Tommy Vext

Thomas Cummings (born April 15, 1982), better known under the stage name Tommy Vext, is an American heavy metal singer and songwriter known for being the lead vocalist of Bad Wolves, Snot, Divine Heresy and Westfield Massacre. He was also the fill-in vocalist for the multi-platinum selling heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch during their European Arena tour in 2017 when Ivan L. Moody left the tour to check into a medical facility.\n', 'Vext began his music career in Brooklyn, New York as a teenager singing in local hardcore bands and engaging in freestyle rap battles with the neighborhood\'s preeminent hopefuls. Being too young, he had to sneak into clubs even for his own shows. In 1996, he formed the band Maniacal Disciple with friends Jim Donovan, Steve Perlmutter and Mike Kontaras, eventually changing their name to "Vext" (a word he found in Wu-Tang Clan\'s lyrics), which eventua…