20 Facts About Dez Cadena

Dez Cadena was born on June 2,1961 and is an American punk rock singer and guitarist.

Dez Cadena was the third vocalist and later rhythm guitarist for hardcore punk band Black Flag from 1980 to 1983.

Dez Cadena joined Black Flag in 1980, replacing singer Ron Reyes.

Henry Rollins joined as vocalist, and for a period, Dez Cadena played rhythm guitar alongside founder Greg Ginn, including on the seminal 1981 album Damaged.

Before, during and after his stint in Black Flag, Dez Cadena was a member of Redd Kross, Twisted Roots, and Ella and the Blacks, a band which he co-founded.

Dez Cadena made a guest appearance on Husker Du's 1984 double album, Zen Arcade.

Dez Cadena played with raucous Hermosa Beach bar band The Jim Mellon Quartet, as well as Steve Reed and Dave Markey in Carnage Asada.

Dez Cadena played guitar and sang lead vocals for the super-group Chop on their only single, which consisted of Blue Oyster Cult covers.

Dez Cadena first played with Misfits on the band's 25th anniversary tour in 2001, initially joining the band alongside Doyle, Jerry Only and ROBO, following the departure of Michale Graves and Dr Chud who had left the band to form the short-lived Graves.

Dez Cadena had played with Robo in Black Flag in the early 1980s.

Dez Cadena played lead guitar for punk rock supergroup Osaka Popstar during this period, along with Jerry Only, Marky Ramone, John Cafiero and Ivan Julian.

In 2005 and 2006, Dez Cadena was a member of the raucous Hermosa Beach bar band, The Jim Mellon Quartet.

Dez Cadena was a judge for the 8th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists during this time.

The band was then in the studio to finally record their new album The Devil's Rain in 2011, with Dez Cadena writing and singing a number of songs.

Dez Cadena is currently working on a solo record featuring guest musicians and friends.

On Monday June 22,2015, Dez Cadena announced he was no longer in Misfits.

Dez Cadena continues to play and record with Jon Caspi and the First Gun, releasing three singles in 2019.

In 2021, Dez Cadena contributed lead guitar to a track called "Proof" by the horror punk band Lords of October, written by Uncle Salem, Lucifer Fulci, Aleister Kane, and October Phoenix for their concept album, "Cryptozoology".

The lyric video featuring Dez Cadena was released on December 25,2021, on LordsofOctober.

In September and October 2022, Jon Caspi and the First Gun had several releases on Fake Chapter Records featuring Dez Cadena, including a re-recording of "Raise 'Em High" with special guest Jesse Malin, a "live in the studio" album, and a more roots-rock oriented ep.