D-E-T-E-R

   

 'DETER' (stylized as D-E-T-E-R) were a Scottish Post Hardcore Rock band formed in Glasgow, Scotland by vocalist Jamie Logan, bassist Daniel Brown and lead guitarist Jonathan Follan.

 

  

Formation (2017)
The band was formed when lead vocalist Jamie Logan met guitarist Jonathan Follan and and bassist Daniel Brown at College and they started practicing together to which after a while Jamie asked if they were up for starting a band to which they agreed to doing so, they later wrote their first song together titled "Thought You Knew".

First shows and Pull Me Under (2018)
They later played their first ever gig on February 14th, 2018 at The Record Factory in Partick, Glasgow, sometime before the gig the band hired Callum Ford on drums, Callum departed the band shortly after this gig.

On February 15th, the band uploaded a video from their gig of the band performing their song "Something To Say".

They later played at Callums Cavern in Paisley on April 14th and played at G2 on April 20th supporting Vague Reality, they were supposed to be playing at the Cathouse but there was a change of venues due to unknown reasons.

They later supported The Riot Vans on June 1st at the O2, ABC in Glasgow.

On May 23rd, 2018, the band recorded demos of "Something To Say", "Thought You Knew" and "Fade Here" at an unknown studio, the demos were later released on social media on July 5th.

On July 26th, the band supported The Riot Vans at Nice 'N' Sleazy in Glasgow.

On August 22nd, the band were played an acoustic session on Cumbernauld FM.

Despite playing many gigs around Glasgow, the band had yet to find a drummer, they had been using fill in drummers including Peter Dickson who provided drums for their demos. They then began looking for a permanent drummer sometime before recording their album, they later met Floyd Elliott who was playing drums for Vague Reality at the time, then they joined as the band's permanent drummer.

With the addition of Floyd, the band also added Caleb Derrick as their keyboardist and rhythm guitarist, he had previously worked with Jamie before in the music scene.

On September 22nd, the band again supported Vague Reality on their "Break The Silence" tour at Callum's Cavern.

On December 8th, the band supported ZANG's EP launch at The Market Inn in Ayr.

On December 22nd, the band released their first single "Pull Me Under".

Wither & Fade and line up changes (2018 - 2019)
Sometime before or after the addition of Floyd and Caleb, the band began writing their debut album 'Wither and Fade'.

On February 1st, the band announced that they would be selling T-Shirts at their upcoming show supporting SHVPES at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut.

On February 9th, the band supported SHVPES at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut.

On February 10th, the band released their second single "Terrible Mess".

On March 28th, the band played a show supporting Orchards.

On April 25th, the band released a music video of their first single "Pull Me Under", the video was shot at Broadscope Studios in Glasgow.

On May 9th, the band released their debut album "Wither & Fade", the album was recorded at Studio 1790 and was released to positive reviews from fans and crititcs, they held their album release show the same night at the Stereo Cafe Bar in Glasgow with support from Whatever Weather, Lo Rays and Lucid Hound, the gig was also the debut gig for Whatever Weather.

A few months after the albums release, the band were due to play at BLOC+ in Glasgow which would've been the band's final gig with Caleb who departed the band to go study at London University but the band dropped out of the lineup due to Jamie being unwell.

On August 1st, the band played at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut with Floyd for the last time so they could focus on studying and take a break from music. The gig also saw the debut of Sean Ritchie filling in for bass guitar for Daniel who couldn't make the gig. Sean had previously played guitar in a band called Xiles which has vocalist Jack Very who joins the band sometimes performing "Fade Here".

On October 7th, they played at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow with their brand new line-up with Sean Ritchie joining them on guitar and former Shattered Glass drummer Iain Allan joining them as their touring drummer.

On December 5th, the band played their final gig of 2019 at the 13th Note in Glasgow with Floyd returning on drums, it was unknown if they had returned as an official member or just a one off. However posts on Instagram from the band may of confirmed Floyd's return.

Recording an EP, line up change and COVID 19 Pandemic (2020)
On 11th January, 2020, the band announced their new single titled "Iniquity" would be released on 1st of February, 2020.

On 19th of January, they played at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut for their first gig of 2020. Shortly after the gig on the same night bassist and founding member Daniel Brown announced on Instagram that it would be his final time playing with DETER, departing the band after two years. The news regarding Daniel's departure was confirmed on the band's social media pages on 27th of January 2020 with the band to begin searching for a new bass player. Posts on Facebook revealed that Cryptic Culture guitarist Dylan McVey had joined the band on bass guitar. It was also confirmed that drummer Floyd Elliott would be returning to the band full time with Floyd's name being added back on the band's Facebook page.

On February 1st, 2020, the band released their single "Iniquity" on all streaming platforms. During an interview about "Iniquity" it was confirmed by Jamie that there are no current plans yet for another album but it was revealed on social media that they will be releasing an EP to be recorded in March. The band started recording their upcoming untitled EP on March, 6th, 2020 with guitarist Sean Ritchie providing bass for the EP while the band continued their search for a new bassist, it was also revealed on Instagram stories that they were rerecording Wither & Fade's final song Fade Here with Xiles vocalist Jack Very.

