Nahaya is a mixture of American thrash metal with Eastern melodies and influence from the famous Gothenburg sound. As every band has its own unique story, Nahaya has a very unusual story itself. Semir Ozerkan from Istanbul, Turkey moved the United States currently living in Texas to pursue his goal with music and started this band with his friend Ryan Peters in 2013. After a couple of line up changes the band has now solidified with guitarists Dan Abbott and John Catts, drummer David Sanchez and vocalist Jake Wayman. Between 2014-2018 the band has released 2 EP's and 2 official music videos. Nahaya played over 50 shows a year around Texas and neighboring states. This includes Austin's Famous SXSW festival.

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