Thomas Cummings (born April 15, 1982), better known under the stage name Tommy Vext, is an American
heavy metal singer and songwriter known as the former lead vocalist of
Bad Wolves
Bad Wolves is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in 2017. Initially finding fame from their first single, a cover of the Cranberries' 1994 hit "Zombie (The Cranberries song)#Bad Wolves cover, Zombie", the band proceeded to fi ...
,
Divine Heresy
Divine Heresy is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California by founder of Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares and Devolved drummer John Sankey. Although the band's origins trace back to 2002, Divine Heresy was officially for ...
, and Westfield Massacre. As a solo act, he goes by The Lone Wolf.
Career
Early career
Vext began his music career in
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
, New York as a teenager singing in local hardcore bands and engaging in freestyle
rap battles
Battle rap (also known as rap battling)Edwards, Paul, 2009, p. 25. is a type of rapping performed between two or more performers that incorporates boasts, insults and wordplay. Battle rap is often performed or freestyled spontaneously in live ...
with the neighborhood's preeminent hopefuls. Being too young, Vext had to sneak into clubs even for his own shows. In 1996, he formed the band Maniacal Disciple with friends Jim Donovan, Steve Perlmutter, and Mike Kontaras, eventually changing their name to "Vext" (a word he found in
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close affili ...
's lyrics), which eventually became his nickname after he started to be known as "Tommy Vext" in the New York hardcore scene. Vext was a local buzz band, playing shows at
CBGB
CBGB was a New York City music club opened in 1973 by Hilly Kristal in Manhattan's East Village. The club was previously a biker bar and before that was a dive bar. The letters ''CBGB'' were for '' Country'', '' BlueGrass'', and '' Blues'', Kri ...
, The Continental, and Lamours. They also opened for
Biohazard
A biological hazard, or biohazard, is a biological substance that poses a threat to the health of living organisms, primarily humans. This could include a sample of a microorganism, virus or toxin that can adversely affect human health. A bioh ...
,
Candiria
Candiria are an American progressive metal band from Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 1992, the band was part of the second wave of New York hardcore, but subsequently expanded its performance to also play jazz, hip hop and progressive rock.
The ...
, and many others. In 2005, at the
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock bands. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City.
History
The label was launched in 1980 in t ...
25th-anniversary show, Vext was invited to sing with
Corey Taylor
Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot (band), Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the ...
of
Slipknot.
Divine Heresy
In 2006, Vext was recruited by
Dino Cazares
Dino Cazares (born in 1966) is an American musician, known for being the guitarist and one of the co-founders of industrial metal band Fear Factory. He is also the co-founder of the metal bands Divine Heresy, Asesino, and Brujeria. Cazares popu ...
of
Fear Factory
Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1989. Throughout the band's career, they have released ten full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of sounds, all in their main style of industrial metal. ...
to front his new band
Divine Heresy
Divine Heresy is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California by founder of Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares and Devolved drummer John Sankey. Although the band's origins trace back to 2002, Divine Heresy was officially for ...
. Their debut studio album ''
Bleed the Fifth
''Bleed the Fifth'' is the debut studio album by American metal band Divine Heresy, released in August 2007. It sold approximately 2,700 copies in its first week of release. '' was released in the United States on August 28, 2007, through
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is a heavy metal record label with offices in the United States, Germany and London. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million.
Background
Century Media was founded by Robert Kampf and Oli ...
. The album was produced by former
Machine Head
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and
Soulfly
Soulfly is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1997, and later based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 199 ...
guitarist
Logan Mader
Logan Conrad Mader (born November 16, 1970) is a Canadian record producer and current guitarist of melodic death metal band Once Human, as well as the former lead guitarist of groove metal band Machine Head.
Mader is most famous for his time i ...
.
''Bleed the Fifth'' enjoyed a warm welcome from both the fans and the press. Dom Lawson of ''
Metal Hammer
''Metal Hammer'' is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions available in numerous other countries. ''Metal Hammer'' features news, reviews and long-form ...
'' summarized his review by saying "All in all, the portly pioneer has hit the bull's-eye and it's going to be fascinating to see what happens next", awarding an eight out of a possible 10.
Eduardo Rivadavia of
AllMusic
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felt the album "strikes a near-perfect balance between confirmation (reminding fans of Cazares' abilities and unique vision) and innovation (he even plays a few guitar solos!)".
