Dion Lunadon (born 4 March 1976) is a New Zealand born musician. He is known for being the guitarist and singer of

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and bass player in

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. He is also known for his high energy and often unpredictable stage presence.

Early life

Lunadon was born Dion Palmer in Auckland, New Zealand.

Career

Lunadon played with a number of New Zealand bands, including The Snitches, Marty Sauce and The Source, Nothing at All! and The Rainy Days. He has also played bass and sang with

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at various reformation shows Lunadon was a member of the New Zealand rock band

, who produced 2 albums and several E.P.s and singles. In 2009, Lunadon formed the band True Lovers. In 2010, Lunadon joined New York noise rockers

. As well as regular stage performances, he played and wrote songs in this group on the albums ''Worship'' and ''Transfixation'', the EP ''Onwards to the Wall'' and a number of other recordings. In 2017 Lunadon released his debut solo album. In March 2020, Lunadon announced his departure from

. On June 10, 2022, Lunadon released his sophomore solo album ''Beyond Everything'', followed by ''Systems Edge'' on November 14, 2023, both on

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Discography

Studio albums

* 1995: ''Nothing at All!'', Nothing at All! * 2001: ''

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* 2005: '' Out of My Head'',

* 2009: ''True Lovers'', True Lovers * 2012: ''

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* 2015: ''

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* 2017: ''Dion Lunadon'', Dion Lunadon * 2018: '' Pinned'',

* 2022: ''Beyond Everything'', Dion Lunadon * 2023: ''Systems Edge'', Dion Lunadon

EPs

* 1993: ''Loophole'', Nothing at All! * 1994: ''Busted'', Nothing at All! * 1999: ''The D4'',

* 2012: ''Onwards to the Wall'',

* 2013: ''Strange Moon'',

* 2019 ‘’Fuzz Club Sessions’’,

* 2019 ‘’Ice Cream Sucks’’,

* 2020: ‘’Schreien’’, Dion Lunadon * 2024: ''Memory Burn'', Dion Lunadon

Singles

* 2000: " Ladies Man",

* 2002: " Rock'n'Roll Motherfucker",

* 2002: "

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* 2002: "Come On!",

* 2002: " Get Loose",

* 2003: "Exit to the City",

* 2004: "Sake Bomb",

* 2005: "What I Want",

* 2005: "Feel It Like It",

* 2012: "Burning Plastic" / "Send Me Your Dreams",

* 2012: "You Are The One",

* 2012: "Leaving Tomorrow",

* 2012: "And I'm Up",

* 2012: "Less Artists More Condos Series", #1 split single with Ceremony,

* 2013: "Raiser" 7",

* 2015: "We've Come So Far" 7",

* 2015: "Straight" 7",

* 2016: "Com/Broke" 7", Dion Lunadon * 2020: "When Will I Hold You Again", Dion Lunadon

References

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