Declan "Dec" Burke (born 22 May 1972) is an Irish

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and

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Biography

Burke was born on 22 May 1972 in Limerick, Ireland, and moved to the UK in 1989. He has one son.

Career

Burke began as a keyboard player, before moving to guitar. Burke performed with

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on their 2008 album ''

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'' and their 2010 live album ''The Philadelphia Experiment''. He also performed with

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as guitarist / vocalist, recording 2 albums; 2006's ''Eyes of the World'' and 2009's ''Template for a Generation''. In 2010 he released his first solo album, ''Destroy All Monsters'', which was recorded at his home studio and released via ProgRock Records in the US. In 2016 he joined the Dutch prog band

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during the recordings of their second album ''Random Acts of Liberation''.

Discography

Darwin's Radio

* ''Eyes of the World'' (2006) * ''Template for a Generation'' (2009)

Frost* Frost* are an English neo-prog supergroup, formed in 2004 by Jem Godfrey and members of Arena, Kino, and IQ. Frost* released their first studio album, '' Milliontown'', in 2006, before splitting up. In 2008, Godfrey reformed Frost*, adding ...

(2008) * ''The Philadelphia Experiment'' (2010)

Audioplastik

* ''In the Head of a Maniac'' (2015)

Dilemma

* ''Random Acts of Liberation'' (2019)

Dec Burke

* ''Destroy All Monsters'' (2010; ProgRock Records) * ''Paradigms & Storylines'' (2011; Ritual Echo Records) * ''Book of Secrets'' (2016; Festival Music) * ''Life in Two Dimensions'' (2021; Gravity Dream Music)

References

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