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Infobox musical artist |name=Theory of a Deadman|image=Theory_Of_A_Deadman_-_Leeds_20100403.jpg|caption=Tyler Connolly and Dean Back, Leeds Met Students' Union , April 3rd, 2010|image_size=|background=group_or_band|origin= Delta, British Columbia|Delta , British Columbia , Canada |genre= alternative rock , Hard rock , post-grunge |years_active= 2001& ndash;present|label= 604 Records|604 , Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner , Island Records|Island |associated_acts=|website= http://www.theoryofadeadman.com/ www.theoryofadeadman.com|current_members=Tyler Connolly Dave Brenner Dean Back Joey Dandeneau|past_members= Tim Hart Brent Fitz Cayla Baarda Theory of a Deadman is a Canadian rock music|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 music|country and acoustic music|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 song)|Lowlife ".
History
Theory of a Deadman released their self-titled debut album Theory of a Deadman (album)|Theory of a Deadman on September 17, 2002.
On March 29, 2005, Theory of a Deadman released their second album, Gasoline (Theory of a Deadman 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 (Theory of a Deadman album)|Gasoline appeared in the soundtrack of the 2005 video game Fahrenheit (video game)|Fahrenheit , which was released under the title "Indigo Prophecy" in the United States.
The band performed the music in professional wrestling|theme song to World Wrestling Entertainment 's No Way Out (2006)|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.cite web|url= http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6525806.html|title=WWE builds brand with boutique sectionscite web|url= http://www.sonybmgstore.com/WWE-The-Music-vol.-8/A/B0013K6WL2.htm|title= WWE: The Music, vol. 8 As well as performing the theme song for the 24th Annual SummerSlam (2011)|WWE SummerSlam .
On April 1, 2008, Theory of a Deadman released their third album, Scars & Souvenirs (album)|Scars & Souvenirs , from which they released eight singles, " So Happy (song)|So Happy ", " By the Way (Theory of a Deadman song)|By the Way ", " Little Smirk ", " Bad Girlfriend ", " All or Nothing (Theory of a Deadman song)|All or Nothing ", " Hate My Life ", " Not Meant to Be " and " Wait for Me (Theory of a Deadman song)|Wait for Me ". The song "By the Way" features vocals from Chris Daughtry . On April 6, 2008, they appeared at the Juno Award s 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.cite web| last = | first = | title = CFL names Grey Cup halftime entertainment| publisher = OurSportsCentral.com| url = http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/? id=3727957| accessdate =2008-10-13
Theory of a Deadman, along with Hinder , supported Mötley Crüe during the fall '08/winter '09 tour. They also played at Crüe Fest 2 .cite web|url= http://www.dailypress.com/features/family/dp-tkt_cal_cruefest_0821aug21,0,7648452.story|title=Cruefest 2 Comes to Virginia Beach Amphitheater
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.cite web|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=4ySkPZrlTjA |title=TNA 2008 Year In Review Music Video |publisher=YouTube |date=2008-12-28 |accessdate=2011-04-08 The song later went on to be used by Sun Sports for Miami Heat post-game video recaps during the 2010-11 Miami Heat season|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. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH_RESULTS> 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.cite web|author=TOADM |url= http://twitter.com/TOADM |title=Theory of a Deadman (TOADM) on Twitter |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=2011-04-08 It was then confirmed by Tyler Connolly, that the band's fourth album will be released on July 12, 2011.cite web|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Tyler-Connolly-From-Theory-of-A-Deadman-Checks-In-From-His-Car-On-The-Way-To-The-Studio-22791.aspx? utm_source=Facebook& utm_medium=Facebook%2B(RR%2BTOAD%2BUD2)& utm_campaign=Facebook%2B(RR%2BTOAD%2BUD2) |title=Tyler Connolly From Theory of A Deadman Checks In From His Car On The Way To The Studio& #33; |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date= |accessdate=2011-04-08 The first single from the album, "Lowlife", was released on May 17, 2011. http://www.theoryofadeadman.com/board_posts/the-truth-is The title of the upcoming album was announced to be The Truth Is... (Theory of a Deadman album)|The Truth Is... http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=157238
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. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/dragmetohell/ The second official single, "Out Of My Head", was released on June 14, 2011.
Scars & Souvenirs Tour (with Black Stone Cherry, Hinder , The Veer Union , Down Shift, Airbourne (band)|Airbourne , Saving Abel and a portion of Mötley Crüe's Saints of Los Angeles Tour )
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.cite web|last=Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|title=Juno Awards: Artist Summary|url= http://junoawards.ca/awards/artist-summary/? artist_name=theory+of+a+deadman& submit=Search|accessdate=1 February 2012
awards table|- | 2006 || Theory of a Deadman || Group of the Year || nom |- | 2006 || Gasoline || Rock Album of the Year || nom|- | 2003 || Theory of a Deadman || New Group of the Year || won|- end
Western Canadian Music Awards
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.cite web|last=Western Canadian Music Alliance|title=2003 Awards|url= http://breakoutwest.ca/awards/previous-years/2003-awards/|accessdate=1 February 2012cite web|last=Western Canadian Music Alliance|title=2005 Awards|url= http://breakoutwest.ca/awards/previous-years/2005-awards/|accessdate=1 February 2012cite web|last=Western Canadian Music Alliance|title=2009 Awards|url= http://breakoutwest.ca/awards/previous-years/2009-awards/|accessdate=1 February 2012
awards table|- | 2009 || Scars and Souvenirs || Rock Recording of the Year || won|- | 2005 || Gasoline || Outstanding Rock Recording || nom|- | 2003 || Theory of a Deadman || Outstanding Rock Recording || nom|- end
References
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External links
http://www.theoryofadeadman.com/ Official website
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