Hirax
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HIRAX in Pereira, Colombia, July 2013 | |
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| Origin | Cypress, California, U.S. |
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| Spinoffs | Phantasm |
| Members | Katon W. De Pena Jose Gonzalez Mathew Morales Allan Chan |
| Past members | Scott Owen John Tabares Gary Monardo Lance Harrison Steve Harrison Glenn Rogers Jorge Iacobello Mike Vega Francisco Zamudio Emilio Marquez |
Hirax (often stylized as HIRAX) is an American thrash metal band from Cypress, California. Starting in 1984 under the leadership of vocalist Katon W. De Pena (the band's only original member left in the current line-up), the band played in Los Angeles and San Francisco with several of their thrash metal peers such as Metallica, Exodus, and Slayer. The band was an early example of thrash metal, speed metal and crossover thrash, yet inspired by cross-genre influences including blues vocalist Sam Cooke, who De Pena once cited as "the greatest vocalist [De Pena] has ever heard."