associated_acts years_active article_title background instrument birth_date genre origin birth_name
bride 1983 -- present dale thompson
 solo_singer vocals december 13 , 1963 christian alternative metal metal , heavy metal , hard rock , united states philip dale thompson
dale thompson

dale thompson -lrb- born 1963 -rrb- is an american singer , musician , and song writer .
in 1983 , he and his brother , troy , created the christian metal band bride -lrb- at the time , known as matrix -rrb- .
dale and troy are the only original members still in the band .
a multioctave , dale thompson is known for his virtuosic vocal performance , capable of producing high-pitched voices such as on the songs `` hell no '' and `` here comes the bride '' .
thompson is a fan of boxing and weightlifting , and currently holds two kentucky bench press records .
he has the title as the `` strongest man in kentucky . ''
