Anthony Russell Foresta (born May 20, 1976) is an American vocalist who is the lead singer of

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bands

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Iron Reagan Iron Reagan was an American crossover thrash supergroup (music), supergroup from Richmond, Virginia, consisting of Municipal Waste (band), Municipal Waste vocalist Tony Foresta, Cannabis Corpse and Municipal Waste bassist Phil "LandPhil" Hall, f ...

and (since 2022) the supergroup Heaven's Gate which he helped co-found with

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drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz. In 2024, Foresta joined as the new lead vocalist of hardcore punk band

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. 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

Recording history

With Municipal Waste

* ''

'' (2001, Amendment Records /

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) * ''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,

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) * '' The Art of Partying'' (2007,

) * '' Massive Aggressive'' (2009,

) *"Scion Presents: Municipal Waste'' (2012, Scion Audio Visual) * '' The Fatal Feast'' (2012,

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) * ''Garbage Pack'' (2012, Night of the Vinyl Dead Records) * ''Toxic Waste'' (w/

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) (2012,

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Records) * '' Slime and Punishment'' (2017,

) * ''The Last Rager'' (2019,

) * '' Electrified Brain'' (2022,

)

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

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− guest vocals on "Kreeg"

References

External links

Tony Foresta
on

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