Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
In his hometown of North Tonawanda, New York, a new statue and bench honouring the late great Andy Williams are scheduled to be built, as per theprp. The memorial will be erected in Gratwick Park. Currently, you can purchase a personalised engraved brick with your preferred message to be placed alongside the memorial by clicking on this link. On September 27, Williams’s family, friends, and peers celebrated the big man’s life and times in Buffalo, New York, in a public memorial. The event was livestreamed online and featured a variety of speeches, tributes, and musical acts. Williams tragically died following a medical incident at an independent wrestling match earlier this month in Millvale, Pennsylvania. Williams performed with Every Time I Die and Atomic Rule.
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.
