Keith Buckley (born November 19, 1979) is an American singer, best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the now defunct

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk ...

band

Every Time I Die Every Time I Die was an American metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. For most of the band's career, the line-up was centred on brothers Keith (vocals) and Jordan Buckley (guitar), as well as rhythm guitarist Andy Williams wi ...

and the heavy metal

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The Damned Things The Damned Things is an American rock supergroup consisting of Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley, Anthrax's Scott Ian, Every Time I Die's Keith Buckley, and Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano. The band's name is inspired by the lyrics in Ram ...

. He is also a published author.

Early life and education

Buckley was born in

Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ...

. He attended

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and then the

University at Buffalo The State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly called the University at Buffalo (UB) and sometimes called SUNY Buffalo, is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York. The university was founded in 1846 ...

before doing music full-time. He is also a former English teacher.

Career

Every Time I Die

In 1998, Buckley established the band

with his brother, Jordan, in Buffalo, New York. He describes Every Time I Die as a "Buffalo Bills tailgate party and a high school kegger". During tours, they enjoy setting their hair on fire and drinking. One of Buckley's writing tactics is to get incoherently drunk and see what comes out. On January 4, 2006, Buckley and Every Time I Die were in a van accident but escaped unharmed. On December 4, 2021, Buckley announced that he was taking a hiatus from the band for his mental health.

Side projects

Buckley is a member of Finale, his side project. The two-piece plays indie and acoustic music. Buckley lent his vocal talents to an R&B hook in Chae Hawk's track "PBS" and also "Stockholm Sindrome", a track with Philly/Pittsburgh electro-clash artist Pfunkt. He is also featured with Corey Letson on

Four Year Strong Four Year Strong is an American pop punk band from Worcester, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. The group consists of vocalists and guitarists Dan O'Connor and Alan Day, bassist Joe Weiss, and drummer Jake Massucco. They have released seven studio al ...

's 90s cover album ''

Explains It All ''Explains It All'' is the third studio album by American rock band Four Year Strong. It is a cover album and acts as a tribute to the band's influences from the 1990s. It features a guest appearance from Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die, among ...

'' covering the song "

Bullet with Butterfly Wings "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" is a song by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was released as the lead single from their 1995 double album ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'', and is the sixth track on the first ...

" by

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. He is also a member of supergroup

, founded in 2009, alongside members of

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and

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. The band released its debut album ''

Ironiclast ''Ironiclast'' is the debut album by American heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things. The album was released on December 14, 2010 internationally and a day later in North America. The supergroup includes Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley of Fall Out ...

'' in 2010, but was on hiatus from 2012 until 2018. Since then, they have been touring and released their second album ''High Crimes'' on April 26, 2019. Buckley released his first novel, ''Scale'', in December 2015 through

Rare Bird Books Rare Bird Books is an American publishing house. It was founded by Tyson Cornell, the former director of publicity and marketing at Book Soup. Rare Bird has five imprints: California Coldblood, which is focused on sci-fi and similar genres; A Bar ...

and Lit. He released his second novel, ''Watch'', in August 2018 through Rare Bird Books and Lit. 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 contributed to the vocal cover and tribute of "The Broken Vow" by

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released June 27, 2022 as part of Two Minutes to Late Night's series 'Hardcore Forever'. Additionally Buckley has contributed on released tracks by

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, Pretty Boy Stomp,

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, and

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Personal life

He has a younger brother, Jordan Buckley, who was the lead guitarist in the same band. They had a younger sister named Jaclyn, who lived with

Rett syndrome Rett syndrome (RTT) is a genetic disorder that typically becomes apparent after 6–18 months of age and almost exclusively in females. Symptoms include impairments in language and coordination, and repetitive movements. Those affected often h ...

and died from it in early 2017. Since then, Keith has encouraged disabled attendees of the band's shows to tag him personally. Buckley also has a tattoo of

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's head on a lawn chair, day dreaming about what he (Spock) would look like with a moustache. Spock has a tear coming out of his eye because he cannot grow a

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References

External links

Official website of Every Time I Die
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