---
title: "Downplay"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/downplay"
genre: "Alternative Metal"
---

# Downplay

**Downplay** is a alternative metal band.

Downplay was an American alternative metal band formed in Athens, Ohio, in 2001. The group consisted of vocalist Dustin Bates, bassist Ron DeChant, and drummer Brian Patrick. The band released five full-length studio albums and three EPs independently, under various labels between 2007 and 2010. The band went on hiatus in 2013, with Bates and DeChant focusing on their new project, Starset.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downplay

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Downplay |
| Genre | Alternative Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dustin Bates](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dustin-bates) | Lead vocals | 2006 to present | Current |
| [Evan McKeever](https://themetalnet.com/musician/evan-mckeever) |  |  | Current |
| [Ron DeChant](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ron-dechant) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | [Saturday](https://themetalnet.com/album/55ee3cbe-13b9-4f43-8990-be9ed13bc6bc) | Album |
| 2007 | [A Day Without Gravity](https://themetalnet.com/album/3fcbe6ab-79ce-3746-96e8-0375c0a58bc0) | Album |
| 2009 | [Rise. Fall. Repeat.](https://themetalnet.com/album/5e2a6d44-95e2-479d-981e-6d358342deb6) | Album |
| 2011 | [Beyond the Machine](https://themetalnet.com/album/16f3fe18-5d70-4e94-b190-936e1aeea6d4) | Album |
| 2012 | [Radiocalypse](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f3b1055-d112-40b6-a0d8-4d88f8c629b8) | Album |
| 2012 | [The Human Condition](https://themetalnet.com/album/1e9909e8-5c3b-4d3b-9e0b-54a2dceeb421) | EP |
| 2013 | [Stripped](https://themetalnet.com/album/2d281aa9-fcd9-4b2f-92be-85481d517d09) | Album |

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- [Breaking Benjamin](https://themetalnet.com/band/breaking-benjamin) (listened together)
- [Shinedown](https://themetalnet.com/band/shinedown) (listened together)
- [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together)
- [Papa Roach](https://themetalnet.com/band/papa-roach) (listened together)
- [Seether](https://themetalnet.com/band/seether) (listened together)
- [Egypt Central](https://themetalnet.com/band/egypt-central) (listened together)
- [Five Finger Death Punch](https://themetalnet.com/band/five-finger-death-punch) (listened together)
- [Icon for Hire](https://themetalnet.com/band/icon-for-hire) (listened together)
- [Nickelback](https://themetalnet.com/band/nickelback) (listened together)
- [Pop Evil](https://themetalnet.com/band/pop-evil) (listened together)
- [Evanescence](https://themetalnet.com/band/evanescence) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2NHZXdh4W3waGwVk3CdP4T
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/517638
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/128459970

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