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Old Tower – Confirm US Mini Tour
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Andy Williams, Every Time I Die Founder And AEW’s The Butcher, Has Died At 48
Andy Williams, who co-founded Every Time I Die in 1998 and spent the last decade of his life as the professional wrestler The Butcher, died on Saturday, September 5. He was 48. Williams collapsed at the end of a tag team match at an Enjoy Wrestling event at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale, Pennsylvania, just outside Pittsburgh. Medical staff on site administered CPR until an ambulance arrived. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed his death to TMZ on Sunday morning. A cause has not been announced.
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What happened
Williams was competing at Enjoy Wrestling’s Five Years event on Saturday night, teaming with his longtime partner The Blade against the team known as TME. The two men had wrestled together for the better part of a decade.
He collapsed at the conclusion of the match.
Enjoy Wrestling’s statement, posted the same night: Andy collapsed at the end of his match this evening, doctors on staff tended to him immediately, administering CPR until the ambulance arrived. They sent everyone home and were at the hospital waiting for more information, and thanked everyone who helped and reached out.
The remainder of the show was cancelled.
TMZ reported his death on Sunday morning, citing the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office directly. An investigation is underway. No statement from Williams’ family has been made public.
The promotion’s second post said two words: Butcher Forever.
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Here’s the thing about Andy Williams that makes today harder to write, and that most of the coverage is stepping past.
He wanted to be a wrestler first.
Before Every Time I Die existed, Williams trained at the Renegade Wrestling Association in Ontario. He got six months in before a knee injury ended it.
So he formed a band instead. Every Time I Die started in Buffalo in 1998, and he played rhythm guitar in it for twenty-four years.
And then, in his thirties, he went back and did the thing the injury had taken. He trained with former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett, became a fixture at Barnett’s Bloodsport events, teamed with The Blade on the independent circuit from 2017, and in November 2019 signed with All Elite Wrestling — debuting on the ninth-ever episode of Dynamite by attacking Cody Rhodes.
Very few people get the career they gave up on. He got both, in order, and he was still doing the second one on Saturday night.
Every Time I Die
Between 1998 and 2022, Every Time I Die made nine albums and became one of the most respected and least imitated bands in American heavy music.
They came out of Buffalo with a sound nobody has successfully copied — Southern rock swagger welded to hardcore violence, Keith Buckley writing lyrics that read like literature, and a live show with a reputation that outran the record sales for most of their career.
Hot Damn! in 2003, Gutter Phenomenon in 2005, The Big Dirty, New Junk Aesthetic, Ex Lives, From Parts Unknown, Low Teens, Radical in 2021. Nine records, no bad ones, and a run of consistency almost nobody in metalcore matched.
Williams was there for all of it. Rhythm guitar, alongside Jordan Buckley on lead — and worth stating plainly, because several outlets have got it wrong today: he was a guitarist, not a bassist.
The band ended in January 2022 in circumstances that were public and unpleasant, and that is not what today is for. The other members went on to form Better Lovers. Keith Buckley formed Many Eyes. Williams put together Atomic Rule.
Three weeks ago
On August 14, Williams said publicly that a new project chronicling the history of Every Time I Die was in the works.
In the same conversation he acknowledged that a band reunion was unlikely.
That was three weeks ago.
The tributes
They started arriving within an hour of the news, and the range of them says something about the man.
From music: Josh Scogin of The Chariot. Zao. Shai Hulud. Devin Shidaker of The Acacia Strain, who posted two words — Butcher Forever. Blake Louis Prince of TEETH.
Zack Cannon put it as plainly as anyone: he straight up wouldn’t be doing what he’s doing in the touring world, or know half the people he knows today, if it wasn’t for Andy Williams bringing him on tour with ETID back in the day.
From wrestling: Matt Hardy. Corey Graves. Josh Alexander. QT Marshall. Bryce Remsburg. RJ City. Matthew Rehwoldt.
