Trashlight Vision
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United States
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. They featured the guitarist from Murderdolls
Murderdolls
Murderdolls is an American horror punk supergroup, founded during 2002 in Hollywood, California. The band line-up consists of core members Wednesday 13 and Joey Jordison. Former members include Ben Graves, Acey Slade, Eric Griffin & Tripp Eisen....
, Acey Slade
Acey Slade
Acey Slade, , 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...
and Steve Haley from the Philadelphia based rock band HALEY.
The band released their debut album in April 2006 on UnderGroove Records in the UK, entitled "Alibis and Ammunition
Alibis and Ammunition
Alibis and Ammunition is the name of a punk rock album released on November 14, 2006, by the band Trashlight Vision, through the independent record label Evo Recordings...
". The album features 11 original songs as well as a cover of the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
song "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)
My Brain is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)
"Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" is a song by American punk rock band the Ramones. Initially issued as a single in Great Britain by Beggars Banquet Records in 1985, it did not receive an American single release. An emotionally charged protest of the visit by U.S. president Ronald Reagan to a German cemetery...
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After releasing "Alibis and Ammunition", Trashlight Vision gained a strong and increasingly big fanbase and toured many different countries including their home country, various parts of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The band's last ever Glasgow (Scotland) date was the only UK show to be filmed in its entirety and was filmed by GUILTY.x.DESIGN Productions.
Trashlight Vision signed with Rock Ridge Music
Rock Ridge Music
Rock Ridge Music is an independent record label based in Newark, New Jersey. Some of the more recognized artists on the Rock Ridge roster include Reel Big Fish, Sister Hazel, Psychostick, Attack! Attack! UK, The Ike Reilly Assassination, and Ingram Hill....
in the USA and released Alibis and Ammunition in the United States on July 10, 2007.
The group disbanded on September 12, 2007.
On 18 August 2011 the band announced that they would reunite with the original line-up to play a single show in Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, on 29 September 2011. The show was set up as a benefit show for drummer Jonny Chops who underwent emergency surgery to remove a brain tumour in July 2011.
Members
- Acey SladeAcey SladeAcey Slade, , 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...
– vocals, guitar (2004–2007, 2011) - Steve HaleySteve HaleySteve Haley is the lead singer and guitarist for the Philadelphia-based rock band Haley. Haley is a former member of the trash/punk bands Trashlight Vision and Nympho Clepto .-External links:...
– guitar, backing vocals (2004–2007, 2011) - Roger "Rags" Segal – bass, backing vocals (2004–2007, 2011)
- Jonny ChopsJonny ChopsJonathan Henrich, better known as Jonny Chops , is a rock musician from Havertown, Pennsylvania. He is most famous for his role as the current drummer of Wednesday 13. He has also played in several other bands, including Anti-Product, Trashlight Vision, and a few local bands including, Divided Sky...
– drums (2007) - Lenny Thomas – drums (2004–2007, 2011)
Post-Trashlight Vision
Acey Slade served a short stint playing guitar with Wednesday 13 in 2008. He is now the lead singer and guitarist in his band Acey Slade & The Dark Party and is also playing bass with Joan Jett And The BlackheartsJoan Jett
Joan Jett is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress.She is best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts including their hit cover "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from March 20 to May 1, 1982, as well as for their other popular...
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Steve Haley is now fronting his own band called Haley.
Lenny Thomas plays drums in Sorry and the Sinatras
Sorry and the Sinatras
Sorry and the Sinatras are a punk rock influenced hard rock band based in both Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and London, United Kingdom, formed in 2007. Since 2010, the band has been composed of Scott Sorry , Dave Kerr , Rich Jones and Lenny Thomas...
with The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
bassist Scott Sorry
Scott Sorry
Scott Sorry is an American musician best known as the bass player for The Wildhearts. As well as playing with The Wildhearts, Sorry has his own group, Sorry and the Sinatras, and has played with Amen and Brides of Destruction.-Amen :After playing in a variety of punk bands in hiladelphia, Scott...
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Roger Segal also played bass in Sorry and the Sinatras
Sorry and the Sinatras
Sorry and the Sinatras are a punk rock influenced hard rock band based in both Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and London, United Kingdom, formed in 2007. Since 2010, the band has been composed of Scott Sorry , Dave Kerr , Rich Jones and Lenny Thomas...
but announced that he had retired from playing music in early 2010.
Jonny Chops
Jonny Chops
Jonathan Henrich, better known as Jonny Chops , is a rock musician from Havertown, Pennsylvania. He is most famous for his role as the current drummer of Wednesday 13. He has also played in several other bands, including Anti-Product, Trashlight Vision, and a few local bands including, Divided Sky...
was briefly the touring drummer with AntiProduct
AntiProduct
AntiProduct are a UK-based glam punk band, fronted by Alex Kane, formerly of Clam Abuse, Enuff Z'nuff, Holland, and Life, Sex & Death.The band formed in 2000, and have played alongside acts such as Rachel Stamp, The Wildhearts, Ginger, The Quireboys, Enuff Z'Nuff, Electric Eel Shock, Tyla from...
and was playing drums with Wednesday 13 until the reformation of Murderdolls
Murderdolls
Murderdolls is an American horror punk supergroup, founded during 2002 in Hollywood, California. The band line-up consists of core members Wednesday 13 and Joey Jordison. Former members include Ben Graves, Acey Slade, Eric Griffin & Tripp Eisen....
. In July 2011 he underwent emergency surgery to remove a brain tumour.
Discography
- Trashlight Vision EP - (2004)
- 'Allergic To Home' EP - (2005)
- "Alibis and Ammunition" - (2006)