DI
| DI | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Orange County (United States) |
| Genre (s) | Punk , hardcore punk |
| founding | 1981 |
| Founding members | |
singing |
Casey Royer |
guitar |
Tim Maag (until 1983, 1983–1984, 1995–1997) |
bass |
Fredric Taccone (until 1983, 1992-2000) |
Drums |
Derek O'Brien (until 1983, 1983–1984) |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Casey Royer |
guitar |
Clinton Calton |
guitar |
Trevor Lucca |
bass |
Eddie Tatar |
Drums |
Joey Tatar |
| former members | |
guitar |
Steve Roberts (1983) |
Drums, guitar |
Rikk Agnew (1983-1987) |
guitar |
Alfie Agnew (1983-1987, 1990-1992) |
bass |
Wade Walston (1983-1984) |
bass |
John Calabro (1984–1990) |
Drums |
John Knight (1984-1986, 1992-1995, 1997-2000) |
Drums |
Steve "DRT" Garcia (1986-1992) |
bass |
Greg "Hedge" Jones (1987-1990) |
guitar |
Mark Cerneka (1987–1988) |
Guitar, vocals |
Sean Elliot (1988-1992, 1999-2000, 2000-2001) |
bass |
Dan Colburn (1990-1992) |
guitar |
Michael Calabro (1992–1995, 1997–1998) |
guitar |
Chris Roboson (1995-1997) |
Drums |
Steve Lyen (1995-1997) |
guitar |
Craig "Chckn" Jewett (1998-2008) |
bass |
Lisa Pifer (2000-2001) |
Drums |
Steve Guevara (2000-2003) |
DI is a punk band from Orange County, California, founded in 1981 .
history
DI was founded by Casey Royer in 1981, while his main band Adolescents , where he was the drummer, had temporarily disbanded. The abbreviation "DI" stands for "Drug Ideology". The first EP still contained material that Royer had originally written for the Adolescents. In the following years, the band DI was often temporarily shelved, but reactivated again and again with Royer as the only constant member. The band is closely linked to the Adolescents and Social Distortion .
1983 DI had an appearance in the film Suburbia by director Penelope Spheeris , which gave the band some popularity. In 1996 the thrash metal band Slayer covered the DI song Richard Hung Himself for their album Undisputed Attitude . In 2008 guitarist Craig Jewett was diagnosed with throat cancer; as a result there was a benefit concert with u. a. TSOL and Agent Orange . Singer Royer was arrested in March 2011 and sentenced to 90 days in prison in April for using heroin in the presence of his twelve-year-old son.
style
Steven Blush sees the band as closely related to the Orange County's punk and hardcore scenes, both stylistically and personally. a. Social Distortion, which was owned by Adolescents, Agent Orange, and TSOL. The music news magazine Blabbermouth describes the band as "punk pioneers" and their music as "hard-hitting, controversial punk rock". The Hawaiian newspaper Star Advertiser defines the band's music as "die-hard, old-school punk, O (range) C (ounty) style".
Discography
- 1983: DI ( EP , Revenge Records)
- 1985: Ancient Artifacts (Reject Records)
- 1986: Horse Bites, Dog Cries (Reject Records)
- 1988: What Good Is Grief to a God? ( Triple X Records )
- 1989: Tragedy Again (Triple X Records)
- 1994: State of Shock (Doctor Dream Records)
- 2002: Caseyology (Cleopatra Records)
- 2007: On the Western Front (Suburban Noize Records)
- 2012: United We Slam (EP, Hand Grenade Records)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Steven Blush: American Hardcore. A tribal history. Feral House, 2nd edition 2010, p. 101.
- ↑ Interview on Punknews.org. Retrieved August 7, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Concert announcement on Blabbermouth. Retrieved August 7, 2015 .
- ↑ Message on TMZ.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015 .
- ↑ Band portrait in Star Bulletin. Retrieved August 7, 2015 .