Theory of a Deadman is a Canadian rock band from Delta, British Columbia, formed in 2001. The band is currently signed to Roadrunner Records as well as Island Records. The band also includes traits of other music styles, such as country and acoustic, as well as their post-grunge and alternative rock base. So far, they have a total of 6 top 10 hits on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, including two #1 hits, "Bad Girlfriend" and "Lowlife".
Theory of a Deadman released their self-titled debut album Theory of a Deadman on September 17, 2002.
On March 29, 2005, Theory of a Deadman released their second album, Gasoline. After the release of the album, the band toured with Shinedown and No Address. Starting March 1 of that year, Theory began a promotional tour, headlined by Breaking Benjamin and The Exies. Songs from Gasoline appeared in the soundtrack of the 2005 video game Fahrenheit, which was released under the title "Indigo Prophecy" in the United States.
The band performed the theme song to World Wrestling Entertainment's No Way Out 2006 pay-per-view, a cover version of "Deadly Game" from the WWE Anthology album. The song was released on the WWE Wreckless Intent album. They also did a cover of "No Chance In Hell", the theme tune for Vince McMahon. The song was released on WWE The Music, Vol. 8 on March 25, 2008.[1][2] As well as performing the theme song for the 24th Annual WWE SummerSlam.
On April 1, 2008, Theory of a Deadman released their third album, Scars & Souvenirs, from which they released eight singles, "So Happy", "By the Way", "Little Smirk", "Bad Girlfriend", "All or Nothing", "Hate My Life", "Not Meant to Be" and "Wait for Me". The song "By the Way" features vocals from Chris Daughtry. On April 6, 2008, they appeared at the Juno Awards in Calgary, Alberta, after making various stops across Canada in a promotion known as Journey To The Junos.
Theory of a Deadman also performed in the 96th Grey Cup halftime show, along with Suzie McNeil and Andree Watters, on November 23, 2008.[3]
Theory of a Deadman, along with Hinder, supported Mötley Crüe during the fall '08/winter '09 tour. They also played at Crüe Fest 2.[4]
Total Nonstop Action uses Theory of a Deadman's song "Got it Made", from the album Scars & Souvenirs, for their special 2008 year review video.[5] The song later went on to be used by Sun Sports for Miami Heat post-game video recaps during the 2010-11 season.
On April 9, 2009, Scars & Souvenirs was certified gold by the RIAA, with sales reaching 500,000 copies in the U.S. alone.[6] In 2009 singer Tyler recorded a dance song called "Loaded gun" with the famous Belgian DJ Regi Penxten.
In late 2010, it was announced that the band will start recording their fourth studio album, which is projected to be released in mid 2011.[7] It was then confirmed by Tyler Connolly, that the band's fourth album will be released on July 12, 2011.[8] The first single from the album, "Lowlife", was released on May 17, 2011.[9] The title of the upcoming album was announced to be The Truth Is... [10]
On May 25, 2011, it was announced that Theory of a Deadman will co-headline the Carnival of Madness Tour with Alter Bridge. Supporting bands include Black Stone Cherry, Adelitas Way, and Emphatic.
The band contributed a new song, which was co-written with The Exies singer Scott Stevens, called "Head Above Water" to the Transformers: Dark of the Moon soundtrack, which is to be released on June 14, 2011. Another track titled "Drag Me to Hell" was made available through the official Roadrunner Records website on June 16, 2011 , for free download.[11] The second official single, "Out Of My Head", was released on June 14, 2011.
- The Rock is Alive Tour (with Black Stone Cherry and the Parlor Mob)
- Scars & Souvenirs Tour (with Black Stone Cherry, Hinder, The Veer Union, Down Shift, Airbourne, Saving Abel and a portion of Mötley Crüe's Saints of Los Angeles Tour)
- Crüe Fest 2: the White Trash Circus (with Charm City Devils, Drowning Pool, Godsmack, and Mötley Crüe)
- Leave This Town Tour (with Daughtry and Cavo)
- Avalanche Tour (with Stone Sour, Skillet, Halestorm, and Art of Dying)
- Carnival of Madness 2011 (With Alter Bridge, Black Stone Cherry, Adelitas Way, and Emphatic)
- Alter Bridge 2011 UK Arena Tour (With Alter Bridge and Black Stone Cherry)
- Current members
- Former members
- Tim Hart – drums, backing vocals (2001–2004)
- Brent Fitz – drums, backing vocals (2004–2007)
- Charles Lee Salvaggio – bass, backing vocals (2007–2010)
- Studio albums
Juno Awards are presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Theory of a Deadman has received one award and two other nominations.[17]
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2006 |
Theory of a Deadman |
Group of the Year |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
Gasoline |
Rock Album of the Year |
Nominated |
| 2003 |
Theory of a Deadman |
New Group of the Year |
Won |
The Western Canadian Music Awards are given out by the Western Canadian Music Alliance, a consortium of music industry associations from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Yukon Territory. Theory of a Deadman has received one WCMA award and two other nominations.[18] [19] [20]
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2009 |
Scars and Souvenirs |
Rock Recording of the Year |
Won |
| 2005 |
Gasoline |
Outstanding Rock Recording |
Nominated |
| 2003 |
Theory of a Deadman |
Outstanding Rock Recording |
Nominated |
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Tyler Connolly · Dean Back · Dave Brenner · Joey Dandeneau
Tim Hart · Cayla Baarda · Brent Fitz
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