Das ist bitter, da bucht man eine Tour, kommt auf die Plakatte und freut sich wie Sau. Und dann, aus heiterem Himmel, wird man von einer Tour geschmissen. So geschehen gerade eben mit Havok. Eigentlich sollte die Band zusammen mit Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies, Amon Amarth und Metal Church auf Tour gehen. Bei diesem Line-up eine ziemlich geile Sache. Aber leider platze der Deal, und Havok wurden von Dave Mustaine persönlich wieder ausgeladen. Der Grund ist in einem, für die Band nicht akzeptablen Vertrag zu suchen. Na und wenn es um Vertragssachen geht, da ist mir Dave glaub ich nicht gut Kirschen essen, dass haben andere schon in der Vergangenheit gemerkt. Selbst Musiker aus der Band sind wegen solchen Geschichten bei ihm schon auf der Strasse gelandet. Hier aber noch das offizielle Statement der Band

“It is with deep regret we are forced to inform fans of metal that we will not be on the upcoming Megadeth tour with Amon Amarth, Suicidal Tendencies, and Metal Church. We will also not be going to Mexico in August and early September as was planned.

“We were really looking forward to these shows, but unfortunately, Mr. Mustaine has chosen to remove us from the lineup. The reasons for our absence are directly related to a contract negotiation insisted upon by Mustaine Management – a negotiation that has gone awry. We are authorized to say that we were offered an unacceptable management contract from Mustaine Management, which we declined.

“While working with our lawyer to negotiate the terms of the contract, Mustaine Management threatened to kick us off of the Megadeth tour, Mustaine Management repeatedly failed to respond to phone calls and emails, and eventually told us (through their lawyer) that Mustaine Management is no longer working with Havok. We are only releasing this information to give fans an honest account of the reasons we are no longer on the tour.

“We cannot disclose more details at this time (at our attorney’s directive), but nonetheless, would like to thank Mustaine Management for the past opportunities that they brought to the table while working with us. We would also like to apologize to the fans that will not be able to see us this fall – we will sorely miss all of you. New tour dates will be announced soon and we look forward to getting back on the road to headbang with the best fans in the world.”