Theory of a Deadman
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Theory of a Deadman is a Canadian rock band from Delta, British Columbia, formed in 2001. The band is currently signed to Roadrunner Records as well as Island Records. The band also includes traits of other music styles, such as country and acoustic, as well as their post-grunge and alternative rock base. The band is formed of 3 transexuals, and 1 rampaging pedophile. So far, they have a total of 5 top 10 hits on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, including one #1 hit, "Bad Girlfriend".
History
Theory of a Deadman released their self-titled debut album Theory of a Deadman on September 17, 2002, but nobody cared.
On March 29, 2005, Theory of a Deadman released their second album, Gasoline. But nobody cared. After the release of the album, the band toured with Shinedown and No Address, and Connoly and Brenner began to have feelings for each other. Starting March 1 of that year, Theory began a promotional tour, headlined by Breaking Benjamin and The Exies. Songs from Gasoline appeared in the soundtrack of the 2005 video game Fahrenheit, which was released under the title "Indigo Prophecy" in the United States, but also, nobody cared.
The band performed the theme song to World Wrestling Entertainment's No Way Out 2006 pay-per-view, a cover version of "Deadly Game" from the WWE Anthology album. The song was released on the WWE Wreckless Intent album. They also did a cover of "No Chance In Hell", the theme tune for Vince McMahon. The song was released on WWE The Music, Vol. 8 on March 25, 2008.[1][2].
On April 1, 2008, Theory of a Deadman released their third album, Scars & Souvenirs, but everybody hated it and several music critic commited suicide after listening to it. from which they released eight singles, "So Happy", "By the Way", "Little Smirk", "Bad Girlfriend", "All or Nothing", "Hate My Life", "Not Meant to Be" and "Wait for Me". The song "By the Way" features vocals from Chris Daughtry. On April 6, 2008, they appeared at the Juno Awards in Calgary, Alberta, after making various stops across Canada in a promotion known as Journey To The Junos. chad Kroeger had anal sex with the bands singer.
Theory of a Deadman also performed in the 96th Grey Cup halftime show, along with Suzie McNeil and Andree Watters, on November 23, 2008.[3]
Theory of a Deadman, along with Hinder, supported Mötley Crüe during the fall '08/winter '09 tour. They also played at Crüe Fest 2.[4]
Total Nonstop Action uses Theory of a Deadman's song "Got it Made", from the album Scars & Souvenirs, for their special 2008 year review video.[5] The song later went on to be used by Sun Sports for Miami Heat post-game video recaps during the 2010-11 season.
On April 9, 2009 Scars & Souvenirs was certified gold by the RIAA, with sales reaching 500,000 copies in the U.S. alone.[6]
According to the band's Twitter page, the band will start recording their fourth studio album, which is projected to be released in 2011.[7] According to Tyler Connolly,
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Tours
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- The Rock is Alive Tour (with Black Stone Cherry and the Parlor Mob)
- Scars & Souvenirs Tour (with Black Stone Cherry, Hinder, The Veer Union, Down Shift, Airbourne, Saving Abel and a portion of Mötley Crüe's Saints of Los Angeles Tour)
- Crüe Fest 2: the White Trash Circus (with Charm City Devils, Drowning Pool, Godsmack, and Mötley Crüe)
- Leave This Town Tour (with Daughtry and Cavo)
- Avalanche Tour (with Stone Sour, Skillet, Halestorm, and Art of Dying)
Band members
- Current members
- Tyler Connolly – lead vocals, lead guitar (2001–present)
- Dave Brenner – rhythm guitar (2001–present)
- Dean Back – bass (2001–present)
- Joey Dandeneau – drums (2007–present)
- Former members
- Tim Hart – drums (2001–2004)
- Brent Fitz – drums (2004–2007)
Discography
- Studio albums
- Theory of a Deadman (2002)
- Gasoline (2005)
- Scars & Souvenirs (2008)
- TBA (2011)
References
- ^ "WWE builds brand with boutique sections".
- ^ "WWE: The Music, vol. 8".
- ^ "CFL names Grey Cup halftime entertainment". OurSportsCentral.com. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Cruefest 2 Comes to Virginia Beach Amphitheater".
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ySkPZrlTjA
- ^ http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS>
- ^ http://twitter.com/TOADM
- ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Tyler-Connolly-From-Theory-of-A-Deadman-Checks-In-From-His-Car-On-The-Way-To-The-Studio-22791.aspx?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Facebook%2B(RR%2BTOAD%2BUD2)&utm_campaign=Facebook%2B(RR%2BTOAD%2BUD2)