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Emil John Schmidt IV (born December 15, 1974), known professionally as Acey Slade, is an American musician, perhaps best known as the bassist of the alternative metal band Dope and the former guitarist of the horror punk and glam metal act Murderdolls. He is currently the lead singer and guitarist of the band Acey Slade & the Dark Party, and the live rhythm guitarist of Misfits. Previous to this, he served as the bassist in Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and the lead vocalist and guitarist in the punk rock band Trashlight Vision, which broke up in 2007.

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Acey Slade
Background information
Birth name	Emil John Schmidt IV
Born	(1974-12-15) December 15, 1974 (age 47) Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Punk rock hardcore punk horror punk hard rock heavy metal
Occupation(s)	Musician record producer
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar vocals

Career

Played in the Moon Dragons from Baltimore Maryland Prior to Vampire Love Dols, Murderdolls and Wednesday 13, Slade played bass, and later guitar, in 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 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 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. ^{[citation needed]}

Slade is one of the contributors to the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars by Paul Miles published by Omnibus Press in July 2010[1] 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,[2] and is also playing bass with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and filling in on bass for the occasional tour date with former band Dope.^{[citation needed]} Slade performed second guitar for the various Original Misfits reunion sets.

In 2022 joined Lindemann at concert tour named "Ich hasse Kinder" and performed in Israel and Dubai.[3]

Personal life

Slade lives in Newark, New Jersey. He is a well known coffee aficionado. He and his wife Mei-Ling Schmidt are the owners of Cat Fight Coffee, based out of Newark, New Jersey.

Equipment

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

• ESP Phoenix II-B basses
• Ampeg SVT-CL amps
• Ampeg SVT-810E cabinets
• Boss TU-2

Acey Slade & the Dark Party

• ESP Phoenix guitars
• ESP Eclipse-I guitars
• Peavey Penta amps
• Peavey Penta cabinets
• Boss TU-2

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 Mockingbird guitars
• ESP Vintage-4 PJ basses
• Epiphone Les Paul guitars
• Hughes & Kettner guitar amps
• Marshall guitar amps
• Tech 21 SansAmp
• Hagstrom Viking bass

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

External links

• https://www.catfightcoffee.com

На других языках

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- [en] Acey Slade

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[es] Acey Slade

Emil John Schmidt IV conocido por su nombre artístico Acey Slade (Pensilvania; 15 de diciembre de 1975), es un músico estadounidense. Es el bajista de la banda de metal alternativo Dope. Desde 2001 hasta 2004 fue el guitarrista de la banda de [[horror punk] y [hardcore punk] Murderdolls. También es el cantante y guitarrista principal de la banda Acey Slade & the Dark Party, cuyo álbum debut The Dark Party fue lanzado en 2010.[1] y es el guitarrista rítmico en las presentaciones en vivo de The Misfits, desde 2016. Antes de esto, se desempeñó como bajista en Joan Jett & the Blackhearts y fue vocalista y guitarrista principal de la banda de punk rock Trashlight Vision, que se separó el 12 de septiembre de 2007. Es un fan de la película The Nightmare Before Christmas.[2]

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[ru] Эйси Слейд

Э́йси Слейд (настоящее имя Эмиль Джон Шмидт IV; 15 декабря 1974 года) — вокалист и гитарист группы Acey Slade & the Dark Party и басист в Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. До этого он был ведущим вокалистом и гитаристом в панк-рок-группе Trashlight Vision, которые распались 12 сентября 2007 года. Слейд наиболее известен как экс-гитарист в хоррор-панк/глэм-метал группе Murderdolls. Живёт в Бруклине, Нью-Йорк.

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