Acey Slade

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Acey Slade

Acey Slade, (born Emil John Schmidt IV on December 15, 1974 in Downingtown/West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States), is the lead singer and guitarist of the band Acey Slade & The Dark Party. Previous to this he was the lead vocalist and guitarist in the punk rock band Trashlight Vision, which broke up September 12, 2007. Slade is perhaps best known as the former guitarist in the horror punk and glam metal act the Murderdolls.

Prior to the Murderdolls and Wednesday 13, Slade played bass, and later guitar, in the band Dope alongside guitarist Tripp Eisen who was also part of the Murderdolls. After Eisen left Dope, Slade was moved to guitar for the album Life. He later left Dope to join the Murderdolls, again replacing Eisen on guitar. Before joining the Murderdolls (alongside his Dope work), Slade also fronted a band known as the Vampire Love Dolls. After Murderdolls were put on hiatus in 2004 Slade filled in on guitar for punk/metal crossover band, Amen for a tour of Japan.

Slade played "Tired 'N Lonely" (rhythm guitar) on Roadrunner United for Roadrunner Records' 25-year anniversary. He collaborated on the song with musician Joey Jordison, who also played in the Murderdolls with Slade.

After the break-up of TrashLight Vision Slade filled in as guitarist for Wednesday 13 on his 2008 tour as well as taking time to produce records by His Mighty Robot (which remains unreleased) and Billy Liar.

Slade is currently touring and promoting his new band Acey Slade and The Dark Party, whose début album The Dark Party was released in 2010,^[1] and is also playing bass with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

Acey is one of the characters in the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars by Paul Miles published by Omnibus Press in July 2010^[2] and was also used as the motion-capture model for the Punk Singer and Rock Guitarist characters on the video game Rock Band 2.

Discography

Vampire Love Dolls

• 1997 - Vampire Love Dolls (Vocals)

Dope

• 1999: Felons and Revolutionaries (Bass)
• 2001: Life (Guitar, backing vocals)

TrashLight Vision

• 2004: TrashLight Vision EP (Vocals, guitar)
• 2005: Allergic To Home EP (Vocals, guitar)
• 2006: Alibis And Ammunition (Vocals, guitar) †

Acey Slade & the Dark Party

• 2008: Sex, Murder, Art, Baby! EP - Released as Acey Slade (Vocals, guitar, bass) †
• 2009: She Brings Down The Moon EP - Released as Acey Slade (Vocals, guitar, bass) †
• 2010: The Dark Party (Vocals, guitar, bass) †
• 2010: The After Party EP (Vocals, guitar, bass) †
• 2010: Spin The Bottle EP (Vocals, guitar)
• 2011: Inside The Reptile House: Live From NYC (Vocals, guitar)

Others

• 2005: Roadrunner Records - Roadrunner United (Rhythm guitar on "Tired 'N Lonely")
• 2009: Billy Liar - It Starts Here EP (Guitar) †
• 2009: Black Sugar Transmission - Use It EP (Vocals on "I Dare You")
• 2009 (Unreleased): His Mighty Robot - Black Season †

† - Produced

References

External links

• www.aceyslade.net