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Xentrix | |
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 Xentrix performing in 2014 | |
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| Also known as | Sweet Vengeance (1984–1988) |
| Origin | Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Genres | Thrash metal |
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| Members | Kristian Havard Jay Walsh Chris Shires Dennis Gasser |
| Past members | Chris Astley Sean Owens Peter Hiller Steve Hodgson Mel Gasser John Brennand Dave Catchpole Simon Gordon Andy Rudd Paul MacKenzie |
| Website | xentrix |
Xentrix (/ˈzɛntrɪks/) are an English thrash metal band from Preston, Lancashire.[1] The band were formed in 1984 under the name Sweet Vengeance.[1] They changed their name to Xentrix in 1988,[2] and released four albums – Shattered Existence (1989), For Whose Advantage? (1990), Kin (1992) and Scourge (1996) – before splitting up in 1997.[2] After briefly reuniting in 2005–2006, Xentrix reunited once again in 2013, and they have since released two more albums: Bury the Pain (2019) and Seven Words (2022). As part of the underground metal scene of the late 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s, Xentrix have been referred to as one of the "big four" of English thrash metal, along with Acid Reign, Onslaught and Sabbat.[3][4]
- ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 393. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
- ^ a b "XENTRIX Detail June's 'Bury The Pain' Album; New Single "Bleeding Out"". riffrelevant.com. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "The 10 UK's best thrash bands according to Acid Reign's H". loudersound.com. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Acid Reign - The Age of Entitlement - chronique". coreandco.fr. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.