Hydra Vein
One of the earlier British thrash bands of the eighties,
Hydra Vein was formed by the Maddison brothers, who also played
for a time in another Brit band,
Deathwish
(one of several connections with that band -- guitarist Dan
Ranger was the brother of Deathwish bassist Stuart Ranger,
and that band's guitarist, Dave Brunt, played on the first
Hydra Vein demo).
They signed to the tiny Metalother label and released
Rather Death Then False Of Faith, a quite decent
Slayer-esque
thrash album even with the low-budget production.
The album got fine reviews but not a lot of distribution, leading
the band to leave for the RKT label for their second and last
album,
After The Dream.
Unfortunately that album never got the same interest as the debut,
and Hydra Vein disbanded soon after its release.
Current Members
Mike Keen
vocals
Paul Bate
guitars
Jon Balfour
guitars
Damon Maddison
bass
Nathan Maddison
drums
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Former Members/Guests
Danny Ranger
guitars
Stephen Davis
guitars
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Discography
Rather Death Than False Of Faith
1988
Metalother
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- Rabid
- Crucifier
- The House
- Right To Die
- Rather Dead Than False Of Faith
- Misanthropic
- Harlequin
- Guillotine
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- Mike Keen
- Danny Ranger
- Stephen Davis
- Damon Maddison
- Nathan Maddison
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After The Dream
1989
RKT
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- 7 USC
- Pro-Patria
- Born Through Ignorance
- No Future
- Turning Point
- After The Dream
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- Mike Keen
- Paul Bate
- Jon Balfour
- Damon Maddison
- Nathan Maddison
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