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| Raging Violence | ||||
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 cover art by Pushead | ||||
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| Released | November 1985 [1] | |||
| Studio | Track Record Studios, North Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 30:52 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade/Enigma | |||
| Producer | Hirax | |||
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Raging Violence is the debut album by American thrash metal band Hirax, released in 1985 through Metal Blade Records.
All tracks are written by Gary Monardo, Scott Owen and Katon W. De Pena, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Demons - Evil Forces" | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Blitzkrieg Air Attack" | 2:08 |
| 3. | "Guardian Protector" | 1:37 |
| 4. | "Bombs of Death" (Owen, De Pena) | 1:47 |
| 5. | "Defeat of Amalek" | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Raging Violence" | 2:53 |
| 7. | "Call of the Gods" (Monardo, De Pena) | 1:20 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Warlords Command" | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Suicide" (Monardo, De Pena) | 2:37 |
| 10. | "Executed" | 1:40 |
| 11. | "The Gauntlet" | 2:03 |
| 12. | "Destruction and Terror" (Monardo, De Pena) | 2:33 |
| 13. | "Destroy" (Monardo, De Pena) | 1:07 |
| 14. | "Bloodbath" | 1:55 |
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