Editing Dez Cadena (section)

===Early career===
Cadena joined [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] in 1980, replacing singer [[Ron Reyes]].<ref name="azerrad24"/> During the first year of touring with the band, his hoarse voice became a recognizable and often imitated style of singing in hardcore punk. Eventually, and due in part to straining his voice, Cadena decided he wanted to play guitar.<ref name="azerrad28">{{cite book|last=Azerrad|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Azerrad|title=Our Band Could Be Your Life|year=2002|publisher=[[Back Bay Books]]|page=28|isbn=978-0-316-78753-6|title-link=Our Band Could Be Your Life}}</ref> [[Henry Rollins]] joined as vocalist, and for a period, Cadena played rhythm guitar alongside founder [[Greg Ginn]],<ref name="azerrad28"/> including on the seminal 1981 album ''[[Damaged (Black Flag album)|Damaged]]''.

Eventually, Cadena wanted to explore other forms of music so he left Black Flag and started [[DC3 (band)|DC3]].<ref name="rettman"/>

Before, during and after his stint in Black Flag, Cadena was a member of [[Redd Kross]], Twisted Roots, and Ella and the Blacks, a band which he co-founded. He also made a guest appearance on [[Hüsker Dü]]'s 1984 double album, ''[[Zen Arcade]]''.