Dennis Hayes is an American

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, currently playing for Beyond Fear. Hayes began his career with the heavy metal band Wretch. Later he was a founding member of the Progressive Heavy Metal band

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with other former members of Wretch, Nick Giannakos (Lead Guitar) and Drummer, Jeff Currenton. It was during this time where he began a long association with

Tim "Ripper" Owens Timothy S. "Ripper" Owens (born September 13, 1967) is an American heavy metal singer who currently performs with KK's Priest, Spirits of Fire, the Three Tremors and A New Revenge. He first gained attention as the lead singer of Judas Priest ...

, as Castle Black and Winter's Bane often played the same venues around Northeastern Ohio. Hayes eventually was offered, and accepted, membership in Winter's Bane. Both Hayes and Owens performed on Winter's Bane's 1993 debut album Heart of a Killer. Dennis also played in the Heavy metal band

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from 2004 to 2005, but left to form Beyond Fear together with Owens, a side project to the singer's role in

Iced Earth Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band formed in Tampa, Florida and currently based in Columbus, Indiana. They were formed in 1984 under the name the Rose, then Purgatory, by guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer and original drummer ...

. After James "Bo" Wallace left Iced Earth in March 2007, Hayes was called in to replace him on the band's upcoming tour. Following Owens' departure from Iced Earth later that year, Hayes also left the band.

Discography

With Iced Earth

* 2007 - '' Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1)'' (played on 2 songs) * 2008 - '' The Crucible of Man: Something Wicked Part 2'' (played on 5 songs)

With Beyond Fear

* 2006 - '' Beyond Fear''

With Seven Witches

* 2004 - ''

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'' * 2005 - ''

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'' (played on "Sunnydale High") * 2006 - '' Years of the Witch'' VD

With Winters Bane

* 1993 - '' Heart of a Killer'' * 1997 - ''

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With Wretch

* ''

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With Tim "Ripper" Owens

* '' Play My Game'' (2009)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayes, Dennis American bass guitarists Iced Earth members Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Seven Witches members