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Hand of Fire is an American thrash metal band that originated in California. The band started in 2015 as a vision of frontman, Jim Settle, formerly of Tantrum of the Muse.[1][2]

Hand of Fire
Origin	Concord, California
Genres	Thrash metal
Years active	2015-present
Labels	Rottweiler
Associated acts	Bore, Tantrum of the Muse, Perpetual Paranoia, Vengeance Rising, Once Dead, Jungle Rot, Testament, Trauma
Website	handoffire.band
Members	Jim Settle Tiago Souza Bill Davies Marcel Eaton
Past members	Corey Steger Tom Eaton Jason Borton Greg Christian

Background

In 2010, Hand of Fire formed with Jim Settle (formerly of Tantrum of the Muse) and Corey Steger (formerly of Underoath) as just a project.[3] The project started to write music and record. The original band was Settle, Steger.[3] Rottweiler Records heard the music and sent the project a contract.[3] Due to the distance between the members, Steger left the band, while Settle organised an official lineup, all members from his project Bore.[4] In 2015, the band officially started as a vision of Settle's.[1] In May 2016, Hand of Fire signed to Rottweiler Records.[5][6] The band consists of vocalist Jim Settle, guitarist Tiago Souza, bassist Tom Eaton, and drummer Bill Davies. The band's debut album, Let the Killings Begin is due to be released through Rottweiler in 2016.[3] Later it was announced the album would be released on December 3, 2016.[7] The band later released a lyric video for "Let the Killings Begin" of the album.[2][8] The album, titled Nuclear Sunrise, was released on November 17, 2017 and received great reviews.[9][10][11]

On August 24, 2018, the band announced that their newest track, "World of Deception" would air on Reanimated Radio. The track released the night, via The Covenant Metal Show through Reanimated Radio. On March 10, 2019, it was officially announced that Tom Eaton, who had previously announced his departure, and Bill Davies has departed from the band and were replaced by Greg Christian (ex-Testament) and Jason Borton (Jungle Rot, Kataklysm) respectively.[12] However, by March 2020, Borton and Christian were no longer a part of the band, and were replaced by a returning Davies and new member Marcel Eaton, formerly of Trauma.[13] On March 17, 2021, founder and former member Corey Steger passed away due to a car accident.[14]

Members

Current members

Name	Instrument	Years	Other groups
Jim Settle	vocals	2010–present	Tantrum of the Muse, Once Dead, Vengeance Rising, Slag, Bore, Intercessor
Tiago James Souza	guitar	2015–present	Bore, Perpetual Paranoia,[15] Through the Clouds, Godman, The Thomas Thompson Earth Project
Marcel Eaton	bass	2020–present	Trauma, Discordia, Serpent & Seraph
Bill Davies	drums	2015-2019, 2020–present	Chürchfield, Bore

Former members[16]

Name	Instrument	Years	Other groups
Corey Steger	guitar	2010-2015 (died 2021)[14]	Underoath, Symmetry Point
Tom Eaton	bass	2015-2018	Bomb and Scary, Something Left Unsaid, Bore
Greg Christian	bass	2019–present	Testament, Trauma, HavocHate, Fallen Trinity, Wreck-Defy, Legacy, Meshiaak
Jason Borton	drums	2019–present	Jungle Rot, Kataklysm, Throne of Awful Splendor, Treasonist, Thanatopsis, Where Lovers Rot, Seized of Darkness, Velaraas, Zorakarer, Arkaik, Mortal Plague, Beyond the Red Horizon, Nocturnal Plague, Zero Divide

Timeline

Discography

Demo

• Let the Killings Begin (2016)

Studio albums

• Nuclear Sunrise (2017)[9][10][11]
• World of Deception (TBA)

Singles

• "Let the Killings Begin" (2016)
• "Deck the Angels" (2016)
• "The Prophecy" (2017)
• "World of Deception" (2018)

Compilation appearances

• The Bearded Dragon's Sampler: Third Times a Charm (2017; The Bearded Dragon Productions)
• The Pack Vol. 1 (2017; Rottweiler)

References

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