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American musician

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Dez Cadena (born June 2, 1961) is an American punk rock singer and guitarist. He was the third vocalist and later rhythm guitarist for hardcore punk band Black Flag from 1980 to 1983. Cadena played guitar with Misfits from 2001 to 2015, initially joining the band alongside Doyle, Jerry Only, and Robo for their 25th Anniversary Tour.

Known for

  • The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell — Self2025
  • Betty Blowtorch: And Her Amazing True Life Adventures — Himself2003
  • Citizen Tania — Cujo1989
  • The Book of Manson — Christopher Zero1989
  • Desperate Teenage Lovedolls — Flaco1984
  • Black Flag: TV Party Target Video1983
  • Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two1983
  • BLACK FLAG Live in Berlin1983
  • The Slog Movie1982
  • Flipside Video Fanzine Number 1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1961-06-02

Discography

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Listeners
1,223
Total plays
4,047

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Dennis (Dez) Paul Cadena (born June 2, 1961) is an American singer and guitarist. He was the third vocalist and later rhythm guitarist for hardcore punk band Black Flag. 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

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Newark
Occupation
guitarist
Instrument
voice
Record label
SST Records
Image
DezCadenaMisfits.jpg
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Dez Cadena
date of birth
1961-06-02
start of work period
1980-00-00
member of
Black Flag
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