| Theory of a Deadman | |
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| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Post-Grunge Hard Rock |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
| Label(s) | 604 Records/Roadrunner Records |
| Website | TheoryOfADeadman.com |
| Members | |
| Tyler Connolly Dave Brenner Dean Back |
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| Former members | |
| Tim Hart Brent Fitz |
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Theory of a Deadman is a rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada signed by Nickelback's Chad Kroeger to 604 Records. The band also includes traits of other music styles, such as country, metal and more acoustic elements. The band's lead singer, Tyler Connolly, gave Chad Kroeger a demo tape of their music while at an after-show party.
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History
Theory of a Deadman released their self-titled album Theory of a Deadman on September 17, 2002. This album released four singles, with two international videos for "Nothing Could Come Between Us" and "Make Up Your Mind." It was these two songs that propelled them into more mainstream music and acknowledgement. After the quiet but fairly substantial recognition from the debut, Tyler Connolly, the band's lead singer and one of its guitarists, would be called up to work again with Kroeger and Josey Scott, lead singer of Saliva to perform the song Hero on the soundtrack of the first Spider-Man movie, of which both a single and video were released. This also brought attention to the band thanks to Connolly's involvement. On March 29, 2005, Theory released their second album, Gasoline. The first single is "No Surprise." Before the release of the album the band toured with Shinedown and No Address, and starting March 1 began a promotion tour with headliners Breaking Benjamin and The Exies. Theory's popularity has risen following several songs from Gasoline appearing in the soundtrack of 2005 video game Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy). In the heavy metal scene, there is a conception that current Annihilator singer Dave Padden sung for this band, however he only played as a backup guitarist on a short tour of the U.S.A, as stated by Dave on the official Annihilator forums. The band performed the theme tune 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.
Members
- Tyler Connolly - lead vocalist, guitar
- Dean Back - bass
- David Brenner - guitar
Former
- Tim Hart - drums
- Robin Diaz - drums (Sessional)
- Brent Fitz - drums
Trivia
- The videogame Fahrenheit used four songs from the band's second album Gasoline on its soundtrack - 'Santa Monica', 'No Surprise', 'Say Goodbye' and 'No Way Out'.
- The videogame American Chopper used the song "Leg to Stand On".
- The band's name comes from the original title of 'Last Song', a track Connolly penned seven years ago about a man who writes his memoirs before committing suicide.
- Daniel Adair of Nickelback recorded the drums on "Santa Monica".
Discography
Albums
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Gasoline
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Their third album is titled "Scars & Souvenirs" and should be released (tentatively) March 25, 2008.
Singles
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| 2002 | "Nothing Could Come Between Us" |
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| 2003 | "Make Up Your Mind" |
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| "Point To Prove" |
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| "The Last Song" |
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| 2005 | "No Surprise" |
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| "Say Goodbye" |
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| "Santa Monica" |
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| "Hello Lonely (Walk Away From This)" |
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| "Better Off" |
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| 2006 | "Since You've Been Gone" |
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Music Videos
- Nothing Could Come Between Us (2002)
- Make Up Your Mind (2003)
- Point To Prove (2003)
- No Surprise (2005)
- Santa Monica (2005)
- Better Off (2006)
- Since You've Been Gone (2006)
External links
- Official Website
- Official Brent Fitz Website
- Interview with Brent Fitz of Theory Of A Deadman
- Live Photos In Edmonton
- Interview with Theory of A Deadman Backstage on the Tour Bus (Video)
- Record Label
See also
| Theory of a Deadman |
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| Tyler Connolly • Dean Back • Dave Brenner • Brent Fitz |
| Tim Hart • Robin Diaz |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Theory of a Deadman (2002) • Gasoline (2005) |
| Singles: "Nothing Could Come Between Us" • "Make Up Your Mind" • "Point to Prove" • "The Last Song" • "No Surprise" • "Say Goodbye" • "Santa Monica" • "Hello Lonely (Walk Away From This)" • "Better Off" • "Since You've Been Gone" |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia • WWE • Nickelback • Alice in Chains |
