Hexx
| Hexx | |
|---|---|
 Hexx at Headbangers Open Air |
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| General information | |
| origin | San Francisco , California , United States |
| Genre (s) | initially heavy metal , later thrash metal and death metal |
| founding | 1978 as a paradox |
| resolution | 1991 |
| Last occupation | |
| Bill Peterson | |
| John Shafer (since 1987) | |
| Dan Watson | |
| Clint Bower (since 1986) | |
| former members | |
Drums |
Dave Schmidt (until 1987) |
singing |
Dan Bryant (1985-1986) |
singing |
Dennis Manzo (until 1985) |
Hexx was an American metal band from San Francisco , California that was founded in 1978 under the name Paradox and broke up in 1991.
history
The band was founded in 1978 under the name Paradox. In 1983 the band changed their name to Hexx. Shortly thereafter, the band signed a contract with Shrapnel Records and released their debut album No Escape in 1984. The album featured more traditional heavy metal with slight influences from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal . The second album Under the Spell was released in 1986, on which the thrash metal influences were clearly audible. Singer and guitarist Clint Bower, guitarist Dan Watson, bassist Bill Peterson and drummer John Shafer released an EP with Watery Graves in 1988 and Quest for Sanity in 1989 . In 1991 the last album Morbid Reality followed , on which the death metal influences increased noticeably. In the same year the band broke up.
style
In their career, the band's music evolved from more classic heavy metal to more extreme metal such as thrash and death metal.
Discography
- No Escape (album, 1984, Shrapnel Records )
- Demo '84 (Demo, 1984, self-published)
- Under the Spell (album, 1986, Roadrunner Records )
- Help Yourself Demo (Demo, 1988, self-published)
- Quest for Sanity (EP, 1988, Under One Flag )
- Watery Graves (EP, 1990, Wild Rags Records )
- Morbid Reality (Album, 1991, Century Media )
- Wrath of the Reaper (Album, 2017, High Roller Records)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Eduardo Rivadavia: Biography , accessed April 1, 2012.
- ↑ Classic Thrash - Reviews - H , accessed April 1, 2012.