Faster than Death

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Faster than Death
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2025
Recorded2023–2024
Genre Thrash metal
Length21:47
Label Armageddon Label [1]
Producer Max Norman
Hirax chronology
Immortal Legacy
(2014)
Faster than Death
(2025)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 8/10 [1]
Ghost Cult Magazine9/10 [2]

Faster than Death is the sixth studio album by American thrash metal band Hirax, released on February 28, 2025, [3] a week after its originally scheduled release date, February 21. [4] It became available for streaming a day early. [5] After guitarist/bassist Neil Metcalf and drummer Danny Walker quit the band, Hirax toured in support of the album with a live lineup of Jose Gonzalez (bass), Emilio Marquez (drums), and Allan Chan (guitars). [6] [7] "World's End" was released as a single on January 27, 2025. [8]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Drill into the Brain"1:05
2."Armageddon"2:54
3."Drowned Bodies"2:44
4."Faster than Death"1:34
5."Psychiatric Ward"1:33
6."Relentless"2:24
7."Revenant"3:45
8."Warlord's Command"2:36
9."Worlds End"3:12
Total length:21:47

Personnel

Hirax

Production

References

  1. 1 2 "Reviews - Faster Than Death - BLABBERMOUTH.NET". Blabbermouth.net . February 28, 2025.
  2. "ALBUM REVIEW: Hirax – Faster Than Death". Ghost Cult Magazine. February 26, 2025.
  3. "HIRAX To Release 'Faster Than Death' Album In February". Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  4. "HIRAX To Release Faster Than Death Album In February; Cover Art Revealed". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . November 27, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  5. "HIRAX – New Album Faster Than Death Streaming Ahead Of Official Release". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . March 9, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  6. "News: Hirax Announce Release Date For New Album". New Noise Magazine . Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  7. "HIRAX Get Faster Than Death With New Album". Knac.com. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  8. "Track Premiere: Hirax – "Worlds End"". Decibel . Retrieved March 9, 2025.