Have Heart
is a straight-edge hardcore band formed in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 2002. The band recorded a demo that was released in 2003. In 2004, they released the What Counts
EP (Think Fast Records), with their debut full-length, The Things We Carry
(Bridge Nine Records) arriving in 2006. Their latest full-length, Songs to Scream at the Sun
(Bridge Nine Records) has garnered much critical acclaim from hardcore critics and fans alike, winning 'album of the year' from many Hardcore-oriented websites. The band has become a favorite among younger fans in the growing hardcore scene mainly for being part of the current explosion of Posicore, AKA Positive Hardcore in the scene.
Have Heart's lyrics cover a variety of subjects from the hardcore scene to a much larger scale. Many topics include self image and it's transition to popular media, The Straight Edge lifestyle, self control and respect, logic over violence, pressure (especially youth pressure), perseverance, self-destruction, friendship and family. Such lyrical themes have allowed Have Heart to have a commanding force in at least the Positive Hardcore scene and even the scene as a whole.
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Brief History
Originally intended as a side-project, the band soon became the main focus for each of the members.
[1] In July 2003 they played their first show and in November a demo was released. The demo came to the attention of Think Fast! Records, who signed them for the release
of the What Counts EP in 2004. In 2005 they moved on to
Bridge Nine Records, and in the following year they released
The Things We Carry
, their first full length. In 2007, the band toured through the U.S., Canada and Europe.
[2] In 2008 the band released their second full-length album on Bridge Nine,
Songs to Scream at the Sun
, which debuted at 193 on the
Billboard top 200.
[3].
Acclaim
Have Heart has garnered many favorable reviews for their albums from many sites such as sputnik music and punk news.
Songs to Scream at the Sun
gained a 4.0 (excellent) from Sputnik Music, and a 4/5 stars from Punknews and later on was given the #20 spot as album of the year for 2008.
Influences
Patrick Flynn has cited numerous influences from their local hardcore scene
In My Eyes and
Bane as well as Chain Of Strength and Turning Point have been known to have influence the band. On their Myspace they cite also,
Deftones.
The end of Have Heart
On May 13th vocalist Patrick Flynn told the world that Have Heart were breaking up after they completed their scheduled world tour, posting a bulletin on the group's
MySpace account;
"Once the Fall rolls around, we can't really do this band the way we would prefer to anymore. Knowing this deadline of ours and having a whole world tour already booked, we'd like to take advantage of the chance to say goodbye to all the people we have met around the world over the years.
So, please come check us out in the remaining months on our little trip around the globe. So far Asia has been a wonderful experience and we're very happy to have had the chance to meet so many kind people and look forward to the rest of Asia.
We will be playing our last show on this year's National Edge Day on October 17th 2009 with a bunch of our friends bands and a sweet guest. It will be somewhere T accessible in the Boston area. It will also be a benefit for a women's shelter in New Bedford, MA, run by my kind mother.
It's been a nice 7 years and we'd like to thank all the unique hardcore kids and bands we have encountered. And in the words of DFJ, thanks to all the shit talkers for all the material to get off on. But, really....we have met so many wonderful people who we'll just never forget.
It's been so great. Take care and hope to see you over the next couple months."
The bulletin received over 400 comments from fans after it was posted.
The end of the world tour
Have Heart's final tour covered every major continent (except Antarctica) with fellow band Shipwreck. However due to a family crisis Flynn was absent on the first week of shows in the European tour. In this time Sam Yarmouth from Triple B Records filled in for Flynn and he rejoined the tour on July 3rd In Wiesbaden, Germany. On May 13, Have Heart announced after finishing their world tour and doing a final show on October 17th 2009 for
National Edge Day in Massachusetts, they will split.
On 24/07/09, Pat Flynn told the audience during their set on Moshvalleyfest in Belgium that they might release a last EP later this year.
Band members
;Current
- Pat Flynn - vocals
- Ryan Hudon - guitar
- Kei Yasui - guitar
- Ryan Briggs - bass
- Shawn Costa - drums
- Austin Stemper - guitar
;Former
- Justin Paling - drums
- Ryan Willis - guitar
- Benny B-roll - guitar
- Eric St. Jacques - guitar
Discography
- Demo
(2003)
- What Counts
(2004) - Think Fast! Records
- The Things We Carry
(2006) - Bridge Nine Records
- Songs To Scream At The Sun
(2008) - Bridge Nine Records
References
- Have Heart profile at thinkfastrecords.com
- Have Heart world tour article - bridge9.com
- Billboard.com - Have Heart Discography