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Rozz Williams
Rozz Williams at Daucus Karota Concert
Background information
Birth name
Roger Alan Painter
Also known as
Rozz Williams
Born
(1963-11-06)November 6, 1963 Pomona, California, U.S.
Died
April 1, 1998(1998-04-01) (aged 34) West Hollywood, California, U.S.
Rozz Williams (born Roger Alan Painter; November 6, 1963 – April 1, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter known for his work with the bands Christian Death, Shadow Project (with musician Eva O), and the industrial project Premature Ejaculation. Christian Death is cited by some as a pioneer of the American gothic rock scene as well as deathrock, and is considered to be one of the most influential figures of the scene. However, Williams disliked the "goth" label and actively worked to shed it during the 1980s and 1990s by focusing on punk rock, hard rock, cabaret, and spoken word music. Williams was also involved with his groups Daucus Karota, Heltir, EXP, Bloodflag, and his own version of Christian Death (Christian Death featuring Rozz Williams), along with recording a handful of solo albums. In addition to music, Williams was also an avid painter, poet, and collage artist.
Williams committed suicide by hanging himself in his West Hollywood apartment on April 1, 1998. He was 34 years old.
RozzWilliams (born Roger Alan Painter; November 6, 1963 – April 1, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter known for his work with the bands Christian...
versions: 1) originally fronted by RozzWilliams, 2) fronted by Valor Kand, 3) parallel version formed by RozzWilliams in the late 1980s. Only Theatre of...
American rock band formed in Los Angeles County, California, in 1979 by RozzWilliams. With major line-up changes over the years, Christian Death has retained...
and final album. Shadow Project definitively folded after vocalist RozzWilliams committed suicide on April 1, 1998. The band briefly returned in 2019...
was released in 1984, through record label Contempo. Besides founder RozzWilliams, the lineup on the album is completely different from the band's debut...
works in Christian Death and a band she formed with her then-husband RozzWilliams called Shadow Project. Regarded as a veteran and "one of the most striking...
West Coast punk bands. It most likely came from one of three sources: RozzWilliams, the founding member of Christian Death, to describe the sound of his...
in a menacing style with a falsetto voice. A collaboration between RozzWilliams and Gitane Demone – both former members of Christian Death, entitled...
tactics" with Los Angeles punk and heavy metal influences. Their singer RozzWilliams committed suicide by hanging in 1998 at age 34. 45 Grave was more inspired...
subsequent neglect of the moniker. Williams billed his version of the band as "Christian Death featuring RozzWilliams". Williams committed suicide on April 1...
Lugosi, Bettie Page, Winona Ryder, Vampira, Morticia Addams, Nico, RozzWilliams, David Bowie, Lux Interior, Dave Vanian, are also style icons. The 1980s...
have disputed the gothic label associated with their bands, including RozzWilliams of Christian Death and Andrew Eldritch of the Sisters of Mercy. In the...
members of the band (Valor Kand, Gitane DeMone and David Glass) joined RozzWilliams for a new version of Christian Death in 1983, and eventually continued...
out of five. However, they claimed it to be "some of the finest post-RozzWilliams work Christian Death would produce." The Wind Kissed Pictures was released...
tension reflected on to the album, coupled by the fact that Eva O. and RozzWilliams "were at the height of our hatred of everything: the world, ourselves...
Caught In The Act (2004, live) Secret Records Christian Death Featuring: RozzWilliams – Live (2005), Cleopatra Records Ministry / Paul Barker – Fix (2012)...
a European tour, but when that band's lineup collapsed, lead singer RozzWilliams decided along with Kand, DeMone and Glass to combine the two bands into...
of the Cure; Peter Murphy, of Bauhaus; Dave Vanian, of The Damned; RozzWilliams, of Christian Death; Olli Wisdom, leader of the band Specimen and keyboardist...
throughout the album. In his opinion, it was "lifted straight" from the late RozzWilliams, especially his singing on Only Theatre Of Pain. Anathema's Vincent...
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