---
title: "Hirax"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/hirax"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
formed: 1984
---

# Hirax

**Hirax** is a thrash metal band, active 1984 to present.

Hirax is an American thrash metal band from Cypress, California. Starting in 1984 under the leadership of vocalist Katon W. De Pena, the band played in Los Angeles and San Francisco with several of their thrash metal peers such as Metallica, Slayer and Exodus. 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."

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirax

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Hirax |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | Los Angeles |
| Formed | 1984 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

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

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Katon W. DePena](https://themetalnet.com/musician/katon-w-depena) | Lead vocals | 1984 to present | Current |
| [Per Möller Jensen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/per-moller-jensen) |  | 2001 to 2001 | Former |
| [Glenn Rodgers](https://themetalnet.com/musician/glenn-rodgers) |  |  | Former |
| [Eric Brecht](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eric-brecht) | Drums (drum set) | 1986 to 1989 | Former |
| [Gary Monardo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gary-monardo) | Bass guitar | 1984 to 2000 | Former |
| [Scott Owen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/scott-owen) | Guitar | 1984 to 2000 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985 | [Raging Violence](https://themetalnet.com/album/ebfada19-dfa9-3cda-862e-206ad4b98b46) | Album |
| 1986 | [Hate, Fear and Power](https://themetalnet.com/album/858b5cdd-ffd7-3db7-a475-21c4d140c519) | EP |
| 2000 | [El Diablo Negro](https://themetalnet.com/album/3956585a-8a91-4357-9017-f39aacdc2971) | EP |
| 2001 | [Barrage of Noise](https://themetalnet.com/album/be66d600-0639-35ee-b9de-c427dea2dcbe) | EP |
| 2004 | [The New Age of Terror](https://themetalnet.com/album/e18362df-4e98-36d6-9d96-b9aa1e142ab4) | Album |
| 2007 | [Assassins of War](https://themetalnet.com/album/d165b4f7-7e28-3bae-bf65-47ddc501396a) | EP |
| 2007 | [Chaos and Brutality](https://themetalnet.com/album/1f338df4-af1c-497c-a682-41ea8a0e964c) | EP |
| 2009 | [El rostro de la muerte](https://themetalnet.com/album/8801cfa7-38b1-4536-8d28-cf7cfa921661) | Album |
| 2009 | [Metalheads United EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/2437220f-fb6c-42b4-89f1-1550883a710c) | EP |
| 2013 | [Immortal Legacy](https://themetalnet.com/album/b7397090-2262-4545-851f-9c501cea2bff) | Album |
| 2025 | [Faster than Death](https://themetalnet.com/album/1c9464c2-0fd6-49c8-9d09-a725ebaba115) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Nuclear Assault](https://themetalnet.com/band/nuclear-assault) (listened together)
- [Onslaught](https://themetalnet.com/band/onslaught) (listened together)
- [Venom](https://themetalnet.com/band/venom) (listened together)
- [Sacred Reich](https://themetalnet.com/band/sacred-reich) (listened together)
- [Municipal Waste](https://themetalnet.com/band/municipal-waste) (listened together)
- [Razor](https://themetalnet.com/band/razor) (listened together)
- [Annihilator](https://themetalnet.com/band/annihilator) (listened together)
- [Flotsam and Jetsam](https://themetalnet.com/band/flotsam-and-jetsam) (listened together)
- [Gama Bomb](https://themetalnet.com/band/gama-bomb) (listened together)
- [Heathen](https://themetalnet.com/band/heathen) (listened together)
- [Tankard](https://themetalnet.com/band/tankard) (listened together)
- [Forbidden](https://themetalnet.com/band/forbidden) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Hirax/1617
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/206697
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/125651743
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1bCQy78PGFkaaHafPbsEnm
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCo6_CYfEakxqTC4b2ZlNdJQ
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HIRAXOfficial
- x: https://twitter.com/HIRAXOfficial
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hirax_official_/
- bandcamp: https://hirax.bandcamp.com/

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