Keith Buckley

Keith Michael Buckley ^{[ 1 ]} (nacido el 19 de noviembre de 1979) es un cantante estadounidense, conocido principalmente por ser el vocalista y letrista de Many Eyes, la banda de metalcore ya desaparecida Every Time I Die y el supergrupo de heavy metal The Damned Things . También es autor de varios libros. ^{[ 2 ]}

Buckley nació en Kingston, Nueva York , y creció en Buffalo, Nueva York . Estudió en Virginia Tech y luego en la Universidad de Buffalo antes de dedicarse a la música a tiempo completo. También fue profesor de inglés. ^{[ 3 ]}

En 1998, Buckley fundó la banda Every Time I Die con su hermano Jordan en Buffalo, Nueva York. Describió Every Time I Die como una "fiesta previa a un partido de los Buffalo Bills y una fiesta de barriles de instituto". ^{[ 4 ]} Una de las tácticas de composición de Buckley era "emborracharse hasta perder el conocimiento" y ver qué salía. ^{[ 5 ]}

El 4 de enero de 2006, Buckley y Every Time I Die sufrieron un accidente de furgoneta, pero salieron ilesos. ^{[ 6 ]}

El 4 de diciembre de 2021, Buckley anunció que se tomaría un descanso de la banda por motivos de salud mental. ^{[ 7 ]}

En septiembre de 2023, se informó que se necesitaban extras para un video musical de la nueva banda de Buckley para una fecha de rodaje el 1 de octubre. ^{[ 8 ]} El 9 de octubre, Buckley anunció a través de Instagram que la banda se llama Many Eyes y cuenta con Charlie y Nick Bellmore de Toxic Holocaust , Kingdom of Sorrow y la banda solista de Jamey Jastas en guitarra y batería respectivamente. ^{[ 9 ]}

Buckley is a member of Finale, his side project.^[10][11] The two-piece plays indie and acoustic music. Buckley lent his vocal talents to an R&B hook in Chae Hawk's track "PBS"^[12] and also "Stockholm Sindrome", a track with Philly/Pittsburgh electro-clash artist Pfunkt. He is also featured with Corey Letson on Four Year Strong's 90s cover album Explains It All covering the song "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" by the Smashing Pumpkins.

He is also a member of supergroup the Damned Things, founded in 2009, alongside members of Fall Out Boy and Anthrax.^[13] The band released its debut album Ironiclast in 2010, but was on hiatus from 2012 until 2018. They released their second album High Crimes on April 26, 2019, and have toured subsequently.^[14]

Buckley released his first novel, Scale, in December 2015 through Rare Bird Books and Lit.^[15] He released his second novel, Watch, in August 2018 through Rare Bird Books and Lit.^[16]

Buckley is a member of an indie electro duo named Tape, alongside Joshua Hurley. He was also the vocalist for Buffalo's local 90s cover band Soul Patch.

Buckley also released an EP in 2014 under the band name Black Medal. They released a 4-song EP, that was accessible by a website. A music video was filmed for the song "Art & Craft".

Buckley contributed to the vocal cover and tribute of "The Broken Vow" by Converge released June 27, 2022^[17] as part of Two Minutes to Late Night's series 'Hardcore Forever'. Additionally Buckley has contributed on released tracks by SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Knocked Loose, Pretty Boy Stomp, Stray from the Path, and Say Anything.

He has a younger brother, Jordan, who was the lead guitarist in Every Time I Die. They had a younger sister named Jaclyn, who lived with Rett syndrome and died from it in early 2017.^[18] Since then, Keith has offered to personally help disabled attendees of the band's shows with accessibility.^[19]

• Sitio web oficial de Every Time I Die. Archivado el 26 de enero de 2022 en Wayback Machine .