Members:
Kevin Roy (vocals)
Louie Talan (bass)
Brian Velasco (drums)
Tirso Ripoll (guitars)
Manuel Legarda (guitar)
Past Members:
Miguel Ortigas (drums)
David Aguirre (guitar)
Jose Mari Cuervo (vocals)
Razorback is a Filipino hard rock band formed in 1990. Originally known for being regulars at the now-defunct Kalye, a club in Makati, the band had proven their onstage mettle many times over, via their own club gigs to full-scale concerts as well as for having opened for Rage Against the Machine and Metallica.
History
Razorback first began performing covers of legendary rockers such as Led Zeppelin and Juan De la Cruz Band, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden. The group was put together by drummer Miguel Ortigas and guitarists Tirso Ripoll and David Aguirre. Members of Razorback and Wolfgang used to jam onstage billed as the Flaming Hemorrhoids. Five years later, the band, composed of Kevin Roy on vocals, Ripoll and Aguirre on guitars, Ortigas on drums and Louie Talan on bass, released their debut album entitled "Hebigat Sounds Volume One". (Hebigat is a portmanteau, created by fusing the words Hebi, a play on the English word heavy, and the Filipino word bigat, literally, heavy.) The album contained such tracks as "Giyang", "Tabi ng Bulkan (Beside the Volcano)" and "Pepe D' Hepe".David Aguirre is now the lead guitarist for the Southern California-based band 3 Headed Dog. Manuel Legarda, also of Wolfgang, has taken over his guitar duties for Razorback.
Albums:
- Hebigat Sounds Vol.1 - 1995
- Beggar's Moon - 1997
- Star - 1998
- Soundcheck: The Live Recordings - 2000
- Razorback - 2003
- D' Greytest Hithits - 2004
- ALIVE 2007 - 2009
- Three Minutes of Glory - 2011
