Chris Dale

Chris Paulo Dale
Chris in Oslo, Norway, with Tank, 29 January 2010.
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Paul Dale
Born	4 September 1972 Wales
Genres	Hard Rock, Funk rock, Heavy Metal,
Occupation(s)	Bassist, musician, Bass Tech, Radio DJ
Instruments	Bass guitar, vocals
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Metal Mind Productions, ORG Records, London Records, FM Revolver Records,
Associated acts	Atom Seed, Bruce Dickinson, Sack Trick, Balance of Power, AntiProduct, Ace Sounds, Ricky Gervais, I Play Rock, Tribuzy, Tank,
Website	Chris Paulo Dale.co.uk
Notable instruments
Music Man Sterling, Warwick Thumb

Chris Dale is a bassist currently playing in the bands Sack Trick and Tank.

In late 1989 Chris joined the hard Rock band, Atom Seed, replacing original bassist Chris Huxter. After constant touring in the UK and the début EP released in early 1990, the band released their début album, Get in Line, on FM Revolver Records in 1991. Atom Seed next signed to London Records releasing several EP's and wrote and recorded a second album, Hard Sell Paranoia, in 1992. The label decided to shelf the album and Atom Seed ultimately decided to split in 1993.

In 1994 Dale, along with Machine band mate Alex Elena, sent in a tape of their recently recorded Machine demo to Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden for his solo work via Sanctuary Management. They got a call back and were asked to learn a few songs from Balls to Picasso and some Deep Purple and AC/DC covers for an audition. As it turned out there were no more auditions so Dale and Elena got the job.

The group toured the Balls To Picasso album and recorded Alive in Studio A, a rerecording of Balls To Picasso and a live recording in London, and Skunkworks. The Skunkworks project was intended to be a band of the same name but due to Castle Records being unwilling to release anything under any other name it was published as a Bruce Dickinson release, consequently Skunkworks sounds different sound from other solo Dickinson releases.

Dale co-wrote the album track "Innerspace" as well as two tracks – "I'm in a Band with an Italian Drummer" and "Americans Are Behind". Bruce used the latter tracks as B-sides on singles and they were later included on the 2005 expanded edition of the album. Dickinson encouraged Dale to continue writing, though disbanded the line-up prior to his next solo album.

Sack Trick began as Dale's solo project with fellow Skunkworks bandmates Alex Dickson and Alessandro Elena. The first album, (Music From) The Mystery Rabbits was released in 1999 released by ORG Records and soon followed up by the concept album, Penguins on the Moon in 2000. In 2005 the band self released the Kiss tribute album, Sheep in KISS Make Up. Sack Trick have an evolving/rotating membership of musicians and friends on each of the albums and especially live – depending on who is available. The band still continue to play, albeit, usually once a year in Roskilde, Denmark, at Gimle's annual Christmas party – having played for the tenth year running as of 2011^[update].