Freax play dark metal that mixes hard riffs with a disturbed industrial edge for a result that is somewhere between Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails.
Originally formed in Brazil in 1983, the first version of Freax achieved notoriety touring with Sepultura and Ratos de Parao. But the band imploded due to a seemingly insurmountable tragedy -- the guitarist was electrocuted on a set of train tracks and died.
Over a decade and a half later, drummer Lou Ferriera heard guitarist Kevin Lysen playing in a club in Key West, Florida, and started on the path to forming an entirely ne...