On May 18th, Jamie and Jonny did an interview with Audio Addiction.

On June 12th, the band released Wither & Fade available to stream on YouTube.

On July 20th, the band posted to their Instagram story that they were holding a rehearsal at Pirate Studios in Glasgow. It was the band's first rehearsal in months due to not being able to due to the United Kingdom being locked down caused by the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. It was the band's first rehearsal with new bassist Dylan McVey and without drummer Floyd Elliott who had departed the band yet again due to unknown reasons.

On August 8th, the band held a photoshoot at an unknown location with Dylan for the first time, the band also wiped their Instagram page again with only a picture from the photoshoot being posted. On September 21st, the band posted a few videos to their Instagram story showing that they were recording acoustic songs for a possible upcoming release, one of the songs will be an acoustic version of "Iniquity". On December 13th, the band posted to their Instagram story that they were filming a music video in a undisclosed location. On December 23rd, the band released a cover of Loveless by PVRIS, it was mixed by the band's bassist Dylan. Previous touring drummer Iain Allen provided additional strings and keys for the track.

A Life Without Colour, Website launch & Break Up (2021)
On January 1st, 2021, the band released a short video set inside what appeared to be an abandoned Hospital revealing the title of the EP being "A Life Without Colour". They also set up another Instagram account for the EP. On January 26th, the band officially launched their official website, featuring their music, videos, merchandise, blogs and photos from recent photoshoots.

On February 7th, the band's debut album Wither & Fade along with their original demos were removed from all streaming sites becoming only available on Bandcamp, the reason for the albums removal was due to Jamie stating that the album 'doesn't describe them as who they are anymore as a band'. The album was later added to the band's website to stream for free.

From March 1st to the 4th, the band released small teasers of the EP on their EP's Instagram with the numbers "19", "1903" and "190321" revealing that the EP will be released on March 19th, 2021. On March 5th, the band announced that the EP's debut single titled "Underneath" would be released on March 19th, possibly meaning that the full length EP would be released at a future date. On March 12th, the band announced that they had joined Elicit Music and would be managed by them. The same day they released Jamie's Spotify playlist. On March 13th, the band released Jonny's Spotify playlist. On March 14th, the band released Dylan's Spotify playlist. On March 15th, the band released Sean's Spotify playlist. On March 16th, the band revealed that a music video for "Underneath" would be released on the 19th, the same day as the song's official release. On March 17th, Jamie attended an online event hosted by Eurogig, the event saw their 2020 single "Iniquity" being played and saw the exclusive debut of the music video for "Underneath". The same day an interview with Nerds Order Entertainment was posted. On March 19th, "Underneath" was officially released on all streaming websites, the music video for the song was released the same day. On March, 26th, the band released behind the scenes photos of the video shoot for "Underneath". On March 28th, the band released a behind the scenes video for the shoot of "Underneath.

On April 6th, Jonny posted to their Instagram story that they were doing design work presumably for the band's upcoming EP. On April 7th, the band posted a video to their social medias with the band discussing on a recorded video call explaining the creative process of "Underneath" and how the band got their current lineup, they also confirmed that they had filmed a second music video to be released soon alongside the second single. On April 12th, the band announced that they would be selling official Underneath T-Shirts, the shirts were designed by Jonny. On April 23rd, the band released a video to their social medias featuring Jamie talking about the meaning of the lyrics of "Underneath". On April 28th, the band posted a Spotify pre-save link for a new song titled "Sick & Tired", which they would be releasing as teir second single, the release date for the song was unknown. On April 29th, the band announced they would be giving away six "Underneath" T-Shirts in a competition. To enter the competition fans would have to tag two of their friends and post screenshots of them presaving the band's new single "Sick & Tired". On May 1st, the band annnounced that "Sick & Tired" would be released on May 14th.

On May 2nd, Jamie posted an interview where they talked about the band's upcoming single "Sick & Tired" and spoke about the process of what goes on behind the scenes and what the band is planning for future. On May 5th, the band was again featured on the online event Eurogig. On May 14th, "Sick & Tired" was officially released on all streaming sites a music video was released later on, they later done a livestream on Instagram featuring Jonny, Jamie and Dylan. On May 17th, Jamie revealed on social media that they and Sean had written a new track, it is currently unknown if the song will be used for DETER or another project altogether. On May 19th, Jamie revealed on Twitter that Jonny had shown him artwork for an upcoming third single. On May 20th, the band released a behind the scenes video for "Sick & Tired". And on May 24th they released a behind the lyrics video which featured Jamie explaining the lyrics behind "Sick & Tired". On May 26th, the band announced that they would be releasing a SUB BLXCK remix of "Sick & Tired" on Friday the 28th of May. On May 27th, the band posted to their Instagram story that they were doing a video shoor at Berkeley 2 studios in Glasgow. On May 28th, the SUB BLXCK remix of "Sick & Tired" was released. On May 31st, Jamie posted a picture of themself possibly editing either video footage of a DETER rehearsal or something else to their Instagram story, the picture featured Goth GF's drummer Nicky Duncan behind the drum kit, it is unknown if he has joined the band as their new drummer or he was just filling in for the video.

