Casey Royer
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Royer performing live with D.I. in 2023 | |
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| Birth name | Casey A. Royer |
| Born | October 8, 1958 |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
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| Member of | D.I. |
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Casey A. Royer (born October 8, 1958), is an American musician and an early pioneer of the hardcore punk rock genre in Orange County. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Royer is best known as the lead vocalist for Southern Californian punk rock band D.I. and as a drummer for the Adolescents.
As a teenager, he formed Social Distortion with Mike Ness, within which he was the drummer. After splitting up with Ness in 1979, Royer became the lead vocalist for a short-lived Social Distortion splinter group, before subsequently drumming with The Detours and later the Adolescents beginning in 1980. He formed D.I. after the Adolescents first break up in 1981, which has since become his primary band.