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| Born | Hyron Louis Fenton Jr. (1987-07-18)July 18, 1987 (age 38) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | hyrothehero |
Hyro the Hero, formerlyHyro Da Hero (bornHyron Louis Fenton Jr., July 18, 1987), is an Americanrapper from Houston, Texas. After spending over a decade in Los Angeles, he has now made France his home.
Hyro moved toLos Angeles in November 2007, and shortly afterward released his first mixtape,Gangsta Rock, on Christmas Eve 2007 viaiLike. His second mix tape,Rock & Roll Gangsta, released August 8, 2008, was dedicated to the memory ofRyan Halligan, who committed suicide after enduring years of bullying. His third mix tape,Belo Horizonte, named for a city in Brazil and released on Christmas Eve 2009, contained his first track with no samples, "Dirty South Rock".
Hyro recorded his debut albumBirth, School, Work, Death which includes tracks produced byRoss Robinson featuringPaul Hinojos (At the Drive-in,the Mars Volta,Sparta) on bass,Daniel Anderson (Idiot Pilot,Glowbug) on guitar, andthe Blood Brothers alumniCody Votolato also on guitar, and Mark Gajadhar on drums.Birth, School, Work, Death was released in the UK and Ireland on April 4, 2011, with worldwide release following later in the year.
Hyro embarked on his first tour with a full band in the UK and Ireland in April 2012, with Welsh post-hardcore bandthe Blackout. Hyro also appeared on their single "Higher & Higher" from their albumHope.
In June, Hyro performed atDownload Festival at Donington Park in England. After watching his Friday performance, the festival's promoter, Andy Copping, added Hyro to the second stage on Sunday the 12th. Hyro also played on theJägermeister Acoustic stage with his DJ and drummer, making him the first and only artist in the history of Download Festival to perform on three separate stages in the same year. On the Saturday in between his Friday and Sunday performances, Hyro performed withWu-Tang Clan in London and then again Edinburgh, Scotland the following Monday.
That same month, Hyro was nominated byKerrang! as Best International Newcomer at the 2011 Kerrang! Awards.[1]
Hyro Da Hero embarked on his first US tour with his current band later that summer, performing withHollywood Undead andAll That Remains on their 2011 summer tour. He was forced to cancel a UK tour in October/November.[2]
In February 2012 Hyro returned to the UK for his first headline club tour. He also took part in Australia'sSoundwave Festival in early March, appearing on the main stage in 4 cities: Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth. Following theSoundwave Festival performances, Hyro went on tour withMindless Self Indulgence on their US comeback tour in March and April 2012. He also appeared on the VansWarped Tour 2012 and at theSummer Sonic Festival in Tokyo, Japan, August 18, 2012. During an Australian tour supporting Deftones, Hyro presented new material that was more hip hop based, which he is currently developing further.[3][4]
In the winter of 2016 Hyro entered the recording studio with producer Mitchell Marlow to work new material, resulting in 2018'sFlagged Channel. Its lead single was "Bullet".[5]
In December 2018 he played at the Viper Room joined by James ShafferKorn.
On September 25, 2020, Hyro released a single called "We Believe" featuringDavid Draiman fromDisturbed.
In 2021 Hyro's song "Who's That Playing On The Radio?" featuring Danny WorsnopAsking Alexandria and Mick MarsMötley Crüe is on the soundtracks of the movieThe Retaliators.
In 2023 Hyro released his 3rd album,Bound For Glory, produced by Matt Good and featuring Corey Taylor (Slipknot), David Draiman (Disturbed), Chad Gray (Mudvayne,Hellyeah), Brandon Saller (Atreyu), Markus Videsäter (Solence), AJ Channer (Fire From The Gods)...[6]
In August 2024, Hyro began recording his fourth album in London with Ben Bruce and Paul Bartolome from (Asking Alexandria). August 2025 marked the release of Hyro’s first single, "Black Rambo".[7]
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