Detonator emerged from the Hungarian town of Mezőkövesd in 1986 and existed for approximately five years, during which time it recorded two demos of evil thrash metal with pronounced elements of death and black metal. Although it was active in the same underground metal scene and shared the same stage as the storied Tormentor, Detonator never achieved the same level of notoriety as its contemporary. In fact, it followed much the same trajectory in that regard as another of its compatriots, Angel Reaper, along with whom it also gigged and recorded in obscurity. Also like Angel Reaper, Detonator chose its native Hungarian tongue as the language of its blasphemes, which was a likely factor in the band never attaining proper international recognition,
