Dallas Toler-Wade
Dallas Toler-Wade (born June 6, 1974) is an American musician, best known for his work as guitarist, vocals and music writer in the ancient Egyptian-themed technical death metal band Nile. He is currently the guitarist, lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the metal band Narcotic Wasteland.
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 6, 1974 Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | Death metal, thrash metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitars, drums |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast, Megaforce (MRI) |
Biography
Toler-Wade started playing the drums at seven-years old. At the age of fourteen, he started learning to play the guitar. His career started as a drummer for the Greenville, South Carolina-based technical death metal band Lecherous Nocturne. During his tenure there, he was recommended to Karl Sanders of Nile and subsequently joined the band in September 1997 as a guitarist and vocalist.[1] He left the band in October 2016. Nile announced the departure in February 2017.[2]
Toler-Wade started Narcotic Wasteland as a side project in 2014, but it became his full-time project once he left Nile in 2016. Narcotic Wasteland has released two albums. The first album is self-titled and the second is titled Delirium Tremens. Both albums were released through Megaforce Records. Narcotic Wasteland is signed with the talent agency Ashley Talent International, LLC.
Instrumentation
- Dean V
- Dean ML
- Dean Razorback
- B.C. Rich Ironbird
- Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 amplifiers
- Marshall 1960 columns
- Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader
- Jackson King V JS32T
- Ernie Ball Strings
- SIT STRINGS custom gauge (13, 17, 26w, 36w, 46w, 70w)
Discography
- Nile
- Black Seeds of Vengeance (2000, Relapse Records)
- In Their Darkened Shrines (2002, Relapse Records)
- Annihilation of the Wicked (2005, Relapse Records)
- Ithyphallic (2007, Nuclear Blast)
- Those Whom the Gods Detest (2009, Nuclear Blast)
- At the Gate of Sethu (2012, Nuclear Blast)
- What Should Not Be Unearthed (2015, Nuclear Blast)
- Narcotic Wasteland
- Narcotic Wasteland (2014; Reissued 2017, Megaforce Records)
- Delirium Tremens (2017, Megaforce Records)
- Morality and the Wasp (2022, Megaforce Records)
- The Best Times Have Passed (2022, Megaforce Records)
- Victims of the Algorithm (2022, Megaforce Records)
- Sex Lies and DNA (2023, Megaforce Records)
- Others
- Karl Sanders – Saurian Meditation (2004, Relapse Records, featuring)
- Lecherous Nocturne – Adoration of the Blade (2006, Deepsend Records)
- George Kollias – Invictus (2015, Season of Mist, featuring)
References
- Dean Guitars (September 10, 2015). "Dallas Toler-Wade's Profile at Dean Guitars". Dean Guitars.
- "NILE Parts Ways With DALLAS TOLER-WADE, Announces Replacement". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved February 13, 2017.