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Hirax is tagged as: thrash metal, speed metal, crossover, thrash, metal

Hirax is an American thrash metal band from Buena Park, California. Starting in 1984 under the leadership of vocalist Katon W. De Pena, the band played in Los Angeles and San Francisco with the other new thrash metal bands of the area such as Metallica, Exodus and Slayer. The band was a clear example of the thrash/speed metal/crossover genre.
After releasing some demos, Hirax signed with Metal Blade and debuted with their first full-length, “Raging Violence” in 1985. The band was composed of Katon W. De Pena (vocals), Scott Owen (guitar), Gary Monardo (bass) and John Tabares (drums).
In 1986, John Tabares left the band and Erick Brecht (brother of D.R.I.’s vocalist Kurt Brecht) joined. After the change, they released their second album, called “Hate, Fear And Power” under pressure of the label (only having 16 minutes of length for 8 songs).
After this release, the band quit the label and independently released a demo called Blasted In Bangkok in 1987.
But with tensions and disillusions in the band, Katon decided to leave and form a new band with Gene Hoglan (former Dark Angel drummer), and Ron McGovney (former Metallica bassist). They called themselves Phantasm and released a six tracks demo in 1988 (re-issued in 2002 as a CD with the de...
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Top 10 Hirax Songs
Blind Faith
Bombs of Death
Blitzkrieg Air Attack
Raging Violence
Guardian Protector
Hostile Territory
Defeat of Amalek
El Diablo Negro
Warlords Command
Destroy
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Top 10 Hirax Albums
Raging Violence
The New Age of Terror
Not Dead Yet
El Rostro de la Muerte
Barrage of Noise
Hate, Fear and Power
Assassins of War
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Noise Chaos War
Thrash and Destroy
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