There are multiple artists called Deviate: 1) In the dark, desecrated underworld where thrash meets hardcore, lives Deviate. Equally appealing to hardcore kids and metal/thrash consumers, DV8 will appeal to fans of Soulfly, Pantera, Sick Of It All, Madball, Earth Crisis, H2O, ... Deviate... in the summer of 1991 Deviate was founded from the ashes of Belgian thrash band Sixty Nine and hardcore band Mental Disturbance. Deviate recorded their debut mini-CD called "Small Traces Of Life" in November and December 1992.