Acey Slade

Acey Slade
Acey Slade in 2015
Background information
Birth nameEmil John Schmidt IV
BornPennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • bass
  • vocals
Member of

Emil John Schmidt IV, known professionally as Acey Slade, is an American musician. He is the bassist and one of the guitarists in the nu metal/industrial band Dope and a former guitarist of the horror punk and glam metal act Murderdolls. He is also the lead singer and guitarist of Acey Slade & the Dark Party and a touring guitarist of The Misfits. Previous to this, he served as the bassist in Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and as the lead vocalist and guitarist in the punk rock band Trashlight Vision, which broke up in 2007.