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| Origin = CT
| Years_active = 1991 - 2000
| Status = split
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'''''86 Aspartame''''' was a hard rock band from Ivoryton, Connecticut.
<!---In 1991, guitarist
[[Frank Tomas|Frank GW Tomas]] was working with a bassist named Michael Trnik. Early 1992 Frank Tomas' dad and Mike's dad were working together at an insurance company. They happened to discuss that each of them has kids that played an instrument, but not in any bands. Mike and Frank contacted each other and got together one Saturday morning. They played nearly EVERY Van Halen song to that date.
A bond formed from that day on that would become Gridlock.
Recording a handful of originals, and a few covers before bassist [[Michael Trnik]] later moved to go to college, and was replaced by [[Mike DeCaprio|Mike 'Weeze' DeCaprio]] in late '91. The band would have many bassists from that day on. Some were [[Mark Bray]], [[Aaron Cornaroli]], [[Chris Mclaren]] (who was 12 at the time while in the band!) and eventually [[Artie Green]] in 1998.
Vocalists were another revolving door for this band. [[Mik Monti]] of [[Zoid]], [[Liz Spires]], [[Barbara Schreier|Barbara Schreier]]---><!---Barbara Mae Schreier--->
<!---[[Steve Neil]] of [[Mighty Purple]], [[Jack Adanti]], and later Frank moved to the full time singer. The band would record SEVERAL demos with all the different members through out the years.
---><!---The band ended ---> <!---in spring of 2000.86 Aspartame has never played again since.--->
Their very last show was 12/31/1999 (eve of Y2K) in Westbrook, Connecticut.
::*<nowiki>**</nowiki>'''[[Frank Tomas|Frank Tomas]]''' -vocals, guitar ''(Gridlock, G-Lock, Various Artists, 86 Aspartame has never played again since , Super Ego)'' ::*<nowiki>**</nowiki>'''[[Artie Green]]''' -bass ''(Various Artists, 86 Aspartame)''::*<nowiki>**</nowiki>'''[[mykill]]''' -drums ''(Gridlock, G-Lock, Various Artists, 86 Aspartame, Super Ego)''::*'''[[Chris McLaren]]''' -bass ''(G-Lock, Various Artists, 86 Aspartame, Super Ego)''::*'''[[Liz Spires]]''' -vocals ''(G-Lock)''::*'''[[Steve Neal]]''' -vocals ''(G-Lock)''::*'''[[Mik Monti]]''' -vocals ''(Gridlock, G-Lock)''::*'''[[Michael Trnik]]''' -bass ''(Gridlock)''::*'''[[Jack Adanti]]''' -vocals ''(Gridlock)''::*'''[[Mark Bray]]''' -bass ''(Gridlock, G-Lock, Various Artists)''::*'''[[Barbara Schreier]]''' -vocals ''(86 Aspartame)''::*'''[[Chad Anderson]]''' -vocals ''(Gridlock)''::* '''[[Mike DeCaprio|Mike (Weeze) DeCaprio]]''' -bass ''(Gridlock, G-Lock)''
''NOTE: <nowiki>**</nowiki> denotes last known line-up''
*''(86, meaning to get rid of)''
==links:==
*https://open.spotify.com/artist/1E73Iwk7wU2gtdGbqajNYx
*https://gridlock.bandcamp.com/
* https://twitter.com/86Aspartame Official twitter
*http://myspace.com/86aspartame
*https://www.youtube.com/user/Gridlock1992/videos
==trivia==
*Played show with Rite Bastards in 1999 at bank street roadhouse New London, CT. [[Rite Bastards]] was a project of [[John Connelly]] of nuclear assault.
*Played show with Terra Tribe in mid 1990's at Ell-n-Gee club new london. [[Terra Tribe]] was [[Jeff Martinek]]'s band. Martinek was original lead guitarist for [[Sacred Reich]].
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