caption alias birth_place name birth_date instrument background image article_title birth_name
acey slade acey slade pennsylvania , united states acey slade 15 december 1974 vocals , guitar , bass solo_singer acey slade.jpg acey slade
 emil john schmidt iv
acey slade

acey slade -lrb- born emil john schmidt iv ; december 15 , 1974 -rrb- is the lead singer and guitarist of the band acey slade & the dark party and current bassist in joan jett & the blackhearts .
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 york .
