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Declan Burke

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Declan Burke
Born
Dec Burke

1972 (age 53–54)
Limerick, Ireland
GenresRock music
InstrumentsGuitar, keyboards
Formerly ofFrost*

Declan Burke (born 1972), known professionally as Dec Burke, is an Irish guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist.

Career

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Burke began as a keyboard player, before moving to guitar.[citation needed]

With Frost*, Burke played guitar and performed as a vocalist.[1] He contributed to their 2008 album Experiments in Mass Appeal and their 2010 live album The Philadelphia Experiment. He also performed with Darwin's Radio as guitarist / vocalist, recording two albums; 2006's Eyes of the World and 2009's Template for a Generation.[2] Prior to Darwin's Radio, he played in a Rush tribute band called The Spirit of Rush.[3][4]

In 2010 he released his first solo production, the pop-prog album Destroy All Monsters. It received a 6/10 review in Classic Rock magazine, and a 2.5* review by Melodic.net.[5][6] Burke released his second solo album, "Paradigms & Storylines", in 2012, which received an 8/10 review in Powermetal.de [de].[7] Third solo album, Book of Secrets, was released in 2016 to positive reception from Prog magazine.[8] His fourth album released in 2021, Life in Two Dimensions, was described by Grant Moon writing for Prog as his "strongest solo album to date".[9]

He formed a trio, known as AudioPlastik, which released In the Head of a Maniac in 2015.[10][11]

In 2015, he joined the Dutch prog band Dilemma during the recordings of their second album Random Acts of Liberation.[12]

Discography

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Darwin's Radio

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  • Eyes of the World (2006)
  • Template for a Generation (2009)

Frost*

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Audioplastik

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  • In the Head of a Maniac (2015)

Dilemma

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  • Random Acts of Liberation (2019)

Dec Burke

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  • Destroy All Monsters (2010; ProgRock Records)[13]
  • Paradigms & Storylines (2011; Ritual Echo Records)
  • Book of Secrets (2016; Festival Music)
  • Life in Two Dimensions (2021; Gravity Dream Music)

References

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  1. ↑ Lizandra Pronin (19 January 2009). "Frost*: Experiments In Mass Appeal". Território da Música (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2011. (in Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Bannink, Aad (September 2021). "Interview Dec Burke". Background Magazine.
  3. ↑ Fjørtoft, Henrik (2007). "Darwin's Radio Eyes of the World". Tarkus (review) (in Norwegian). No. 40. p. 28.
  4. ↑ Fjørtoft, Henrik (2009). "Darwin's Radio Template for a Generation". Tarkus (review) (in Norwegian). No. 51. p. 26. ISSN 0809-0971.
  5. ↑ Barton, Geoff (13 October 2010). "Prog Round-up: November 2010". Classic Rock.
  6. ↑ Roth, Kaj (13 October 2010). "Melodic Net Review: Dec Burke - Destroy all monsters". Melodic Net.
  7. ↑ Backes, Björn (6 February 2012). "Review - BURKE, DEC - Paradigms & Storylines". Powermetal.de. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Scharf, Natasha (16 August 2016). "Dec Burke - Book Of Secrets album review". Prog – via Loudersound.
  9. ↑ Moon, Grant (24 September 2021). "Dec Burke - Life in Two Dimensions: "a career best..."". Prog – via Loudersound.
  10. ↑ Scharf, Natasha (6 March 2015). "AudioPlastik: In The Head Of A Maniac". Prog. Archived from the original on 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Interview with AudioPlastik". therocktologist.com. February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Veenhof, Herman (11 January 2019). "CD: Dilemma - Random Acts of Liberation". Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch).
  13. ↑ "CD Review: Dec Burke, "Destroy All Monsters"". popdose.com. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
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