Dublin Death Patrol (DDP) is an American
thrash metal
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band formed in 2006 by
Testament singer
Chuck Billy and
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singer
Steve Souza.
The band began as a seven-piece with Souza and Billy on vocals, Billy's brother Andy, Greg Bustamante and Steve Robello on guitar, Willy Lange on bass, and Dan Cunningham on drums. During the recording process of the album in 2007, the band added three more members to the fold:
Troy Luccketta
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on drums/percussion, Steve Souza's brother John Souza on bass, and
Phil Demmel
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on guitar. They made one more change after the album, adding their 11th member, Eddie Billy, on bass – the third of the Billy brothers in the band.
For local shows after the album's release the lineup was an eight-piece featuring Chuck Billy and Steve Souza on vocals, Willy Lange on bass, Andy Billy, Steve Robello, Greg Bustamante and John Hartsinck on guitar, and Danny Cunningham on drums.
For the touring of the album, not all of the members could make it across the country and overseas, so the lineup for the tour was trimmed down to Chuck Billy and Steve Souza, John Souza on bass, Dan Cunningham on drums, and Andy Billy, Greg Bustamante and special guest John Hartsinck on guitar. Eventually, the hometown "official" lineup was re-established and John Hartsinck took Phil Demmel's place (although it looks like he took Steve Robello's place, and Steve Robello was placed back in Demmel's spot).
Dublin Death Patrol has released two albums on the Mascot Records label, 2005's ''DDP 4 Life'' and 2012's follow-up effort ''Death Sentence'' on August 14.
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Members
* Chuck Billy – vocals
* Steve "Zetro" Souza – vocals
*Andy Billy – guitar
*Greg Bustamante – guitar
*John Hartsinck – guitar
*Steve Robello – guitar
*Willy Lange – bass
*Eddie Billy – bass
*John Souza – bass
*Danny Cunningham – drums
*Troy Luccketta
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– drums
Performances' lineups usually include a minimum of seven musicians, depending on which band members are available at the time.
Former members
*Phil Demmel
Phil Demmel (born April 2, 1967) is an American musician who played lead guitar in the heavy metal band Machine Head between 2002 and 2018, making him their longest running member in that position. He has also performed in other bands such as V ...
– guitar
Discography
* '' DDP 4 Life'' (2007)
* ''Death Sentence'' (2012)
References
External links
Dublin Death Patrol – official website
Thrash metal musical groups from California
Musical groups established in 2006
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