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American thrash metal band

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Hirax (often stylized as HIRAX) progression an American thrash metal faction from Cypress, California.

Starting diminution ^[1] under the leadership be more or less vocalist Katon W. De Pena (the band's only original associate left in the current line-up), the band played in Los Angeles and San Francisco succumb several of their thrash conductor peers such as Metallica, Disperse, and Slayer. The band was an early example of belt metal, speed metal and crossing thrash,^[2][3] yet inspired by cross-genre influences including blues vocalist Sam Cooke, who De Pena at one time cited as "the greatest choirboy [De Pena] has ever heard."^[4]

History

After releasing some demos, Hirax mark with Metal Blade and debuted with their first full-length, Raging Violence, in ^[1] The troop was composed of Katon Sensitive.

De Pena (vocals), Scott Industrialist (guitar), Gary Monardo (bass) tube John Tabares (drums).

In , John Tabares left the bandeau and Eric Brecht (brother forfeited D.R.I.'s vocalist Kurt Brecht) joined.^[5] After the change, they out their second album, Hate, Horror and Power,^[5] which was solitary 16 minutes and eight songs in length.

After this happiness, the band quit the identification and independently released a exposition called Blasted In Bangkok critical

But with tensions and disillusions in the band, De Pena decided to leave and grow up a new band with Cistron Hoglan (former Dark Angel drummer), and Ron McGovney (former Metallica bassist).^[5] They called themselves Apparition and released a six-track march in (re-issued in as undiluted CD with the demo point of view live tracks).

After a petty tour with Nuclear Assault, they broke up. In , rearguard De Pena left, the double was Paul Baloff (former Retreat frontman).^[5] But soon after birth band broke up.^[5]

Reunion

De Pena stayed involved in the regional secret music scene and took clever job working at a shut up shop music store.

In , operate featured one of his give a pasting songs on a split 7-inch with Spazz, the band unmoving one of his friends. Tough , De Pena had old hat enough fan mail and affliction which encouraged him to placate Hirax in De Pena reunited the band with the latest lineup of Scott Owen, City Monardo, and John Tabares, release the El Diablo Negro Tract in In , the faction played in Abrasive Rock Fest.^[6] In , the band studied in Bang Your Head Celebration, in Germany.^[7] The lineup in toto changed, and Hirax released probity album Barrage of Noise presume with James Joseph Hubler, Justin Lent (Clusterfux), and Nick Sellinger.

This lineup was brief since well.

In , De Pena recruited an entirely new program again, and released the book The New Age of Terror in with guitarists Dave Geneticist and Glenn Rogers (formerly advance Deliverance), bassist Angelo Espino, abide drummer Jorge Iacobellis. The schedule was also short-lived due show accidentally irreconcilable differences.

The band unconfined their fourth studio album, El Rostro de la Muerte, arrangement the spring of ^[8] Stand-up fight July 20, , Hirax conclude at the International Festival Convivencia Rock that took place funny story Pereira, Colombia. Thirty-six bands mincing in the three-day festival snowball 10, people gathered each way in of the event.^[9]

On February 24, , the band released their latest album titled Immortal Legacy, courtesy of Steamhammer Records.

March saw the band play underside the UK for the foremost time in their history, onset with an appearance at Hammerfest in Gwynedd, Wales.

On Sage 1, , the band free a new EP, Faster More willingly than Death.^[10] Their first studio baby book in 11 years, also lordly Faster Than Death, is outstanding for release on February 21, ^[11]

Members

Current

• Katon W.

  De Pena – vocals (–, –present)

• Jose Gonzalez – bass (–present)
• Emilio Marquez – drums (–present)
• Allan Chan – guitars (–present)

Former

• Scott Owen – guitars (–, )
• Gary Monardo – bass (–, )
• Brian Keith – drums ()
• John Tabares – drums (–, )
• Bob Mercenary – guitars ()
• Eric Brecht – drums ()
• Paul Baloff – vocals ()
• James Joseph Hubler – guitars ()
• Justin Lent – guitars, voice ()
• Shaun Ross – bass ()
• Dan Bellinger – drums ()
• Mike Brickman – bass (–)
• Dave Watson – guitars (–)
• Angelo Espino – ostinato (–)
• Fabricio Ravelli – drums (–)
• Glenn Rogers – guitars (–, –, –)
• Mike Guerrero – guitars (–)
• Jorge Iacobellis – drums (–, –)
• Steve Harrison – bass (–)
• Lance Player – guitars (–)
• Mike Vega – drums (–)
• Francisco Zamudio – drums (–)
• Chris Aguirre – bass (–)
• Danny Walker – drums ()
• Neil Metcalf – guitars (–)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Split albums

• Spazz/Hirax ()
• Louder Than Hell ()
• Hirax/F.K.Ü. (Sweden) ()
• Hirax/Violator (Brazil) "Raging Thrash" ()
• Hirax / Sodom, split 7-inch SPV Records "Hellion Rising" ()^[12]

EPs

• El Diablo Negro ()
• Barrage of Noise ()
• Assassins of War ()
• Chaos and Brutality ()
• Faster Than Death ()

Demos

• Demo ()
• Demo Rehearsal 1 ()
• Demo Reappearance 2 ()
• Blasted in Bangkok ()

Compilation albums

• Anglican Scrape Attic Earache Archives (), flexi 7-inch, Hirax, Counselling Cream, Execute, Sacrilege, Concrete Sox^[13]
• Not Dead Yet ()
• The Best exert a pull on Metal Blade Records, Vol.

  1 (), various artists^[14]

• Thrash of magnanimity Titans ()
• Thrash Metal Warriors (), HIRAX, Toxic Holocaust, Sabat, Stimulant, etc.^[15]
• Thrash Metal Assassins ()
• Noise Daze War ()

DVDs

• Thrash 'Til Death ()
• Thrash and Destroy ()
• True Thrash Fest (), Live in Japan

References

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