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A memorial service on the West Coast is planned for the late famous Andy Williams next month, as per theprp. Williams, who was known for playing guitar in the bands Every Time I Die and Atomic Rule, and also for being a professional wrestler named The Butcher, died last month after having a medical emergency during a wrestling match. Williams was well known for his honest way of living and the way he made people around him feel happy and valued. His death caused a lot of people in the music and wrestling fields to feel very sad and to show a lot of respect and love for him.
Last month, there was a memorial service on the East Coast in Every Time I Die‘s hometown, Buffalo, NY. Now, Violent Gentlemen are hosting an event on the West Coast at the Garden AMP in Garden Grove, CA on November 13th. Atomic Rule, who was on tour and working on new music with Williams around the time he passed away, will be playing at the show.With the full lineup still to be confirmed, the newly announced memorial event will include sets from The Ghost Inside, Beyond Repair, Turmoil, Strife, Atomic Rule, and Darasuum. Two more artists for the event are still to be confirmed. A new statue and bench will be placed in Gratwick Park, which is in North Tonawanda, NY, the hometown of Williams. This will be a memorial tribute to him. You can now buy a special engraving for one of the bricks that will be placed there as a tribute, using this link.
The Buffalo, New York-based American metalcore group Every Time I Die was founded in 1998. The brothers Keith (vocals) and Jordan Buckley (guitar), along with rhythm guitarist Andy Williams, dominated the lineup throughout the most of the band’s existence. Bassist Stephen Micciche also played with the group for a total of 15 of its 24 years. They signed with Epitaph Records in 2008 and stayed there until their breakup in early 2022, having spent the first ten years of their existence on the Ferret Music label. Every Time I Die put out nine studio albums before releasing “Radical”, their last album, in October 2021. The band’s dynamic live performances and ever-evolving sound won them praise.
During their initial short tour covering the Buffalo, New York, and Toronto, Ontario, areas, the band connected with Goodfellow Records producer Chris Logan, leading to the release of their debut EP, “The Burial Plot Bidding War”, in December 1999. Earlier that autumn, in October 1999, the group had also contributed an exclusive track to the Redstar Records compilation album “The Sound and the Fury”.
By early 2000, bassist Aaron Ratajczak had joined the lineup as the replacement for McCarthy. The updated roster entered Zing Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts, in January 2001 to track their debut full-length album for Ferret Records. The resulting record, “Last Night In Town,” arrived on August 14, 2001, which the band supported by embarking on an East Coast tour alongside Killswitch Engage. Later that same year, Kid Gorgeous bassist Stephen Micciche replaced Ratajczak to take over bass duties.
