Tony Foresta
{{short description|American singer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tony Foresta
| image = Tony Foresta - Iron Reagan Party.San Metal Open Air 2016.jpg
| caption = Foresta with Iron Reagan at Party.San Metal Open Air 2016
| birth_name = Anthony Russell Foresta
| alias = Guardrail
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|05|20}}
| birth_place = Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
| origin = Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
| genre = Crossover thrash
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 2001–present
| current_member_of = Municipal Waste, Iron Reagan, Heaven's Gate
|past_member_of=Rich Kids on LSD
| website =
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Anthony Russell Foresta (born May 20, 1976) is an American vocalist who is the lead singer of crossover thrash bands Municipal Waste,{{cite web |date=March 21, 2012 |title=Tony Foresta of Municipal Waste Shares His Tour Memories with Us - Vice |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/tony-foresta-of-municipal-waste-shares-his-tour-memories-with-us |accessdate=April 7, 2017 |publisher=vice.com}} Iron Reagan and (since 2022) the supergroup Heaven's Gate which he helped co-found with Cannibal Corpse drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz. In 2024, Foresta joined as the new lead vocalist of hardcore punk band Rich Kids on LSD.
Foresta founded Municipal Waste in 2001 with Ryan Waste, Andy Harris, and Brendan Trache. In 2012, Foresta, along with Municipal Waste bandmate Phil Hall, Ryan Parrish, and Paul Burnette formed Iron Reagan.
Recording history
=With Municipal Waste=
- Municipal Waste (2001, Amendment Records / Busted Heads Records)
- Municipal Waste / Crucial Unit (2002, Six Weeks Records)
- Tango and Thrash (w/Bad Acid Trip) (2003, Mordar Records)
- Waste 'Em All (2003, Six Weeks Records)
- Louder Than Hell (2005, Six Weeks Records)
- Hazardous Mutation (2005, Earache Records)
- The Art of Partying (2007, Earache Records)
- Massive Aggressive (2009, Earache Records)
- "Scion Presents: Municipal Waste'' (2012, Scion Audio Visual)
- The Fatal Feast (2012, Nuclear Blast Records)
- Garbage Pack (2012, Night of the Vinyl Dead Records)
- Toxic Waste (w/ Toxic Holocaust) (2012, Tankcrimes Records)
- Slime and Punishment (2017, Nuclear Blast Records)
- The Last Rager (2019, Nuclear Blast Records)
- Electrified Brain (2022, Nuclear Blast Records)
=With Iron Reagan=
- Demo 2012 (2012, Tankcrimes)
- Worse Than Dead (2013, A389)
- Exhumed/Iron Reagan (2014, Tankcrimes)
- Spoiled Identity EP (2014, Magic Bullet / A389)
- The Tyranny of Will (2014, Relapse)
- Iron Reagan/Toxic Shock (2015, Reflections)
- Crossover Ministry (2017, Relapse)
- Iron Reagan/Gatecreeper (2018, Relapse)
- Dark Days Ahead (2018, Pop Wig)
=With Heaven's Gate=
- Heaven's Gate (2023, Beach Impediment)
=Guest appearances=
- Pasadena Napalm Division (2013) by Pasadena Napalm Division − guest vocals on "Murder the Bearded Lady Killer"
- Hang Ten (2014) by Ghoul − guest vocals on "Kreeg"
References
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External links
- [https://twitter.com/tbuzz666 Tony Foresta] on Twitter
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Category:American heavy metal singers
Category:20th-century American singers
Category:21st-century American singers
Category:Musicians from Richmond, Virginia