Raging Violence is the debut album by American thrash metal band Hirax, released in 1985 through Metal Blade Records.
Music and lyrics Loudwire stated that the vocals "alternated between vicious snarling and semi-operatic screams." They described the music as a "bi-polar blend of blazing thrash and classic metal." The album is widely noted for De Pena's extremely high-pitched heavy metal singing style. Most of the album's tracks have very short durations. The album also contains elements of hardcore punk, crossover thrash, and punk rock. AllMusic described the style as "speedcore". The album's lyrics explore themes such as war, horror, spirit possession and real life.
Track listing
Personnel Katon W. De Pena (Bobby Johnson) - vocals Gary Monardo - bass Scott Owen - guitars John Tabares - drums
Production Bill Metoyer - engineering Tom G. Warrior - logo Stephanie Barrett - photography Joe Henderson - photography Bill Hale - photography John Fetters - photography Rick Smith - photography Ken Rojas - photography Todd Nakamine - photography Morgan Young - photography Lisha Mahoney - photography Brian "Pushead" Schroeder - cover art
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