Scott Alisoglu of
Blabbermouth.net
Blabbermouth.net is a website dedicated to heavy metal and hard rock news, as well as album and music DVD reviews. Blabbermouth.net was founded and is run by Borivoj Krgin. The first version of the website was launched in March 2001; in Octob ...
summarized his review claiming the album is "one tough son of a bitch that may still have you humming melodies long after you've ejected the disc".
Chad Bowar of
About.com
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commented "Great musicianship, good songs and excellent production make this a very respectable debut".
Vext wrote the majority of the lyrics, which are about personal strifes and how people overcome them. Much of the lyrical content was influenced by the
Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament (and consequently the final book of the Christian Bible). Its title is derived from the first word of the Koine Greek text: , meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The Book of R ...
, natural disasters, war, and terrorism.
In May 2008, Vext was fired from Divine Heresy after a physical altercation with Cazares.
The split left both the fans and the press confused. In an exclusive ''Metal Injection'' interview, Vext explained the real reasons behind his departure from the band:
The whole band rejected his statement and responded by saying, "
is unfortunate that our situation with Tommy Cummings has become so ugly. ... The decision to remove Tommy Cummings from Divine Heresy was not solely Dino Cazares'. It was a decision we made as a band".
In September 2014, Vext returned in a new version of Divine Heresy with drummer
Tim Yeung
Tim Yeung (born November 27, 1978) is an American extreme metal drummer. He currently performs in the band I Am Morbid, which plays Morbid Angel songs and also features Morbid Angel's former vocalist/bassist David Vincent (musician), David Vinc ...
.
Later bassist Joe Payne and drummer Tim Yeung both broke ties with Dino and on July 27, 2015, in an interview with
MetalSucks
MetalSucks is a heavy metal music-themed news website. The site features reviews, interviews, information on latest metal releases and blog-like posts from the writers, most notably Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg.
History
The site was foun ...
, Cazares confirmed that he was the only remaining member of Divine Heresy.
Snot
Snot is an American metal band from
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara ( es, Santa Bárbara, meaning "Saint Barbara") is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coas ...
. Formed in 1995, the band released their debut studio album ''
Get Some'' with founding vocalist
Lynn Strait
James Lynn Strait (August 7, 1968 – December 11, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and lyricist for the nu metal band Snot (band), Snot.
Biography
Strait was born in New York City, but moved to Santa Barbara, ...
in 1997 and disbanded after his death in 1998. In 2008, the band reformed, with Vext on vocals. Snot has played a number of shows fronted by Vext, including a fall 2008 tour in the United States, supporting
Mudvayne
Mudvayne is an American heavy metal band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1996. Known for their sonic experimentation, face and body paint, masks and uniforms, the band has sold over six million records worldwide, including nearly three millio ...
,
10 Years
10 Years or Ten Years may refer to:
*Decade, a period of ten years
Film
* ''10 Years'' (2011 film), a film starring Channing Tatum
* ''Ten Years'' (2015 film), a Hong Kong film
Music
*10 Years (band), an American alternative metal band
* ''10 Ye ...
, and
DevilDriver
DevilDriver is an American heavy metal band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2002, consisting of vocalist Dez Fafara, lead guitarist Mike Spreitzer, drummer Davier Pérez, bassist Jon Miller and rhythm guitarist Alex Lee. The band was ...
. When later original guitarist
Sonny Mayo
Sonny Mayo (born July 16, 1971) is an American guitarist.
Career
Mayo began playing in a thrash metal band called Silence in the late 1980s. Silence (John Mayes, Benjamin Gaither, Louie Denslow, Jason Robinson and Sonny), regularly sold out ...
left the band, Snot went on hiatus again.
On February 11, 2014, Snot reunited the second time at the
Whisky a Go Go
The Whisky a Go Go (informally nicknamed "the Whisky") is a historic nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States. It is located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip, corner North Clark Street, opposite North San Vicente Boul ...
in Hollywood. This second reunion line-up once again featured Vext, Mayo, Doling, Fahnestock and Miller. They went on to play three more shows in the Southern California area before once again going quiet. Snot would go on again with another reunion incarnation but without Tommy Vext.
Vext
In 2011, Tommy Vext reformed Vext with members of
Mutiny Within
Mutiny Within is an American heavy metal band from Edison, New Jersey. The band was formed in 2002 by bassist Andrew Jacobs.
