Hand of Fire

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Hand of Fire
Origin Concord, California
Genres Thrash metal
Years active2015-present
Labels Rottweiler
MembersJim Settle
Tiago Souza
Bill Davies
Marcel Eaton
Past membersCorey Steger
Tom Eaton
Jason Borton
Greg Christian
Website handoffire.band

Hand of Fire is an American thrash metal band that originated in California. The band started in 2015 as a vision of frontman, Jim Settle, formerly of Tantrum of the Muse. [1] [2]

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Background

In 2010, Hand of Fire formed with Jim Settle (formerly of Tantrum of the Muse) and Corey Steger (formerly of Underoath) as just a project. [3] The project started to write music and record. The original band was Settle, Steger. [3] Rottweiler Records heard the music and sent the project a contract. [3] Due to the distance between the members, Steger left the band, while Settle organised an official lineup, all members from his project Bore. [4] In 2015, the band officially started as a vision of Settle's. [1] In May 2016, Hand of Fire signed to Rottweiler Records. [5] [6] The band consists of vocalist Jim Settle, guitarist Tiago Souza, bassist Tom Eaton, and drummer Bill Davies. The band's debut album, Let the Killings Begin is due to be released through Rottweiler in 2016. [3] Later it was announced the album would be released on December 3, 2016. [7] The band later released a lyric video for "Let the Killings Begin" of the album. [2] [8] The album, titled Nuclear Sunrise, was released on November 17, 2017 and received great reviews. [9] [10] [11]

On August 24, 2018, the band announced that their newest track, "World of Deception" would air on Reanimated Radio. The track released the night, via The Covenant Metal Show through Reanimated Radio. On March 10, 2019, it was officially announced that Tom Eaton, who had previously announced his departure, and Bill Davies has departed from the band and were replaced by Greg Christian (ex-Testament) and Jason Borton (Jungle Rot, Kataklysm) respectively. [12] However, by March 2020, Borton and Christian were no longer a part of the band, and were replaced by a returning Davies and new member Marcel Eaton, formerly of Trauma. [13] On March 17, 2021, founder and former member Corey Steger passed away due to a car accident. [14]

Members

Current members
NameInstrumentYearsOther groups
Jim Settlevocals2010–present Tantrum of the Muse, Once Dead, Vengeance Rising, Slag, Bore, Intercessor
Tiago James Souzaguitar2015–presentBore, Perpetual Paranoia, [15] Through the Clouds, Godman, The Thomas Thompson Earth Project
Marcel Eatonbass2020–present Trauma, Discordia, Serpent & Seraph
Bill Daviesdrums2015-2019, 2020–presentChürchfield, Bore
Former members [16]
NameInstrumentYearsOther groups
Corey Stegerguitar2010-2015 (died 2021) [14] Underoath, Symmetry Point
Tom Eatonbass2015-2018Bomb and Scary, Something Left Unsaid, Bore
Greg Christian bass2019–2020 Testament, Trauma, HavocHate, Fallen Trinity, Wreck-Defy, Legacy, Meshiaak
Jason Bortondrums2019–2020 Jungle Rot, Kataklysm, Throne of Awful Splendor, Treasonist, Thanatopsis, Where Lovers Rot, Seized of Darkness, Velaraas, Zorakarer, Arkaik, Mortal Plague, Beyond the Red Horizon, Nocturnal Plague, Zero Divide
Timeline
Hand of Fire

Discography

Demo

Studio albums

Singles

Compilation appearances

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