HAVEN – Turn It Up / The Complete ’80s recordings [Metallic Blue Recs remaster] (2025) HQ *Exclusive*

Metallic Blue Records is releasing for the first time on CD all the recordings from ’80s U.S. band HAVEN, titled “Turn It Up“. This Haven was a hard rock / melodic metal band from Cleveland, Ohio – not to be confused with Haven from New Jersey, or Haven from Oregon.
Haven formed in the early 1980’s starting out with the early demos being more AOR / Pomp so in vogue circa 1982. The band later got a more hard rock edge in the vein of bands like Fastway and Icon.

Haven moved out to Hollywood California where they filmed a music video for the song “Turn It Up” that was recorded at Cal. Art (same location that Quiet Riot filmed their “Metal Health” music video) and the music video got played on MTV’s basement tapes.
By chance the first band that Haven met after moving to Hollywood was Poison. Brett, Rikki and the boys helped Haven get into an apartment right next door to them. The bands partied a lot together which gave them a quick insertion to the famous Sunset Strip.

During this time Haven would get an opening slot playing with Poison as well as Thor. Haven put out their 1985’s self-titled EP and were quickly brought over to the UK to play several shows with bands such as Heavy Pettin’ and Paul Dianno’s Battle Zone’. The EP charted on the London circuit as the EP was sold at Shades Music Store.
After the band broke up, Todd (drummer) went onto form the band NewHaven. Darryl went onto win a Grammy producing for Macy Gray. Todd would later drum for “A.Z.R.O.”, Anna Sahlene, and others.

Fans of Fastway, Mama’s Boys, TKO, Tokyo Blade will love HAVEN’s ”Turn It Up”, which comes complete with the 5-track 1985 EP, 2-track 7″ single and 7 never before released early demos.
Highly Recommended

1985 EP:
01 – Ready to Rock
02 – Over the Edge
03 – Turn It Up
04 – Rebel of the World
05 – HeartBreaker
1984 single 7”:
06 – Get Ready
07 – Turn It Up (1984 Version)
1983 Demos:
08 – Before It’s Too Late
09 – Close To My Heart
10 – Hold On
11 – Never Too Late for Love
12 – Close to My Heart (Original Demo)
1982 1st Demo:
13 – Rest of My Life
14 – Hold On (Original Demo)
1984 Demo:
15 – Victim of Love
16 – Street Life
1982 2nd Demo:
17 – I Need You
18 – Leavin’ For Good
19 – Carry On

Lead Vocals – Don Mixon (tracks: 8-14, 17)
Lead Vocals – Sammy T. Brdar (tracks: 1-7, 15, 16, 18, 19)
Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards – David Ross
Lead Guitar – Darryl Swann
Bass – Dominick DiNicola (tracks: 1-5)
Bass – Don Mixon (tracks: 6-19)
Drums – Todd Lane

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