Chad Daniel Ackerman (born November 30, 1983) is an American rock musician. His debut as a singer/songwriter was in November 2012 under the name "AVEIL" with an album entitled ''The in Between''. He has also been the vocalist for the bands

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, and Count Your Curses. He was the voice parody of

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for the band

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. Ackerman was previously the vocalist for the band

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, guitarist for

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, and Die Trying.

Biography

In 2002–03, Ackerman played rhythm guitar with

at a number of live performances, including a full U.S. tour after his graduation from San Marcos High School. He did not appear on any of As I Lay Dying's studio recordings from that period, although he provided some backing vocals for their 2007 album ''

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''. In 2005, he started the band

with Joel Piper of Confide, Noah Slifka of

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, and Michael Catalano of

and

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. Ackerman was the band's vocalist and founder. Chapter 14 went on two U.S. tours in 2005 and 2006 with unsigned self releases. In 2006, Ackerman filled in for the band Die Trying on

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, playing guitar for three months in Sacramento. The band broke up in the fall of 2007. In the fall of 2007, Ackerman joined

as the new vocalist, replacing previous vocalist Kyle Setter. The band did two U.S. tours with Ackerman, promoting their debut record ''

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''. Destroy The Runner then recorded their second studio album '' I, Lucifer'' in Baltimore with producer

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. ''I, Lucifer'' was released on April 15, 2008, and the band has done three U.S. tours and one European tour promoting the album. In 2008, Ackerman teamed up with vocalist

Tim Lambesis Timothy Peter Lambesis (born November 21, 1980) is an American musician, producer, and songwriter. He is best known as the founding member, lead vocalist, and the sole continuous member of the metalcore band As I Lay Dying. Lambesis was arre ...

to record ''

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'', the debut album for Lambesis' comic side project

. Ackerman voices all of the "Ahhnold" impersonations on ''Total Brutal'' and for the band's bonus disc '' A Very Brutal Christmas'' also in 2008. Ackerman was working on the third Destroy the Runner album set to be released in 2010, but the band has since broken up as stated on their MySpace page and Chad has done several interviews about the breakup shortly after. On November 30, 2010, Ackerman released a

EP with

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(Destroy the Runner bassist) called "

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". Ackerman was the vocalist of Count Your Curses, a three-piece trip-hop/electro rock group formed in January 2011. The project was a long-distance collaboration between Ackerman, kmotiv (Programming, Synth, and Keyboards) and Sean Sallings (Guitars, Bass, & Percussion); the band self-released three singles in 2011–2012. Ackerman is also currently producing bands, solo artists, and musicians. On November 29, 2012, Ackerman announced on his Facebook page that his debut release under the name "AVEIL" was on YouTube, and that the album would be free for download or "name your own price" on November 30, 2012. This is Ackerman's first attempt as a singer/songwriter, and the album is entitled ''The in Between''. On May 30, 2013, the music video for "Tombs" was screened at the Portland Music Video Festival at the historical Hollywood Theater in downtown Portland, Oregon.

Discography

With AVEIL *''The in Between'' (album), 2012; self-released *''The Great Magician'' (album), 2021; self-released With Count Your Curses *''Zombie B-Boy'' (single), 2011; self-released *''Be Advised'' (single), 2012; self-released *''By A Thread'' (single), 2012; self-released With

*''

'' (5-song extended play), 2010; self-released * ''The Bad Shepherd'' (single); self-released With

*''

'' (2006) (backing vocals)

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*'' I, Lucifer'', 2008 Solid State Records *''

'' – "Sinners" (B-side), 2009; self-released With

*''

'', 2008 *''A Very Brutal Christmas'', 2008 (EP) *''Jingle All the Way'' (single), 2011, "I'm Not A Pervert" With

*''

'', 2007 (backing vocals/screams) *'' This Is Who We Are'', 2009 (DVD) (performance/vocals on the song "Illusions")

Producer

*''

'' (5 song E.P.), 2010; self-released * ''The Bad Shepherd'' (single), 2011; self-released *

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– ''The Infinite Et Cetera'', 2011; self-released *Count Your Curses ''Distance'', 2012; self-released *AVEIL 2012 – ''The in Between'' *AVEIL 2021 – ''The Great Magician'' *"Tombs" music video

Actor

*"Tombs" – AVEIL – music video – as Chicken – 2012 *"Repeater" – No Bragging Rights – music video – as Marine – 2012 *''Terror Vortex'' – feature film – as Experimental Patient – 2013 *'' This Is Who We Are'' –

– music documentary – as himself – 2009

Director

*"Tombs" music video – 2012 *"The Bad Shepherd" music video – 2012

Awards

On June 24, 2013, Ackerman received an Award of Excellence for Male Vocalist from the La Jolla Global Music Awards (GMA) for the album ''The in Between'', as well as an Award of Merit for the "Tombs" music video. In 2013, the video for "Tombs" was an official selection at The Great Lakes International Film Festival and also an official selection at the Portland Music Video Festival

Sources

* Indie Vision Music
"Farewell From Chad Ackerman of DTR"
*San Diego Reader
Chapter 14 "We're Back,Full Throttle"
*Pure Grain Audi
"Chapter 14 interview with Chad Ackerman"
*Bloody Disgusting Revie
"Bloody Disgusting Review of A VEIL's Tombs Music Video"
*Happy Cow Famous Vegan Celebritie
"Chad Ackerman is a vegan"
*San Diego Reader Review/Intervie
"To Know A VEIL Is To Know Chad Ackerman"
*Punk World Views Review/Intervie
"Check Out: A VEIL"
*Horror-Fi
"The Dead Run Amok in Chad Ackerman's Tombs!"
*La Jolla Global Music Award

*Metal-Undergroun
"Chad Ackerman Talks Destroy The Runner Breakup"

References

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