Background Formation, Signing to Roadrunner and debut album (2009–2010)
They would go through a number of lineup ...
, (Bill Fore, and Andrew Jacobs); along with guitar virtuoso
Angel Vivaldi
Angel Vivaldi (born June 13, 1985) is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. Voted "third best guitarist" in 2014 by ''Prog-Sphere'', he began his solo career in 2003. Vivaldi has self-released five records, ''Revelations'', ''The Speed ...
. They released the EP titled ''Impermanence.'' in 2012. By 2013 Vivaldi and Jacobs had left the project, with Billy DiNapoli taking over on guitars. They released an EP titled ''Broke Is the New Black''.
Tommy Vext then had gone on tour with
Mayhem Festival
The Mayhem Festival was a touring Heavy metal music, heavy metal festival that took place during the summer. The inaugural season took place in 2008; the festival later became an annual event across the United States. Most years also included a ...
2013 as a cook, and moved to Los Angeles after the tour.
Westfield Massacre
After his stint with Snot, Vext moved on and formed a new band known as Westfield Massacre. The band released their self-titled debut album on Urban Yeti Records 2016. In 2017, Vext began working on a side project with former
DevilDriver
DevilDriver is an American heavy metal band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2002, consisting of vocalist Dez Fafara, lead guitarist Mike Spreitzer, drummer Davier Pérez, bassist Jon Miller and rhythm guitarist Alex Lee. The band was ...
drummer
John Boecklin
DevilDriver is an American heavy metal band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2002, consisting of vocalist Dez Fafara, lead guitarist Mike Spreitzer, drummer Davier Pérez, bassist Jon Miller and rhythm guitarist Alex Lee. The band was ...
Vext left Westfield while he was on tour with Five Finger Death Punch.
Fill-in for Five Finger Death Punch
Vext filled in as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band
Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch, also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2005. The band originally consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Ivan Moody, rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory, lead gui ...
during their European Arena tour in 2017 when lead singer
Ivan Moody
Ivan L. Moody (born Ivan Lewis Greening on January 7, 1980) is an American singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist of Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch (FFDP). He performed for several other bands including Mo ...
left the tour to check into rehab.
Bad Wolves
In 2016, Vext formed a new band, known as
Bad Wolves
Bad Wolves is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in 2017. Initially finding fame from their first single, a cover of the Cranberries' 1994 hit "Zombie (The Cranberries song)#Bad Wolves cover, Zombie", the band proceeded to fi ...
with former
DevilDriver
DevilDriver is an American heavy metal band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2002, consisting of vocalist Dez Fafara, lead guitarist Mike Spreitzer, drummer Davier Pérez, bassist Jon Miller and rhythm guitarist Alex Lee. The band was ...
drummer
John Boecklin
DevilDriver is an American heavy metal band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2002, consisting of vocalist Dez Fafara, lead guitarist Mike Spreitzer, drummer Davier Pérez, bassist Jon Miller and rhythm guitarist Alex Lee. The band was ...
. Guitarists Doc Coyle (Vagus Nerve,
God Forbid
God Forbid is an American heavy metal band formed in East Brunswick, New Jersey in 1996.
History Early career (1999-2004)
Building up a following in the late 1990s by touring with bands such as GWAR, Nile, Cradle of Filth and Candiria, God Fo ...
) and Chris Cain (
Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. The current lineup is guitarist Chris Towning, lead vocalist Mat Bruso, drummer Mark Castillo, and bassist Aaron Patrick. To date, they have had eight rele ...
), and later, bassist Kyle Konkiel formerly of
In This Moment
In This Moment is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed by singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth in 2005. They found drummer Jeff Fabb and started the band as Dying Star. Unhappy with their musical direction, they ...
were recruited for the project. During the summer of 2016, they entered AudioHammer Studios with longtime collaborator Mark Lewis (
Trivium
The trivium is the lower division of the seven liberal arts and comprises grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
The trivium is implicit in ''De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii'' ("On the Marriage of Philology and Mercury") by Martianus Capella, but the ...
