Detonation (band)
Dutch death metal band
Detonation is a Dutch death metal band with members from the Netherlands and the United States. In recent years, the band has moved towards a less thrashy melodic death metal sound.
History
Detonation was founded in 1997 as Infernal Dream. The band started with Koen Romeijn on vocals/guitar, Mike Ferguson on guitar, and Thomas Kalksma on drums. In August 1998, bassist Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije joined the band. The band renamed to Detonation in 1998 and entered a studio to record two songs for the Crushed Skull Compilation Volume 1 CD. A month later, Detonation performed live for the first time. The Crushed Skull compilation was released in January 1999 through Skull Crusher Records.
In October of that same year, the band entered the studio to record the four-song MCD Lost Euphoria, released in January 2000 through Skull Crusher Records. After the release, Detonation played ten shows as the supporting act for the Dutch metal band Orphanage.
In March 2001, Detonation entered the studio to record three new songs to be released as a promo CD for labels and venues.
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