William Faith
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William Faith is a gothic
/punk
music artist.
He is a former member of the gothic bands Rozz Williams' Christian Death
, Shadow Project
, Mephisto Walz
, briefly Sex Gang Children
, and goth-punk band Wreckage (where he was known as Bill E. Bones). He is currently a member of anarcho-punk
collective Anima Mundi, as well as guitarist for English anarcho-punk
stalwarts Conflict
.
He is perhaps best known as a founding member of Faith and the Muse
. A longtime member of the Los Angeles gothic rock
and punk
scene, Faith has also produced records for a range of artists.
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Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
/punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
music artist.
He is a former member of the gothic bands Rozz Williams' Christian Death
Christian Death
Christian Death is an American deathrock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1979. The band was founded and fronted by Rozz Williams. Christian Death is most notable for their first album Only Theatre of Pain....
, Shadow Project
Shadow Project
Shadow Project were a deathrock band formed in the early 1990s with Rozz Williams, Eva O and Paris Sadonis. The band's first album included bassist Jill Emery and drummer Thomas Morgan....
, Mephisto Walz
Mephisto Walz
Mephisto Walz are a gothic rock group formed in 1985. They have an accomplished discography behind them, having released many full-length albums over the course of their career, through Cleopatra Records and other labels...
, briefly Sex Gang Children
Sex Gang Children
The Sex Gang Children are a positive punk group that formed in the early 1980s in England. Although the original group only released one official studio album, they remain one of the more well-known bands out of the early Batcave scene and have reformed for new albums and touring various times...
, and goth-punk band Wreckage (where he was known as Bill E. Bones). He is currently a member of anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk is punk rock that promotes anarchism. The term anarcho-punk is sometimes applied exclusively to bands that were part of the original anarcho-punk movement in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
collective Anima Mundi, as well as guitarist for English anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk is punk rock that promotes anarchism. The term anarcho-punk is sometimes applied exclusively to bands that were part of the original anarcho-punk movement in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
stalwarts Conflict
Conflict (band)
Conflict is an English anarcho-punk band originally based around Eltham in South London. Formed in 1981, the band's original line up consisted of: Colin Jerwood , Francisco 'Paco' Carreno , Big John , Steve , Pauline , Paul aka 'Nihilistic Nobody' . Their first release was the EP "The House That...
.
He is perhaps best known as a founding member of Faith and the Muse
Faith and the Muse
Faith and the Muse is an American, underground gothic/darkwave band composed of two musicians, Monica Richards and William Faith. They are well regarded in the gothic music scene as innovators and icons. Their music encompasses many genres, from folk-style songs to darker compositions. Richards is...
. A longtime member of the Los Angeles gothic rock
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
and punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
scene, Faith has also produced records for a range of artists.
Faith and the Muse
- ElyriaElyria (album)Elyria is the debut studio album by Faith and the Muse.-Track listing:-Credits:*All instruments and voices performed by William Faith and Monica Richards*Mastered by Tom Baker at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, California...
(Tess Records) (1994) - Annwyn, Beneath the WavesAnnwyn, Beneath the WavesAnnwyn, Beneath the Waves is the second album by Faith and the Muse.- Track listing :- Credits :* All instruments and voices performed by William Faith and Monica Richards* Treatments and Programming by Chad Blinman...
(Tess Records) (1996) - Evidence of HeavenEvidence of HeavenEvidence of Heaven is the third studio album by Faith and the Muse.-Track listing:-Credits:*All instruments and voices performed by William Faith and Monica Richards...
(Neue Ästhetik Multimedia) (1999) - Vera CausaVera CausaVera Causa is a two-disc collection of demos, live and rare tracks by Faith and the Muse.-The Night:#"Cantus"#"Scars Flown Proud"#"Sparks"#"The Silver Circle"#"All lovers Lost/Arianrhod"#"The Unquiet Grave"...
(Metropolis RecordsMetropolis RecordsMetropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
) (2001) - The Burning Season (Metropolis RecordsMetropolis RecordsMetropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
) (2003) - ankoku butohAnkoku butoh:ankoku butoh: is the fifth studio album by Gothic rock band Faith and the Muse. It comprises one CD and one DVD. It was the band's first release on the Danse Macabre label. Thematically, the album reflects elements of Shinto and Japanese culture...
(Danse MacabreDanse MacabreDance of Death, also variously called Danse Macabre , Danza de la Muerte , Dansa de la Mort , Danza Macabra , Dança da Morte , Totentanz , Dodendans , is an artistic genre of late-medieval allegory on the universality of death: no matter one's...
) (2009)
Christian Death
- The Rage Of Angels (Cleopatra) (1994)
- The Path Of Sorrows Cleopatra) (1993)
- Death In Detroit (Cleopatra) (1995)
Mephisto Walz
- Crocosmia (Gymnastic) (1992)
- Terra Regina (Cleopatra) (1993)
- As Apostles Forget EP (Gymnastic) (1992)
- The Eternal Deep (Cleopatra) (1994)
- V/A The Disease Of Lady Madeline (Anubis) (1994)
Wreckage
- The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, and The Dead (Mere Mortal) (1996)
- V/A Goth Box (Cleopatra) (1996)
- V/A Tantrum (Cocktail) (1990)
- V/A Children Of The Damned (Apollyon) (1996)
- Subways's End (Noise Pollution) (1990)
See also
- Faith and the MuseFaith and the MuseFaith and the Muse is an American, underground gothic/darkwave band composed of two musicians, Monica Richards and William Faith. They are well regarded in the gothic music scene as innovators and icons. Their music encompasses many genres, from folk-style songs to darker compositions. Richards is...
- Christian DeathChristian DeathChristian Death is an American deathrock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1979. The band was founded and fronted by Rozz Williams. Christian Death is most notable for their first album Only Theatre of Pain....
- Shadow ProjectShadow ProjectShadow Project were a deathrock band formed in the early 1990s with Rozz Williams, Eva O and Paris Sadonis. The band's first album included bassist Jill Emery and drummer Thomas Morgan....
- Monica RichardsMonica RichardsMonica Richards is a singer, songwriter, artist and writer from the United States. A graduate of the American University with honors in literature and a minor in anthropology, she is considered to be an icon of the goth subculture and has been the frontwoman of numerous bands including Madhouse,...
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