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Meliah Rage
Biography
Comparable to Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth, Exodus and early Testament, Meliah Rage is among the thrash metal/speed metal bands that came along in the mid-'80s. Meliah Rage isn't as well-known as those bands; nonetheless, the Boston-based outfit has enjoyed a small, enthusiastic cult following since the Ronald Reagan years. Meliah Rage was formed by guitarist Anthony Nichols in 1985; that year, Nichols (who briefly played with the Beantown punk band Gang Green) joined forces with lead singer Mike Munro, guitarist Jim Koury, drummer Stu Dowie and bassist Jesse Johnson (not to be confused with the Midwestern singer/guitarist who played with the Time and was part of Prince's Minneapolis funk rock empire in the '80s). Meliah Rage (whose name was inspired the Meliah Indian tribe's practice of taking opium before going into battle) had been creating a buzz on the Boston scene for three years when, in 1988, they landed a deal with Epic Records, which released their debut album, Kill to Survive, that year. Meliah Rage's first studio album was followed by Live Kill (a live EP) in 1989 and the band's second full-length studio album, Solitary Solitude, in 1990. Solitary Solitude turned out to be Meliah Rage's last Epic release; in 1992, they left the Sony-owned label.
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