Tim Aymar
Timothy L. Aymar(born September 4, 1963) is an American heavy metal singer/songwriter who resides in Florida. He is best known for singing with Philadelphia based progressive metal band Pharaoh[1] as well as his work with Chuck Schuldiner in Control Denied.
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Birth name | Timothy L. Aymar |
Born | September 4, 1963 |
Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Occupation(s) | Vocalist, voice instructor, recording engineer, music producer |
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Years active | 1989-present |
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Website | www www www |
Career
Often known for his strong vocals on Chuck Schuldiner 's Control Denied band [2] but his music career as a vocalist started years before that. He's been a vocalist since 1985 with 313 band, then he joined Triple x and released an album with them.Then he joined Psych Scream where his bandmate Jim Dofka introduce his to music of Chuck Schuldiner and his band Death. Schuldiner heard Aymar's voice on Psycho Scream and contacted him through his bandmate Jim Dofka. After a three-song audition he joined new Chuck Schuldiner band Control Denied as the vocalist.[3]
Awards
His band Triple-X won the In Pittsburgh Music Awards for Best Metal Band in 1990, and was the first regional band to be awarded a national sponsorship, which was from Anheuser-Busch/Budweiser Anheuser-Busch.[4] Tim was also voted 'Vocalist Of The Year' in readers polls of many of the Pittsburgh Tri-State Area's rock and entertainment publications.
Discography
With 313
- Three Thirteen Album demos 1985 & 1987 (Both Full-Length)
With Triple X
- Bang (Full-Length, 1991)
With Control Denied
- The Fragile Art of Existence (Full-Length, 1999)
With Psycho Scream
- Spring '94 Limited Edition (Demo, 1994)
- Virtual Insanity (Full-Length 1994)
- Demo 1996 (Demo, 1996)
With Pharaoh
- After the Fire (2003)
- The Longest Night (2005)
- Be Gone (2008)
- Ten Years (EP) (2011)
- Bury the Light (2012)
With Vicious Cycle
- Burrn (demo, 2002)
With Advent of Bedlam
- Flesh over God (Full-Length, 2012)
With Xthirt13n
- A Taste of the Light (Full-Length, 2014)
References
- "Overview: Pharaoh". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- Blabbermouth (2018-04-04). "CHUCK SCHULDINER's CONTROL DENIED: 'The Fragile Art Of Existence' To Be Released On Vinyl". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "Interview Tim Aymar". www.emptywords.org. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- "TRIPLE X". Hard Rock / A.O.R. / Glam Webzine. Retrieved 2020-04-04.