Nick Traina (born Nicholas John Steel Toth; May 1, 1978 – September 20, 1997) was the lead singer for the
punk
Punk or punks may refer to:
Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
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band
Link 80
Link 80 was an American punk rock/ska punk band from San Francisco's East Bay, United States.
Band history
Link 80 started in the summer 1993 in the East Bay of California. In the beginning, original members (guitarist Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, ...
.
Life
Traina was the son of
Danielle Steel and William George Toth.
Traina died by suicide by overdosing on lithium at the age of 19.
Career
Traina started his first band, ''Shanker'', at age 13 with Max Leavitt. He joined
Link 80
Link 80 was an American punk rock/ska punk band from San Francisco's East Bay, United States.
Band history
Link 80 started in the summer 1993 in the East Bay of California. In the beginning, original members (guitarist Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, ...
at age 16 and played with them for three years, touring extensively. After leaving Link 80 in August 1997, Traina formed a new band called Knowledge
and recorded a demo with them that has since been released on
Asian Man Records. A song titled "Gnat" was included on the release; the song was recorded years earlier with Leavitt.
Discography
With Link 80:
* ''
Remember How It Used To Be EP'' (1995)
* ''
Rumble At The Tracks EP'' (1996)
* ''
17 Reasons
Link 80 was an American punk rock/ska punk band from San Francisco's East Bay, United States.
Band history
Link 80 started in the summer 1993 in the East Bay of California. In the beginning, original members (guitarist Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, d ...
'' (1996)
* ''
Killing Katie
''Killing Katie'' is the second album by the punk band Link 80. It was released on CD and 10" vinyl by Asian Man Records in 1997.
It was recorded with Steve Fontano at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California between 18–20 April 1997. The al ...
'' (1997)
With Knowledge:
* ''A Gift Before I Go'' (1998)
References
External links
Link 80*
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1978 births
1997 suicides
American punk rock musicians
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
20th-century American singers
20th-century American male singers
1997 deaths