Anthony Russell Foresta (born May 20, 1976) is an American vocalist who is the lead singer of

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bands

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and (since 2022) the supergroup Heaven's Gate which he helped co-found with

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drummer

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and who are in the process of recording new material. Foresta founded Municipal Waste in 2001 with Ryan Waste, Andy Harris, and Brendan Trache. In 2012, Foresta, along with Municipal Waste bandmate Phil Hall, Ryan Parrish, and Paul Burnette formed

Recording history

With Municipal Waste

* ''

'' (2001, Amendment Records /

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) * ''Municipal Waste / Crucial Unit'' (2002, Six Weeks Records) * '' Tango and Thrash'' (w/Bad Acid Trip) (2003, Mordar Records) * '' Waste 'Em All'' (2003, Six Weeks Records) * ''Louder Than Hell'' (2005, Six Weeks Records) * ''

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'' (2005,

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) * '' The Art of Partying'' (2007,

) * ''

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'' (2009,

) *"Scion Presents: Municipal Waste'' (2012, Scion Audio Visual) * ''

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'' (2012,

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) * ''Garbage Pack'' (2012, Night of the Vinyl Dead Records) * ''

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'' (w/

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) (2012, Tankcrimes Records) * '' Slime and Punishment'' (2017,

) * '' The Last Rager'' (2019,

)

With Iron Reagan

*'' Demo 2012'' (2012, Tankcrimes) *'' Worse Than Dead'' (2013, A389) *''

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'' (2014, Tankcrimes) *''

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'' (2014, Magic Bullet / A389) *'' The Tyranny of Will'' (2014, Relapse) *''Iron Reagan/Toxic Shock'' (2015, Reflections) *''

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'' (2017, Relapse) *''Iron Reagan/Gatecreeper'' (2018, Relapse) *'' Dark Days Ahead'' (2018, Pop Wig)

Guest appearances

* ''Pasadena Napalm Division'' (2013) by Pasadena Napalm Division − guest vocals on "Murder the Bearded Lady Killer" * ''Hang Ten'' (2014) by

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− guest vocals on "Kreeg"

References

External links

Tony Foresta
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Foresta, Tony 1976 births Living people American heavy metal singers 20th-century American singers 21st-century American singers Music of Richmond, Virginia Musicians from Richmond, Virginia 20th-century American male singers 21st-century American male singers