,
All That Remains) and tracked what would become the group's debut studio album. On May 2, 2017, Bad Wolves independently premiered a song titled "Learn to Live" accompanied by a music video The video was streamed over 600,000 times. In November 2017, it was announced that Bad Wolves signed with
Eleven Seven Music
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*11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12
* one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11
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* ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn
*''E ...
and
Zoltan Bathory
Zoltan Bathory (born in 1978) is a Hungarian-American musician and martial artist. He is the founder and rhythm guitarist of Las Vegas-based heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. In 2010, he was named Golden God's "Best Shredder" by ''Meta ...
, the founding guitarist of
Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch, also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2005. The band originally consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Ivan Moody, rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory, lead gui ...
, took them under his wings as the band's manager.
The band released their debut studio album, ''
Disobey'' on May 11, 2018 through
Eleven Seven Music
Eleven or 11 may refer to:
*11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12
* one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11
Literature
* ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn
*''E ...
.
The album reached number 23 on the US
''Billboard'' 200. In May 2017, Bad Wolves released their debut single, "Learn to Live".
In November 2017, Bad Wolves released their second single, "Toast to the Ghost".
On January 18, 2018, they released a third single, which was a cover of "
Zombie
A zombie (Haitian French: , ht, zonbi) is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. Zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore, in whic ...
" (originally by
The Cranberries
The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick, Ireland. Originally named the Cranberry Saw Us, the band were formed in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was ...
), which charted on multiple
''Billboard'' charts.
The night of her death,
Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan ( ; 6 September 1971 – 15 January 2018) was an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. She was best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist for the alternative rock band the Cranberries. One of the most recogniza ...
left a voice message to her friend, record label executive Dan Waite, where she offered to "sing on it" on the cover that Waite had previously given O'Riordan to listen to and accredit.
TMZ
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published this voice message on April 5, 2018. A music video was released on February 22. The song topped the US ''
Billboard
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''
Mainstream Rock Songs
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chart, while the music video was viewed more than 170 million times. The single is certified platinum in Canada and the United States and gold in Germany.
The band toured with
Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch, also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2005. The band originally consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Ivan Moody, rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory, lead gui ...
,
Shinedown
Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed by singer Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of Dreve, his previous band. Smith, still under contract with record label Atlantic Records, recruited the band's original l ...
,
Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin is an American Rock music, rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, formed in 1999 by lead singer and guitarist Benjamin Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel. The first lineup of the band also included guitarist Aaron Fink an ...
, and
Starset
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for the first half of 2018.
Vext parted ways with Bad Wolves on January 9, 2021. Even though he originally said that he was "forced out by his former bandmates and record label",
Vext came out with a public statement on January 11, 2021, stating that the choice to leave was all his.
Vext came out against the violence associated with the
Black Lives Matter
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riots
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Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targeted ...
during the spring and summer of 2020, expressing his concern about the United States and publicly endorsing then-sitting President
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
. He's quoted as saying, "And for this they came for me...
Cancel culture
Cancel culture, or rarely also known as call-out culture, is a phrase contemporary to the late 2010s and early 2020s used to refer to a form of ostracism in which someone is thrust out of social or professional circles—whether it be online, on ...
came after my band...However, this is my fight, I realize I cannot drag my band members or the people around me into this. I on my own decided to go solo..."
The same day, John Boecklin and Doc Coyle responded to Vext's justifications during a
live stream
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on
Facebook
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, while not wishing to disclose anything about the reason for his departure, they indicated that it was not related to "cancel culture" or "his political beliefs". Boecklin said, "It was just past the point of going back".
After his departure from the band, Vext leaked on May 25, 2021 that Bad Wolves had chosen former
The Acacia Strain
The Acacia Strain is an American metalcore band originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts. They are currently signed to Rise Records. The band has released ten full-length albums.
History
Forming in 2001, The Acacia Strain was started by h ...
guitarist Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz as their new vocalist. This was confirmed by the band just over a week later.
Lone Wolf
After his exit from Bad Wolves, Vext started a
GoFundMe
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campaign for a solo record of original music. He also started uploading a series of cover songs he recorded in 2020 onto his
YouTube
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account, as well as announcing tour dates for a "Fuck Cancel Culture Tour" in April 2021. His GoFundMe campaign raised over $175,000 before Vext stated on March 15, 2021 that he would not be releasing it due to being "financially bullied into submission". He claimed that "the original album I made last year will either not come out or be given to another act on the label to perform as their own. Unfortunately fighting this would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and take years to get resolved". He also stated that the covers album "is still sitting until the legal agreements can be signed off on but I'm excited to get those out to you guys as soon as I can."
