Will Hunt | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | William Martin Hunt |
Born |
Gainesville, Florida, United States |
September 5, 1971
Genres | Alternative metal, nu metal, hard rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, drummer |
Instruments | Drums, backing vocals |
Labels | Warner Bros. |
Associated acts | Scars of Amber, Evanescence, Black Label Society, Eye Empire, Dark New Day, Skrape, Methods of Mayhem, Mötley Crüe, Crossfade, Static-X, White Noise Owl, Staind, Device, Vasco Rossi, Rival City Heights |
William Martin "Will" Hunt (born September 5, 1971) is an American drummer, who has played for many bands, including Evanescence, Skrape, Dark New Day, Black Label Society, Device, Rival City Heights, and as a touring member for Staind and Static-X.
Hunt while recording the debut album Indestructible loved the direction the album was going and Phillip Calfy vocalist for Scars of Amber had asked Hunt about taking up permanent member status in the project and Hunt Agreed. Hunt would bring in fellow Device band mate Virus on guitar who has played for Dope and Lords of Acid and on bass Dave Benedict from the Canadian band Default also mention of Baxter Teal deepfield on guitars and Phillips brother Steven Calfy Ronin Starr on bass and Guitar back ups. The Debut album was released on November 24, 2015
Hunt's first band was the nu metal band Skrape. The band was formed in the late 1990s and released two albums, New Killer America and Up The Dose. In 2004, the band was dropped from RCA Records, and disbanded shortly afterward.
Hunt helped form Dark New Day in 2004. Their debut album Twelve Year Silence, was released in 2005. They recorded their second album, Hail Mary in 2008, although due to band members' involvement with other projects, the album was not released until 2013. The group is currently inactive, with no known plans of returning.
Hunt has been involved with several bands on a temporary basis as a recording or live member.
During 2007, Hunt recorded with bloodsimple and Static-X.