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The Hardcore Metal troop Every Time I Die was formed in the late '90s
in Buffalo, New York USA, by vocalist Keith Buckley, his younger brother
guitarist Jordan Buckley, Andrew Williams also on guitar, John McCarthy
on bass and Sean Hughes on drums.
In 2000 the quintet released the 5-track EP "Burial Plot Bidding
War" on the small independent Canadian label called Good Fellow Records;
the set took off like a forest fire via word of mouth and quickly established
Every Time I Die as one to watch on the screamo metalcore circuit.
A new contract with the respected independent label Ferret Music followed
and with a new rhythm section of bassist Aaron Ratajczak and drummer Michael
Novak on board, the group released their first full-length album, "Last
Night In Town", in 2001. They went back out on the road, opening
up for Metal titans Killswitch Engage.
Further line-up changes saw the departure of Ratajczak and new bass player
Stephen Micciche making his debut on 2003's "Hot Damn!". This
sophomore release, which climbed into the top 50 of the U.S. Independent
Albums chart, revealed a band again willing to broaden their musical horizons,
with some southern-styled guitar Rock and conventional vocals thrown into
the mix.
Two years later the Buffalo-based quintet released "Gutter Phenomenon";
Kevin Falk filled the problematic bass slot on this record which hit #10
on the Billboard's Top Independent Albums list and also reached the #71
position on The Billboard 200 Sales chart propelling Every Time I Die
to the forefront of the post-hardcore scene. More bass players came and
went as the band toured in support of the album.
By the release of the band's fourth album, "The Big Dirty",
Every Time I Die had opted to continue in the studio as a quartet. The
CD, which was one place short of cracking the top 40 of The Billboard
200, came out in September 2007. After having gone through seven bassists
since 2000, the group has tapped Josh Newton to handle bass duties during
Sounds Of The Underground 2007 tour alongside GWAR,
Shadows Fall and Chimaira
to name of few.
At the end of June 2009, drummer Mike Novak announced he was quitting
Every Time I Die; the band continued work on their Epitaph Records debut,
"New Junk Aesthetic", with Ryan Leger settled behind the drum
kit.
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