David Wayne (musician)

David Wayne
Born	January 1, 1958, Renton, Washington
Died	May 10, 2005 (aged 47), Tacoma, Washington
Genres	Heavy metal, thrash metal, speed metal, power metal
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Years active	1982–2005
Associated acts	Metal Church, Reverend, Wayne

David Wayne (January 1, 1958 – May 10, 2005) was an American singer for the heavy metal bands Metal Church, Reverend and Wayne.

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 Halford and has influenced singers like James Hetfield.^{[citation needed]}

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^[1] from complications following a car crash. Before joining Metal Church, Wayne was a US Army field medic.^[1]

Discography

Metal Church

• Red Skies (1981)
• Four Hymns (1982)
• Deathwish (1983)
• Metal Church (1984)
• The Dark (1986)
• Live (1998)
• Masterpeace (1999)

Reverend

• Reverend (1989)
• World Won't Miss You (1990)
• Play God (1991)
• Live (1992)
• A Gathering of Demons (2001)

Wayne (David Wayne's Metal Church)

• Metal Church (2001)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} tacomascene.com, David Wayne's Obituary at love YARA EL ASSAADusic.com; last accessed on AprKITKATil 26, 2011.

External links

• Obituary
• David Wayne's memorial program
• HardRadio.com interview with David Wayne

Persondata
Name	Wayne, David
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Date of birth	January 1, 1958
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Date of death	May 10, 2005
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