On June 4th, Jamie posted a small audio clip of a demo for a possible upcoming song with the title "Cold Skin". On June 16th, the band posted a video onto their social medias where the band explained the creative process of "Sick & Tired".

On July 5th, the band announced that would be releasing their third single "Fade Here" featuring Jack Very on July 9th, the song is a reworked version of the final single from their debut album "Wither & Fade". On July 9th, "Fade Here" was officially released, the music video was released the same day. The music video featured Goth GF drummer Nicky Duncan on drums.

On July 12th, the band announced that their EP "A Life Without Colour" would be released on September 17th, 2021, the same day they announced the band announced that they would be going on tour with Slowmove on September 16th at Harley's in Ayr, September 17th at Tooth & Claw in Inverness, September 19th at Student Union at St Andrew's in Edinburgh and playing at the Hug & Pint in Glasgow on September 20th which will also be the EP's release show.

On August 6th, the band announced new merchandise for their EP which would include T-Shirts, Hoodies and CD's and the first 10 buyers for the merch would recieve a free bandcamp download of the EP. On August 20th, the band released a behind the scenes video for the video shoot of "Fade Here". On August 23rd, they released a behind the lyrics video of Jamie explaining the meaning of the song.

On September 16th, the band perfromed at Harley's in Ayr, the show saw the return of previous touring drummer Iain Allen on drums, it is currently unknown if he is still a touring member or if he has joined the band full time. On September 17th, "A Life Without Colour" was officially released. The same night the band performed at the Tooth and Claw in Inverness. On September 19th, the band performed at St, Andrew's Student Union.

On September 20th, the band were due to perform at the Hug N Pint in Glasgow, but before doors opened the band announced that they would not be playing at the venue due to an "Isolated Event" occuring a few months before, the band released a statement online and said more information would be released in the future. On September 22nd, the band posted another statement revealing that the show was cancelled due to an incident involving Jonny, the statement was met with backlash due to it sounding like the band was supporting Jonny rather than firing him, Jamie later posted their own statement revealing they had left the band because of the matter revealing that they, Sean or Dylan had nothing to do with the statement meaning that the statement was written by Jonny himself.

On September 27th, the band released the music video for Despondent/Dependent, they later posted a statement saying that they had broken up and would no longer be releasing music as a band.

Aftermath

 * Main Article: BLEMISH.

Shortly after DETER's breakup, Jamie posted that they were getting requests to join new bands.

On October 11th 2021, Jamie posted that they were waiting for demos to be sent to him from Dylan McVey, confirming that he is a part of the new project. On October 13th, Jamie posted that they were writing a new album. On October 18th, Jamie posted a voice clip to their Instagram story of a new song. On October 28th, Jamie revealed that Jack Very was possibly working with the new band.

Sometime after November 20th, DETER's social medias were deleted save for their YouTube channel, their YouTube channel was later terminated in early 2022.

On December 5th, Jamie posted that they were hanging out with both Dylan McVey and Sean Ritchie formerly from DETER confirming that Sean was a part of the new band. On December 6th, the band's name was confirmed to be Blemish.

Albums

 * Wither & Fade (2019)

Singles

 * Pull Me Under (2019)
 * Telling Myself (2019)
 * Iniquity (2020)
 * Underneath (2021)
 * Sick & Tired (2021)
 * Fade Here (2021)

EP

 * A Life Without Colour (2021)

Past Members

 * Jamie Logan - Lead Vocals (2017 - 2021)
 * Jonathan Follan - Lead Guitar (2017 - 2021)
 * Dylan McVey - Bass Guitar (2020 - 2021)
 * Sean Ritchie - Guitar (2019 - 2021)
 * Iain Allan - Drums (2019, 2021)
 * Peter Dickson - Drums (2018)
 * Callum Ford - Drums (2018)
 * Caleb Derrick - Keyboard, Rhythm Guitar (2018 - 2019)
 * Daniel Brown - Bass Guitar (2017 - 2020)
 * Floyd Elliott - Drums/Percussion (2018 - 2020)

Trivia

 * The band have played gigs across Scotland with King Tuts Wah Wah Hut being their most popular venue and have even played in Liverpool.
 * They have stopped performing some of their songs from the album "Wither & Fade" with "Pull Me Under", "Echoes" and "Fade Here" being the songs they continue to play.
 * After the departure of Daniel Brown, founding members Jamie Logan and Jonathan Follan were the only members left of the band's original lineup.
 * Aside from D-E-T-E-R, lead vocalist Jamie Logan also runs a podcast by the name of "Monochrome Music Media" and also a photography business called "ifyouwereamovie", while lead guitarist Jonny Follan was the bass player in the band Goth GF before his firing in 2021 and bassist Dylan McVey is one of two guitarists in the band Cryptic Culture.
 * The band had written new songs which they debuted during their "A Life Without Colour Tour" which will probably never see the light of day.