Liam Wilson (born December 22, 1979) is an American musician. He has been the bass player for

The Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan was an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of odd time sign ...

since 2000 and is a former bass player of Starkweather. Currently, he is a part of

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, a project formed with members of

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and Sea + Air, as well as John Frum, which features a

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collaborator and ex-member of

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. He is an advocate of

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Personal life

Concerned about environmental causes, Wilson wore a shirt with the homemade message "Stop MTM/VF" on The Dillinger Escape Plan's February 2, 2008 appearance on ''

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''. Wilson has been a big advocate for veganism and has appeared in several pro-vegan advertisements for

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, although in recent years he has distanced himself from the organization and is more flexible about those beliefs because of his

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, and

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practices. Wilson is capable of playing both finger-style and with a pick, although he used a pick almost exclusively with The Dillinger Escape Plan as he felt it fit the music more.

Other work

Wilson was featured on the cover of ''

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''s September 2013 issue, and has also written several columns for the magazine, in which he extols the virtues of

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in relation to his bass playing. Wilson performed with the band

Frodus Frodus (a.k.a. Frodus Conglomerate International, Frodus Sound Laboratories, FCI, Frodus Escape Plan, Frodus Deposit Insurance Corporation) was an American post-hardcore band formed in 1993 in Washington, D.C. by vocalist/guitarist Shelby Cinca ...

(aptly labeled "Frodus Escape Plan") for a few reunion shows in March 2009 as a statement in response to the bank bailouts and the uncovering of corporate corruption in the financial sector. As of February 2017, Wilson is the bass player for psychedelic death metal band John Frum. Wilson formed the band Azusa with members of

and Sea + Air, with plans of releasing their debut album in November 2018. In 2020 Wilson was tapped up to perform in one of

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's live bands that year.

Bands

Current *

– bass (2014–present) * John Frum – bass (2011–present) *

– live bass (2020) Former *

– bass (2000–2017) * Burnside – bass * For Life – bass *

– bass (2009–2010) * Starkweather – bass (2005)

Discography

With The Dillinger Escape Plan

* ''

Irony Is a Dead Scene ''Irony Is a Dead Scene'' is the third EP by American mathcore band, The Dillinger Escape Plan. It was recorded with Mike Patton and released on August 27, 2002, through Epitaph Records.Miss Machine ''Miss Machine'' is the second studio album by American mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan released in July 2004 through Relapse Records. It is the first release by the band to feature vocalist Greg Puciato and bassist Liam Wilson. ''Miss ...

'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''

Option Paralysis ''Option Paralysis'' is the fourth studio album by American mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan, released on March 23, 2010. After having fulfilled their contract with Relapse Records, the band released the album through Party Smasher Inc., t ...

'' (2010) * ''

One of Us Is the Killer ''One of Us Is the Killer'' is the fifth studio album by American mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan, released on May 14, 2013. ''One of Us Is the Killer'' is the band's second release under their Party Smasher, Inc. imprint. The CD was rele ...

'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2016)

With Starkweather

* ''Croatoan'' (2006)

With Frodus

* ''Soundlab 1'' (2010)

With John Frum

* ''A Stirring in the Noos'' (2017)

With Azusa

* ''Heavy Yoke'' (2018)

References

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