HIRAX biography

We're going to try to make this bio less torturous than most you receive. One page. Short and 
simple. For the people who don't know who Hirax is, welcome to the show. You're a little 
late though; the band started in the early eighties, went through a couple of line-up changes, 
finally settling with a definitive line-up in 1985. After playing the Los Angeles and Orange 
County club circuit and after traveling to areas like Arizona and San Francisco, the band built 
up an incredibly big following. Playing along the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Exodus, 
Possessed, DRI, Megadeth, Venom, Exciter, COC, Dayglo Abortions, Reagan's Youth, Final 
Conflict, Excel, Dark Angel, Death Angel, Cryptic Slaughter, Dr Know, Testament and many, 
many, many more bands in the underground world. In the late eighties, Hirax disbanded and 
remained silent for over a decade until early 2000. Only after the band's vocalist Katon W. 
DePena had been overwhelmed by mail from all over the world did it become clear that Hirax 
had not been forgotten. In fact, the band is more popular now than ever. As fate would have it, 
all the original members of Hirax have been reunited somehow. Yes, they are all still alive but 
have not mellowed out…at all! All Hirax records released on Metal Blade 
Records/Roadrunner Records are out of print. Very rare. So good luck finding them. To all 
the tape traders worldwide: thanks for keeping the spirit of Hirax alive! To all the fans 
worldwide: thanks for all the support! It's great to be back! 

Line-up

Katon W. DePena: vocals
Justin Lent: guitars/bass
James Joseph Hubler: guitars
Nick Seelinger: drums

Discography

"Hirax" 4-track demo (1984) 
"Angelican Scrape Attic" 7-inch flexi EP (1985) – Earache Records 
"Raging Violence" LP (1985) – Metal Blade Records/Roadrunner
"Hate, Fear and Power" MLP (1986) – Metal Blade Records/Roadrunner
"Not Dead Yet" CD (1987) – Metal Blade Records/Roadrunner
"Not Dead Yet" 12-inch Pic/LP (1987) – Metal Blade Records/Roadrunner
"Blasted in Bangkok" demo tape (1987)
"Spazz/Hirax" split 7-inch EP (1997) – Pessimiser*Theologian Records
"Blasted in Bangkok" 7-inch EP (1987) – Lautrec Records
"El Diablo Negro" 3-track CD/7-inch Pic/EP (2000) – Deep Six Records
"Blasted in Bangkok" Re-issue 10-inch white vinyl (2001) – Deep Six Records
"Walk With Death" Promotional video VHS/CD-Rom (2001) – Deep Six Records
"Barrage of Noise" CD/10-inch red vinyl EP (2001) – Deep Six Records

Website

http://www.hirax.org