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Hazakim started making music in 1997. Their first release in 1999 was an independent self-titled EP with three songs, most notably "Liar, Lunatic, Lord, Or Legend" which is the only song from the EP on streaming services. In 2003, the duo came back with another independent EP, "Theophanies EP".
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Anthony "Tony" Wray, the youngest born were brought up in the messianic Jewish movement by their parents. They come from a
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