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Hirax was an L.A. based Thrash Metal band with two Metal Blade releases in 1985 and 1986. After some 15 years of silence original vocalist Katon W. de Pena recreated Hirax with all new members and did some significant touring as evidenced by the bonus footage on this DVD. This is solid if not completely original sounding Thrash that fits in somewhere between Exodus and Suicidal Tendencies. The musicians are certainly competent and Katon's pseudo-Zetro delivery is adequate, but nothing is presented that would single these guys out for maximum exposure or even excellence.
What is surprising about this DVD, and not necessarily in a good way, is that the footage from the main show offered here, the second Minneapolis Mayhem Festival, is typically of poorer quality than the bonus footage shown. A lot of this has to do with the lighting and the fact that the main show wasn't professionally shot. Regardless, Hirax displays some primitive and maybe even primal Thrash. I think Katon was ahead of his time in the 80s. Hopefully he can maintain a steady lineup in the current era and bang some more heads in the coming years. Not mandatory but at least there are some bonus features, though my copy had errors rendering some bonus features unviewable.
| Tracklist |
| Minneapolis Mayhem Festival 2 - |
| May 6, 2005 Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. |
| 1. El Dia de los Muertos |
| 2. Massacre of the Innocent |
| 3. Blind Faith |
| 4. The New Age of Terror |
| 5. Hate, Fear and Power |
| 6. Hostile Territory |
| 7. Destroy |
| 8. Broken Neck |
| 9. El Diablo Negro |
| 10. Killswitch |
| 11. Walk With Death |
| 12. Barrage of Noise |
| 13. The Plague |
| 14. Bombs of Death |
| 15. Unleash the Dogs of War |
| Bonus Footage: |
| Bang Your Head Open Air Festival warm-up gig - |
| June 26, 2003 Balingen, Germany: |
| 1. Blind Faith |
| 2. Warlord Command |
| 3. Bombs of Death |
| 4. Mouth Sewn Shut |
| 5. Demons Evil Forces |
| Bang Your Head Open Air Festival - |
| June 28, 2003 Balingen, Germany: |
| 1. Hate, Fear and Power |
| 2. Bombs of Death |
| 3. Mouth Sewn Shut (feat. guitarist |
| Jake Starr from Virgin Steele) |
| Sweden Rock Festival - June 12, 2004: |
| 1. El Diablo Negro |
| 2. Killswitch |
| 3. Bombs of Death |
| Tidal Wave Festival - |
| June 19, 2004 San Francisco, CA: |
| 1. Demons Evil Forces |
| 2. Walk With Death |
| Dokk 'Em Open Air Festival - |
| August 14, 2004 Friesland, Holland: |
| 1. Hate, Fear and Power |
| 2. Demons Evil Forces |
| The Pound KUSF 23rd Anniversary - |
| May 13, 2005 San Francisco, CA: |
| 1. Unleash the Dogs of War |
| * Backstage interview Sweden Rock Festival June 2004 |
| * "Hostile Territory" Promo Video |
| * Discography |
| * 2004 Photo Gallery |
| * Catalogue Promo |
| * Easter Egg (1985 live video of "Demons Evil Forces" |
| Fender’s Ballroom, Long Beach, CA) |
: 144.00
| Buy other Hirax albums |
