career. There is always rumors about band members leaving so we want to set the record straight. Grady had originally left the band 3 years ago because he was just burned out as we all were at the time. After a few years we decided to get together and do some shows and perhaps put out a new record. Everything came together quickly and we began doing a UK tour and writing some of the most amazing music we have ever done. Most people think that will haven is our only job, that is so far from the truth. This band is a creative outlet for us, it doesn’t pay our bills to support our families. Touring for us are merely vacations at this point, but being creative is the most important thing to us. So keeping this band together has been a hard struggle sometimes due to financial strains on us personally, If your in a band you know how hard it is. It’s a beautiful thing but if your not a mainstream band its not very glamorous. So that being said all of us still have careers outside of the band to support our families. So Grady has had to take a job opportunity to make sure his wife and two beautiful children are very well taken care of. This job is a very good thing for him and we support his decision as we all agree family is first and foremost. So whatever rumors you may hear, the facts are Grady is still a member of will haven, but is unable to tour and give the time he wants to the band. He is our brother, our best friend and is continuing helping with the band, He wants us to keep the band going and let the world hear what we started, he wants to be a part of it but he cannot give the time he wants. He is helping with the new record and if has time will sing on a few songs.

Now the new era of will haven begins. We had a tough decision to make when Grady had to limit his time, we could break up or continue to create some of the best music we have ever done. After long discussions and Grady telling us to move forward we looked within our family to find someone to step in. We asked Jeff Jaworski if he would work with us on the new record. He was very happy to step in. Jeff is one of our favorite musicians and sings for one of our favorite bands Red Tape. He is a big reason will haven sounds the way it does, He is the one who introduced me to Neurosis, which is probably the biggest influence on will haven, so Jeff is a big reason will haven is around today, a reason why we wrote a song about him Jaworski on WHVN. He also played bass for us on a Soulfly tour when Mike could not go with us, so he is a very close friend of ours and has always been part of the band. After sitting down to write some songs for the new record, it just felt right, His vocals were amazing over the stuff we were writing. He has brought so much to the new material its been amazing. Will haven has always been about the music, we never set out to be rockstars or make tons of money its about making the most original, heaviest music out there. So that’s why we have decided to keep the name will haven and continue on with our journey because the music we are creating is about what will haven stands for. With Jeff in the band we can go out and play shows and tour and spread the will haven noise. So it is a tough decsion, Grady is an amazing frontman but will haven is a family of amazing, passionate musicians and Jaworski is definitely that. We couldn’t think of anyone else who could come in and make will haven just amazing as its always has been. So nothing has changed, will haven is still timeless as always, and Jeff has added some amazing stuff to will haven, This new era of will haven will be the best chapter yet, We are very excited about whats to come and the music will speak for itself.

As for the UK tour, we DID NOT cancel the tour, we were ready to go and were very excited to play. The real reason is that when the UK promoters found out Grady was no longer in the band they canceled most of our shows. Its very unfortunate that they did that because will haven is stronger than ever but they felt that the will haven fans would not support us. So that is the reason that the UK dates were canceled. The Deftones tour is still happening so hopefully then we can show people that we are here to stay. If the promoters are shown that our fans still want us over there then hopefully they will rebook the tour sometime later this summer. So we are very sorry for cancellation but is was not our doing.

So thank you for reading, I know there will be some people who will question Grady’s departure and we understand, We never wanted to be in this situation, we hate replacing our brothers but we understand its about the music. If we thought we would not be as good then we would not continue but we know that with Jeff we are growing as a band and will not lose anything we have gained over the past 12 years.

So there will be an amazing new album out this summer, and if hopefully a lot more will haven shows.

Thank you for the support and hope to see everyone soon…

Jeff, Mike, Mitch, Grady, Jaworski

we have added a few shows,

the first one will be in Sacramento at the Blue Lamp March 15th (Thursday night) with our good friends Grave Diggin Devil Worshipers and Hooker Fight..

the second we were added to the first day of the Gerorock Festival in Marmonde France, April 7th, Deftones will be headlining the main stage, we dont know our time slot yet, as soon as we do we will post it.

the third is at the Metro in London, UK April 12th. After all the other ones were cancelled we are able to pull together ONE show in London, the Metro is a very small venue but we actually love that. Smaller venues always make for better shows. So this show is important, if it sells out fast there is a chance we can get a few more shows in the UK, so please come out and show the promoters that will haven fans are the most amazing fans around!!! we want to be there for you guys..

thanks again for all the love and support, we promise to give you everything we have!!!

much respect
will haven

letter to our fans 2-21-07

We just want to thank everyone who has written in and showed there support after the announcement. Its been overwhelming. Our fans are truely amazing and to see everyone love this band for all the right reasons is amazing. As I have told many of you, we love this band (including Grady) more than anything, so we want this (including Grady) to move on and not see it die. will haven is our art and we want to share it with anyone who wants to enjoy it, so thank you for all the kind words, support and love for our art. It really means alot to us. Anyone who creates art knows that the appriciation you recieve means more than anything, forget the money and fame and perks its about the connection you make with people, its an amazing feeling. So thank you thank you thank you, we are here to stay and put out the most amazing art we can, like I said our style has not changed one bit, we are still the same will haven and forever will be.......
for those hoping to see us in the UK we are trying right now to put together a small show in London. It will be a very small venue but we want to give our fans something to show we still want to play and show our love for them, so we will keep you posted on that... see everyone soon!!

All hail William H.