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; he is the half-brother of Chaz Bono, Delilah Allman, Michael Allman, Layla Allman, and

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. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist of the industrial metal band

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Career

Allman is the singer and guitarist for the rock band

, which, prior to its hiatus in April 2007, consisted of Alec Püre on drums, Dr. Nner on synthesizer, Carlton Megalodon on

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, and Jens Funke on bass. Deadsy released two albums: 2002's '' Commencement'', and '' Phantasmagore'', which came out on August 22, 2006. Many of the themes used by Allman in Deadsy have been heavily influenced by the 1955 film ''

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''. He was given his first guitar by

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bassist Gene Simmons, and at the age of 13 went on tour as a guitarist with Cher; he appears as a guitarist in the music video for her song "

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". In 1994, he auditioned for the spot of guitarist for Nine Inch Nails, but ended up losing the spot to

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. He has worked with

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for the band's self-titled debut album. and has also provided guest vocals on a variety of songs for other bands including

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and

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Personal life

Allman attended the Hyde School in

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, graduating in 1994. Allman has dated

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,Stated in ''Howard Stern on Demand'' interview. Air date: August 23, 2006.

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, and

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. Through his mother Cher, Allman is of

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, Irish, English, and German ancestry. On December 1, 2013, he married Marieangela King, "Queenie", an English singer, of the band

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and sister of Jazzy and Ruby King from the British pop duo

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. The couple broke up on April 20, 2020, and Allman filed for divorce the following year. In 2014, Allman admitted that he began taking drugs at the age of 11 and battled

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for years, but claimed being sober since 2008.

Discography

With Deadsy * ''Demo'' (1995) * ''

'' (1996) * ''Commencement'' (1999, unreleased version) * '' Commencement'' (2002) * '' Phantasmagore'' (2006) * ''Subterfugue'' (TBA) With Elijah Blue and the Trapezoids Since starting Elijah Blue and the Trapezoids, Allman has released a few demos on his Myspace, but no news of an album have surfaced since 2008. * "Haunted" * "White Knuckle Angel Face" * "Long Way Down" As featured musician *

– '' Candyass'' (1998, additional vocals and keyboards on "Revival") * with Cher – ''Crimson & Clover'' (1999) *

– '' 14:59'' (1999, additional vocals on "Personal Space Invader") *

– ''Chamber Music'' (1999, additional vocals and keyboards on "Shock the Monkey", additional vocals on "My Mercy") *

– '' Vapor Transmission'' (2000, additional vocals on "The Spectrum") * " What's Going On" (2001, additional vocals on "What's Going On (Fred Durst's Reality Check Mix)") * '' The Family Values Tour 2001'' (2001, appears live on the Static-X song " Push It") *

–

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(2002, plays guitar and bass on "Welcome to the Universe") * Korn – '' Korn Kovers'' (2005, additional vocals on "Love My Way") *

Mickey Avalon Mickey Avalon (born Yeshe Perl; December 3, 1975) is an American rapper from Hollywood, California. His debut self-titled solo album was released Nov. 7, 2006 on Interscope/Shoot to Kill Records in association with MySpace Records. Frequent topi ...

– ''Loaded'' (2012, additional vocals on "Mickey's Girl", recorded in 2009)

References

External links

Elijah Blue Artwork at Kantor Gallery
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