Andy H. Murray wrote that with ETID and later Atomic Rule he blazed musical trails, redefined heavy music and influenced a generation — and that as The Butcher he was an awesome throwback brawler, a great man with a beautiful soul.
Two industries that barely speak to each other, mourning the same person on the same afternoon.
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What he was actually doing this year
Williams and The Blade had returned to regular independent wrestling after their AEW contracts expired in June 2026. They’d been with the promotion since 2019, spending the early years as one of the more distinctive teams in a tag division that was still being built, associated at various points with The Bunny, Eddie Kingston and the Hardy Family Office.
Their last AEW appearance was February 2025.
The Saturday show was a five-year anniversary event for a small Pittsburgh promotion. He was 48, he’d been out of a national contract for three months, and he was working an independent card in a theatre in a town of six thousand people because that’s what he wanted to be doing.
Atomic Rule were active. The ETID documentary was in progress. He was busy.
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An unusual life, taken plainly
There is a version of this story that makes Andy Williams a curiosity — the metalcore guitarist who became a wrestler, the novelty crossover, the guy with two answers to what do you do.
That undersells it badly.
He co-founded a band that ran for twenty-four years and never made a bad record, in a genre that has produced more disposable music than almost any other. He then built a second career, from scratch, in his thirties, in a physically brutal profession, and got to a national television contract with it.
Most people don’t finish one of those. He did two, and he was in the middle of a third act when it stopped.
Our thoughts are with his family, with Jordan and Keith Buckley, Steve Micciche, Clayton Holyoak and Daniel Davison, with The Blade, and with everyone in Buffalo and Pittsburgh who is having a very bad Sunday.
TL;DR
- Andy Williams died on Saturday, September 5, 2026, aged 48. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed his death to TMZ on Sunday morning.
- What happened: he collapsed at the end of a tag team match at an Enjoy Wrestling event at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale, Pennsylvania. Medical staff administered CPR before an ambulance arrived. The rest of the event was cancelled.
- Cause of death has not been announced and an investigation is underway.
- He co-founded Every Time I Die in Buffalo in 1998 and played rhythm guitar across nine albums until the band ended in 2022. He was not a bassist, despite several reports today.
- He trained as a wrestler before the band existed, quitting after a knee injury, then returned to it in his thirties — training with Josh Barnett, teaming with The Blade from 2017, and signing with AEW in November 2019.
- His AEW contract expired in June 2026 and he had returned to independent wrestling. His most recent band was Atomic Rule.
- Three weeks ago he said an Every Time I Die documentary project was in the works.
FAQ
How did Andy Williams die?
He collapsed at the conclusion of a tag team match at an Enjoy Wrestling event at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale, Pennsylvania on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Medical staff on site administered CPR until an ambulance transported him to hospital. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed his death to TMZ the following morning. A cause has not been announced and an investigation is underway.
What band was Andy Williams in?
He was a founding member and rhythm guitarist of Every Time I Die, the Buffalo metalcore band he co-formed in 1998 and played with until they disbanded in January 2022, across nine studio albums. His most recent band was Atomic Rule.
Who was The Butcher in AEW?
The Butcher was Andy Williams’ ring name. He signed with All Elite Wrestling in November 2019 as one half of the tag team The Butcher and The Blade, debuting on the ninth episode of Dynamite. The pair remained with the company until their contracts expired in June 2026, after which they returned to independent wrestling.
How old was Andy Williams?
He was 48.
Why did Andy Williams become a wrestler?
He had wanted to be one first. Williams trained at the Renegade Wrestling Association in Ontario before Every Time I Die existed, but a knee injury ended it after roughly six months — and he formed the band instead. He returned to wrestling in his thirties, training with former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett.
