Torque (band)
Torque was an American groove/thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area that was active from 1994 to 1997.
History
Torque consisted of Phil Demmel on lead guitar and vocals, Ray Vegas on rhythm guitar, Deen Dell on bass, and Mark Hernandez on drums.The band released three demos between 1994 and 1997; a self-titled debut album, released on Mascot Records in 1996, stands as their sole studio release.
Three songs from the original release were written while the band was still recording as Vio-lence, which means that three of the songs have lyrics written by Sean Killian before he left the band in 1993: "Breed", "Again", and "Shooter". Upon making the decision to form Torque, Demmel entered the studio to re-record the vocals and on the strength of those demos, Mascot signed the band, who then went to 'O' Street Studios in Antioch, California to record the full album with Rob Beaton.
Their self-titled album was reissued with bonus tracks via Mascot Records in 2019.
Members
- Phil Demmel – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Ray Vegas – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Deen Dell – bass, backing vocals
- Mark Hernandez – drums, backing vocals
Discography
;Demo albums;Studio albums
- 1996: ''Torque''