Cadena played guitar with Misfits from 2001 to 2015, initially joining the band alongside Doyle, Jerry Only, and Robo for their 25th Anniversary Tour.

[1] Born in Newark, New Jersey,[1] his father, Ozzie Cadena, was a well-known A&R man in the music industry, and the co-founder of iconic jazz label Savoy Records.

[1] Reyes introduced Cadena to the local punk scene and they both started watching the early incarnation of Black Flag when they were still going by the name Panic.

[3] Henry Rollins joined as vocalist, and for a period, Cadena played rhythm guitar alongside founder Greg Ginn,[3] including on the seminal 1981 album Damaged.

He also played with raucous Hermosa Beach bar band The Jim Mellon Quartet, as well as Steve Reed and Dave Markey in Carnage Asada.

Cadena played guitar and sang lead vocals for the super-group Chop on their only single, which consisted of Blue Öyster Cult covers.

Only took over singing duties although Michale Graves filled in as a guest for a number of shows alongside future Blitzkrieg bandmate Marky Ramone.

The band toured to support the album and released one single, once again a cover for "The Day The Earth Caught Fire" by Japan's Balzac.

Cadena also played lead guitar for punk rock supergroup Osaka Popstar during this period, along with Jerry Only, Marky Ramone, John Cafiero and Ivan Julian.

The band was then in the studio to finally record their new album The Devil's Rain in 2011, with Cadena writing and singing a number of songs.

Cadena also contributed vocals to the song "From The Shadows" from Recognise, the debut album from UK band JD & the FDCs, which was released in July 2012.

Cadena has also been performing with his band The Buzz Aldrin Trio,[10] playing a variety of material which has included covers of Black Flag, Television, Wire, and The Sex Pistols.

[11] In September and October 2022, Jon Caspi and the First Gun had several releases on Fake Chapter Records featuring Cadena, including a re-recording of "Raise 'Em High" with special guest Jesse Malin, a "live in the studio" album (The Studio 650 Sessions), and a more roots-rock oriented ep (Raise 'Em High and Other Delights).