Seduce (band)

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| origin = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

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| discography =

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1980–1991
2002–2005
2008
2011
2016–present

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Psycho-Mania Records
I.R.S. Records

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| current_members =

Mark Andrews
David Black
Chuck Burns

| past_members =

Mike Alonso
Dexter Arney
Mark Finnell
Steve Firneno
Angelo Ganos
Johnny Roxx
Mickey St. Claire

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Seduce is an American heavy metal band formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1980.

They are best known for their appearance in Penelope Spheeris’ cult music documentary film The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years.{{cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/news/seduce-classic-detroit-band-reissues-too-much-aint-enough-album|title=SEDUCE – CLASSIC DETROIT BAND REISSUES TOO MUCH AIN’T ENOUGH ALBUM|accessdate=June 7, 2024|work=Brave Words|date=November 10, 2020}}

History

Seduce was formed in 1980 when Mark Andrews and David Black, initially playing in a band called Sparks, met Chuck Burns through mutual friends. "Mark and I jammed through a few things and put the first version of Seduce together, then Chuck came along later," Black remembers.{{cite web|url=https://www.metrotimes.com/music/hair-today-2150916|title=Hair Today|accessdate=June 7, 2024|author=Callwood, Brett|work=Metro Times|date=December 8, 2010}} The band released their self-titled debut album in 1985. Seduce performed their songs "Colleen" and "Crash Landing" in the music documentary film The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years and released their second album, Too Much Ain't Enough, in 1988.{{cite web|url=https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/band/Seduce|title=Spirit of Metal - Seduce|accessdate=June 8, 2024|work=Spirit of Metal}} Seduce performed with Accept, Saxon, Girlschool, Iggy Pop, and Vinnie Vincent Invasion around this time. After issues with their record label and lineup changes in the band, Seduce broke up in 1991. The members would go on to play in other bands such as Speedball, the Skeemin' Nogoods, Universal Temple of Divine Power, Heresy, Crud, the Shakey Jakes, and Negative Approach. Seduce reformed in 2002 and has been consistently performing one-off reunion shows since then.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/15/hair-despair-nightmares-what-happened-to-1980s-metal-also-rans|title=Hair! Despair! Nightmares! What happened to 1980s metal also-rans|work=The Guardian|author=Simpson, Dave|date=October 15, 2015|accessdate=June 14, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Seduce/7088|title=The Metal Archives - Seduce|work=The Metal Archives|accessdate=June 14, 2024}}