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Death In June arose in June 1980 from the ashes of classic '77 British punk band [a=Crisis (2)]. Guitar player [a=Douglas Pearce] and bassist [a=Tony Wakeford] were joined by drummer [a=Patrick Leagas]. Douglas P. is the solo member of Death In June since 1985. Their music started in the postpunk area and later evolved towards a mixture of acoustic ballads and synth-wave music. Death In June are often credited as the forefathers of the so called "apocalyptic folk" or "neofolk" genre. Current lineup: Douglas P. (Douglas Pearce) - guitar, vocals, percussion, keyboards (1981-present) Former members: Tony Wakeford - vocals, bass (1981-1984) Patrick Leagas - vocals, drums, drum machine, keyboards, trumpet (1981-1985) Richard Butler - keyboards (1983-1984) David Tibet (1984-1985) Former live members: John Murphy - percussion

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Death In June

Members

Tony Wakeford

Douglas Pearce

David Michael Bunting

Patrick Leagas

John Murphy

Richard Butler (6)

Links

http://www.deathinjune.net/

http://www.deathinjune.org/

https://www.facebook.com/deathinjune.official

https://soundcloud.com/deathinjune-music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_in_June

By Kyle Larson