6 July Think Tank, Newcastle
Supporting Biohazard
28 August The Venue, Selby
29 August The Arches, Coventry
4 September Audio, Glasgow
5 September Bannermans, Edinburgh
16 October The Intake, Mansfield
17 October TBC
13 November Sanctuary, Burnley
14 November The Old Turk, Dewsbury
20 November Firebug, Leicester
21 November TBC
4 December TBC
5 December The Cellar, Oxford
Def-Con-One equates to powerful, groove-fuelled metal of the heaviest order.
Def-Con-One was founded over a decade ago by Antton Lant on drums (former drummer for
black metal legends Venom 1999-2009) and Johnny Hunter on guitars after playing together
in a band called SANITIES EDGE. They were looking to make the music harder and heavier
and went on a search to create a new, more powerful band. A few bass players tried out for
the band but nothing was totally concrete until Steve Miller joined. Steve fitted in immediately
and brought with him a punk element that complimented the metal origins that Antton and
Johnny had already established. Steve was himself into metal but also had a strong
connection with punk and this brought a new dimension to the band’s sound. The trio then
began their search for a vocalist who could add the final “missing ingredient” to what they
were trying to achieve. Having tried a few different vocalists over the years they always
found themselves “wanting more”, never satisfied fully with what was being produced on a
vocal level, until they enlisted Davey Meikle. Davey was someone whom they all knew from
the local metal scene and Antton had already been in a band with Davey called the
NuFutureCowboys, and it was Antton who approached Davey to get him in. One rehearsal
was all it took for all four to realise that they had found the correct mix to take the band
forward.
Self entitled debut EP “DEF CON ONE” led to the band being invited to play Bloodstock
Open Air Festival in 2011 alongside such greats as Motorhead, Immortal, Devin Townsend
and Wasp but to name only a few, and were described by Bloodstock as coming over like “a
bar fight between Pantera, Machine Head and Slayer”.
A solid year of gigs in 2011 increased their fan base a saw them play the length and breadth
of the UK.
In 2012 DEF CON ONE signed to Scarlet Records in Italy, and in June of 2012 released
their debut album “Warface” which received critical acclaim all over the world.
Gigging continued in 2012 and 2013 taking in festivals the length and breadth of the UK
including Hammerfest V and LesFest II to name but a few. DEF CON ONE also featured in
the Headbangers Balls tour where they supported Xentrix in Manchester before taking to the
stage with Hatebreed in their hometown of Newcastle. Two festival headline slots followed at
Cradle Will Rock and Sophie Fest.
The end of 2013 saw DEF CON ONE release a limited edition EP “Brute Force And
Ignorance” on vinyl through Night Of The Vinyl Dead (who also released a limited vinyl of
DCO’s debut album “Warface”) The EP was featured in Terrorizer Magazine who also
premiered the Brute Force music video on their website.
The band has gone from strength to strength and unleashed their second album entitled “II”
in February 2014 through Scarlet Records. It has received outstanding reviews and looks set
to push DEF CON ONE even further up the ladder where they rightly belong.
