Hades (American thrash metal band)

Hades is an American speed/power metal band, formed in Paramus, New Jersey, in 1978 while the band members were in high school. Notably, they opened for American glam rock band Twisted Sister on a local date. Their 1987 album Resisting Success and their 1988 album If at First You Don't Succeed both received 9/10 ratings in Rock Hard. Both their 1980s albums have been remastered and re-released several times. Both the 2011 edition and the 2024 edition of If at First You Don't Succeed received perfect 10 scores from Powermetal.de [de]. Perfect 10 scores were also given to re-releases of Resisting Success by magazine Rock Hard as well as Powermetal.de. Resisting Success (1987) If at First You Don't Succeed (1988) Exist to Resist (1995) $avior$elf (1999) The Downside (2000) DamNation (2001) Prince, Patrick. "10 Albums That Changed My Life: Dan Lorenzo". Goldminemag.com. Retrieved June 9, 2026. Ankeny, Jason. "Hades Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2026-04-25. "HADES - Resisting Success". Rock Hard (review) (in German). 20 January 1987. Retrieved 26 April 2026. "HADES - If At First You Don't Succeed". Rock Hard (review) (in German). 21 October 1988. Retrieved 26 April 2026. Andrae, Holger (4 May 2011). "Der zweite Meilenstein der Legende!". Powermetal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2026. Backes, Björn (15 July 2024). "Grandiose Neuaufbereitung eines absoluten Meilensteins!". Powermetal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2026. "HADES - Resisting Success". Rock Hard (review) (in German). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2026. Andrae, Holger (26 April 2011). "DER Klassiker! In der ultimativen Version. Pflichtkauf". Powermetal.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2026. "HADES - Exist To Resist". Rock Hard (review) (in German). 20 December 1995. Retrieved 26 April 2026. "Hades (USA) - Exist To Resist". Metal.de (review) (in German). 15 November 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2026. "HADES - SaviorSelf". Rock Hard (review) (in German). 24 February 1999. Retrieved 26 April 2026. "HADES - The Downside". Rock Hard (review) (in German). 16 February 2000. Retrieved 26 April 2026. "HADES - DamNation". Rock Hard (review) (in German). 25 April 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2026. "Hades - DamNation". Metal.de (review) (in German). 10 August 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2026. Chwalek, Herbert (26 June 2001). "HADES - DamNation". Powermetal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2026.