In April 2021, Vext started selling his own 'Zombie Drops' brand of
CBD oil
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a phytocannabinoid discovered in 1940. It is one of 113 identified cannabinoids in cannabis plants, along with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and accounts for up to 40% of the plant's extract. , clinical research on CBD incl ...
.
At an appearance at FitCon in Salt Lake City, Utah, in June 2021, Vext alleged that his former bandmates were "fucking frauds" and that "these fucking clown asshats got some fucking no-name singer, and they're re-recording the entire new album that I wrote in the studio with my producer during COVID." He also reiterated his earlier claims that his music was being held hostage. After his speech he went into a performance of Bad Wolves' cover of "Zombie", claiming that it was a "protest anthem" against "these fucking psychotic liberals in these main big cities in America" who "don't give a fuck about our children, they don't give a fuck about the Constitution, and all they give a shit about is power".
In July 2021, Vext filed a lawsuit against Allen Kovac, the manager of Bad Wolves and the CEO of Bad Wolves' label
Better Noise Music
Better Noise Music is the rebranded and re-organized record label founded in 2006 by Allen Kovac, CEO of 10th Street Entertainment. The label was previously known as Eleven Seven Label Group with Eleven Seven, Five Seven and Better Noise Records ...
. In the lawsuit, Vext accused Kovac of attempting to stop him from making political statements on social media, trying to buy the Bad Wolves trademarks from him, strong-arming radio and streaming services to stop playing Bad Wolves when Vext refused to sell him the trademarks in an attempt to push Vext out of the music industry and repeatedly using racial slurs against Vext to belittle him. Kovac later released his own statement saying that Vext's accusations were "categorically false" and that Vext "has dragged us into a ridiculous, unfounded narrative that falsely paints him as a victim."
Awards and nominations
After plunging into drugs and alcohol in early 2009, Vext then decided to lead a sober life, and in 2014 founded a non-profit organization to help people suffering from the same addictions, with the aim of helping them find treatment. Vext received the
Rock to Recovery 3 Service Award for his actions, held at the
Fonda Theatre
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in Hollywood on September 15, 2018.
Bad Wolves reached platinum status in 2018 for their cover song "
Zombie
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".
Discography
Vext
* 2004: ''Cast the First Stone''
* 2012: ''Impermanence'' (EP)
* 2013: ''Broke Is the New Black'' (EP)
Divine Heresy
* 2007: ''
Bleed the Fifth
''Bleed the Fifth'' is the debut studio album by American metal band Divine Heresy, released in August 2007. It sold approximately 2,700 copies in its first week of release. ''
Westfield Massacre
* 2016: ''Westfield Massacre''
Bad Wolves
* 2018: ''
Disobey''
* 2019: ''
N.A.T.I.O.N.''
Tommy Vext
* 2022: ''Grand Theft Audio''
* 2022: ''Uncovered, Vol. 1''
* 2022: ''Uncovered, Vol. 2''
Guest appearances
*
God Forbid
God Forbid is an American heavy metal band formed in East Brunswick, New Jersey in 1996.
History Early career (1999-2004)
Building up a following in the late 1990s by touring with bands such as GWAR, Nile, Cradle of Filth and Candiria, God Fo ...
: ''
Gone Forever
''Gone Forever'' is the third full-length studio album by American heavy metal band God Forbid. Jeff Loomis of Nevermore contributes the solo on track 7, "Soul Engraved". Track 2, "Antihero", was used in a sampler track hidden in Shadows Fall' ...
'' (2004, guest vocals on the song "Soul Engraved")
*Jim Johnston - 2017: "I Bring the Darkness (End of Days)"
*Peyton Parrish - 2022: "Dane"
Singles
Music videos
Filmography
*
Emmure
Emmure () is an American metalcore band formed in 2003. Originally based in New Fairfield, Connecticut, before moving to Queens, New York, the group has released eight albums, with their first public release being a 2006 EP entitled ''The Compl ...
– "10 Signs You Should Leave" (music video, 2007)
* ''Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'' (short film, 2016) (as Drug Dealer)
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vext, Tommy
1982 births
Living people
African-American rock singers
20th-century African-American male singers
American heavy metal singers
Musicians from Brooklyn
21st-century American singers
21st-century American male singers
21st-century African-American male singers