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10 Best Songs About Mornings In Rock Music
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Rapid – Enter the Realm of Fire Review
Rapid by name, rapid by nature. A simple but effective moniker for this rip-roaring trio emerging from the Helsinki underground with a gnarly and riotous speed, thrash, and old school black metal attack. Featuring additional lashings of classic heavy metal, punk, and death influences, Rapid unleash their retro brand of ugly, thrashy mayhem on debut album, Enter the Realm of Fire. And from the get-go, these dudes share a clear devotion of ye olden days of underground, piss-and-vinegar-drenched metal, creating an authentically twisted concoction, brooding with bombast, evil vibes, and over-the-top theatrics. The colorfully named trio, consisting of bassist/vocalist Vincent Revenge, drummer The Goon, and axe wielder Atte ‘Spectre’ Nikku, formed back in 2014. During this time, they spat out a couple of demos and 2022’s Blackstar Oppression Regime EP generating underground buzz. Boasting a mean, unvarnished sound, and metal cred up the ying-yang, can Rapid back things up with songwriting to match their trve old school values?Following an unnecessary intro piece, Rapid launch into their work proper on the ripping “Witchcraft of Horror,” laying their cards on the table, flexing their blackened thrash and speed metal combo, taking cues from the likes of Venom, early Slayer, Mercyful Fate and modern retro heavyweights Bütcher and Midnight. It’s a raucous, unhinged formula to warm the blackened hearts of’80s metal and underground aficionados. Once more, Rapid is a deceptively nimble beast, wielding their crude weapons and vicious badassery with deft hands, threading slithering melodies and sinister atmospheres into the thrashing cauldron, where galloping speed, raucously blackened riffs and unhinged vocals conspire to wreak havoc. Revenge’s vocals lend the album a wickedly over-the-top and charismatic edge, as black-thrash howls, croaks, demented screams and a rough-around-the-edges cleaner style are unleashed.
Aside from the punkish, first-wave gallop and thrust of mid-album burner “Horemheb,” and epic, if slightly overcooked closer “Beyond the Gates of the Rapid Flames,” Rapid keep the songwriting sharp and punchy, much to the album’s advantage. While the raw slash-and-burn riffage reigns supreme, the melodic embellishments and occasional noteworthy soloing add layers of substance and intrigue to the otherwise cutthroat nature of the Rapid formula. The hugely energetic delivery, coupled with their feral streak and deft handling of tempo variations, helps maintain interest across the album’s duration. At its best, Enter the Realm of Fire goes hard and comes emblazoned with deadly hooks and killer atmosphere, such as those adorning the frosty death march of “Wielder of Might – Death from Above,” grimly venomous meloblack meets heavy metal grooves of “Black Poison,” and blackened heavy metal gallop exhibited on the hooky, over-the-top “Pest Eater.” Not all tracks hit the same heights, but it’s all pretty solid and enjoyable fare.
Enter the Realm of Fire comes armed and dangerous with a roughshod production that tramples modern production values into dust, complimenting the looser vibes and gritty underground aesthetics, without sacrificing overall bite, clarity and tasty dynamics. Rough production and looser vibes do not translate to sloppy performances. The trio bust out energetic, tightly synced performances, highlighted by Revenge’s unusual yet often compelling vocals and Spectre’s raw, menacing riffs, blazing melodies, and often eloquently shredded solos. There are slight ebbs and flows in song-to-song quality, though aside from the throwaway intro and almost comically odd slower-paced track “Gaze of the Black Void,” the album is uniformly solid with a few especially potent bangers.
Rapid’s accomplished debut comes as a pleasant surprise, skillfully straddling the line between nostalgia, ’80s metal trvness, and raw underground grit, while sounding fresh enough to stand on its own. Sure, influences are proudly adorned on their ragged battle vests, but there is ample upside to what Rapid have cooked up. A wild and venomous ride, Enter the Realm of Fire is a gleefully violent, old school metal rampage that largely overcomes its warts and all flaws with solidly entertaining songwriting. The future looks bright for these throwback underground warriors.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: 9 | Format Reviewed: 320kbps mp3
Label: Dying Victims Productions
Websites: Bandcamp
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