Mike Williams (singer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael IX Williams |
| Born |
April 14, 1968 High Point, North Carolina, United States |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Genres | Sludge metal, doom metal, hardcore punk, blues, industrial, spoken word |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, vocalist, songwriter, author |
| Instruments | Vocals, synth |
| Years active | 1988-present |
| Associated acts |
Eyehategod Arson Anthem Outlaw Order The Guilt Of... Corrections House |
Mike IX Williams (born April 14, 1968) is the singer for Eyehategod and former associate editor for Metal Maniacs. He has also worked on other projects.
Mike was invited to join Eyehategod by Jimmy Bower in 1988. Since then, all Eyehategod albums have featured his vocals which have been described as "tortured laryngitis screams", an "indecipherable ranting" and "the utmost sickening, puke-ridden audio atrocities that could actually prove deadly if taken in large doses".
For the recording of Dopesick, Eyehategod's third album, Williams went through several issues. At the time he was living in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn in New York City so he had to travel between there and New Orleans, Louisiana frequently for the recording sessions, which took place at Side One Studios. He attempted to record the sound of smashing glass for the introduction to the album, by smashing a bottle on the floor of the studio. In the process he slashed his hand open badly and bled all over the studio floor. One of the band members then apparently smeared the words "Hell" and "Death to Pigs" in his blood. The studio owner reportedly called Century Media to ask if the band were insane, and threatened to kick them out because of this.
The band's lyrics and themes are completely conceived by Mike. He always has lyrics written by him ready so when the other members of the band send him songs he just decides which lyrics he wants for each song. His lyrics never try to portray anything, they never have a story attached to them. Sometimes he works with the musical atmosphere created by his partners in Eyehategod.
During his first years as an Eyehategod member, Mike was in two other bands. Drip, a sludge metal band, which also featured fellow Eyehategod band members Jimmy Bower and Brian Patton, and Crawlspace.
In 2006 he began a hardcore punk band along with Phil Anselmo named Arson Anthem. He's the band's singer. Williams stated on 2008 that his desire with this band is that it makes people explore early hardcore punk, what he listened to when he had no responsibility and used to ride on his skateboard.
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