Every Time I Die

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Every Time I Die
300x200px Guitarist Jordan Buckley interacting with fans in West Hollywood, California during the 2009 Epitaph Tour
Background information
Origin	Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore, hardcore punk, Southern rock
Years active	1998 (1998)–present
Labels	Epitaph, Ferret, Good Fellow
Associated acts	The Damned Things, Norma Jean, Underøath, Luti-Kriss
Website	www.everytimeidie.net
Members	Keith Buckley Jordan Buckley Andy Williams Stephen Micciche Daniel Davison
Past members	John McCarthy Michael Novak Aaron Ratajczak Kevin Falk Chris Byrnes Josh Newton Ryan "Legs" Leger

Every Time I Die is an American metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. They have garnered acclaim for their energetic and intense live shows. They announced on July 14, 2008 that they had left their label Ferret Music and signed with Epitaph Records instead. Their seventh and latest studio album From Parts Unknown was released through Epitaph on July 1, 2014.

History

The band was established by brothers Keith and Jordan Buckley, whose father, Michael Buckley, lectures Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo. They added to the initial lineup with guitarist Andy Williams, bassist John McCarthy, and drummer Michael "Ratboy" Novak. In their first short tour covering the Buffalo, New York and Toronto, Canada vicinities, the band met Goodfellow Records producer Chris Logan, who released the band's debut EP Burial Plot Bidding War in 2000. The following year, Aaron Ratajczak replaced McCarthy as bassist before the band released its debut full-length album Last Night in Town that year under Ferret Records, leading to a tour for that album in collaboration with Killswitch Engage the following year.

In 2001, Stephen Micciche, of Kid Gorgeous replaced Ratajczak as bassist for the band's second full-length Hot Damn! and the band's subsequent American tour supporting Jackass star Steve-O. This era brought about their first mini Warped Tour stint, overseas tours with NORA and Chimaira, numerous U.S tours with bands such as Bleeding Through, Norma Jean, Dillinger Escape Plan, and a spot on the 2004 Ozzfest tour. However, Micciche resigned from his position in 2005. Micciche was replaced by Kevin Falk. However, three months after recording sessions for the band's third album Gutter Phenomenon and a European tour, he was replaced by Chris Byrnes of NORA, who left the band after touring with them at the Warped Tour 2006. Their sixth bassist, Keller Harbin (formerly of The Chariot), replaced Byrnes and played with the band for its tour with Atreyu on the World Championship Tour along with From First to Last and Chiodos. The band was featured on the 2007 Sounds of the Underground tour. Josh Newton, was inducted in September 2007 as the band's seventh bassist for a tour with Underoath.

In 2006, their song "The New Black" was featured as a bonus track in Guitar Hero 2 and also in the PlayStation 3 game MotorStorm. The band performed the song "We'rewolf" live on the ABC late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Halloween of 2007. From January–February 2008, Every Time I Die went on a tour with Killswitch Engage, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Parkway Drive. They also headlined the Take Action Tour, playing alongside From First to Last, August Burns Red, The Bled, and The Human Abstract. The band played the entire Warped Tour 2008.

During the 2009 UK tour with Gallows, a song titled "Buffalo 666" from their then-upcoming album New Junk Aesthetic was played for the first time. The album also included guest vocals by Pete Wentz, Matt Caughthran and Greg Puciato. At the end of June it was announced that drummer Mike "Ratboy" Novak had left the band due to "personal conflicts".

On August 23, Ryan "Legs" Leger was added as the new drummer. The band was part of the European Taste of Chaos Tour at the end of 2009, supporting headliners Killswitch Engage and In Flames.

Every Time I Die headlined the 2010 Australian Boys of Summer Tour. In support of Every Time I Die were Australian bands 50 Lions, House vs. Hurricane and Mary Jane Kelly. The band toured across Australia playing shows in Sydney, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Josh Newton announced on October 12, 2011 that he was no longer in the band. For the remainder of the tour, Stephen Micciche filled his role as bassist. On December 12, they released a video on Warped Tour's YouTube channel announcing they were playing all dates on the 2012 Warped Tour.

In January 2012, Every Time I Die released their video for "Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space", from their album Ex Lives, which was released on March 6, 2012. On February 23, Every Time I Die posted a film clip to another new song, "Revival Mode". In January, the band made a tour in South America with Four Year Strong and New Found Glory. Rio de Janeiro's show, the last one in Brazil was recorded and will be the next DVD of the band.

On October 15, 2013, the band was announced to be a support act for A Day to Remember on their European Tour 2014.

In the spring of 2014, the band announced that they were starting production on their seventh studio album From Parts Unknown with producer Kurt Ballou which was released July 8, 2014 along with their 6th run on the Vans Warped Tour 20th edition. The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200, their second top 25 in the bands existence. Following their time on Warped Tour Every Time I Die started a Canadian tour in mid September with Expire and Counterparts. Following their Canadian tour they co-headlined a winter tour with The Ghost Inside along with support from Architects, Backtrack and Hundredth as their openers.

