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| Doug Williams | |
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| Genres | Death metal Heavy metal |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Bass guitar |
Doug Williams (born November 9, 1969) is an American born bassist.
Williams began playing bass at the age of 8, and has claimed to be "self taught". His past contributions include the Bassist for the Death Metal bands Origin and Cephalic Carnage. He is also noted for his collaborating with the B.C. Rich guitar company in 1996, creating the first model of a Warlock Bass fitted with the Widow Bass headstock which became standard on their Non-Custom U.S.A. Models. Williams left California in 1987 and moved to Missouri after an auto accident took the life of a childhood friend.
After graduating High School in Missouri, he enlisted into the U.S.Army and served as an M1A1 Tank Gunner during Operation Desert Storm, noteably participating in the infamous "Battle of 73 Easting". After being honorably discharged in 1992, he attended college for several years majoring in pshychiatry before moving to Colorado where he lived for several years leading to the joining of Cephalic Carnage.
Cephalic Carnage
The band was formed in Denver, Colorado, in 1994 by vocalist Lenzig Leal and guitarist Zac Joe. In 1996, they recruited drummer John Merryman, guitarist Steve Goldberg and bassist Doug Williams. Merryman also collaborated with Secret Chiefs 3. In 1997, Cephalic Carnage financed its own tour across the United States. Playing several "Milwaukee Metal Fests" and touring with such bands as Wicked Innocense, Brujeria, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Vile. In 1997, the band caught the attention of Italian record label Headfucker Records, which released the band's debut album "Conforming to Abnormality" that year. After this release, the band toured Europe, Asia and South America. After recording bass tracks for the follow-up, "Conforming to Abnormality", Williams left in 1997, moved back to Kansas City, and joined Origin soon thereafter.
Origin
The group was initially founded by guitarists Paul Ryan and Jeremy Turner in July of 1997. Over the next six months, the duo enlisted bassist Clint Appelhanz, vocalist Mark Manning, and drummer George Fluke to fill out the first Origin lineup, which went on to record the demo A Coming Into Existence in October of 1997. A new rhythm section came on board in the form of bassist Williams and drummer John Longstreth (formerly of Angel Corpse). This lineup went on to record the group's self-titled debut album for Relapse Records, which was released in 2000. In the wake of this CD, Origin went on tours with fellow death metal extremists including Cryptopsy, Vader, Cephalic Carnage and Dying Fetus. More lineup changes would follow before the band could make it back into the studio, as vocalist James Lee stepped in to replace Manning and bassist Mike Flores moved in as the replacement for Williams who left Origin in 2001 to re-enlist into the Army, only this time to serve as a ((Tank Commander)) during "Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Serving with the 4th Infantry Division64th Armored Regimenthe was involved in the invasion of Iraq serving 4 years including such battles as ((Fallujah)),((Ramadi)),((Tikrit)) and the taking of ((Baghdad International Airport)).
References
- York, William. "Biography: Origin". AMG. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- Odle, Kevinq. "Biography: Cephalic Carnage". AMG. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
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