David Wayne (singer)
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 1, 1958 Renton, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 2005 (aged 47) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | songwriter
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| Years active | 1982–2005 |
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David Wayne (born David Wayne Carnell, January 1, 1958 – May 10, 2005) was an American singer of the heavy metal bands Metal Church, Reverend and Wayne.
Biography
[edit]From 1982 to 1988, Wayne appeared as vocalist on three studio albums and one live album by Metal Church. He was influenced by singers like Rob Halford.
When he left Metal Church in 1988, Wayne formed Reverend, which remained active even after his death. His legacy as a vocalist is captured in Metal Church's live album Live, recorded in 1986 in Texas while on tour with Anthrax.
He also started a band called Wayne (or David Wayne's Metal Church) after leaving Metal Church and joined ex-Cradle of Filth guitarist Stuart Anstis in Bastardsun.
Wayne was the father to one daughter named Tanya Lee. He died on May 10, 2005, from complications following a car crash.[1][2] Wayne was laid to rest with his grandparents at Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery on May 13, 2005.[3][4] Before joining Metal Church, he was a US Army medical technician.[1]
Discography
[edit]Metal Church
[edit]- Metal Church (1984)
- The Dark (1986)
- Live (1998)
- Masterpeace (1999)
Reverend
[edit]- Reverend (1989)
- World Won't Miss You (1990)
- Play God (1991)
- Live (1992)
- A Gathering of Demons (2001)
Wayne (David Wayne's Metal Church)
[edit]- Metal Church (2001)
References
[edit]- ^ a b tacomascene.com, David Wayne's Obituary at tacomascene.com Archived September 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- ^ metalchurchmusic.com, Memorial to David Wayne at metalchurchmusic.com Archived October 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- ^ Blabbermouth. (2005, May 31). Original METAL CHURCH singer’s obituary published in Tacoma newspaper. Blabbermouth.net. https://blabbermouth.net/news/original-metal-church-singer-s-obituary-published-in-tacoma-newspaper
- ^ Columbian.com. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://obits.columbian.com/us/obituaries/columbian/name/david-carnell-obituary?id=29328664
External links
[edit]- Obituary Archived September 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- David Wayne's memorial program
- HardRadio.com interview with David Wayne
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