Raging Violence

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{{Infobox album

| name = Raging Violence

| type = studio

| artist = Hirax

| cover = Raging_Violence.jpg

| caption = cover art by Pushead

| alt =

| released = November 1985{{cite web | title = Gatefold of Best of Metal Blade, Vol. 1| publisher = Metal Blade Records| url = http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/creeping_thrash/gatefold3_zps1b0f548e.jpg| accessdate = 2013-05-19 }}

| recorded =

| studio = Track Record Studios, North Hollywood, California

| genre = {{hlist|Thrash metal|speed metal}}

| length = 30:52

| label = Metal Blade/Enigma

| producer = Hirax

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Hate, Fear and Power

| next_year = 1986

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/raging-violence-mw0000619252 |title=Hirax - Raging Violence review |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |work=AllMusic |publisher=All Media Network |accessdate=2021-05-09 }}

| noprose = yes

}}

Raging Violence is the debut album by American thrash metal band Hirax, released in 1985 through Metal Blade Records.

Track listing

{{track listing

| all_writing = Gary Monardo, Scott Owen and Katon W. De Pena, except where noted

| headline = Side A

| title1 = Demons - Evil Forces

| length1 = 3:25

| title2 = Blitzkrieg Air Attack

| length2 = 2:08

| title3 = Guardian Protector

| length3 = 1:37

| title4 = Bombs of Death

| note4 = Owen, De Pena

| length4 = 1:47

| title5 = Defeat of Amalek

| length5 = 3:08

| title6 = Raging Violence

| length6 = 2:53

| title7 = Call of the Gods

| note7 = Monardo, De Pena

| length7 = 1:20

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side B

| title8 = Warlords Command

| length8 = 2:39

| title9 = Suicide

| note9 = Monardo, De Pena

| length9 = 2:37

| title10 = Executed

| length10 = 1:40

| title11 = The Gauntlet

| length11 = 2:03

| title12 = Destruction and Terror

| note12 = Monardo, De Pena

| length12 = 2:33

| title13 = Destroy

| note13 = Monardo, De Pena

| length13 = 1:07

| title14 = Bloodbath

| length14 = 1:55

}}

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

References