Duncan, Jeff

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Jeff Duncan started playing guitar at the age of 10 and first cemented his reputation in the history of heavy metal as a co-founder and guitarist of ODIN. Formed in 1980, ODIN unleashed a powerful sound that bridged the gap between the purest form of metal and a star-driven image without compromising the bands omnipotent edge. Playing to packed houses all over the Southern California region, ODIN sold out every major venue in Los Angeles. The bands stronghold on the scene spawned a bidding war between several major labels. By 1988, Duncan’s stature took on another dimension when he joined heavy metal stalwarts Armored Saint. Today, Jeff remains a definitive member of Armored Saint in which his role has expanded to co-writer on such classic cuts as “Last Train Home” and the title track to what is considered by many fans to be the bands finest hour, Symbol of Salvation.

As co-founder and lead singer/guitarist of DC4, Jeff Duncan balances writing and recording with a heavy live presence. Duncan’s prowess as a performer continues to be seen and heard on stages across North America and Europe. With over 1000 live shows to his credit, the guitarist and singer has shared the stage with Dio, Scorpions, Slayer, Saxon, Black Label Society, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Whitesnake, W.A.S.P., Motorhead and Queensryche, among numerous others. Duncan’s recorded output is no less impressive. As an artist he appears on more than 10 discs combined; and his fretwork can also be heard on tribute records to Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, and Iron Maiden.

Duncan’s concurrent involvement with Armored Saint is exceeded only by a steadfast commitment to DC4; and it is DC4 that reveals Jeff Duncan in an unadulterated light of hardcore focus and powerful, sometimes painful, honesty. Jeff Duncan is a rare display of magnetism and soul as someone with a brutal penchant for rendefining the boundries of hard rock and heavy metal. Coming from a musical family (his father, Lanny Duncan, wrote the 1962 hit gold record “Let’s Go”) his intractable dedication to the music is neither ephemeral nor illusory, but rather based on personal sacrifice for a certain integrity that lies at the foundation in a declaration that mirrors the cold, hard value of this one-of-a-kind recording artist. His passion is defined in his own words: “Playing music is the number one priority, the most important thing to me; and there’s nothing I will ever allow to impede, take control, or deny me of it.”

Jeff Duncan endorses ESP Guitars, Krank Amplification, Sfarzo Strings and My Sound/4 Star Wire Cables.

Discography:
Odin “Caution”- (independent) 1983
Odin “Don’t Take No For An Answer”- (Half-Wet Records) 1985
Odin “Fight For Your Life”- (RCA/Victor Records) 1987
Odin “The Gods Must Be Crazy” – (independent) 1988
Lostboys “Lost and Found” – (Atlantic Records) 1990
Armored Saint “Symbol of Salvation” – (Metal Blade/Warner Bros. Records) 1991
DC4 “Mood Swings” – (independent) 1995
DC4 “Volume One” – (Rising Sun Records) 1998
Armored Saint “Revelation” – (Metal Blade Records) 2000
Armored Saint “Nod to the Old School” – (Metal Blade Records) 2002
DC4 “Explode” – (Chavis Records) 2009

Tribute Albums:
“Evil Lives: A True Metal Tribute To Black Sabbath” – (Hypnotic/Orchard) 2004
Track: “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”
”Flying High Again: Ultimate Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne” – (Cleopatra Records) 2006
Track: “Bark at the Moon”
“Numbers of the Beast: Iron Maiden Tribute” – (Cleopatra Records) 2007
Track: “The Wickerman” feat.John Bush, Scott Ian, Blasko
Dizzy Reed (of Guns and Roses) Solo Album (TBA)
Track: “Mother Theresa”

DVD/Home Video Releases:
Armored Saint “A Trip Through Red Times” – (Metal Blade Records) 1991
Armored Saint “Magazine; Lessons Not Well Learned” – (Metal Blade Records) 2003

Motion Picture:
Odin “Decline of Western Civilization Part II; The Metal Years” – (IRS Ent.) 1988
Armored Saint “Hellraiser III; Hell On Earth” (Fifth Ave. Ent.) – 1992

For more info on Jeff check out:
www.myspace.com/dc4duncan
www.dc4band.com
www.armoredsaint.com

MUSIC:
“Candy Caine” – DC4
“Reign of Fire” – Armored Saint
www.myspace.com/armoredsaint1

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