DT Seizure
A Heavy Metal band that plied it's trade at the height of the METALLICA and thrash dominated Metal scene in the late 80's. DT had elements of a more trad-metal approach along with some thrash tendencies.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
D.T. Seizure was formed in Portland, Maine (USA) in the Winter of 1988. In the summer of 1989, the band's demo, "Name Your Poison", was recorded at Sound Harbor Studios in Westbrook, Maine. There were plans for a second, self-titled demo being made, including the songs "Dead Man's Switch", "Worse Comes to Worst", "Where the Wild Things Are" and DT's cover of the Allman Bros. song "Whipping Post". Unfortunately the band broke up in the Winter of 1990 due to health problems within the band. Vocalist Randy Michaud has recently resurfaced in his own band called Troglodyte Dawn and also fronts the classic metal band, Tykküs. Bassist Kevin Mack briefly jammed with several bands in the Phoenix area including Race Bannon, Alpha del Omega and Phineas Gage before going MIA. Guitarist Tom Hall spent some time playing with the Barry Arvin Young Band in Portland after the breakup of DT. Drummer Brian Higgins played with several bands in the Portland area including Hair o' the Dog, The Horror and Rocktopus.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Not anymore. We've been disbanded now for over 14 years. We used to play a lot in Portland, ME though. Mostly at Geno's Pub and the Dry Dock. We also had a chance to play down in Manhattan once, which was quite a lot of fun. If ANYONE has live tapes recorded from any of our shows, please contact Randy!
Your musical influences
Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Queen, Rush, Wrathchild America, Bad Brains, Kate Bush, Dead Kennedys, Diamond Head, etc.
What equipment do you use?
Randy: EV N-DYM 257 Microphones, EV Monitors
Kevin: Fender P-Basses, Peavey Heads, Morley pedals
Tom: Jackson Guitars, Marshall Amps, Boss pedals
Brian: Ludwig Drums, Zildjian Cymbals
Anything else?
There are two live songs available for download here. For the studio versions, you can also purchase the remastered "Name Your Poison" demo CD (complete with 8 bonus live tracks) for $10.00 postpaid through PayPal using trogdawn@cox.net as the ID. OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY!
Also, check out Randy's new bands TROGLODYTE DAWN and TYKKÜS here at SoundClick or at their official homepages:
http://www.trogdawn.net
http://www.tykkus.com
