According to Blabbermouth.net Hirax drummer Dave Chedrick (photo), Glenn Rogers (lead guitars), Angelo Espino (bass) and Dave Watson (lead guitars) have parted ways with vocalist Katon W. De Pena.\"Our deepest regrets that the Japan tour is cancelled. We were all ready to go. But Katon [W. De Pena] wanted to commit career suicide. He does not know how to keep his obligations.\"
Dave Chedrick had been bashing the skins with Hirax since 2004, replacing Jorge Iacobellis.
Hirax\'s most recent full-length CD, \"New Age of Terror\", was issued in May 2004 via Black Devil Records. A new six-song CD/DP, entitled \"Assassins of War\", was recently completed but no official release date has been named yet.
