-Biography-
In summer of 2002 . CROSSFIRE took revelation from heavy metal God.
"The time has come !! You must conquer the world as preacher of HEAVY METAL !! " Then he started searching for members that really love HEAVY METAL. At first he asked SWORDMASTER to play with. He accepted this offer willingly. Then they gathered other members and started the band as a tribute band of Canadian heavy metal legend "EXCITER".
After only one gig , they began to make some original REAL HEAVY METAL tunes Both CROSSFIRE & SWORDMASTER started to searching for members.
In spring of 2003 , DRANGONBLASTER & NIGHTMARE joined the band.
Then THE HOUNDS OF METAL named "HELLHOUND" roared the new born cry !! January 2004 , they recorded 5 songs for their 1st mini album "WELCOME TO METAL ZONE" And they played the 1st gig. All Japanese heavy metal maniacs got crazy about the songs & performances created by the band. HELLHOUND proved "Everybody wants REAL HEAVY METAL!!". After the gig , NIGHTMARE left the band . Soon LUCIFER'S HERITAGE joined the band. And then they started "WELCOME TO METAL ZONE tour" and abused all over Japan.
In 2005, They repeated the composition and rehearsal to make new materials for their 1st full-length album.
After 365 days and nights, they came back from those work and started recording entitled "TOKYO FLYING V MASSACRE" The album was released through Black-listed Records on 6th day of June, 2006. …666 !!!
Right after the Japanese release, the HOUNDS signed with Majestic Rock in the U.K. and the album got great acclaims from metalheads all over the world, especially from Europe.
After the release of the album, they played in several of biggest cities in Japan like Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo and Hiroshima. Their crazy performances at their shows made metalheads nuts all over Japan!
The time has come !!!This is the triumphant return of the HEAVY METAL BEAST !!!
