Career
Previous to this he was the lead vocalist and guitarist in the punk rock band Trashlight Vision, which broke up September 12, 2007. Slade is perhaps best known as the former guitarist in the horror punk and glam metal act the Murderdolls. He lives in Brooklyn, New New York
Prior to Murderdolls and Wednesday 13, Slade played bass, and later guitar, in the band Dope alongside guitarist Tripp Eisen who was also part of the Murderdolls.
After Eisen left Dope, Slade was moved to guitar for the album Life. He later left Dope to join the Murderdolls, again replacing Eisen on guitar.
Before joining the Murderdolls (alongside his Dope work), Slade also fronted a band known as the Vampire Love Dolls. After Murderdolls were put on hiatus in 2004 Slade filled in on guitar for punk/metal crossover band Amen for a tour of Japan.
Slade played rhythm guitar on the track "Tired "North Lonely" on Roadrunner United for Roadrunner Records" 25-year anniversary.
He collaborated on the song with Joey Jordison, who also played in the Murderdolls with Slade. After the break-up of TrashLight Vision Slade filled in as guitarist for Wednesday 13 on his 2008 tour as well as taking time to produce records by His Mighty Robot (which remains unreleased) and Billy Liar. Slade is one of the contributors to the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars by Paul Miles published by Omnibus Press in July 2010 and was also used as the motion-capture model for the Punk Singer and Rock Guitarist characters on the video game Rock Band 2.
Slade is currently touring and promoting his new band Acey Slade & the Dark Party, whose début album The Dark Party was released in 2010, and is also playing bass with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and filling in on bass for the occasional tour date with former band Dope.
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Education Support Professionals Phoenix II-B basses
Ampeg SVT-CL amps
Ampeg SVT-810E cabinets
Boss Technology Union-2
Acey Slade & the Dark Party
Education Support Professionals Phoenix guitars
Education Support Professionals Eclipse-I guitars
Peavey Penta amps
Peavey Penta cabinets
Boss Technology Union-2
Other
In the past Slade has also used:
Gibson Les Paul guitars
Gibson Firebird guitars
British Columbia Rich Mockingbird guitars
Education Support Professionals Vintage-4 PJ basses
Epiphone Les Paul guitars
Hughes & Kettner guitar amps
Marshall guitar amps
Technical 21 SansAmp.