Détente

01. Détente - Recognize No Authority, 1986 Vinyl LP Album      Banzai Records - BRC 1983 02. Détente - Recognize No Authority, 1986 CD Album Reissue      Cognitive Records, Roadrunner Records - none, none      Reissue from 2007 03. Détente - History 1, 2008 CD Album      Cognitive Records - none      Demo 2 (1985) and Catalepsy demos 1 & 2 (1986/1987) 04. Détente - Decline, 2010 CD Album      Cognitive Records - none Fast, loud and pissed! In terms of rage, style and efficiency, Détente matched the fury and the setup of Holy Moses or Sentinel Beast: female-fronted aggressive thrash destruction! But unlike HM and like SB, their discography is way too short - which may contribute to their cult status. The first album is an underground 80s classic, all the demos rip (cf History 1 CD). and the last album is a terrific come-back 24 years later with a new lady torturing the microphone with as much determination and ear-burning power as original star Dawn Cosby (R.I.P.). Brilliant hostility! Recognize no authority and thrash til zer!!! Remove brackets and unzip: [the problem of political authority] !ZER Détente ZER!

Détente

Recognize No Authority, 1986 History 1 (demo '85 + Catalepsy demo '88), 1985/1988 (2008 CD reissue) Decline, 2010 Thrash metal über classic! This stuff has the rage of Raw Power with the metal toolbox of early Megadeth | Exodus. They were one of the few speed metal bands with a woman singing, at this time it was pretty much Acid, Holy Moses, Znöwhite and Détente (yeah, Nuclear Death and Witches too, but they came out later and Warlock or Bitch where just not fast/heavy enough :-) - rare but KILLER! The new album Decline, just out 24 years after the first one, is another attack of ferocious, intense and plain excellent thrashing metal featuring a new and young but very, very angry lady on vocals. Nothing groundbreaking but everything skull-smashing! Do not miss the demo CD, the Catalepsy demo is just AWESOME! CD rip. I didn't really enjoy Fear Of God (post-Détente, not the Swiss thing) and do not have the CDs anymore, sorry. Buy Détente CDs!!! Détente website Détente on MySpace