William Faith (born August 28, 1967) is an American goth/

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musician. He is a former member of the gothic bands Rozz Williams'

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, Shadow Project, Mephisto Walz and briefly as support for Sex Gang Children during a one-off performance in 1993 at

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. Faith was a founding member of the goth-punk band Wreckage (where he was known as Bill E. Bones), as well as anarcho-punk collective Anima Mundi. Faith is perhaps best known as a founding member of

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. A longtime member of the Los Angeles gothic rock and

scene, Faith has also produced records for a range of artists. His younger sister, Cynthia Coulter, is a member of the bands Mercury's Antennae, This Ascension, and was also a touring member of

. In 2011, William Faith relocated to

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and formed his current project The Bellwether Syndicate with his partner Sarah "Scary Lady Sarah" Rose Faith. William and Sarah also work as a DJ duo called The Pirate Twins, and were married in August 2016. In addition to his current work with The Bellwether Syndicate, Faith maintains his role as guitarist for English anarcho-punk stalwarts

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and bassist for

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Selected discography

Faith and the Muse

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'' (Tess Records) (1994) * '' Annwyn, Beneath the Waves'' (Tess Records) (1996) * '' Evidence of Heaven'' (Neue Ästhetik Multimedia) (1999) * '' Vera Causa'' ( Metropolis Records) (2001) * '' The Burning Season'' ( Metropolis Records) (2003) * '' ankoku butoh'' ( Danse Macabre Records) (2009)

Christian Death

* ''The Rage of Angels'' (Cleopatra) (1994) * ''The Path of Sorrows'' (Cleopatra) (1993) * ''Death in Detroit'' (Cleopatra) (1995)

Mephisto Walz

* ''Crocosmia'' (Gymnastic) (1992) * ''Terra Regina'' (Cleopatra) (1993) * ''As Apostles Forget EP'' (Gymnastic) (1992) * ''The Eternal Deep'' (Cleopatra) (1994) * ''V/A The Disease of Lady Madeline'' (Anubis) (1994)

Wreckage

* ''The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, and The Dead'' (Mere Mortal) (1996) * ''V/A Goth Box'' (Cleopatra) (1996) * ''V/A Tantrum'' (Cocktail) (1990) * ''V/A Children of the Damned'' (Apollyon) (1996) * ''Subways's End'' (Noise Pollution) (1990)

Anima Mundi

* ''Anima Mundi'' ( Mortarhate Records, 2007)

The Bellwether Syndicate

* '' The Night Watch EP'' (The Bellwether Underground, 2013) *''Vestige & Vigil'' (2023)

External links

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The Bellwether Syndicate
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