---
title: "CHON"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/chon"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2008
disbanded: 2024
---

# CHON

**CHON** is a progressive metal band, from United States, active 2008 to 2024.

Chon was an American progressive rock band from Oceanside, California. Their music is largely instrumental with only a few songs containing vocal performances. The final line up of the band consisted of Mario Camarena (guitar), Erick Hansel (guitar), Esiah Camarena (bass) and Nathan Camarena (drums).

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chon_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | CHON |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | San Diego, United States |
| Formed | 2008 |
| Disbanded | 2024 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Erick Hansel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/erick-hansel) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Mario Camarena](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mario-camarena) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Drew Pelisek](https://themetalnet.com/musician/drew-pelisek) | Bass guitar, Other vocals | 2012 to 2015 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | [CHON](https://themetalnet.com/album/1237bc29-5a45-49dd-8b0c-2a85d107a576) | EP |
| 2013 | [Newborn Sun](https://themetalnet.com/album/4a196042-b1e0-4632-ba4e-38287339e75a) | EP |
| 2014 | [Woohoo!](https://themetalnet.com/album/4366194e-d2de-4479-8925-09eadb6d43cb) | EP |
| 2015 | [Grow](https://themetalnet.com/album/ace006e7-7001-4407-8b71-0be6b4314bf0) | Album |
| 2017 | [Homey](https://themetalnet.com/album/f02c572c-e5e8-4c72-8b9d-08832b7697f5) | Album |
| 2019 | [Chon](https://themetalnet.com/album/9245cf65-2ebc-4905-ba63-9888f9c7a407) | Album |

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- [TesseracT](https://themetalnet.com/band/tesseract) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://chonofficial.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicofchon
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5523798
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/6967071
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2JFljHPanIjYy2QqfNYvC0

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/chon](https://themetalnet.com/band/chon). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt