''Decree'' is a

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industrial band from

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that was founded by Chris Peterson and John McRae in 1991. However, writing and gathering ideas started around 1989. Both musicians have also been working together at the beginning of the 1990s in the

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band

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. Decree released their debut album, Wake of Devastation, in 1996. They subsequently released Moment of Silence in 2004 and Fateless in 2011. In 2018, Artoffact Records released a vinyl collection of the band's albums on vinyl.

Discography

* Wake of Devastation (1996, Decibel, Off Beat) * Moment of Silence (2004,

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, Minuswelt Musikfabrik, Irond) * Fateless (2011, Artoffact)

Band members

Current members

* Chris Peterson – keyboard, programming, percussion, engineering * Sean Lawson – vocals, noise * Ross Redhead – guitar, bass, cello * Matt Pease – percussion

Former members

* John McRae – vocals

Television Appearance

The band is featured in " Dance of the Dead", the third episode of the first season of Tobe Hooper's

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, performing a song in the "Doom Room" bar.

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Canadian industrial music groups Electro-industrial music groups Musical groups from Vancouver Musical groups established in 1991 1991 establishments in British Columbia Canadian noise musical groups Canadian electronic music groups Metropolis Records artists Off Beat label artists