BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.7.4//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3874@antelopevalley.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T230000 DTSTAMP:20250731T213654Z URL:https://www.antelopevalley.com/events/freedom-hawk/ SUMMARY:Freedom Hawk DESCRIPTION:Emanating from the barrier dunes of Virginia\, Freedom Hawk’s weighted riffs\, rolling groove\, soulful guitar melodies\, and harmonic metal packaging produce a sound distinctly their own. The quartet’s bran d of rock captures the best of the heavy ‘70s with touches of early-‘8 0s metal and is inspired by experiences that could only come from living c lose to the ocean. Their songs speak to a lifestyle that conjures images o f the warm sun\, a day of surfing\, and partying on the beach. There are f ar worse ways to spend an afternoon.\n\nThe band formed in 2005 with T.R. Morton\, Mark Cave\, Matt Cave\, and Lenny Hines and played their first sh ow as Freedom Hawk in January of 2006\, opening for Year Long Disaster and Throttlerod. Their self-released debut album\, Sunlight\, arrived in earl y 2008 and songs like “Executioner”\, “Land of the Lost”\, “Goin g Down” and title track “Sunlight” captured the band forming the sou nd and writing style that would be expanded on in later releases. Their se cond release in 2009\, Freedom Hawk (MeteorCity)\, was a forward push from the debut reflective of the musical journey underway. Being a popular cho ice as the soundtrack for online videos\, this is album is unique in that all seven songs were picked up and used throughout the years. Building off of the success of the first two releases\, 2011 brought their third full- length\, Holding On (Small Stone Records)\, and found the band even more c omfortable with each other musically while expanding their style. “Zelda ” and “Faded” saw them reach beyond the boundaries they’d set for themselves\, while tracks like “Living for Days” and “Indian Summer ” offered a heavier take on their original foundations. “Her Addiction ” was sampled and used in an episode of CBS’ Hawaii Five-O and could a lso be heard in an episode of MTV’s Ridiculousness\, along with “India n Summer.” After the departure of Matt Cave\, the band released Into You r Mind (Small Stone) in 2015 as a three piece\, sticking close to their co re sound. Slow grooves and heavy rock anthems abounded\, but a cleaner\, p urer package. The rhythm tracks were recorded organically\, with all three members together in one room\, and as a result\, “Beyond Our Reach” a nd “The Line” show a more laid back bluesy take\, while heavy-hitters “Blood Red Sky\,” “Radar\,” and “All Because of You” stay true to form. “Blood Red Sky” was also used in an episode of MTV’s Ridic ulousness. 2017 was an exciting year and brought the re-release of both Su nlight and Freedom Hawk via Ripple Music. Both albums were remastered and issued on vinyl for the first time since their original release.\n\nThe ba nd’s fifth long-player\, Beast Remains (Ripple Music)\, is due in 2018 a nd will be a return to a four-piece with the addition of Brendan O’Neil. The culmination of years perfecting and solidifying their sound\, combine d with the returned dual-guitar dynamic\, with songs like “Solid Gold\, ” “Darkness to Light\,” “Champ\,” and others\, the stage has bee n set for what could be another reinvention of the exploration they starte d a decade ago. Over the years\, the band has gone on countless tours taki ng them to across the US and to multiple countries in Europe\, hitting Ame rican festivals SXSW\, Maryland Doom Fest\, and Doomed and Stoned and Euro destinations like Roadburn and Freak Valley Festival. In 2018\, they’ll land at Desertfest London and Desertfest Berlin with more live dates to f ollow as they continue to expand their reach both in terms of music and fa nbase around the world!\n\nCheck out Freedom Hawk's latest release\, Beast Remains\, on Digital\, CD and Vinyl at ripple-music.com. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.antelopevalley.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/07/event_4199.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR