---
title: "Defiance"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/defiance"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1985
---

# Defiance

**Defiance** is a thrash metal band, from United States, active 1985 to present.

Defiance is an American thrash metal band from Oakland, California. They played a technical style of thrash originally evoking bands like Testament, though they would later move on to playing in their own unique, more progressive thrash style. After dissolving in 1995, they reformed in 2005 and released their fourth studio album The Prophecy in late 2009. They broke up once again in 2012, but announced yet another reunion in September 2019.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defiance_(metal_band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Defiance |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | Oakland, United States |
| Formed | 1985 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Technical Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/technical-thrash)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [David White-Godfrey](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-white-godfrey) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1989 | [Product of Society](https://themetalnet.com/album/0dd5c849-dca9-3b0d-866a-79e5205c78a6) | Album |
| 1990 | [Void Terra Firma](https://themetalnet.com/album/302e7779-667c-3c77-95d2-d95b0e96d352) | Album |
| 1992 | [Beyond Recognition](https://themetalnet.com/album/8f1a0d4a-cf05-313c-9d00-f3c83da5c276) | Album |
| 2009 | [The Prophecy](https://themetalnet.com/album/9654cb6f-572f-4eb0-9e23-e588b46726c4) | Album |
| 2010 | [Isotope EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/68086f22-7338-49e9-b12e-817c35717547) | EP |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Defiance/311

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