Hawaii (band)

Hawaii
OriginHonolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
GenresHeavy metal, speed metal, power metal,[1] glam metal (later)
Years active1981–1985
Past membersEddie Day
Marty Friedman
Tom Azevedo
Jeff Graves
Joey Galisa

Hawaii was an American heavy metal band formed in 1981 by former Deuce guitarist Marty Friedman, originally called Vixen (not to be confused with the 1980s female band of the same name).[2] Vixen recorded several demos and appeared on the U.S. Metal Vol. II (1982) compilation album, before releasing the Made In Hawaii EP in 1983. Another early recording appeared on Metal Massacre II (1982) under the name Aloha, with Lisa Ruiz taking over lead vocals from Kim La Chance.

After Hawaii split up, Marty Friedman formed the band Cacophony with Jason Becker;[2] bassist/vocalist Gary St. Pierre joined Vicious Rumors as lead vocalist on their 1985 debut album Soldiers of the Night.

Vixen vocalist Kim La Chance surfaced with Malisha and Serve Your Savage Beast in 1986. She was also the executive producer behind the Vixen – The Works (2003) demo compilation CD release, including "Angels from the Dust" from Shrapnel Records' U.S. Metal Vol. II.

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Hawaii biography". allmusic. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 204/5. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7.