Nick Traina was an American singer who was the lead singer for the punk band Link 80.
Occupation
singer
Citizenship
United States
Born
May 1, 1978
Died
September 20, 1997
Overview
Nick Traina (born Nicholas John Steel Toth; May 1, 1978 – September 20, 1997) was the lead singer for the punk band Link 80.
Life
Traina was the son of Danielle Steel and William George Toth.
Traina died by suicide by overdosing on morphine at the age of 19.
Career
Traina started his first band, Shanker, at age 13 with Max Leavitt. He joined Link 80 at age 16 and played with them for three years, touring extensively. After leaving Link 80 in August 1997, Traina formed a new band called Knowledge and recorded a demo with them that has since been released on Asian Man Records. A song titled "Gnat" was included on the release; the song was recorded years earlier with Leavitt.