In February 2015 the band announced Ryan Leger's departure to be replaced by Daniel Davison, formerly of Norma Jean and Underoath. On March 29, the band revealed that they would be releasing an EP exclusively for Record Store Day titled Salem.

Musical style

Every Time I Die's style has been described as metalcore, hardcore punk and post-hardcore. They initially formed as a hardcore punk band but their music soon manifested strong influences from heavy metal and rock. They have been called "metalcore icons" and their 2003 album Hot Damn! a "total gamechanger" for the genre. AllMusic described their metalcore sound as mixing alternative metal, Southern metal and screamo. They have also experimented with mathcore and sludge metal at various points in their discography. They are strongly influenced by Southern rock; frontman Keith Buckley stated that "the grit of ... [S]outhern rock bands is the one commonality that the band has. It's something we all appreciate and grew up on, in a sense; mainly because it was the type of music that made a coarse poetry out of nature." Just as the band's sound is chaotic, sharp and manifold, their lyrics are crafted to be strange, sarcastic and sardonicist.

Members

Current

• Keith Buckley – vocals (1998–present)
• Jordan Buckley – lead guitar (1998–present)
• Andy Williams – rhythm guitar (1998–present)
• Stephen Micciche – bass (2001–2005, 2011–present)
• Daniel Davison – drums (2015–present)

Former

• John McCarthy – bass (1998–1999)
• Aaron Ratajczak – bass (1999–2001)
• Kevin Falk – bass (2005)
• Chris Byrnes – bass (2005–2006)
• Mike "Ratboy" Novak – drums (1998–2009)
• Josh Newton – bass (2007–2011)
• Ryan "Leg$" Leger – drums (2009–2015)

Touring musicians

• Keller Harbin (Ex-The Chariot) – bass (2006–2007)
• Jake Schultz (Ex-Norma Jean) – bass (2007)
• Steve Bache (Ex-He Is Legend)– drums (2008)
• Jason Butler (of Letlive) – vocals (2015)

Timeline

Discography

Full-length albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US Indie.	AUS
2001	Last Night in Town Released: August 14, 2001 Label: Ferret Music	—	—	—
2003	Hot Damn! Released: July 1, 2003 Label: Ferret Music	—	—	—
2005	Gutter Phenomenon Released: August 23, 2005 Label: Ferret Music	71	10	—
2007	The Big Dirty Released: September 4, 2007 Label: Ferret Music	41	3	—
2009	New Junk Aesthetic Released: September 15, 2009 Label: Epitaph	46	6	—
2012	Ex Lives Released: March 6, 2012 Label: Epitaph	25	4	46
2014	From Parts Unknown Released: July 1, 2014 Label: Epitaph	22	3	32
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

• Demo (1999)
• Burial Plot Bidding War (2000, re-release 2003)
• Salem (2015)

Music videos

• "The Logic of Crocodiles" (2001)
• "Ebolarama" (2003)
• "I Been Gone a Long Time" (2003)
• "Kill the Music" (2005)
• "The New Black" (2005)
• "We'rewolf" (2007)
• "Wanderlust" (2009)
• "After One Quarter of a Revolution" (2010)
• "Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space" (2012)
• "Revival Mode" (2012)
• "Typical Miracle" (2012)
• "I Suck (Blood)" (2012)
• "Thirst" (2014)
• "Decayin' with the Boys" (2014)

Compilation appearances

• "Affection at Gunpoint" on HEX 7" (1999)
• "Pincushion" in Redstar Records' The Sound and the Fury (1999)
• "I Used To Love Her" on Guns N' Roses Tribute: Bring You to Your Knees (2004)
• "I Been Gone a Long Time" and "The Logic of Crocodiles" on Ferret Music's Progression Through Aggression" (2004)
• "Guitared and Feathered (demo)" on Ferret's Progression Through Aggression II and Ferret Music Winter 2005 Sampler (2005)
• "Keith the Music" on Masters of Horror (2005)
• "The New Black" on Warped Tour Compilation 2006 (2006)
• "We'rewolf" on Saw IV Soundtrack (2007)
• "Roman Holiday" on Saw VI Soundtrack" (2009)
• "After One Quarter of a Revolution" on New Noise (2010)

DVDs

• Hellfest (2000, 2002)
• At Home with Every Time I Die (released with Hot Damn!, 2003)
• Sounds of the Underground (2005, 2007)
• Shit Happens (2006)
• The Dudes and Don'ts of Recording (released with The Big Dirty deluxe edition, 2007)
• Party Pooper (released with New Junk Aesthetic special edition, 2009)
• Shit Happens; The Series (2010)

External links

• Official website
• Keith Buckley Interview