Dec Cadena

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Cadena performing with the Misfits , 2011

Dennis (Dec) Paul Cadena (born June 2, 1961 in Newark, New Jersey ) is an American singer and guitarist . He was the third singer in the hardcore punk band Black Flag . His father, Ozzie Cadena , was a co-founder of Savoy Records .

Career

Dez Cadena became the singer of Black Flag in 1980 after the band split from his predecessor Ron Reyes. After a year, Cadena decided to play the guitar. Henry Rollins took over the vocal parts. After Cadena left the band in 1983 after the album Damaged , he joined the band DC3 . Cadena was also a member of the bands Redd Kross, Twisted Roots and Ella and the Blacks, a band he co-founded. In 1985 he was a guest musician for Hüsker Dü on their album Zen Arcade .

In 2001, Cadena toured with the band The Misfits for the 25th anniversary of the band and played guitar on the album Project 1950 . Cadena was involved in both songwriting and vocal parts on the 2011 Misfits album. In 2015 he left the Misfits.

Cadena plays since 2006 lead guitar in the punk rock - supergroup Osaka Popstar , along with Jerry Only, Marky Ramone , John Cafiero and Ivan Julian . The band released their only album to date in 2006, Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk .

Discography

With black flag
  • 1981 - Louie Louie (single)
  • 1981 - Six Pack ( EP )
  • 1981 - TV Party (EP)
  • 1981 - Damaged (Album)
  • 1982 - Everything Went Black (Compilation)
  • 1983 - The First Four Years (Compilation)
With DC3
  • 1985 - This Is the Dream
With The Misfits
  • 2002 - The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Single)
  • 2003 - Project 1950 (album)
  • 2009 - Land of the Dead (single)
  • 2011 - The Devil's Rain (album)
With Osaka pop star
  • 2006 - Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk (Album)

Instruments used

An excerpt from the list of Dez Cadena's instruments:

Web links

Commons : Dez Cadena  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://laut.de/wortlaut/artists/b/black_flag/biographie/index.htm
  2. ↑ Dez Cadena's biography at Misfitscentral.com
personal data
SURNAME Cadena, Dec
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cadena, Dennis Paul (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Newark (New Jersey)