David Wayne (singer)
Encyclopedia
David Wayne was an American singer for the heavy metal
bands Metal Church
, Reverend
and Wayne
.
and has influenced singers like James Hetfield
.
When he left the band in 1988, Wayne formed Reverend
, which remained active even after his death. His legacy as a vocalist is captured in Metal Church
's only live album, Live
, recorded in 1986 in Texas while on tour with Anthrax
.
He also started a band called Wayne
(or David Wayne's Metal Church) after leaving Metal Church and joined ex-Cradle of Filth
guitarist Stuart Antsis in Bastardsun.
Wayne died on May 10, 2005 from complications following a car crash
. Before joining Metal Church, Wayne was a US Army field medic.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands Metal Church
Metal Church
Metal Church was an American heavy metal band. They originally formed in Seattle, Washington as Shrapnel in 1980. Their first album was released in 1984, and the band's most recent work, This Present Wasteland, was released in 2008....
, Reverend
Reverend (band)
Reverend is an American heavy metal band that was originally based in Seattle, Washington, and is based in San Antonio, Texas. Reverend was formed in 1989 by ex-Metal Church vocalist David Wayne, who took the band's name from his own moniker, which he acquired as the frontman of the "Metal Church"...
and Wayne
Wayne (band)
Wayne was a band formed around lead singer David Wayne, formerly of Metal Church and Reverend. Wayne released their only album, "Metal Church", on August 7, 2001...
.
Biography
From 1982 to 1988, Wayne appeared as vocalist on two studio albums and two live albums by Metal Church. He was influenced by singers like Rob HalfordRob Halford
Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...
and has influenced singers like James Hetfield
James Hetfield
James Alan Hetfield is the rhythm guitarist, co-founder, main songwriter, and lead vocalist for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering a classified advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper The Recycler,...
.
When he left the band in 1988, Wayne formed Reverend
Reverend (band)
Reverend is an American heavy metal band that was originally based in Seattle, Washington, and is based in San Antonio, Texas. Reverend was formed in 1989 by ex-Metal Church vocalist David Wayne, who took the band's name from his own moniker, which he acquired as the frontman of the "Metal Church"...
, which remained active even after his death. His legacy as a vocalist is captured in Metal Church
Metal Church
Metal Church was an American heavy metal band. They originally formed in Seattle, Washington as Shrapnel in 1980. Their first album was released in 1984, and the band's most recent work, This Present Wasteland, was released in 2008....
's only live album, Live
Live (Metal Church album)
Live is the first live album of heavy metal band Metal Church. Only the track "Start the Fire" was previously released in the late 1980s, albeit with a different mix and possible studio treatment, on a compilation album called Time to Rock....
, recorded in 1986 in Texas while on tour with Anthrax
Anthrax (band)
Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
.
He also started a band called Wayne
Wayne (band)
Wayne was a band formed around lead singer David Wayne, formerly of Metal Church and Reverend. Wayne released their only album, "Metal Church", on August 7, 2001...
(or David Wayne's Metal Church) after leaving Metal Church and joined ex-Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
guitarist Stuart Antsis in Bastardsun.
Wayne died on May 10, 2005 from complications following a car crash
Car accident
A traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, automobile accident, Road Traffic Collision or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction,...
. Before joining Metal Church, Wayne was a US Army field medic.
Metal Church
- Red Skies (1981)
- Four Hymns (1982)
- Deathwish (1983)
- Metal Church (1984)
- The Dark (1986)
- LiveLive (Metal Church album)Live is the first live album of heavy metal band Metal Church. Only the track "Start the Fire" was previously released in the late 1980s, albeit with a different mix and possible studio treatment, on a compilation album called Time to Rock....
(1998) - MasterpeaceMasterpeaceMasterpeace is the sixth album of heavy metal band Metal Church. This album features the return of David Wayne, absent since The Dark. All original members recorded on Masterpeace except guitarist Craig Wells and drummer Kirk Arrington. Jeff Wade filled in for Arrington...
(1999)
Reverend
- ReverendReverend (EP)Reverend is the 1989 EP debut by the American heavy metal band of the same name. This was Reverend's only studio EP until 2001's A Gathering of Demons.-Track listing:-Lineup:*David Wayne: Vocals*Brian Korban: Guitars*Stuart Fujinami: Guitars...
(1989) - World Won't Miss YouWorld Won't Miss YouWorld Won't Miss You is the 1990 full-length debut by heavy metal band Reverend. This album was dedicated to the late Dave Pritchard of Armored Saint and featured Chris Goss , Rocky George , and Damien Circle as guests...
(1990) - Play GodPlay GodPlay God is the 1991 album by heavy metal band Reverend. This album was Reverend's second full-length release. Play God also marks the departure of bassist Dennis O'Hara and drummer Rick Basha, who were replaced by Angelo Espino and Jason Ian respectively...
(1991) - LiveLive (Reverend EP)Live is the 1992 EP by heavy metal band Reverend. This is Reverend's only live offering to date. It is also the last release before the band temporarily broke up, although they reformed in 2000...
(1992) - A Gathering of DemonsA Gathering of DemonsA Gathering of Demons is an independent EP from heavy metal band Reverend. This is the last Reverend offering to feature the vocals of longtime singer David Wayne.-Track listing:-Lineup:*David Wayne: Vocals*Chris Nelson: Guitars*John Stahlman: Bass...
(2001)
