Dez Cadena
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Dez Paul Cadena (born June 2, 1961 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American singer and guitarist. He was the third vocalist and later rhythm guitarist for hardcore punk band Black Flag. He is current and fourth guitarist of the Misfits.
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[edit] Musical career
Dez Cadena joined Black Flag in 1980, replacing singer Chavo Pederast. During the first year of touring with the band, his hoarse voice became a recognizable and often imitated style of singing in hardcore punk. Eventually, Cadena decided he wanted to play guitar. Guitarist and leader Greg Ginn felt Black Flag did not need more than one guitar.
Cadena left Black Flag following the release of Damaged. He went on to play in DC3. Before, during and after his stint in Black Flag, Cadena was a member of Redd Kross, Twisted Roots, and Ella and the Blacks, a band which he co-founded. He also made a guest appearance on Hüsker Dü's 1984 double album, Zen Arcade.
During the mid 90s, Dez teamed up with George Hurley and Tom Troccoli to form Vida. Their self-titled album was released by Blue Man from Uranus Records. The band has since dissolved. He also played with raucus Hermosa beach bar band The Jim Mellon Quartet, as well as Boner and Dave Markey in Carnage Asada.
Most recently, Cadena toured with The Misfits' 25th and 30th Anniversary tour and played guitar on the band's Project 1950 album. He is currently still touring with the band, which features Jerry Only on bass and vocals and ROBO, another past Black Flag member and former Misfits drummer, on drums. The Misfits are set to work and record a new studio album for which Cadena is expected to have a major hand in both writing and singing the songs. The album is set to be released in 2007, to coincide with the Misfits 30th anniversary since their formation in 1977. Between tours Cadena is also a member of the roots rock band The Jim Mellon Quartet (The JMQ) whose live gigs are of legendary status in the South Bay of Los Angeles, CA.
Cadena currently plays lead guitar for punk rock supergroup Osaka Popstar, along with Jerry Only, Marky Ramone, John Cafiero and Ivan Julian. The band has released one album to date, Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk, in 2006.
His father, Ozzie Cadena, was the co-founder of Savoy Records.
[edit] Discography
With Black Flag:
- 1981 - Six Pack
- 1981 - Louie Louie
- 1981 - Damaged
- 1982 - TV Party
- 1982 - Everything Went Black
- 1983 - The First Four Years
- 1987 - Wasted...Again
With DC3
- 1985 - This Is the Dream
- 1985 - The Good Hex
- 1986 - You're Only As Blind...
- 1989 - Vida (live recordings from SST)
With Vida
With The Misfits:
- 2002 - The Day the Earth Caught Fire (single)
- 2003 - Project 1950 (album)
- Untitled Misfits Album (2008) (album)
With Osaka Popstar:
[edit] Instruments played
This is a list of instruments played by Dez Cadena[1]:
- Gibson Sonex (used on Damaged)
- Gibson Flying V
- Clear red B.C. Rich Warlock called "Lollipop"
- Schecter C-1 XXX
- Schecter C-1 Elite
- A black Ibanez AR Artist called "Black Betty" (used after Damaged and on many recordings afterwards)
- Black Gibson Les Paul Standard (with the Misfits)
[edit] References
- ^ Dez Cadena Biography on Misfitscentral.com. Retrieved on 2006-09-01.
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