Tom Bagley (musician)

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Tom Bagley (born 1965), stage name Jackson Phibes, is a Canadian artist, guitarist and horror rock composer. [1] [2] He is known for his work with the band Forbidden Dimension. [3]

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Early life

Bagley was born in Calgary, Alberta, and graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design in 1988 [4]

Career

Bagley performed with the band Color Me Psycho. Beginning in 1988, he founded the band Forbidden Dimension, taking on songwriting, lead vocals and lead guitar. [2] In 1999, as Jackson Phibes, he released a solo EP, Old Devil Moon. [5]

Bagley created cover art for a number of Canadian rock and punk albums, including all of the art for his own Forbidden Dimension releases. [6] and covers for bands Chixdiggit, Huevos Rancheros and the Fuzz Kings. [7] [8] [9]

Bagley also performed in the garage rock/punk band The English Teeth, with Adam Kamis and Forbidden Dimension bandmates Mark Igglesdon and Craig Evans. [2] This band recorded a version of Bachman-Turner Overdrive's tune "Four Wheel Drive", which became part of the soundtrack for the film FUBAR, as well as the accompanying album.[ citation needed ]

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