Detente (band)
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| Detente | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, United States |
| Genre(s) | Heavy metal Thrash metal Speed metal |
| Years active | 1984 – present |
| Label(s) | Roadrunner |
| Associated acts | Fear of God |
| Website | Detente |
| Members | |
| Ann Boleyn Caleb Quinn Steve Hochheiser Dennis Butler |
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| Former members | |
| Dawn Crosby Ross Robinson |
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Detente is a thrash metal band founded in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. The group's original line-up included Dawn Crosby on vocals, Steve Hochheiser on bass, Ross Robinson and Caleb Quinn on guitars, and Dennis Butler on drums.[1]
[edit] History
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Detente's first album, Recognize No Authority, was released on Roadrunner Records in 1986.[2] Within days of the debut album's release, the supporting tour had to be cancelled when drummer and co-founder Dennis Butler was severely burned in an industrial accident, resulting in more than three months of hospitalization.
Singer Dawn Crosby went on with Ross Robinson to form Fear of God, who were eventually signed to Warner Bros. Records. Robinson later became a producer whose credits include KoRn, Sepultura, Limp Bizkit, and many other top acts.
Dawn Crosby died in 1996 of liver failure associated with a history of alcohol and drug abuse.[3]
In 2007 Recognize No Authority was re-released on Roadrunner Records.[4]
The group reunited in 2008 for a series of appearances with singer Ann Boleyn of Hellion filling in for Crosby. In July, they performed at the Headbanger's Open Air Festival in Germany.[5]. Critics were initially hesitant to lend credence to Boleyn as the replacemnet for the legendary Dawn Crosby. However, surprisingly the reviews from the festivals were very good and it appears that Boleyn will continue as a member of Detente.
[edit] References
- ^ Detente web site, History page
- ^ Detente web site, History page
- ^ Official Dawn Crosby/Detente/Fear of God web site, "Band History" page
- ^ Detente web site, History page
- ^ Headbanger's Open Air web site, "History" page
