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[The Serge]

I don't listen to much rock (or even top 40). I mostly listen to Romantic era classical and movie scores.

As a side question, I often wonder how many black/African American folks are around sites such as these...

 

[ggroy]

(Looked through my old record/cassette collection more).

Speed metal band Hirax's lead singer Katon De Pena is black.

MySpace - Katon - 46 - Male - CYPRESS, California - myspace.com/katonhirax

Encyclopaedia Metallum - Hirax

De Pena later played in a band with former Metallica bassist Ron McGovney called Phantasm. (McGovney played on the early Metallica demos).

Encyclopaedia Metallum - Phantasm (USA)

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I found one other black-fronted rock band besides Thin Lizzy that charted before the 1990s- and I'm embarrassed to say it took me this long to remember this guy:

Jon Butcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia