801 DC

801 DC was in fact one of the most important TRIAD members ever. Following the retirement of Ixion in 1988, TRIAD almost died. The TRIAD eras before and after this crisis are sometimes referred to as the “old” and “new” TRIAD respectively. But TRIAD didn’t die! There was one person who kept the fire burning, and that person was 801 DC. He and the Sarge released some demos from August 1988 until Jerry joined as the new leader two months later. He tragically died in an airplane accident on midsummers eve 1991, missed by all his friends in TRIAD.