Duke Decter

Ken Decter, who performs as Duke Decter is an American hardcore punk guitarist and entertainer.

Decter started his career at 15 years of age in the South Florida hardcore punk band "F". The band toured with The Ramones in 1988.

In 1989, Decter joined Disorderly Conduct, a metal-edged punk band also from South Florida featuring Casey Chaos. Decter was voted "best new hardcore guitarist" in Famous Hardcore fanzine.

Disorderly Conduct became Amen in Los Angeles, with Casey Chaos as their frontman.^[1] Subsequently, Decter joined the Ex-Idols, who in 1995 toured with English punk band the UK Subs. In 1998 the Ex-Idols were dropped from their label and Decter joined Skold, the solo project of Tim Skold, now Marilyn Manson, songwriter and bassist. Skold toured the U.S. Decter and Skold were featured in In God's Hands, a fictional surf film directed by Zalman King

In 2000, Decter toured and played in other various bands including Drown and Diatribe, and in 2004 rejoined Casey Chaos in his band Amen. In 2006 the band recorded a performance for The Henry Rollins Show. It became the first act on the show to have material edited out by the IFC Channel. This was done in response to political death threats. In 2007 the edited version of the performance was broadcast internationally, showing the band performing "Coma America" and "Liberation". A third song, "Another Planet", was only shown on the IFC website.

In 2007 Amen co-headlined the "Damnation Festival" - a metal based rock festival in the UK and toured Scotland, Ireland, and the UK.

Discography

1988

• F, "You Are An E.P." - 12" 6 song vinyl, 1500 copies pressed, each copy had a different message written across the cover by various band members. One of the most well known 1980s hardcore punk releases to come out of the state of Florida.

• F, is featured on Flipside Vinyl Fanzine, a punk compilation record with such punk bands as The Dickies, T.S.O.L., Scream, and GBH

• F, "Mess You Up" (Mystic Records) - 7" vinyl depicting a lad threatening Madonna with a baseball bat on the cover. Includes a guest appearance by eccentric 1960s recording artist Tiny Tim.

1989

• Disorderly Conduct, "Amen" LP - full length release

• Disorderly Conduct is featured on Flipside Vinyl Fanzine 2 with other notable punk bands such as The Misfits, The Germs, Agent Orange, and The Necros. Other F releases on vinyl include "4 Bands That Could Change The World", "Killed By Florida", and Maximum Rock N Roll's "Tim Yohannan Dedication" LP.

1991

• Amen, "Slave"

1994

• The Ex-Idols, "Social Kill" - full length CD; the single and video "Go Away" written by Decter.

2000

• The Ex-Idols, "WhoWeAre".

2004

• Amen, "We Have Come For Your Parents". Gold record in the UK

2008

• F, "You Are An EP" Anniversary edition vinyl re-release

References

1. ^ "Amen: Audio Interview With Casey Chaos, Duke Decter Posted Online". Blabbermouth. 22 June 2008. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=99527. Retrieved 2 August 2010. 

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