Acey Slade
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Birth name | Emil John Schmidt IV |
Born | Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Emil John Schmidt IV, known professionally as Acey Slade, is an American musician. He is the bassist and one of the guitarists in the
Career
Schmidt was born in
Slade played rhythm guitar on the track "Tired 'n Lonely" on Roadrunner United for Roadrunner Records' 25-year anniversary. He collaborated on the song with Joey Jordison, who also played in the Murderdolls with Slade. After the breakup 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 one of the contributors to 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.
Slade is currently touring and promoting his new band Acey Slade & the Dark Party, whose début album The Dark Party was released in 2010,
In 2022, he joined the band of Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann for the "Ich hasse Kinder" tour.
Personal life
Slade lives in Newark, New Jersey.
Equipment
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
- ESP Phoenix II-B bass guitars
- Ampeg SVT-CL amps
- Ampeg SVT-810E cabinets
- Boss TU-2
Acey Slade & the Dark Party
Other: In the past Slade has also used
Black 35 "Ouija Board" custom guitar
- Gibson Les Paul guitars
- Dean ML with EMGs guitars
- Dean Modern with EMGs guitars
- Gibson Firebird guitars
- BC Rich Mockingbirdguitars
- ESP Vintage-4 PJ bass guitars
- Epiphone Les Paulguitars
- Hughes & Kettner guitar amps
- Marshall guitar amps
- Tech 21 SansAmp
- HagstromViking bass guitar
Discography
- 1997: Vampire Love Dolls – Vampire Love Dolls (Vocals)
- 1999: Felons and Revolutionaries – Dope (Bass)
- 2001: Life – Dope (Guitar, backing vocals)
- 2004: TrashLight Vision EP – TrashLight Vision (Vocals, guitar)
- 2005: Allergic to Home EP – TrashLight Vision (Vocals, guitar)
- 2005: Roadrunner United – Roadrunner Records (Rhythm guitar on "Tired 'N Lonely")
- 2006: Alibis and Ammunition – TrashLight Vision (Vocals, guitar) †
- 2008: Sex, Murder, Art, Baby! EP – Acey Slade (Vocals, guitar, bass) †
- 2009: Black Season – His Mighty Robot (Unreleased) †
- 2009: It Starts Here EP – Billy Liar (Production, backing vocals, guitar) †
- 2009: She Brings Down the Moon EP – Acey Slade (Vocals, guitar, bass) †
- 2009: Use It EP – Black Sugar Transmission (Vocals on "I Dare You")
- 2010: The Dark Party – Acey Slade & the Dark Party (Vocals, guitar, bass) †
- 2010: The After Party EP – Acey Slade & the Dark Party (Vocals, guitar, bass) †
- 2010: Spin the Bottle EP – Acey Slade & the Dark Party (Vocals, guitar)
- 2011: Inside the Reptile House: Live from NYC – Acey Slade & the Dark Party (Vocals, guitar)
- 2012: Recognise – JD & the FDCs (Vocals on "The Secret")
- 2012: Suicide Lullaby/Burn This City Down – Acey Slade & the Dark Party (Vocals, guitar) - Split 7" with JD & the FDCs
- 2013: Unvarnished – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (Bass)
- 2015: Valentines for Sick Minds – Acey Slade (Vocals, bass, guitar)
- 2016: Live from Moscow, Russia – Dope (bass, vocals)
† - Produced
References
- ^ "Acey Slade Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ^ Paul Miles (October 19, 2012). "Sex Tips From Rock Stars". SexTipsFromRockStars.com. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ^ "The Big Rock Show Presents: Acey Slade Of Acey Slade And The Dark Party". Current.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
External links
- Media related to Acey Slade at Wikimedia Commons