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Defiance | |
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| Origin | Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Thrash metal, progressive metal |
| Years active | 1985–1995, 2005–2012, 2019–present |
| Labels | Candlelight, Roadrunner, Metal Mind Productions |
| Members | Steev Esquivel Jim Adams Mike Kaufmann Matt Vander Ende Billy Garoutte |
| Past members | Doug Harrington Matt Vander Ende Ken Elkington Paul Palmer David White Mark Hernandez |
| Website | defiance1 |
Defiance is an American thrash metal band from Oakland, California. They played a technical style of thrash originally evoking bands like Testament, though they would later move on to playing in their own unique, more progressive thrash style. After dissolving in 1995, they reformed in 2005 and released their fourth studio album The Prophecy in late 2009. They broke up once again in 2012, but announced yet another reunion in September 2019.