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Tim Aymar

American singer (1963–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tim Aymar
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Timothy Lee Aymar (September 4, 1963 – February 13, 2023)[1] was an American heavy metal singer. He was best known as the vocalist of progressive metal band Pharaoh[2] and for his work with Chuck Schuldiner in Control Denied. His rise to fame began with his band, Triple-X.[3][better source needed]

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Career

Aymar had been a vocalist since 1985 with the band 313.[4] He later joined Triple X and released an album with them. He joined Psycho Scream, where his bandmate Jim Dofka introduced him to the 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 Schuldiner's new band Control Denied as the vocalist[5] and was known for his strong vocals in that band.[6]

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Death

Aymar died in February 2023, at the age of 59.[7]

Awards

Aymar's 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.[8]

Discography

With 313

  • 313 Album 'Three Thirteen' released on CD by Divebomb Records in early 2019.

This was released on vinyl in 2020.[9][better source needed][4]

With Triple X

  • Bang (full-length, 1991)

With Control Denied

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)
  • The Powers That Be (2021)

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)

With Art X

  • The Redemption of Cain (guest vocals, 2016)

With Angband

  • IV (full-length, 2020)
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References

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