---
title: "Heretic"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/heretic"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1985
---

# Heretic

**Heretic** is a thrash metal band, from United States, active 1985 to present.

Heretic is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles. Beginning in 1984, the group's initial career saw two releases on Metal Blade Records and touring alongside noted heavy metal groups. After their 1988 breakup, singer Mike Howe joined Metal Church while other members founded Reverend.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heretic_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Heretic |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | Los Angeles, United States |
| Formed | 1985 |
| Releases in catalog | 4 |

## Genres

[Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Glenn Rodgers](https://themetalnet.com/musician/glenn-rodgers) |  |  | Current |
| [Mike Towers](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-towers) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1986 | [Torture Knows No Boundary](https://themetalnet.com/album/c4f28682-0cef-3486-afa2-68e38d113f99) | EP |
| 1988 | [Breaking Point](https://themetalnet.com/album/4bfec6bd-8d8d-3e06-b654-4c98ed49f255) | Album |
| 2012 | [A Time of Crisis](https://themetalnet.com/album/a5523fa7-0564-4d95-a110-e8d72ce0a0e0) | Album |
| 2017 | [A Game You Cannot Win](https://themetalnet.com/album/38936201-d679-418c-8787-7f709c2501de) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Exodus](https://themetalnet.com/band/exodus) (listened together)
- [Jag Panzer](https://themetalnet.com/band/jag-panzer) (listened together)
- [Iced Earth](https://themetalnet.com/band/iced-earth) (listened together)
- [Flotsam and Jetsam](https://themetalnet.com/band/flotsam-and-jetsam) (listened together)
- [Helstar](https://themetalnet.com/band/helstar) (listened together)
- [Kamelot](https://themetalnet.com/band/kamelot) (listened together)
- [Destruction](https://themetalnet.com/band/destruction) (listened together)
- [Sodom](https://themetalnet.com/band/sodom) (listened together)
- [Nevermore](https://themetalnet.com/band/nevermore) (listened together)
- [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together)
- [Shadows Fall](https://themetalnet.com/band/shadows-fall) (listened together)
- [Heathen](https://themetalnet.com/band/heathen) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Heretic/1221

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/heretic](https://themetalnet.com/band/heretic). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt