{{Short description|Thai rock band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Hi-Rock | background = group_or_band | image = | landscape = | caption = | origin = Bangkok, Thailand | genre = {{hlist|Heavy metal|glam metal|speed metal|progressive rock|alternative rock|hard rock|funk rock}} | years_active = 1988–1996, 2006–present | label ={{flatlist| * RS Promotion * Neo Music Network }} | spinoff_of = {{flatlist| * Pisaj * HIROCKSHIMA }} | website = {{URL|hirockband.com}} | current_members = Pornprom Pumsawas<br />Phoorish Sookarome<br />Rangsan Wongsak<br />Tok<br />Seree Vihokhern<br />Anoorak Yingnakorn<br />Damrongsith Srinak | past_members = Surush Tubwang<br />Pacharawat Banthon <br /> Watchara Chandrabutr <br /> Warawut Panitkul <br /> Adinant Nokteat <br />Kittisak Kongsmy (death 2017) }}

'''Hi-Rock''' ({{langx|th|ไฮ-ร็อก}}) is a Thai rock band famous and popular especially in the 1990s.

==History== The band was formed in 1984 by Anoorak "Tui" Yingnakorn (ตุ้ย: อนุรักษ์ ยิ่งนคร) and Seree "Max" Vihokhern (แม็ก: เสรี วิหคเหิน) and brought together musicians to add more. The name "Hi-Rock" comes from playing regularly at The Rock Pub and the owner was the name given to.

Later, when the lead vocalist has resigned, the band has Surush "Pe" Tubwang (เป้: สุรัช ทับวัง) backed up.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juPgiAtU87E|script-title=th:รายการ พฤหัสอัศจรรย์ ตอนไฮร็อค|work=Channel 7|language=Thai|date=Jan 20, 2014|accessdate=May 17, 2017}}</ref>

Hi-Rock played their first public appearance in mid year 1989 with a back-up band for Pathomporn Pathomporn (ปฐมพร ปฐมพร) at Ramkhamhaeng University among tens of thousands of attendances. At that time, they were asked to change the name to ''Pisaj'' temporarily. Later they signed with RS Promotion with the persuasion of the scout Thanapol "Suea" Intharit (เสือ: ธนพล อินทฤทธิ์).

Hi-Rock achieved immediate success with the release of their first studio album ''Khon Pan Rock'' in 1990, dressed in a colorful costume, eye makeup, inspired by Cinderella and Loudness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ23KPbvO4g|title=HiRock Story1|date=Jun 3, 2009|accessdate=May 17, 2017|language=Thai|work=True Visions}}</ref>

Hi-Rock has released three studio albums in 1991, 1993 and 1996. Before Tubwang quit in 1997, the band changed name to ''HIROCKSHIMA'' and replaced the new lead vocalist. But they were not as successful as in the past.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huFkcuGkQ90|title=HiRock Story2|date=Jun 3, 2009|accessdate=May 17, 2017|language=Thai|work=True Visions}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7joiAUrpk9U|title=HiRock Story3|date=Jun 3, 2009|accessdate=May 17, 2017|language=Thai|work=True Visions}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yATLA9SjHl4|title=HiRock Story4|date=Jun 3, 2009|accessdate=May 17, 2017|language=Thai|work=True Visions}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCGPSdrp-V8&index=5&list=PLE27CA467B79D2E94|title=HiRock Story5|date=Jun 3, 2009|accessdate=May 17, 2017|language=Thai|work=True Visions}}</ref>

==Members== '''Current members''' * Pornprom "An" Pumsawas (อั๋น: พรพรหม พุ่มสวัสดิ์): Lead vocalist * Phoorish "Jon" Sookarome (จ้อน: ภูริช สุขารมณ์): Bass * Rangsan "Kob" Wongsak (กบ: รังสรรค์ วงศ์ศักดิ์): Bass * Tok (ต็อก): bass * Seree "Max" Vihokhern (แม็ก: เสรี วิหคเหิน): Keyboards * Anoorak "Tui" Yingnakorn (ตุ้ย: อนุรักษ์ ยิ่งนคร): Guitar * Damrongsith "Pingpong" Srinak (ปิงปอง: ดำรงสิทธิ์ ศรีนาค): Drums '''Former members''' *Surush "Pe" Tubwang (เป้: สุรัช ทับวัง): Lead vocalist *Pacharawat "Tom" Banthon (ทอม: พชรวัฒน์ บรรทอน): Lead vocalist (only in single ''Kue Niran'' in 2013) *Watchara "Tom" Chandrabutr (ต้อม: วัชระ จันทรบุตร): Keyboards (only fourth studio album) *Warawut "Tong" Panitkul (โต้ง: วรวุธ พานิชกุล): Guitar (special) *Kitisak "Toei" Kongsmy (เต้ย: กิติศักดิ์ คงสมัย): Drums (only first studio album and single ''Kue Niran''; died on July 8, 2017, from liver cancer, aged 52 years<ref>{{cite web|script-title=th:เส้นทางชีวิตมือกลองคนพันธุ์ร็อก เต้ย ไฮร็อก ก่อนถูกมะเร็งร้ายคร่าชีวิต|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/content/999254|date=2017-07-09|accessdate=2017-08-27|work=Thairath|language=Thai}}</ref>)

==Discography== '''Studio albums''' *''คนพันธุ์ร็อก'' (Khon Pan Rock; 1990) *''บัญญัติผ่าแปด'' (Banyat Pa Paed; 1991) *''เจ็บกว่านี้มีอีกไหม'' (Jeb Khwa Nee Mee Eek Mai; 1993) *''เอชไอวี'' (H IV; 1996)

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== *{{Official website|http://hirockband.com/DiscoGraphy/index.php}} {{in lang|th}}

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Category:Thai heavy metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1984 Category:Musical groups from Bangkok Category:RS Music artists