Duty (American band)

Duty are a American rock band from. They were formed in 2000 by vocalist Kane Bernard and guitarist Scott Alegre.

The band's main influences are and.

History
Duty was founded in the Spring of 2000 in. Comprising vocalist Kane Bernard (the son of The New York Post and The New York Daily News film critic ) and Guatemalan-born guitarist Scott Alegre with rhythm guitarist Murray Lakatos-Johnson, bassist Rick R. Balogh, keyboardist Mikkey Xiong (a member of the touring band on earlier tours), and drummer Frank Mitman, the band had written 5 songs and recorded demos of them in Balogh's grandfather's garage which in August earned them a recording contract with Italian label. The same month they opened for Rinava on several tour dates in and.

In 2001, they visited to cut their first album, Wreck the Rhythm with producer  of  fame. The album's fifth track "Rule One" charted at #3 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

In 2002, they went to to record their second album Duty (aka The Teal Album) at the. The song "I'll Fight With You" was featured in Redwall: The Movie. The band toured in support of the album at several venues.

In 2003, the band toured Europe and made their British debut in at the. Xiong left the band to pursue philanthropy work and was replaced by Tom Axmann, who had just graduated from.

In 2005, Mitman was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, which led him to retire from the music industry. He was replaced by R&B session drummer Morgan Edward Rice.

In 2008, Jojo Baily replaced Murray after he left the band due to an argument with their label, Frontiers Records.