With time, Rick Halpin and Scott Patton were replaced by two mainstay group members, guitarist Robert Marquez and bassist Dennis O'Hara. In the beginning, HERETIC's line-up consisted of Brian on guitar, Mike Torres on vocals (later in ABATTOIR), Scott Patton on bass, Rick Halpin on guitar and Rick Merrick on drums. Brian also designed the band’s classic logo, and conceived the cover arts for the band's albums. The band name was originated by Brian Korban (guitarist and funding member), and became the title of the first song he wrote for the group. HERETIC is a classic style power/thrash metal band formed in 1985 in Los Angeles, California. This perfectly balanced blend of power and thrash metal in the best US tradition should appeal to all fans of METAL CHURCH, REVEREND, WAYNE, old METALLICA, MELIAH RAGE and ARMORED SAINT, but influences from BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST and MOTORHEAD are quite clear too. What the band presents here is not only top-notch musicianship, but most of all very classic and solid songwriting without any modern experiments.
HERETIC, the US power/thrashers known for their '86 EP "Torture Knows No Boundary" and '88 LP "Breaking Point" (both on Metal Blade Records), have risen from the ashes and are ready to take some heads off with their new album! The band's founder, guitarist and composer Brian Korban recruited Julian Mendez who sang on their first EP, as well as prominent musicians: guitarist Glenn Rogers (ex-HIRAX, ex-DELIVERANCE, and many others) and bassist Angelo Espino (BITCH, ex-REVEREND, ex-HIRAX, etc.).