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Determination is a gut-thumping, ear-piercing, kick-u-in-the-face Texas Heavy Metal Band located in Arlington. With various influences from Patsy Cline to Black Sabbath, Determination's music today can be compared to Disturbed and Tool. The band has gone through several different players, but this latest group is by far the best.

Unfortunately, this line-up is kind of a direct result of Bambi killings. The founder of the band and rhythm guitarist, Robbie Prince, was out deer hunting in South Texas (the middle of nowhere) with his parents and their long time hunting buddies, the Landrums. On this particular weekend, the Landrums brought their son Chris, a recent graduate of MI, along with them. Even though deer hunting was not Chris' cup of tea, his parents were convinced that he and Robbie would get along well because they both had tattoos and long hair, so surely they'd find something in common to talk about. Robbie and Chris met and started talking music right off and kept it up for the rest of the trip.

Within the next couple of weeks, Chris auditioned for the band and mesmerized both Robbie and Mikey Smith, (the drummer and vocalist of the group) with his amazing riffs. To complete the group Chris called in the guy that always got him into trouble as a kid and the one who first got him interested in heavy metal, Jay Hernandez, to play bass. Together, these guys make some totally awesome music that's enjoyed by everyone who hears it.